Perched above Martin Place metro at the iconic 1 Elizabeth Street, Petit Loulou is a haven for pastry and coffee lovers. Here, our signature French butter croissants and delicate viennoiseries—alongside petite tarts, rotisserie chicken baguettes, Niçoise salads, and our much-loved sausage rolls—take centre stage.

Designed with the city’s rhythm in mind, Petit Loulou is perfect for those on the move, but some charming al fresco setting invites guests to linger a little longer.

Loulou, in Milsons Point, is known as a fine French one-stop-shop. A bistro, boulangerie and traiteur that’s been servicing the north-side suburb since 2022. This week, it gains a younger sibling: Petit Loulou, a kiosk for its baked goods in Martin Place’s Metro station.

“We’re pretty excited to have another Loulou, especially in the spot it’s going,” group baker Brendon Woodward tells Broadsheet. “The Metro’s been a pretty big development for Sydney, and right in the heart of Sydney is a pretty good spot for it.”

Everything will be baked in North Sydney, then delivered to the store twice daily. Expect sweet fruit-topped tarts and sugary palmiers, plump eclairs and perfect pains au chocolat. There are lunchtime-ready rotisserie chicken baguettes, Nicoise salads and sausage rolls, plus a Martin Place exclusive: a cylindrical chocolate and macadamia croissant.

Chocolate croissant dough is cross-laminated for extra crispiness, then filled with chocolate and macadamia praline custard. A sprinkle of flaky sea salt balances it out.

“For us, the key is we have a long fermentation. I know everyone bangs on about how they use a three-, four-, five-day process for it. But we ferment the dough overnight before we laminate it. Once it’s laminated and rolled, it’s got another night of fermentation. That’s pretty key to build the flavour in there, and we use a really premium butter. It’s a little bit higher in fat, and it’s just a really nice flavour.”

Petit Loulou marks a big city play for the Etymon team – also behind Poetica, Sol Bread & Wine, Soluna and Genzo in North Sydney, and The Charles in the CBD – but it’s only phase one. In March, Loulou Bistro will open over two levels in the space next door, completing the plan.

Source: Written by Grace Mackenzie on Broadsheet Sydney