Dela ★ 4.5
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
Kai Restaurant is a bakery in Westend, Galway.
Kai Cafe on Sea Road Galway bakes daily bread from Murphys Moycullen farm grain; the morning bread counter is a West End Galway ritual before the restaurant.
Address: 22 Sea Road, Galway, H91 DX47
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
Magpie Bakery in the Cornstore on St Augustine Street Galway bakes sourdough in tiny batches; wild-yeast croissants and rye sell out before 10am most days.
Worth the queue: Country sourdough with Connacht wheat and long cold-ferment
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.
Worth the queue: Caramelised onion and Cashel Blue quiche
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