Real bakeries in Waterford
Waterford sits in County Waterford, Munster, Ireland. Honest Bread lists 4 bakeries in and around Waterford that mix and bake from scratch, with no frozen or par-baked dough and no additives.
Between them, the Waterford bakers here make sourdough, the blaa, batch loaf, soda bread and wholemeal. Every listing is either confirmed by the baker or compiled from public record, and we say which on each profile.
Beatha Bakery
Small independent microbakery run by Darren and Grainne Collins, specialising in sourdough and hand-laminated pastries baked in their own bakery. Listed by Real Bread Ireland and included in RTE's round-up of brilliant Irish bread bakeries.
Hickey's Bakery
Family bakery on Barrack Street making traditional bread and hand-crafted blaas on its premises since 1958. A founding member of the Waterford Blaa Bakers Association behind the blaa's EU PGI status.
Sunny South Yeast
A micro-bakery on Barrack Street in Waterford city making naturally leavened sourdough from flour, water and salt only. Founded in 2020 and named McKenna's Best in Ireland in 2025 and 2026.
Walsh's Bakehouse
Third-generation family bakery that has hand-baked the Waterford Blaa since 1921 and produces traditional white, brown and soda breads for the South East. The blaa holds EU PGI protected status.