Sorcha Bakery

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Introduction

Sorcha is the Gaelic for light or radiance, and the bakery behind the name has become one of Oban's worthwhile weekend rituals. Keren Cafferty spent years cooking at The Puffer on Easdale before striking out on her own, baking from Scammadale Glen near Kilninver and testing the water with a pop-up in a left luggage space on the North Pier when the Clipper race came to Oban in 2024. It sold out every day. The permanent retail space at 2 Albany Terrace followed, and the selling out has continued.

Everything is 100% plant-based, though the queue isn't a vegan queue, it's a doughnut queue. The filled rings come in flavours like Biscoff, chocolate salted caramel and sticky toffee pudding, alongside organic Scottish sourdough, granary and white loaves, focaccia, cinnamon and cardamom buns, bakewell tarts, vegan haggis rolls and Keren's own red onion marmalade. Coffee comes from Argyll Coffee Roasters, served with oat mylk, and there are waffles until closing. Keren is a solo baker, so the counter holds what she's made that week and no more. She takes commissions too, designing celebration cakes decorated with foraged cones, twigs and herbs from the glen.

Location

Sorcha Bakery's retail space is at 2 Albany Terrace, at the top of George Street in Oban, a few minutes' walk from the harbour and the station. Opening is limited: Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 2.30pm, with some Sundays through the summer season, and popular items go early. The bakery itself is out at Scammadale Glen near Kilninver, south of Oban, with Albany Terrace as the shopfront. Check Instagram (@sorchabakery) for the week's menu and any changes before making a special trip; as a one-baker operation, the odd closure happens.

What's nearby

The top of George Street puts you minutes from most of Oban. Oban Distillery, founded in 1794, sits in the middle of town, and Oban Whisky and Fine Wines on Stafford Street handles the rare bottles. The Jetty Gallery and newcomer Passing Place make an easy art crawl of George Street, McCaig's Tower is a short steep climb above the rooftops for the best view of the bay, and the Oban Seafood Hut at the ferry pier covers lunch if you've left it too late for the haggis rolls. The war and Peace Museum on the Corran Esplanade is free and full of the town's wartime story.