29 editor picks across Brazil.
29 bakeries worth the trip across Brazil, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Brazil guides.
The Slow Bakery bakes sourdough bread, croissants and focaccia in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro; it began in Joá and also serves sandwiches and fresh coffee.
TipDiário do Rio reported in October 2025 a monthly fair at the bakery with Brazilian artisan cheeses, natural wines and live jazz.
Basilicata has baked its thick-crusted Italian bread in Bixiga, Sao Paulo, since 1914, growing from a panetteria into a bakery, emporio and restaurant.
Dianna Bakery bakes sourdough, brioche, focaccia, cakes and tarts, with specialty coffee, in a pastry shop on Rua Dona Delfina in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro.
Confeitaria Kurt has sold Austrian-style tortes and biscuits on Rua General Urquiza, Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, since a German immigrant founded it in the 1940s.
Padaria Santa Tereza, on Praca Joao Mendes in Sao Paulo since 1947, is Brazil's oldest bakery still trading, founded in 1872 by the Teixeira and Vaz families.
Talho Capixaba runs a deli and bakery on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, with natural-fermentation breads, pastries and sandwiches.
A Colher de Pau, a sweets house founded in 1974, reopened on Rua Rita Ludolf in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, as a sweets bar led by pastry chef Carol Troisgros.
Empório Jardim is a bakery, bistro and deli on Rua Visconde da Graça in Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, with fresh bread all day and a counter of sweets.
Fabrique Pão e Café, opened in Higienopolis, Sao Paulo, in 2017, roasts its own coffee and bakes long-fermentation baguettes, sourdough and croissants daily.
Araucária Pães Artesanais supplied restaurants before opening to the public in 2025 on Avenida Gomes Freire, Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, with slow-fermented bread.
Meziat Boulangerie sells buttery croissants, pain au chocolat and sourdough baguettes from a pink shopfront on Rua Conde de Bonfim in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro.
Sova Fermentação Natural is a bakery and pizzeria on Rua Xavier da Silveira, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, making baguettes and pizza from slow-fermented dough.
TipPizza is served Tuesday to Sunday; Roman slices sit at the counter by day and Neapolitan pies start at 17:00.
Padoca do Mani, chef Helena Rizzo's bakery on the same Pinheiros street as Mani, Sao Paulo, bakes fresh bread and pastries alongside a full breakfast counter.
Beth Bakery, on the Vila Mariana and Aclimacao border in Sao Paulo, bakes long-fermentation bread and sweets fresh every day with no preservatives.
Padaria Ipanema reopened in November 2025 at Rua Visconde de Pirajá in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, as a 24-hour bakery, rotisserie, bar and restaurant.
Alva Padaria Artesanal is a micro-bakery on Rua Francisco Sá in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, baking sourdough in small batches beside croissants and NY rolls.
Artigrano is a naturally fermented bakery inside the IAB-RJ on Beco do Pinheiro in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, baking levain bread free of chemical additives.
TipThis is the Flamengo unit inside the IAB-RJ; Artigrano has two more shops, in Tijuca and Laranjeiras, and rests on Mondays.
Bella Paulista opened on Rua Haddock Lobo in Sao Paulo in 2002 and now runs around the clock, mixing a bakery, deli, wine cellar and pizzeria under one roof.
Estado Luso has baked Portuguese-style bread in Sao Paulo's north zone since 1965, winning the 2021 Padocaria award for the city's best bread.
Cake & Co has made cakes, tortes and sweets since 1996; this house on Rua Conde de Irajá in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, also serves coffee on a veranda.
Pane di Lu is a small bakery on Rua Desembargador Izidro in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, selling levain breads, croissants, fine pastry and seasonal panettone.
TipNaturally fermented panettone and seasonal sweets are the items shoppers ask for most; the shop closes at 15:30 on Saturdays.
Galeria dos Pães, a family bakery opened on Rua Estados Unidos in Sao Paulo's Jardins in 1999, bakes around the clock and runs its own emporio.
The Bakers, run by the Geller family since 1994, is a bakery, patisserie, restaurant and deli on Rua Santa Clara in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, open daily.
TipOpen every day except 25 December and 1 January; the Ipanema branch has closed, so Copacabana is the one to visit.
Janelinha Bel Trufas is the take-away window of Bel Trufas on Rua Visconde da Graça in Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, selling chocolate cake and coffee.
TipThe window sells chocolate soft cake, carrot cake and little packets of monte, plus coffees and cappuccinos; the shop number is loja D.
L'Éclair Shop is Rio de Janeiro's first pâtisserie specialised in éclairs, making sweet and savoury versions at its shop on Rua Visconde de Pirajá, Ipanema.
TipBoxes of 4, 6 or 12 mini éclairs, or 2 or 5 originals, can be ordered online, and seasonal flavours join the standard range.
Croissanteria Portuguesa bakes sweet and savoury filled croissants and pastéis de nata on Rua Xavier da Silveira in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, every day.
TipThe brie, almond and honey croissant is R$37 and the plain butter croissant R$14.50 on the in-store menu.
Torta & Cia has sold pies from its own factory since 1989; its Rua Capitão Salomão shop in Humaitá, Rio de Janeiro, opens daily from 09:00 to 20:00.
TipA slice of tapioca cake with dulce de leche and burnt coconut was R$16 at this shop in September 2026, according to Informa Rio.
Padaria Condessa has run since 1967 on Rua Conselheiro Saraiva in Santana, Sao Paulo, baking bread and cakes daily beside a full sandwich and snack counter.
Lecadô, a Rio de Janeiro sweet-shop chain, has a branch in Shopping Rio Sul, Botafogo, selling tortas, bonbons and brigadeiro-coated strawberries.
TipThe unit is Loja 401 on the 4th floor of Shopping Rio Sul; the chain launched Ovomaltine torta baby and bombom desserts on 9 March 2026.
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