Short answer: Our picks, by town: Bodmin – Malcolm Barnecutt and Rowe's; Bude – Electric Bakery and Lansdowne; Hayle – Philps and Lucy Bakes; Marazion – Philps; Newquay – BUTTER, for sourdough; Padstow – The Cornish Bakery and Barnecutt; Penzance – Dotties; St Ives – St Ives Bakery; Tintagel – The Cornish Bakery by the castle car park.
Every Cornish town has a bakery the locals queue at. Here are the ones worth finding, town by town, for pasties, bread and cake.
Bodmin
- Malcolm Barnecutt: widely rated among the best pasties in Cornwall, with a café at the back. Rarely without a queue.
- Rowe's: traditional pasties, with free parking on site. Handy on the way to Lanhydrock.
More: the best bakeries in Bodmin.
Bude
- Electric Bakery: an independent bakery with locally sourced pastries. Arrive early; the popular things sell out.
- Lansdowne Bakery: good pasties, and good for vegan and gluten-free.
Hayle
- Philps: a Hayle institution for pasties, with mail order if you get hooked.
- Lucy Bakes: small and independent, open a few days a week. Call ahead.
Marazion
- Philps: the village pasty shop. Eat it on the beach wall. Closed Sundays.
Newquay
- BUTTER: sourdough baked on site and toasted sandwiches. Opens 7am daily.
Padstow
Penzance
- Dotties: home-baked cakes and cream teas, and a sausage for the dog.
St Ives
- St Ives Bakery: a long-standing pasty shop. Go early for the steak and stilton.
Tintagel
- The Cornish Bakery: right by the castle car park, dog-friendly, with a strong vegetarian pasty selection.
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