Top Bakeries in United Kingdom

Twelve Triangles ★ 4.8 · Edinburgh

leith · 90 Brunswick Street, Edinburgh EH7 5HU

Rachel Morgan and Emily Cuddeford's Brunswick Street bakery in Edinburgh, opened 2014, the city's reference sourdough kitchen and the most-loved doughnut.

Tip: Doughnuts sell out by 11:00 on Saturdays. Order via Square Online by Friday lunchtime for next-day collection.

Lannan Bakery ★ 4.8 · Edinburgh

stockbridge · 29-35 Hamilton Place, Edinburgh EH3 5BA

Darcie Maher's Lannan Bakery on Hamilton Place in Stockbridge Edinburgh, opened July 2023 and expanded in 2025, a scratch-made viennoiserie counter.

Tip: Queues form from 6am on weekends and the rack often sells out by 11am; the pantry next door stocks loaves and pantry goods past midday.

Pophams Bakery ★ 4.8 · London

hackney · 197 Richmond Road, London E8 3NJ

Olly Gold's laminated-pastry counter in Hackney London, opened 2016 on Richmond Road, runs the city's most-photographed viennoiserie and a Pophams Pizza.

Tip: Bacon and maple Danish sells out by 10:00 on a Saturday. The Islington site at 36 Prebend Street has identical bake but quieter queues.

Bostock Bakery ★ 4.7 · Edinburgh

stockbridge · 42 St Stephen Street, Edinburgh EH3 5AL

Bostock Bakery on St Stephen Street in Stockbridge Edinburgh, opened 2020 by Hamish Saxton, a sourdough-and-pastry kitchen with daily-changing croissants.

Tip: Saturday morning queue runs out the door. Order ahead through the Square online shop to skip the wait.

Twelve Triangles Portobello ★ 4.7 · Edinburgh

portobello · 300 Portobello High Street, Edinburgh EH15 2AS

Twelve Triangles Portobello on the high street near the beach in Edinburgh, the seaside branch of the Leith bakery that bakes naturally leavened sourdough.

Tip: Takeaway only on this site; doughnuts and morning buns clear out by 10am on summer weekends.

E5 Bakehouse ★ 4.7 · London

hackney · Arch 395, Mentmore Terrace, London E8 3PH

Ben Mackinnon's railway-arch bakery beside London Fields station in Hackney London, opened 2010, mills its own organic flour and ships Hackney Wild sourdough.

Tip: The Sunday morning canal-side queue runs 30 minutes; weekday opening at 07:30 walks in. Cinnamon buns sell out by 11:00.

Pollen Bakery ★ 4.7 · Manchester

ancoats · Cotton Field Wharf, 8 New Union Street, Manchester M4 6FQ

Sunday Times-listed Manchester bakery by Ancoats Marina, baking sourdough loaves and laminated pastries. The cinnamon morning bun is the menu's calling card.

The Palmerston Bakery ★ 4.6 · Edinburgh

tollcross-west-end · 1 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh EH12 5AL

The Palmerston restaurant's bakery counter on Palmerston Place in Edinburgh, opened 2021, selling the day's bread from the kitchen at the end of restaurant.

Tip: Stock varies by day; show up at 16:00 sharp. Sourdough and cinnamon buns go first within the first 20 minutes.

Little Bread Pedlar ★ 4.6 · London

borough-bermondsey · Unit 4-6 Spa Business Park, Dockley Road, London SE16 3FJ

Nichola Gensler and Martin Hardiman's railway-arch bakery in Bermondsey London, opened 2010, runs organic sourdough, viennoiserie and panettone delivered.

Tip: Almond croissants come out at 09:00; arrive early on Saturdays. The Primrose Hill, Pimlico and Waterloo shops sell same-day bake but quieter queues.

Companio Bakery ★ 4.6 · Manchester

ancoats · 35 Radium Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6AD

Ancoats bakery in Manchester run by Baneta Yelda and Neil Large; cardamom buns and pizza doughs filled with cheese. Open wed-sat 08:00-14:00.

The Company Bakery ★ 4.5 · Edinburgh

leith · 12 Easter Road, Edinburgh EH7 5PJ

The Company Bakery on Easter Road in Edinburgh, opened 2018, a Leith sourdough kitchen and cafe with fresh-from-the-oven pastries and a small lunchtime.

Tip: Cinnamon buns sell out by 11:00. Online preorder for collection is the only reliable way on weekends.

Lovecrumbs ★ 4.5 · Edinburgh

tollcross-west-end · 155 West Port, Edinburgh EH3 9DP

Lovecrumbs cake shop on West Port in Edinburgh, opened 2010, a tea-and-cake counter in a Grassmarket-adjacent townhouse with a daily-changing slice counter.

Tip: Walk in only; the upstairs nook holds four for a quieter window.

Valvona and Crolla Bakery ★ 4.5 · Edinburgh

canonmills-inverleith · 19 Elm Row, Edinburgh EH7 4AA

Valvona and Crolla's bakery shelf on Elm Row in Edinburgh, baking within the city's longest-running Italian deli opened 1934, with focaccia and Sicilian.

Tip: Panettone preorder list opens 1 October each year; the boxes sell out by mid-December.

Bread Ahead Borough ★ 4.5 · London

borough · Cathedral Street, London SE1 9DE

Matthew Jones's bakery counter inside Borough Market in London, opened in 2013, runs hand-rolled doughnuts and a bakery school in the railway arches just.

Tip: The vanilla cream doughnut is the marquee bake. Their bakery school runs day classes for £150; book through their website three weeks ahead.

Long Boi's Bakehouse ★ 4.5 · Manchester

levenshulme · 40 Forest Range, Levenshulme, Manchester M19 2HP

Old corner-shop bakehouse on a leafy Forest Range corner in Levenshulme, founded by an ex-Pollen baker. At 40 Forest Range. Booking recommended.

Pollen Bakery ★ 4.5 · Manchester

ancoats · Cotton Field Wharf, 8 New Union Street, Manchester M4 6FQ

Canal-side sourdough bakery and cafe at Cotton Field Wharf in Ancoats. House sourdough, cruffins, maritozzi, brunch menu and Hasbean specialty coffee daily.

Edinburgh Larder Bakehouse ★ 4.4 · Edinburgh

old-town · 15 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh EH1 1NB

Edinburgh Larder's bake counter on Blackfriars Street in the Old Town of Edinburgh, opened 2009, baking Scotch pies, sausage rolls, sourdough loaves.

Tip: Pies are at the counter from 11:00 to lunch; loaves sell through the morning. Friday list runs on the website.

Cottonrake ★ 4.4 · Glasgow

west-end · 497 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 8HL

Cottonrake is an artisan bakery on Great Western Road in Glasgow's West End, baking sourdough, laminated pastries and cakes for a loyal Kelvinbridge crowd.

Tip: Get there early for the laminated pastries; the almond croissants and cruffins tend to sell out by lunchtime.

Freedom Bakery ★ 4.4 · Glasgow

dennistoun · 143 Charles Street, Glasgow G21 2QA

Freedom Bakery is a Glasgow social-enterprise bakery that trains prisoners in the craft, slow-fermenting sourdough sold through cafes and shops citywide.

Tip: There is no shopfront at the bakery itself; look for Freedom loaves at Glasgow delis, cafes and farmers markets.

The Dusty Knuckle ★ 4.4 · London

hackney · Abbot Street Car Park, Abbot Street, London E8 3DP

Max Tobias's social-enterprise bakery in a Dalston car park in east London, opened 2014, runs sourdough sandwiches, pastry and a youth training program.

Tip: Salt beef sandwich is the marquee fill. Sunday roast bread loaf sells out by 13:00. Outdoor seating only in summer.

Jolene ★ 4.4 · London

stoke-newington · 21 Newington Green, London N16 9PU

Jeremie Cometto-Lingenheim and David Gingell's bakery-cafe on Newington Green in north London, opened 2019, runs sourdough, simple pasta lunches.

Tip: The Brixton arch sibling on Atlantic Road is the south-London twin. Both close by 16:00 on weekends.

Siop Shop ★ 4.4 · Manchester

northern-quarter · 53 Tib Street, Manchester M4 1LS

Welsh-influenced bakery cafe on Tib Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter. Pic-niq sausage rolls, bara brith, brunch plates and excellent espresso daily.

Outlier ★ 4.3 · Glasgow

dennistoun · 38 London Road, Glasgow G1 5NB

Outlier is a coffee shop, bakery and gallery on London Road in Glasgow's East End near the Barras, known for cinnamon buns and almond croissants.

Tip: It sits by the Barras, so pair a morning pastry here with a wander round the weekend market next door.

Tantrum Doughnuts ★ 4.3 · Glasgow

city-centre · 28 Gordon Street, Glasgow G1 3PU

Tantrum Doughnuts hand-makes small-batch doughnuts on Gordon Street in Glasgow's city centre, from brown-butter glaze to seasonal filled rings.

Tip: The flavours rotate weekly and the best sell out fast, so go in the morning rather than late afternoon.

Deanston Bakery ★ 4.3 · Glasgow

southside · 167 Deanston Drive, Glasgow G41 3LP

Deanston Bakery is a neighbourhood micro-bakery in Shawlands, Glasgow, baking sourdough, viennoiserie and cakes fresh each morning on the Southside.

Tip: It is a small Southside counter that bakes daily; go before lunch while the pastry shelves are still full.

Maison Bertaux ★ 4.3 · London

soho · 28 Greek Street, London W1D 5DQ

Soho's oldest patisserie, opened on Greek Street in 1871, still laminates croissants, mille-feuille and seasonal fruit tarts by hand above the tearoom.

Tip: The narrow tearoom seats around twenty; takeaway counter on the ground floor moves faster. Cash discount on small orders.

Lily Vanilli at Mackie Mayor ★ 4.3 · Manchester

northern-quarter · 1 Eagle Street, Manchester M4 5BU

Pastry counter inside Manchester's Mackie Mayor food hall. Daily-changing tarts, slices and seasonal sweets, the lemon tart is the regulars' first order.

Machina Coffee Bakery Counter ★ 4.2 · Edinburgh

marchmont-meadows · 38 Marchmont Road, Edinburgh EH9 1HX

Machina's Marchmont cafe and roastery outlet, a bright south-side coffee space with a daily pastry counter stocked from local bakers Company Bakery.

Tip: The pastries are bought-in rather than house-baked; quality is high but stock runs out by 12:00. Machina's earlier Brougham Place espresso bar has closed.

Sweet Jane Bakehouse ★ 4.2 · Glasgow

dennistoun · 434 Duke Street, Glasgow G31 1QL

Sweet Jane Bakehouse is a weekend-only bakery on Duke Street in Glasgow's Dennistoun, selling out its cakes, breads and pastries most days it opens.

Tip: It only opens Thursday to Sunday and bakes to sell out, so arrive early in the day for the best choice.

The Bakery Hinba ★ 4.2 · Glasgow

west-end · 79 Lauderdale Gardens, Glasgow G12 9QU

The Bakery Hinba, formerly Zique, is a Hyndland bakery in Glasgow's West End, baking bread, pastries and cakes now under Hinba Coffee's ownership.

Tip: It carried on as a bakery after Zique sold up, so old Zique fans will recognise the counter under the new name.