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Ross and Cromarty

Muir of Ord cake, Fortrose sourdough.

The cafés of Ross and Cromarty are small, friendly and serious about their baking. On the main street of Muir of Ord, a pink sandstone café heaps its counter with brownies, traybakes and cream-topped muffins, with vegan and gluten-free choices too. In Fortrose, a little bakery makes crusty sourdough and croissants, and a family-run café and deli writes its menu fresh each day. A community café sits right on the beach at Rosemarkie, and far to the west, a café at Tornapress serves soups before the climb to Applecross. Arrive early, as the best bakes go fast.

Bad Girl Bakery→
The Bealach Café and Gallery→
Bakhoos Bakery→
Café of the day19 hours ago

Rosemarkie Beach Café.

A friendly community cafe on the beach at Rosemarkie, serving sandwiches on soft fresh bread, soup and home-made cakes every day.

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Afterwards16 hours agoThe Black IsleFortrose Cathedral100 yardsThe Black IsleFortrose Harbour300 yardsRoss and CromartyGroam House Museum1.0 miles

Round the corner from IV10 Café Bar Deli.

The three good places closest to it: Fortrose Cathedral, Fortrose Harbour and Groam House Museum.

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From our guide10 hours ago

Bakhoos Bakery.

If you love good bread, this small bakery in a grey house on the High Street in Fortrose is worth getting up early for. Bakhoos is run by a husband and wife, Scott MacKenzie and Charlotte King, and everything is made by hand. Sourdough is the heart of it, crusty loaves baked from carefully sourced British flour. Alongside come croissants and flaky pastries, bundt cakes, tarts and traybakes, and good coffee. It is a takeaway counter with a few stools in the window, and the best things go early. Take a loaf and a pastry down to the shore.

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From the magazine7 hours agoThe printed copy of Issue 04Issue 04Spring / Summer 2022

Jeni Iannetta left a career in the arts to bake gin and tonic cupcakes at Bad Girl Bakery in Muir of Ord, in the Highlands.

Jeni worked for Scottish Opera and Dundee Contemporary Arts before she turned her passion into the day job. Her bakes went from a trestle table to the train when she was headhunted by the Caledonian Sleeper, and by the National Trust for Scotland too. That was the push, in 2017, to set up her own bakery and café with her husband, Douglas Hardie. The name is a playful poke at the old idea that if it's nice it must be naughty, and the café's motto is that bad girls make good cakes. Alongside the cupcakes, made with local Loch Ness Gin, you might find crème brûlée doughnuts and cherry cheesecake brownies.

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From our guide4 hours ago

The Bealach Café and Gallery.

At Tornapress, where the road to Applecross leaves the main road and starts its climb over the Bealach na Bà, this small café and gallery makes a welcome stop before the pass or after it. It keeps things simple and does them well: homemade soups, sandwiches and toasties, a full Scottish breakfast, good coffee and a counter of home baking. The carrot cake and the chocolate cake are the favourites. Part of the building is a small gallery of local crafts, jewellery and art. Hours change through the year, so check before making a special trip.

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From our guide1 hour ago

Bad Girl Bakery.

On the main street of Muir of Ord, a pink sandstone building carries a sign with a cartoon woman in a polka-dot dress. Bad girls, the motto goes, make good cake. Jeni Iannetta and Douglas Hardie started out baking at home, and they still bake by hand, only in bigger mixers. The counter is heaped with brownies, traybakes, cupcakes and cream-topped muffins, with flavours that change with the seasons. For something savoury there are breakfasts, soups and sandwiches, and there are always vegan and gluten-free choices.

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