Benvenuti a Raffael's
Stone-baked bread, arancini, cannoli and custard doughnuts — a family-owned bakery on Ramsay St doing things the traditional Italian way, every single morning.
Raffael's Bakery is a family-owned Italian bakery on Ramsay St in Haberfield — the Sydney suburb known as "Little Italy" for its long Italian-Australian heritage. Regulars know it for arancini that sell out, cannoli, custard doughnuts and stone-baked bread coming out fresh, morning through afternoon.
Beyond the counter, Raffael's is also a go-to for continental cakes and custom celebration cakes — the kind of order you plan ahead for, not a last-minute grab.
A working Italian bakery case that changes through the day — here's a taste of what Raffael's is known for.
Classic Italian pastry, made the traditional way.
The bakery's signature Sicilian pastry.
Fresh-filled, a regular sell-out.
Classic Italian cake counter.
Traditional Italian festive bread.
Stone-baked, sliced fresh from the oven
Bread, pizza and arancini baked and fried fresh through the day.
Bolognese and chicken-bacon-mushroom — a regular favourite.
Pizza bases and rosemary focaccia, baked in-house.
Fresh bread rolls for the counter.
The full range varies day to day — pop in or call ahead for custom cake orders.
A look at the kind of Italian baking that comes out of the Ramsay St oven.
stone-baked fresh every morning on Ramsay St.
Photos above are tasteful placeholder stock images, easily swapped for Raffael's own — of the counter, the case, and the bake.
"4.7 stars from local reviews — Haberfield's go-to for stone-baked bread and Italian pastry."
Raffael's Bakery and Cakes has always been about more than the daily counter — birthdays, celebrations and continental cakes made to order. Call ahead and the team will sort it.
On Ramsay St in Haberfield — Sydney's Little Italy.
153 Ramsay St
Haberfield NSW 2045
Hours as listed on public directories and worth confirming by phone — one older listing shows Monday trading, most agree it's closed.