Real bakeries in Glasgow
Glasgow sits in Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom. Honest Bread lists 8 bakeries in and around Glasgow that mix and bake from scratch, with no frozen or par-baked dough and no additives.
Between them, the Glasgow bakers here make sourdough, wholemeal, focaccia, bloomer and baguette. Every listing is either confirmed by the baker or compiled from public record, and we say which on each profile.
Cottonrake Bakery
An independent West End bakery known for slow-fermented sourdough, buttery viennoiserie and a changing range of seasonal tarts and cakes. It bakes its range in-house.
Deanston Bakery
A Shawlands bakery baking sourdough loaves, bagels and pastries fresh each day, with bakes reflecting owner Yuriy's Ukrainian heritage. It is known locally for long queues and a strong reputation.
Freedom Bakery
A Glasgow social enterprise and wholesale bakery that handcrafts naturally leavened sourdough and pastries, supplying cafes and restaurants across Scotland. It trains and employs people who have been through the prison system.
Outlier
A city-centre coffee house, bakery and kitchen baking its own sourdough loaves and pastries such as croissants and pain au chocolat. The bread features prominently in its brunch menu.
Partenope
An Italian bakery and coffee shop in Shawlands run by an Italian-Scottish couple, best known for its house-baked focaccia. Its bakes have featured on La Liste's best bakeries in the world.
Soja's Bakehouse
An artisan bakery run by Scottish Baker of the Year winner Ariel Soja, making slow-fermented sourdough proved over 24 hours from a long-established starter. It supplies hotels, restaurants, cafes and shops in Glasgow and beyond.
Tapa Coffee & Bakehouse
An organic bakery in Dennistoun, certified by the Soil Association, baking fresh signature breads and sourdough six to seven days a week and roasting its own coffee on the premises. A second site operates in Shawlands.
The Bakery by Zique
A Hyndland bakery, part of the Delizique group, baking slow-fermented sourdough, crusty loaves, baguettes and brioche along with pastries and tarts in-house every day. Master baker Ariel Soja has long been associated with the operation.