Where to get a decent Ciabatta loaf North Dublin (swords)

Ronin2009 · 15-03-2025 01:45PM #1

Does anyone know where I could get a decent Ciabatta loaf around north Dublin? closer to swords the better!

All the supermarkets don’t have anything good anymore. Tesco ciabatta has gone terrible, how it’s called ciabatta now is beyond me, it’s just stodgy heavy no air holes.

Dunne’s used to have a good one but recently stopped doing it and staff told me they have no plans to bring it back.

Spars and centra’s they have bread labelled ciabatta but are more rustic baguettes.

If anyone has any suggestions it would be appreciated!

HeidiHeidi · 15-03-2025 01:50PM

Do you have a Supervalu nearby? They do a loaf, it wouldn't set the world on fire but it's nice enough.

My local Dunnes does ciabatta rolls in packs of 4 (sometimes 50% extra free which makes them great value) and they're gorgeous.

Otherwise I know there's a hugely popular bakery in Raheny, Bread Naturally - never shopped there so don't know if they do ciabatta but I believe they do fantastic breads.

the_amazing_raisin · 15-03-2025 01:56PM

I always thought the Aldi bake at home ciabatta was pretty decent, the specially selected one

I'll admit I probably don't know the difference between good ciabatta and other breads

If you're looking for something ready to eat the Italian baguettes from Lidl are quite nice

There's also a French bakery in Applewood which is excellent. You might get thrown out for requesting Italian bread but they do some good loaves and baguettes