Honest Bread
Bristol · South West · United Kingdom

Real bakeries in Bristol

Bristol sits in Bristol, South West, United Kingdom. Honest Bread lists 9 bakeries in and around Bristol that mix and bake from scratch, with no frozen or par-baked dough and no additives.

Between them, the Bristol bakers here make sourdough, focaccia, baguette and wholemeal. Every listing is either confirmed by the baker or compiled from public record, and we say which on each profile.

9 bakeries
4 bread types
Sourdough most common
✓ Publicly sourced

Assembly Bakery

Artisan bakery with sites in Old Market and Wapping Wharf, specialising in slow-fermented sourdough, handmade cakes and breakfast pastries. Sources ingredients from local suppliers and runs bread-making courses.

SourdoughFocaccia
✓ Publicly sourced

East Bristol Bakery

Craft bakery and cafe in Easton, among the early Bristol bakeries to focus on sourdough. It bakes bread and handmade pastries on the premises alongside an all-day brunch menu.

Sourdough
✓ Publicly sourced

Farro Bakery

Bakery on Brunswick Square open since 2019, specialising in sourdough loaves and viennoiserie such as croissants and kouign-amann. Built on simple ingredients, local suppliers and traditional methods.

Sourdough
✓ Publicly sourced

Guild of Dough

Neighbourhood bakery in Bishopston with an on-site bakery and shop, known for its sourdough and other artisan breads. Bakes on the premises at its Ashley Down Road site.

Sourdough
✓ Publicly sourced

Hart's Bakery

Artisan bakery set in a Victorian railway arch beneath Temple Meads station, baking sourdough, pastries and savouries on site. Founded by baker Laura Hart with an open kitchen.

SourdoughFocaccia
✓ Publicly sourced

Joe's Bakery

Long-established Gloucester Road bakery with bread baked on the premises daily, from traditional English loaves to award-winning sourdough. Run by Martin and Jane Hunt since 1990 on a site that has baked for well over a century.

SourdoughBaguetteWholemeal
✓ Publicly sourced

Mark's Bread

Artisan bakery founded on North Street in Bedminster in 2009, known for its Southville Sourdough alongside a full range of breads and pastries. Supplies a number of local shops and restaurants.

Sourdough
✓ Publicly sourced

Pinkmans Bakery

Independent bakery on Park Street specialising in wild-yeast baking and sourdough, with everything made fresh on the premises. Known for its hand-rolled sourdoughnuts and listed in the Sunday Times Top 25 bakeries.

Sourdough
✓ Publicly sourced

The Bristol Loaf

Multi-site sourdough bakery and cafe that began in Redfield in 2017 and now bakes organic sourdough and pastries for retail and wholesale. The Bedminster site combines the bakery with a greengrocer and wine shop.

Sourdough
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Real bread in Bristol, answered

Where can I buy real bread in Bristol?
Honest Bread lists 9 scratch bakeries in Bristol that bake on their own premises. The best known make sourdough. Open the bakery profiles above for addresses, opening details and what each one bakes.
Where can I get real sourdough in Bristol?
9 of the Bristol bakeries on Honest Bread are known for sourdough. Genuine sourdough is leavened by a live starter alone, with no commercial yeast, so look for the bakeries tagged sourdough above.
How do I know a Bristol bakery really bakes from scratch?
A bakery only appears on Honest Bread if it bakes from scratch on its premises, uses no artificial additives, and is independent and accountable. Listings are baker-signed or publicly sourced. The badge on each card tells you which.