Rachel Morgan and Emily Cuddeford's Brunswick Street bakery in Edinburgh, opened 2015, the city's reference sourdough kitchen and the most-loved doughnut.
TipDoughnuts sell out by 11:00 on Saturdays. Brunswick Street is takeaway only, so plan to eat yours on the walk.
Bostock Bakery on St Stephen Street in Stockbridge Edinburgh, opened 2020 by Hamish Saxton, a sourdough-and-pastry kitchen with daily-changing croissants.
TipSaturday morning queue runs out the door. Order ahead through the Square online shop to skip the wait.
Twelve Triangles Portobello on the high street near the beach in Edinburgh, the seaside branch of the Leith bakery that bakes naturally leavened sourdough.
TipTakeaway only on this site; doughnuts and morning buns clear out by 10am on summer weekends.
££££BakeryLeithMon-Thu 08:00-16:00, Fri-Sat 08:00-20:00, Sun 08:00-16:00
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.
TipCinnamon buns sell out by 11:00. Online preorder for collection is the only reliable way on weekends.
££££BakeryTollcross West EndMon-Fri 08:30-18:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-18:00
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.
TipWalk in only; the upstairs nook holds four for a quieter window.
Machina's Marchmont cafe and roastery outlet, a bright south-side coffee space with a daily pastry counter stocked from local bakers Company Bakery.
TipThe 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.
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