50 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BS Tel: 01856 850245, Fax: 01856 851264, E-mail: sales@argosbakery.co.uk
				Argo’s Bakery is situated in Stromness, which is the second largest town in the archipelago of the Orkney Islands situated off the North coast of Scotland. The distinctive architectural character of Stromness with its attractive small piers and slips, stone houses with paved twisting streets form the Outstanding Stromness Conservation Area and will delight any visitor to the town.
Photo by Doug Houghton
There used to be a few working bakeries in Stromness but now Argo’s is the only one, trading under the name of George Argo from the early 1940s.
Ian & Mabel Argo bought the business from Ian’s father George in the 1950s working together until 1978 when their son George joined the family business. The company of Argo’s Bakery came into being in 1989.  In 1996 George took over from his father and is now the Managing Director. This makes Argo’s Bakery one of the longest established family run businesses in the Stromness.
					Old photo of Victoria Street, Stromness
The bakery is still very much a family run business as George’s mother is still an active member of the business along with his sister Grace and her husband Jimmy.
			Argo’s Bakery is in the heart of Stromness and is only two minutes walk from the ferry terminal and tourist information centre. We are at the forefront of promoting good food within the Stromness area as we now have The Café in Stromness, which has seating for 28 persons as well as an outside seating area to the rear which has a view overlooking the harbour area.
Location of Argo’s Bakery
The Café is open 7 days a week offering tea, coffee, snacks, take-away or you could sit and relax in our restaurant have a meal, a bottle of wine and enjoy the view. Our helpful and friendly staff are here to greet you and welcome you to our beautiful Islands.
In our bakery we produce some of the finest bread, cakes and biscuits found in the Islands, made daily by our artisan bakers the traditional way, using only the finest ingredients. In 1999 we launched a new bread made from Beremeal and in 2000 to complement our range of products made from Bere we have launched an Orkney Bere Biscuit. Bere is a type of barley which has been grown in the Orkney Islands for thousands of years traces dating back to Neolithic times.
We are a Wholesale/Retail bakery & licensed grocer and we stock one of the largest selection of wines in Orkney with over 100 different wines from around the world and we also sell the much acclaimed Highland Park & Scapa Whisky’s along with the award winning Orkney Ales. Also in store you will find locally produced farmhouse cheese and a comprehensive range of groceries.						Over 100 different wines to choose from
						Orkney Whiskies and award winning ales
	We accept most major credit cards and are the National Lottery retailer for the West-mainland of Orkney.