Honest bread in Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear has 11 real bakeries listed on Honest Bread, in 5 towns. Every one bakes from scratch on its own premises.
Look for honest bread in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Whitley Bay, North Shields and Sunderland.
Towns in Tyne and Wear
All bakeries in Tyne and Wear
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.
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.
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.
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.