Archipelago Artisan Bakery

Archipelago Artisan Bakery Archipelago Artisan Bakery is an artisan bakery and cafe. We make fresh organic bread, cakes, salads, soups every day. Open Monday to Saturday 9am-5pm.

Caroline Walsh has worked in the food industry professionally for 10 years and has cooked all her life. She has excellent knowledge of baking and artisan bread-making and has undertaken numerous bakery courses including one with local artisan baker Andrew Whitley of Bread Matters. Most recently, she has worked as head chef at the Fruitmarket Café. Prior to this she helped to set up Loudons Bakery

in Edinburgh in January 2011 and was Head Baker there for just under two years. She has also worked in Paris for the well-known Rose Bakery. She has also spent time cooking in Greece, Sweden and Norway. Much of her bread and cakes are inspired by her work and travels abroad. Caroline believes that what you put into baking is reflected in the end product and she works hard to create recipes and flavours which are just a little bit different. Caroline also has a keen interest in the ingredients she uses. At Archipelago she aims to use local produce where possible such as carrots, parsnips and beetroots in her cakes, or produce picked from the garden or from one of her many foraging trips! Blackberries are picked locally for the jam and elderflowers in June to make cordial for the cakes!

We have a lovely big platter of Baba Ganoush with mixed peppers, cucumber, queen butter beans, queen chickpeas, pomegran...
04/09/2026

We have a lovely big platter of Baba Ganoush with mixed peppers, cucumber, queen butter beans, queen chickpeas, pomegranate, parsley, harissa and lemon olive made by our delicious new Greek chef, Dimitris!
Ready for lunch and we're serving all day until 5pm.

Beautiful big platter of butter bean hummus, chargrilled aubergine, lemon infused olive oil, mint, parsley. Perfect for ...
03/09/2026

Beautiful big platter of butter bean hummus, chargrilled aubergine, lemon infused olive oil, mint, parsley.
Perfect for lunch and scooping onto freshly baked bread! Sit in or take-away for an easy lunch!

We've got another delicious frittata today and it's straight out of the oven all ready for lunch!Feta, roasted peppers, ...
02/09/2026

We've got another delicious frittata today and it's straight out of the oven all ready for lunch!
Feta, roasted peppers, red onions, roast courgettes.

Making the most of the British plum season with a deliciously moist plum, almond and cardamom cake.
02/09/2026

Making the most of the British plum season with a deliciously moist plum, almond and cardamom cake.

Colourful salads full of fibre! Butter beans, roast sweet potato, fresh plum tomatoes, parsley, rose harissa Queeb chick...
02/09/2026

Colourful salads full of fibre!
Butter beans, roast sweet potato, fresh plum tomatoes, parsley, rose harissa

Queeb chickpeas, roasted grated beetroot, roasted red onions, parsley, feta, lemon olive oil

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Gone a bit fancy on the Apricot cake today!
01/09/2026

Gone a bit fancy on the Apricot cake today!

It probably won't come as much of a surprise to learn that most supermarket jams contain xylitol, a common sweetner used...
01/09/2026

It probably won't come as much of a surprise to learn that most supermarket jams contain xylitol, a common sweetner used instead of actual sugar, and now linked to a higher risk of strokes and heart attacks (also found in yoghurts and ice-cream).
Caroline makes all her own jam on a weekly basis only small batches using a kilo of fruit and a third of sugar eg 300g (low sugar and yes, it's still sugar, but it's a lot better for you and more natural than xylitol) and using fresh fruit. So if you like your jam and frankly who doesn't then know who is making it!
This week I'm making Apricot and Lavender, Apricot and Amaretto, Peach and Amaretto and a Plum with star anise and cinnamon.
Demand is always high but there's always new jars coming each week! Also, if you don't live locally then drop me a message and I can post it to you!

Cake and glorious sunshine for the Bank Holiday Monday and last day of the Edinburgh Festival. We're open all day!
31/08/2026

Cake and glorious sunshine for the Bank Holiday Monday and last day of the Edinburgh Festival.
We're open all day!

We've got a pretty pistachio and raspberry cake to get you through the day and hot cheese toasties to free the inner sou...
30/08/2026

We've got a pretty pistachio and raspberry cake to get you through the day and hot cheese toasties to free the inner soul and entice you out of the rain!

It's the final weekend of the Festival so make the most of it! We've got lots of organic bread on the shelves including ...
29/08/2026

It's the final weekend of the Festival so make the most of it!
We've got lots of organic bread on the shelves including white, Miller and spelt sourdough.
In the deli fridge there's spanakopita, vegan and veggie sausage rolls, vegan samosas, lots of salads (vegan and veggie) plus hot cheese toasties on the menu all day long!
Cinnamon buns (vegan), pain aux raisin and bear claws on the cake counter along with a whole lot of other treats!
Plus stock up on Caroline's jam - either for breakfast or pick up a jar for a gift/early Xmas present!

Address

39 Dundas Street
Edinburgh
EH36QQ

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm
Saturday 8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+447932462715

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