Honest bread in Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear has 17 real bakeries listed on Honest Bread, in 8 towns. Every one bakes from scratch on its own premises.
Look for honest bread in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, North Shields, South Shields, Whitley Bay and Cullercoats.
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Adam's Bakehouse
The third shop from Adam's Bakehouse, opened on Beverley Terrace in February 2026, steps from the beach at Cullercoats. The team bakes sourdoughs, pastries and sweet treats fresh on site each morning.
Akins Family Bakers
An artisan craft bakery on Rosebery Avenue, opened in 1984 by brothers Barry and Anthony Akins. The bakery team makes wholemeal loaves, sourdough, white farmhouse bread and multiseed loaves fresh each day using quality ingredients and traditional baking met.
Bread&
A small batch family-run bakery in Sunderland making loaves, tarts and cakes for wholesale and click and collect. It grew from home baking into a standalone bakery at the North East BIC.
Cook and Baker
A small independent bakery and cafe on Brandling Terrace in North Shields, where the owner bakes bread, cakes, scones and savouries from scratch on the premises. Walnut sourdough is a noted highlight of the counter.
FAB Bakery
A neighbourhood bakery in Fenham founded in 2017, making sourdough, rye and ciabatta alongside croissants and patisserie. The founder trained at the School of Artisan Food.
Kennedy and Rhind
Bakery and cafe on Holly Avenue West in Jesmond, Newcastle, opened in 2020 by chefs David Kennedy and Murray Rhind. Sourdough, focaccia and brioche are baked fresh each morning using seasonal and locally sourced ingredients.
Lee's Family Bakers
A fourth-generation family bakery on Stanhope Road, making bread and rolls on the premises by old-fashioned technique since 1971. The shop carries freshly baked sourdough alongside a full range of breads, cakes and savouries.
Midsommar Bakery
A Swedish micro bakery opened in November 2025 inside Grainger Market by baker Nathalie Stern and Newcastle native Ben Dickenson. Country sourdough is baked in small batches on site each day, alongside Swedish fika pastries and open sandwiches built on fres.
Northern Rye
A small batch microbakery in Newcastle's Ouseburn district making sourdough loaves, viennoiserie and pastries. The dough is long-fermented for up to 28 hours using flour, water and salt.
Pia's Artisan Bakery
Bakery on Saville Street in North Shields making sourdough on a 24-hour fermentation, free from additives and preservatives, with all bread baked from scratch on the premises.
Pink Lane Bakery
An independent artisan bakery established in 2012, making handmade sourdough bread, pastries and cakes. It runs shops in Newcastle city centre, Jesmond, Gosforth and Morpeth.
PureKnead
A small batch sourdough bakery that started at Tynemouth Market in 2015 and now has a shop on Park View in Whitley Bay. Loaves are made over 48 hours using only flour, water and salt.
Savour Bakery Cafe & Patisserie
A bakery and cafe on Coatsworth Road that opened in late 2024, where the team makes everything from scratch in a kitchen visible through windows.
The French Oven Bakery
A bakery in Newcastle's Grainger Market making everything in house, mixing French breads and pastries with local stotties and pies. Breads include sourdough, spelt and focaccia.
The Sustenance Society
A micro-bakery that began in a home kitchen in 2020, making sourdough, focaccia and pastries from scratch with the process open for customers to see.
Toast
A cafe, bakery and bar on Front Street producing sourdough bread, focaccia, croissants and pastries on the premises daily. The bakery side runs alongside a brunch kitchen and evening wood-fired pizza service.
Urban Bakery
Husband and wife bakery on Durham Road in Gateshead making all breads by hand in a basement kitchen from only flour, salt, water and yeast, with no additional mixes or additives. Sourdoughs include a 48-hour light rye and a stout and caraway loaf.