Honest bread in County Galway
County Galway has 19 real bakeries listed on Honest Bread, in 12 towns. Every one bakes from scratch on its own premises.
Look for honest bread in Galway, Athenry, Clifden, Clonbur, Corrandulla and Craughwell.
Towns in County Galway
All bakeries in County Galway
Aislings Artisan Bakery
Traditional family bakery based in Headford, Co. Galway. Bakes handmade soda and wholemeal breads from scratch on its own premises, with orders delivered the same day they are baked. Known for its handcrafted round brown soda bread.
Bread Heaven Bakery
Founded by Francis Devane in 2022, hand-making white and brown country sourdoughs from scratch, both deck-baked and tinned.
Builín Blasta Cafe & Bakery
Bilingual cafe, bakery and retail space in the Ceardlann Craft Village overlooking Spiddal beach, making its breads, cakes and pastries in-house including sourdough rye, focaccia and baguette.
Dela
Restaurant and bakery on the west side of Galway city. Dark rye and sourdough loaves baked daily on site; bread is also sold to take away. Owners Joe and Margaret Bohan run Clooniffe farm in Moycullen, supplying grain and produce directly to the bakery.
Ean Bakery, Restaurant & Wine Bar
Bakery, restaurant and wine bar in Druid's Lane, Galway City, run by chef Enda McEvoy. Naturally leavened sourdough breads and pastries are baked in-house each morning. Listed on the Michelin Guide and Discover Ireland.
Granum Bakehouse
Micro-bakery in Craughwell run by baker Jaco Daniels, baking sourdough bread for the local community with weekly pre-order bakes. Listed as a Real Bread Ireland member.
Hápi Bakery
Micro-bakery in Galway's West End, a sister business of Kai run by chef Jess Murphy, making sourdough from a blend of wholemeal and strong flour with a rye and strong-flour starter. Supplies several local cafes and shops.
Joyce Country Bakery (Bácús Dhúiche Sheoigheach)
Microbakery run by Mary and Anya making small-batch white sourdough and traditional Russian rye sourdough with regeneratively farmed flour.
Kai Cafe + Restaurant
Neighbourhood restaurant and bakery on Sea Road, open since 2011. Daily bread baked on site from local grain, including loaves from Murphys farm in Moycullen. Morning bread counter is a fixture of the West End. Michelin Green Star holder.
Le Petit Délice
French boulangerie patisserie and coffee shop on Mainguard Street in Galway city centre, making artisan sourdough bread alongside croissants, brioche and other pastries baked on site.
Magpie Bakery
Small city-centre bakery in The Cornstore run by baker Cian Mooney, making daily sourdough loaves, a seeded spelt sourdough and sourdough baguettes from organic flour. Also bakes pastries on site.
Marmalade Bakery
Organic sourdough bakery in Galway city centre, baking twice daily from scratch. All bread made on site with organic flour, no additives or preservatives. Run by Michelle Crehan-Kavanagh alongside The Kitchen café.
May's Place
Small bakery run by baker Megan Lowe baking sourdough. Real Bread Ireland member.
Roundstone Bakehouse
Artisan bakery in Connemara run by baker and patissier Christophe Deusebis, who trained in France before dedicating himself to bread. Loaves are slowly fermented, hand-shaped and stone-baked using stoneground ancient grains, with a sourdough starter maintai.
So-Doh! Sourdough Renvyle
Sourdough micro-bakery in Renvyle, Connemara, owned and run by Laura O'Donovan using organic or Irish-milled flour, with bread drops to Clifden and a food trailer in Letterfrack. Range runs from plain to fennel and multi-grain sourdough.
Sonny's Farm
Farm bakery making organic sourdough in small batches from ingredients grown on the farm, sold at Ballyglunin Market and other local markets.
Sullivan's Country Grocer
Grocer with an in-shop bakehouse producing sourdoughs, traditional soda breads, yeast breads, cakes and pastries from scratch using organic flour.
Walsh's Bakery & Coffee Shop
Family bakery of over 65 years where baker Cathal Walsh hand-makes stoneground, spelt and honey, chia, corn and sourdough breads on Market Street.
Wild West Sourdough
Home micro-bakery in Newcastle, Galway run by Lucia Hdra, making hand-crafted sourdough such as Wild Atlantic seaweed, caraway and smoked sea salt loaves from organic and continental flours. Pre-order for Friday collection and sold at local markets.