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Chocolate-striped croissants, glazed and fresh from the oven, on a baking tray at Harry Gow.
Inverness

Harry Gow

The Highland family bakery's shop on Union Street in Inverness, baking from scratch, and Scottish Baker of the Year for the third time in 2026.

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Harry Gow is a family bakery from the Highlands, and its shop on Union Street, a few steps from the Victorian Market, is the easiest place in Inverness to try it.

Everything is baked from scratch, from recipes perfected over six generations: hot breakfast rolls, filled rolls and soup for lunch, pies and sausage rolls, scones, pancakes, doughnuts, empire biscuits and dream rings. In May 2026 it was crowned Scottish Baker of the Year for the third time, the first bakery in Scotland to win the title three times, and on the same night it won five of the eleven Best in Scotland awards, among them the best pastry for its pain suisse and the best doughnut for a lemon meringue pie doughnut. The shop opens from eight in the morning until three, Monday to Saturday, so it's ideal for breakfast on the go or a bag of something sweet for the road north.

Round the cornerThe Malt Room1 min by roadSee itThe Malt Room
Before you go

A takeaway counter for breakfast, lunch and something sweet.

Where
12 Union Street, Inverness, IV1 1PL, by the Victorian Market.
Open
Monday to Saturday, 8am to 3pm.
Food
Hot breakfast rolls, filled rolls, soup, pies, toasties, cakes and biscuits, to take away.
Phone
01463 226212

Opening hours

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Monday
8am–3pm
Tuesday
8am–3pm
Wednesday
8am–3pm
Thursday
8am–3pm
Friday
8am–3pm
Saturday
8am–3pm
Sunday
Closed

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Where it is

On Union Street in the middle of Inverness, by the Victorian Market, IV1 1PL.

Close bythe middle of Inverness.
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  2. Coffee AffairCoffee AffairAn independent coffee shop on a curved corner of Church Street in Inverness since 2008, with Italian espresso, light lunches, soups and cakes.Under a mile 1 min by road
  3. The Victorian MarketThe Victorian MarketInverness's covered market of 1870, rebuilt after a fire in 1889, with arcades of small independent shops under red iron arches and a food hall.Under a mile 1 min by road
  4. Crispy-skinned salmon fillet on risotto, garnished with pea shoots and herb oilThe Mustard SeedA restaurant in a converted church on the bank of the River Ness in Inverness, with a double-height room, an open log fire, a roof terrace and seasonal Highland cooking.Under a mile 2 min by road
  5. Black Isle BarBlack Isle BarThe Black Isle Brewery's own bar on Church Street in Inverness, with 26 taps of organic beer, wood-fired pizza, a rooftop garden and rooms upstairs.Under a mile 2 min by road
  6. River Ness WalkRiver Ness WalkA riverside walk through Inverness from the castle along Ness Bank to the Ness Islands and back past the cathedral, about three miles and an hour and a half.Under a mile 3 min by road
  7. Inverness Museum and Art GalleryInverness Museum and Art GalleryThe museum of the Highlands, just below Inverness Castle, with archaeology, the Jacobites, natural history and art, and no admission charge.Under a mile 3 min by road
Directions
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