🥐 Best Bakeries & Cafés in Cornwall

☕ Laid-Back Cafés & Cake Stops

Great for coffee, sweets, and relaxed brunch:

• Jam Jar, Crantock – Loved for its outdoor seating and cinnamon buns, perched just off the beach.

• Newquay Blend, Newquay – Noticed for smoothie bowls and light brunch options in the surf town.

• Loaf’s, Penzance – A small bakery of local renown, serving sourdough loaves and pastries to go.

• Bread & Butter, Truro – Central café celebrated for fresh pastries, hearty lunches, and coffee.

• St Mawes Bakery, St Mawes – Praised for classic Cornish cakes and pasties by the harbour.

🥐 Artisan Bakeries

For sourdough, golden pastries, and serious bread lovers:

• Da Bara Bakery (St Just, Truro, Wheal Rose, Indian Queens, Wadebridge) – Famous for sticky buns, focaccia, sourdough, and breakfast buns.

• Stones Bakery, Falmouth – Known for its croissants, cinnamon knots, and artisan loaves.

• Electric Bakery, Bude – Offers naturally leavened bread, pain au chocolat, and coffee in a contemporary setting.

• Mardy Bakery, Fowey – Specialises in Nordic-style sourdough and pastries.

• Butchers Bakehouse (St Columb Major & Wadebridge) – Highly rated for sourdough loaves, brownies, and breakfast buns.

• St Agnes Bakery, St Agnes – One of Cornwall’s traditional bakeries, offering pasties and traybakes.

• Gorse Bakery, Newquay – Small-batch bakery known for its seasonal pastries.

🌿 Destination Bakeries

Worth the scenic detour for setting:

• Bedruthan Bakery, Mawgan Porth (Bedruthan Steps) – Situated cliff-top, offering freshly baked goods with coastal views.

• Crocadon Courtyard & Bakery, near Saltash – Bakery attached to a working farm with seasonal produce.

• Ladyvale Bakery, near Bodmin – Located in a converted chapel, noted for long-fermented sourdough.

• Coombeshead Farm Bakery, near Launceston – Farm bakery recognised for its loaves and pastries.

🧺 Quick Tips

• Go early—fresh batches sell out fast.

• Suitable for takeaway—ideal for breakfast at the beach or on the cliffs.