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. Cake stock is the day's bake, no holds.
Address: 155 West Port, Edinburgh EH3 9DP
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 service.
Tip: Stock varies by day; show up at 16:00 sharp. Sourdough and cinnamon buns go first within the first 20 minutes.
Worth the queue: Cardamom and pistachio bun
Machina Espresso's pastry counter on Brougham Place in Tollcross Edinburgh, opened 2015, an espresso bar with a small daily-changing pastry rack from local.
Tip: The pastries are bought-in rather than house-baked; quality is high but stock runs out by 12:00.
Worth the queue: Cardamom bun
Bostock Bakery on St Stephen Street in Stockbridge Edinburgh, opened 2020 by Hamish Saxton, a sourdough-and-pastry kitchen with daily-changing croissants and loaves.
Tip: Saturday morning queue runs out the door. Order ahead through the Square online shop to skip the wait.
Worth the queue: Almond croissant
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 service.
Tip: Stock varies by day; show up at 16:00 sharp. Sourdough and cinnamon buns go first within the first 20 minutes.
Worth the queue: Cardamom and pistachio bun
Edinburgh Larder's bake counter on Blackfriars Street in the Old Town of Edinburgh, opened 2009, baking Scotch pies, sausage rolls, sourdough loaves and short.
Tip: Pies are at the counter from 11:00 to lunch; loaves sell through the morning. Friday list runs on the website.
Worth the queue: Scotch pie
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 pastries.
Tip: Panettone preorder list opens 1 October each year; the boxes sell out by mid-December.
Worth the queue: Panettone
Machina Espresso's pastry counter on Brougham Place in Tollcross Edinburgh, opened 2015, an espresso bar with a small daily-changing pastry rack from local.
Tip: The pastries are bought-in rather than house-baked; quality is high but stock runs out by 12:00.
Worth the queue: Cardamom bun
Fortitude Coffee's pastry rack on York Place in Edinburgh New Town, opened 2014, an espresso bar with a small daily pastry list from Edinburgh and UK bakeries.
Tip: Pastry stock turns daily; ask at the counter what is on. Their South Bridge sibling has a deeper bakery list.
Worth the queue: Hazelnut and chocolate babka
