Beefcake Cafe
A bakery café on Crow Road in Anniesland, open Thursday to Sunday, baking its own sourdough and pastry, and one of the Good Food Guide's best bakeries in Britain for 2026.
There's something lovely about a neighbourhood bakery that opens for just a few hours a week and makes every one of them count, and Beefcake Cafe in Anniesland is exactly that.
It sits on Crow Road in the north-west of Glasgow, a short walk from Anniesland station, and it bakes its own sourdough and laminated pastry, from croissants to danishes that change from week to week. The Good Food Guide named it one of Britain's best bakeries for 2026. Come for breakfast or lunch and you'll find filled baps, loaded sourdough toasts and good coffee, with plenty for vegetarians too. The week's menu goes up on its Facebook page by Wednesday, and the doors open from Thursday to Sunday, 10am to 2pm. There are tables outside as well as in, and children and dogs are both welcome. Come early for the widest choice of bakes, and take a loaf home for later.
Open from Thursday to Sunday, 10am to 2pm, with the week's menu on its Facebook page by Wednesday.
There is no booking.
- Where
- 808 Crow Road, Anniesland, Glasgow, G13 1LY.
- Open
- Thursday to Sunday, 10am to 2pm. Closed Monday to Wednesday.
- Booking
- No booking; just come in.
- Dogs and children
- Both welcome, with tables outside as well as in.
- Access
- A step-free entrance.
- Phone
- 07949 564025
Opening hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- 10am–2pm
- Friday
- 10am–2pm
- Saturday
- 10am–2pm
- Sunday
- 10am–2pm
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Add your tipOn Crow Road in Anniesland, in the north-west of Glasgow, G13 1LY.
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