A.P Town (A.P Bakery)

A.P Town, also presented online as All Purpose Bakery, is a bakery in Newtown with a distinctly grain-focused approach. The bakery says it works directly with farmers, grows its own grains and mills them into flour at its Marrickville bakery. That freshly milled flour is used in its breads, pastries and other baked goods, with the aim of preserving flavour and nutrients between milling and baking.

The offering covers a broad range of bakery staples and more distinctive combinations. Daily bread options include baguette, seeded or bialy bagels, country loaf, fenugreek and sesame loaf, miche loaf and table loaf. The pastry selection includes buttermilk croissants, roasted buckwheat pain au chocolat, mango, coconut and almond Danish, vanilla cream and rhubarb croissants, and ham and Gruyere croissants. There are also pies, sausage rolls, cakes, cookies and other sweets, making it suitable for a quick pastry, something savoury or a loaf to take home.

Several of the named bakes give the menu a more individual character, including zucchini flower, saltbush and Cawdor curd focaccia; Szechuan lamb flatbread; LP's smoked brisket pie; warrigal greens and ricotta pie; and a Sri Lankan chicken curry pie. For something sweet, the bakery lists whiskey canele, three milks bombolini, Basque cheesecake and blood orange and almond upside-down cake. The menu changes regularly, so the bakery directs customers to @a.p.bread for current menus and release updates, while noting that the listed daily items are available at all stores.

Sustainability is central to the bakery's story. It describes using organic farming practices and avoiding harmful pesticides and fertilisers, while milling on site to reduce transport, packaging and waste. The result is a place that will appeal to bread-focused visitors, pastry fans and anyone interested in how ingredients are produced, as well as locals looking for everyday baked goods. The supplied information does not detail the shop's interior, seating or service style, so A.P Town is best approached for its baking and process rather than a particular atmosphere.