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A shopfront lettered "Xoko, bakehouse and coffee bar" with a bold logo stands beneath an overhead walkway, a chalkboard menu on the door and hanging flower baskets beside it.
Inverness

XOKO Bakehouse

A bakehouse, coffee bar and cantina on Bridge Street in Inverness, baking sourdough, pastries and cinnamon rolls in an open-plan bakery, with dinner some evenings.

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Welcome

On Bridge Street, just below the castle, a shopfront with a bold logo reads XOKO, bakehouse and coffee bar.

Inside, the bakery is open to view, so you can sit at the espresso bar or at one of the long community tables and watch the day's baking come out of the oven.

The cinnamon rolls are the thing to wait for. Around them come sourdough loaves, pastries and filled croissants, all made from scratch, and a kitchen serving breakfast, brunch and lunch. The coffee comes from small farms in the Huila region of Colombia, roasted by hand, and there is matcha, chai and hot chocolate too.

XOKO opens every day from seven in the morning. From Friday to Monday it opens again in the evening as a cantina, serving dinner until nine.

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Before you go

The bakehouse opens every day, 7am to 3.30pm; the evening cantina runs Friday to Monday, 5pm to 9pm, according to XOKO.

Where
13 Bridge Street, Inverness, IV1 1HG.
Day
Daily, 7am to 3.30pm.
Cantina
Fri to Mon, 5pm to 9pm.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
7am–3.30pm, 5pm–9pm
Tuesday
7am–3.30pm
Wednesday
7am–3.30pm
Thursday
7am–3.30pm
Friday
7am–3.30pm, 5pm–9pm
Saturday
7am–3.30pm, 5pm–9pm
Sunday
7am–3.30pm, 5pm–9pm

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Where it is

On Bridge Street in the centre of Inverness, just below the castle, IV1 1HG.

Close byInverness.
  1. Inverness Museum and Art GalleryInverness Museum and Art GalleryThe museum on Castle Wynd.Under a mile 1 min by road
  2. Coyote BurgerCoyote BurgerUnder a mile 1 min by road
  3. River Ness WalkRiver Ness WalkUnder a mile 1 min by road
  4. Castlegallery shopfront with hanging flower baskets above the window displayCastle GalleryUnder a mile 1 min by road
  5. Inverness CastleInverness CastleThe castle just above.Under a mile 1 min by road
  6. PERK Coffee & DoughnutsPERK Coffee & DoughnutsDoughnuts on Church Street.Under a mile 3 min by road
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