Le Petit Delice ★ 4.5
Le Petit Delice on Mainguard Street Galway bakes French-style croissants, macarons and eclairs; the best Galway option for a classic continental breakfast pastry.
Worth the queue: Butter croissant made with Irish churned butter
Gourmet Tart Co is a bakery in Salthill, Galway.
Gourmet Tart Co in Salthill Galway bakes quiches and pastries using Connacht dairy; the sea-view terrace and daily baked goods make it the best Salthill stop.
Address: 14 Lenaboy Gardens, Salthill, Galway, H91 W9X0
Le Petit Delice on Mainguard Street Galway bakes French-style croissants, macarons and eclairs; the best Galway option for a classic continental breakfast pastry.
Worth the queue: Butter croissant made with Irish churned butter
BakeBox on Abbeygate Street Lower Galway bakes Polish-style pastries, paczki and sourdough loaves; a reliable artisan bakery open daily in the city centre.
Worth the queue: Makowiec poppy-seed roll, baked fresh each morning
GBC just off Eyre Square has been a Galway family bakery since the 1930s; the ground-floor counter sells fresh-baked breads and confectionary daily.
Worth the queue: Daily-baked soda bread and traditional Irish fruit scones
Dela on Dominick Street Galway bakes dark rye and sourdough daily from the on-site bakery; the bread is also available to take away from the front counter.
Worth the queue: Dark rye and treacle loaf with Connacht butter
O Connors Traditional Bakery on Francis Street Galway bakes Irish soda bread and brown loaves; the most traditional Irish bread counter in the city.
Worth the queue: Wheaten soda farls and butter-glazed fruit scones
Sheridans Cheesemongers on Churchyard Street Galway stocks artisan bread from local producers; the cheese-and-bread counter is the best Galway food pairing.
Worth the queue: Seeded sourdough made to complement the cheese counter