The counters in Glasgow worth queuing for: bread, pastry, and the morning ritual.
Bakery counters in Glasgow worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.
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.
Worth the queue: Almond croissant
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.
Worth the queue: 24-hour white sourdough
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.
Worth the queue: Cinnamon bun
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.
Worth the queue: Brown butter glazed doughnut
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.
Worth the queue: Morning bun
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.
Worth the queue: Seasonal cake slices
Big Bear Bakery is a small Southside bakery on Sinclair Drive in Glasgow, turning out sourdough, celebration cakes and pastries from a tiny Battlefield shop.
Tip: It also runs a Partick outpost; both are small, so pre-order online for celebration cakes and bigger bakes.
Worth the queue: Cinnamon knots
Southside Sourdough is a Glasgow micro-bakery in Pollokshields, baking naturally leavened loaves to order for weekly collection and local delivery.
Tip: It works on pre-order rather than a walk-in shop, so order through the website ahead of collection day.
Worth the queue: Country sourdough loaf
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.
Worth the queue: Cruffin
Honeytrap Bakery is a fully vegan bakery on Skirving Street in Glasgow's Shawlands, baking cakes, doughnuts and pastries with no animal products.
Tip: Everything is vegan and the daily bake rotates, so check their social feeds to see what is baking that day.
Worth the queue: Vegan doughnuts