Deanston Bakery

Shawlands bakery with a range of sourdough breads as well as savoury and sweet buns, cakes and more, plus local coffee beans ground to order.

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When an international chef arrives in Shawlands to set up a business – you know things are happening Southside. Former London-based Ukrainian chef Yuriy Kachak chucked his too-busy life to pursue his passion for baking and selected Glasgow’s Deanston Drive in which to do it. Barely more than a hole in the wall, Deanston Bakery is now the kind of place where breads and bakes, served straight from the oven, go like, well, hot cakes. Sourdough is the speciality, but rye breads and bagels also feature, along with savoury buns in flavour combos such as tomato, feta and basil. Brownies and lemon cakes delight in the mouth, while chunky cinnamon rolls are the ideal accompaniment to a cup of freshly roasted Dear Green coffee from the DIY thermos. It also serves as a terrific daily supplies shop, with Mossgiel milk, Corrie Mains Farm eggs and honey on sale. It feels very European in the best way possible.