Arbutus Bread is a bakery in City Centre, Cork.
Founded by Declan Ryan after training with the best bakers in France. A wholesale operation supplying most of Cork's top restaurants with sourdough.
Must order: The Cork Beer Bread - sourdough leavened with local stout malt, only sold at markets. Stock limited and usually gone by 11am
Address: Unit 1B, Mayfield Industrial Estate, Cork
A compact artisan bread counter inside Merchants Quay that punches above its size. The range spans traditional sourdoughs through rye, einkorn, gluten-free.
Order: Turkish pide - a speciality rarely found in Irish bakeries and made with properly fermented dough
A Cork institution with multiple city locations. The Patrick Street branch is the most central, baking fresh bread and pastries daily for over three decades.
Order: A breakfast sandwich roll - the doorstep-cut white bread stuffed with bacon and egg is pure Cork morning culture
Boutique chocolate cafe in the Edwardian Winthrop Arcade, with truffles, cakes and macarons handmade by chef Brendan Cashman of the former Augustine's.
Order: A flight of macarons with a cup of single-origin hot chocolate, Cashman's signature pairing in the arcade's brass-and-marble setting
A family-run bakery on the Old Mallow Road with an exceptional local reputation - 4.7 stars from over 460 Google reviews, the highest-rated bakery in Cork.
Order: Fresh cream slice - the old-school choux and cream pastry that Cork locals grew up with, unashamedly retro and delicious
A compact artisan bread counter inside Merchants Quay that punches above its size. The range spans traditional sourdoughs through rye, einkorn, gluten-free.
Order: Turkish pide - a speciality rarely found in Irish bakeries and made with properly fermented dough
A Cork institution with multiple city locations. The Patrick Street branch is the most central, baking fresh bread and pastries daily for over three decades.
Order: A breakfast sandwich roll - the doorstep-cut white bread stuffed with bacon and egg is pure Cork morning culture
Boutique chocolate cafe in the Edwardian Winthrop Arcade, with truffles, cakes and macarons handmade by chef Brendan Cashman of the former Augustine's.
Order: A flight of macarons with a cup of single-origin hot chocolate, Cashman's signature pairing in the arcade's brass-and-marble setting
A family-run bakery on the Old Mallow Road with an exceptional local reputation - 4.7 stars from over 460 Google reviews, the highest-rated bakery in Cork.
Order: Fresh cream slice - the old-school choux and cream pastry that Cork locals grew up with, unashamedly retro and delicious
A south-side neighbourhood gem in Ballinlough with a devoted following. The early-morning bread run starts at 07:00 and sells out by midday at weekends.
Order: The morning pastry selection before 9am - arrive at opening for the croissants and pain au chocolat while the batch is still warm
The baking arm of Cork's iconic wholefood cooperative since 1982. The in-house bakery produces daily loaves of spelt, rye and seeded wholemeal for the deli.
Order: A spelt scone with the lunch special - the bakery's allergen transparency is Cork's best, and the spelt scone is substantial enough to anchor a meal