Bakery££southsideWed-Fri 10:00-16:00; Sat 09:00-16:00; Sun 10:00-16:00Walk-in onlySourdough and celebration cakes
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
Bakery££southsideMicro-bakery; order online for weekly collection and local deliveryNaturally leavened sourdough
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
Bakery££west-endMon-Sat 08:00-16:00; Sun 08:30-16:00Walk-in onlyBread, pastries and cakes
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
Bakery££southsideDaily 10:00-16:00Walk-in onlyVegan bakes
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
Bakery££west-endMon-Sat 08:00-17:00; Sun 09:00-16:00Walk-in onlySourdough and laminated pastries
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
Bakery££dennistounWholesale bakery; loaves stocked at Glasgow cafes, delis and stockistsSlow-fermented sourdough
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