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The counter at Maple Leaf Bakery in Govan: almond croissants, pain au chocolat and other pastries, each with a handwritten card.
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Maple Leaf Bakery

An award-winning bakery and café on Water Row in Govan, by the Clyde, open Thursday to Sunday for croissants, pastries and coffee.

Welcome

Some of the loveliest pastry in Glasgow comes out of a bright bakery and café on Water Row in Govan, a short walk from the footbridge across the Clyde to the Riverside Museum.

Maple Leaf Bakery is an award-winning bakery that opened its own shop here in 2026, in a light, airy room with plenty of tables. The counter is the thing to see: rows of almond croissants, pain au chocolat, chocolate pain suisse and lemon meringue monkey bread, each with its own handwritten card, alongside cakes, cookies and savoury bakes. Pair one with a coffee or a hot chocolate and take your time over it. It's open from Thursday to Sunday, from 8am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 9am on Sunday, until 4pm. Weekend mornings are the busiest, so an early start pays off. It makes a perfect stop on a walk by the river, with the Govan Stones just round the corner.

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Before you go

Open from Thursday to Sunday.

There is no booking: choose at the counter, then sit in or take away.

Where
16 Water Row, Govan, Glasgow, G51 2LQ.
Open
Thursday to Saturday 8am to 4pm, Sunday 9am to 4pm. Closed Monday to Wednesday.
Access
A step-free entrance and an accessible toilet.

Opening hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
8am–4pm
Friday
8am–4pm
Saturday
8am–4pm
Sunday
9am–4pm

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Where it is

On Water Row in Govan, on the south bank of the Clyde, G51 2LQ.

Close byGovan and the Clyde.
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  2. Riverside MuseumRiverside MuseumZaha Hadid's zig-zag transport museum where the Kelvin meets the Clyde, free to enter, with trams, cars, an old Glasgow street and the Tall Ship alongside.Under a mile as the crow flies
  3. Sandstone building beside a modern glass extension with a wooden bench nearbyThe Clydeside DistilleryGlasgow's first single malt distillery in over a century, in the 1877 pumphouse of the Queen's Dock, with an hour's tour and three drams.Under a mile as the crow flies
  4. A steep Partick street of red sandstone tenements running down towards the Clyde, cars parked along both sides.PartickThe old burgh where the Kelvin meets the Clyde, a shipbuilding town until Glasgow absorbed it in 1912, and the ground of the first football international.Under a mile as the crow flies
  5. Lios Mor pub front with gold lettering and stained glass windowsThe LismoreA Highland pub in the middle of Glasgow on Dumbarton Road, with Gaelic on its fascia, stained glass of the Clearances, whisky and folk sessions.Under a mile as the crow flies
  6. The curved glass end of the Glasgow Science Centre and the Glasgow Tower against a pale sky.Glasgow Science Centre and PlanetariumHands-on science, a planetarium and an IMAX on the Clyde at Pacific Quay, with the Glasgow Tower, the tallest tower in the world that turns right round.Under a mile as the crow flies
  7. Tantrum DoughnutsTantrum DoughnutsHandmade doughnuts and coffee on Old Dumbarton Road, where Tantrum opened its first shop in 2015, a short walk from Kelvingrove.Under a mile as the crow flies
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