The Larder, Baking & confectionary

Part of the earlier wave of cafés that popped up as the Southside got younger and hipper, Tapa has responded to the increasing number of openings in the area by stripping back its menu to become a more straightforward daytime café, offering breakfasts…

Savoury Pies, Pastry products and Cakes

An artisan French bakery (French on the virtue of the provenance of its ingredients and of its head baker), Au Gourmand has been making bread, pastries and croissants since 2000. They now have a range of 20 breads, all slowly fermented and relying…

From a site in Callander that has been supplying bread to the area for over 100 years, Mhor Bread operates its bakery, shop and tearoom. The Lewis family, who also run Mhor Fish, Mhor Tea Rooms and Monachyle Mhor hotel and restaurant, are reintroducing…

There’s a good reason why people are advised to brew up some fresh coffee and put a loaf of bread in the oven when selling their house. The aroma of its on-site certified organic bakery makes this little café cosy and welcoming, now in its tenth year of…

Real homebaking - freshly baked scones, bread, cakes and puddings. Farmers market stall: St Andrews (1st Sat); Stirling (2nd Sat); Greenock (3rd Sat); Kirkcaldy (last Sat); Callander - 4 times a year; other events across central Scotland.

One of Orkney's oldest family-run businesses, now staffed by the fourth generation, Argo's is a popular fixture on the main shopping streets of Stromness and Kirkwall. Don't leave it too late to visit either location, as their artisan baked bread, rolls…

The Arran Chocolate Factory, trading as James of Arran, has been producing handmade chocolates for 12 years. They use chocolate containing no less than 54% cocoa solids, and supply retailers and corporate customers throughout Scotland as well as selling…

Stewart McConnach learnt the baking ropes from his father Bob, and now produces hand-made biscuits, oatcakes and shortbreads. SALSA-accredited, expansion prompted Caithness Biscuits to move to a larger, purpose-built facility just outside Thurso in…

Wheat and Gluten free handmade cakes and savoury products Farmers market stall: Perth - first Saturday of the month Stirling - second Saturday of the month

Boxed chocolates, Chocolate Gift Sets, Children's range, Tablet, Macaroon Farmers market stall: Lanarkshire Farmers Markets. Overton Farm 1st, Hamilton 3rd & Clarlston 4th Saturday of each month

The Dessert Depot make a variety of cheesecakes, cakes, tarts, pies and traybakes for the retail market. Products are made to order and sister outlet the Handmade Cheesecake Company offers an online shopping site for the home consumer. The company has…

Complete with a continental bicycle above bread-laden shelves, Falko Konditormeister is a slice of lazy-afternoon coffee-drinking heaven. This corner of Germany in Bruntsfield is already a well-known hangout for cake connoisseurs and has numerous awards…

Gordon and Durward's kaleidoscopic sweetie shop and factory has thrilled kids – and big kids – since 1925. Its quaint, old-fashioned trappings include a Wonka-style gobstopper Grandfather Clock and shelf upon shelf of sugary nostalgia – clove rock…

Online-based Hot Chocolates produces luxury handmade award-winning creations. A huge selection of speciality chocolates include those designed specifically for men (think chocolate infused with Scottish ale), single origin dark callets for making thick…

From its origins in the kitchen of Mrs Irving to the current, considerably larger premises, Irvings Homestyle Bakery has been producing a staggering range of biscuits, sponges, tray bakes and loaves to traditional recipes. The home-made look, texture…

Traditional, Talisker and Drambuie Scottish Tablet

Bread, cakes and hot takeaway

This award-winning enterprise makes the most of our lust for all things sweet with a viewing window to watch the chocolatiers at work, and a chic café with views over the sea to sample the produce in comfort. The Chocolate Company specialise in…

Using the only brand of oatmeal to be Scottish from seed to mill to finished product, Perthshire Oatcakes (known until recently as The Handmade Oatcake Company) now produce nine varieties. These take in the traditional to more adventurous flavours such…

Artisan, farmhouse produced vegetarian bread, cakes, pies and flans, many of which are gluten free Farmers market stall: Ayr (1st Sat), Lochwinnoch (first Sun), Glasgow (2nd Sat), Falkirk (2nd Sun), Paisley (last Sat), Fencebay (Fairlie), plus other…