Bath Buns and the Best Bakery in Bath: 11 to Try
Where to eat a Bath bun or a Sally Lunn bun by the Abbey, and the best bakeries in Bath for bread, pastries and choux, from Landrace on Walcot Street to Oldfield Park, with hours checked on 29 October 2026.
In short: for a Bath bun, sit down at The Bath Bun on Abbey Green, which traces the bun to 1761, or at Sally Lunn's on North Parade Passage for the brioche-like Sally Lunn bun. For bread and pastries, go to Landrace Bakery on Walcot Street. Both bun houses are walk-in by day, so you may have to queue.
Bath has two famous buns and a growing set of serious bakeries. This guide covers both: where to eat a Bath bun or a Sally Lunn bun, and the bakeries in our directory worth crossing town for. We read every bakery's own website on 29 October 2026. Where a bakery publishes no website we could read, the hours come from our directory listing, so check before a special trip. For coffee first and pastries second, see our best coffee in Bath guide.
| Bakery | Known for | Open | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bath Bun | Bath buns, cream teas | Sun to Fri | City Centre |
| Sally Lunn's | Sally Lunn buns | Daily to 9pm | City Centre |
| Landrace Bakery | Bread, own flour | Daily, Sun to 1pm | Walcot |
| Brume Bakery | Small bakery | Closed Mon | City Centre |
| Mjölk | Cinnamon buns | Daily | City Centre |
| Mokoko Bakery | Croissants, sourdough | Daily | City Centre |
| The Choux Box | Choux buns | Fri to Sun mornings | Oldfield Park |
| The Grumpy Baker | Neighbourhood bakery | Closed Sun | Oldfield Park |
| Poppy's Bakery | Café on the bridge | Daily | City Centre |
| GAIL's Bakery | Bread, early opening | Daily from 7am | City Centre |
| Parsons Bakery | Cakes, meal deal | Daily | Weston |
What is a Bath bun?
A Bath bun is a sweet fruit bun with sugar, and the city has two rival claims to it. The Bath Bun tea shop says the bun dates from 1761 and Dr William Oliver, who made it for his patients, and that it is laced with a sugar cube and fruit. The Sally Lunn bun is a different thing: a brioche-like bun that Sally Lunn's says arrived in Bath in 1680. Try both; they are five minutes' walk apart.
Where can you eat a Bath bun in Bath?
Two tea rooms by the Abbey are built around the buns, and both are walk-in during the day.
The Bath Bun
A traditional tea shop on Abbey Green that calls itself the home of the original Bath bun. Order the bun with one of more than 18 teas, or make a meal of it with a Somerset cream tea or the high tea.
- 🍞 Bath buns, cream teas, high tea
- ⏰ Tue to Fri 9.30am to 5.30pm; Sun and Mon 11am to 5.30pm
- 🎟️ Walk-in only, no bookings
- 📍 Abbey Green, City Centre
Sally Lunn's Historic Eating House & Museum
The house says the bun is still made to the recipe of Solange Luyon, a Huguenot refugee who brought it to Bath in 1680. It comes with sweet or savoury toppings. The cellar kitchen museum, with its old oven, is free to enter.
- 🍞 Sally Lunn buns, sweet or savoury
- ⏰ Daily 10am to 9pm; daytime menu to 6pm
- 🎟️ Walk-in by day; book for dinner
- 🛍️ Buns in gift boxes to take home
- 📍 North Parade Passage, City Centre
Where is the best bakery in Bath?
Landrace is the best bakery in Bath for bread; Mjölk and Mokoko are the best for pastries by the Abbey.
Landrace Bakery
A bakery, café and flour mill working with speciality grains, with Upstairs at Landrace as its restaurant. The ground-floor café is walk-in: just take a seat. Sundays close early, so go before noon.
- 🌾 Bread from speciality grains
- ⏰ Mon to Fri 8.30am to 3.30pm; Sat 9am to 3pm; Sun 9am to 1pm
- 🎟️ Walk-in, no reservations
- 📍 Walcot Street, Walcot
Brume Bakery
A small bakery on Kingsmead Street, rated 4.9 from 22 Google reviews and scored 8.2 in our directory. It has no website we could find, so check the counter for what is baked that day.
- ⏰ Tue to Sun 8am to 4pm; closed Mon (directory)
- 📍 Kingsmead Street, City Centre
Mjölk Café & Bakery
A Nordic-style café and bakery opposite the Roman Baths, for a coffee and a cinnamon bun between sights. Our directory listing says its pastries and cinnamon buns are baked every morning; its website showed no details when we checked, so ask at the counter.
- 🥐 Cinnamon buns, pastries
- ⏰ Daily from 8.30am; to 6pm Fri and Sat (directory)
- 📍 Abbey Churchyard, City Centre
Mokoko Bakery
An independent bakery a few doors from Mjölk that bakes its croissants and bread on site the day you buy them, served still warm over the counter.
- 🥐 Croissants, pain au chocolat, bread
- ⏰ Daily 9am to 4pm; Sat to 6pm (directory)
- 📍 Abbey Churchyard, City Centre
The Choux Box Patisserie
Choux buns in flavours such as salted caramel and lemon meringue pie, and the highest score on this list. Stable Yard opens on Friday to Sunday mornings only. A box of six choux buns costs £18 online, and the Chouxla celebration cake needs 72 hours' notice. There is a second shop at Entry Hill.
- 🧁 Choux buns, celebration cakes
- 💷 Choux boxes £18
- ⏰ Fri to Sun mornings from 9am
- 📍 Stable Yard, Oldfield Park
The Grumpy Baker
A neighbourhood bakery at number 1 Moorland Road, rated 4.6 from 185 Google reviews. It posts on Instagram rather than a website, so we could not check its bakes.
- ⏰ Mon to Sat 8am to 3pm; closed Sun (directory)
- 📍 Moorland Road, Oldfield Park
Where can you grab bread or a bake on the go in Bath?
For an early start or a quick lunch, these three open every day.
Poppy's Bakery
A small café among the shops on Pulteney Bridge. There is no website we could find, so we cannot vouch for what it bakes; it is handy for a takeaway on the way to the weir.
- ⏰ Daily from 9am (directory)
- 📍 Pulteney Bridge, City Centre
GAIL's Bakery
The chain's Bath branch, and the earliest opener on this list. Bread, pastries and cakes are made by hand, and there is room to eat in.
- 🍞 Bread, pastries, cakes
- ⏰ Daily 7am to 7pm
- 📱 Click and collect on the GAIL's app
- 📍 Union Street, City Centre
Parsons Bakery
A bakery chain of 48 shops that began with horse-and-cart deliveries in the early 1900s and is now employee owned. Its meal deal pairs any cake, cold baguette or sandwich and a drink for £5.45, a price it says may vary.
- 🍰 Cakes, baguettes, sandwiches
- 💷 Meal deal £5.45
- ⏰ Mon to Sat from 7.30am or 8am; Sun 10am to 2pm (directory)
- 📍 Chelsea Road, Weston
Bath buns and bakeries: FAQ
What is a Bath bun?
A Bath bun is a sweet fruit bun with sugar. The Bath Bun tea shop on Abbey Green traces it to 1761 and Dr William Oliver, and the Sally Lunn bun is a different, brioche-like bun.
Where can I buy a Sally Lunn bun to take home?
Sally Lunn's on North Parade Passage sells its buns to take home in gift boxes. Its online shop bakes and posts them every Wednesday.
Do I need to book at Sally Lunn's or The Bath Bun?
No. Both are walk-in for daytime tables, so you may queue. Sally Lunn's takes reservations for its evening restaurant and its weekday Jane Austen High Tea.
Where can I buy good bread in Bath?
Landrace Bakery on Walcot Street is a bakery and flour mill working with speciality grains, and Mokoko Bakery on Abbey Churchyard bakes its bread on site the day you buy it.
Which Bath bakeries are open on Sundays?
Most on our list open on Sundays, Landrace only until 1pm. The Grumpy Baker is closed on Sundays, Brume on Mondays, and The Choux Box at Stable Yard opens Friday to Sunday mornings only.