The counters in Rio de Janeiro worth queuing for: bread, pastry, and the morning ritual.
Bakery counters in Rio de Janeiro worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.
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.
Worth the queueSourdough loaf
TipDiário do Rio reported in October 2025 a monthly fair at the bakery with Brazilian artisan cheeses, natural wines and live jazz.
Araucária Pães Artesanais supplied restaurants before opening to the public in 2025 on Avenida Gomes Freire, Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, with slow-fermented bread.
Worth the queueMortadella sandwich on focaccia
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.
Worth the queueSourdough loaf
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.
Worth the queueTorta de Damasco, the apricot torte created by Kurt Deichmann in 1945
Talho Capixaba runs a deli and bakery on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, with natural-fermentation breads, pastries and sandwiches.
Worth the queuePão levain
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.
Worth the queueDeliciosa naked cake with strawberries
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.
Worth the queueBolo negro
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.
Worth the queueRoast chicken with calabrian potatoes from the rotating oven
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.
Worth the queueFresh bread baked all day
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.
Worth the queuePain au chocolat
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.
Worth the queueNY roll
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.
Worth the queueBrownie, cheesecake and cappuccino cake
TipOpen every day except 25 December and 1 January; the Ipanema branch has closed, so Copacabana is the one to visit.
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.
Worth the queueBaguette, ciabatta and croissant
TipPizza is served Tuesday to Sunday; Roman slices sit at the counter by day and Neapolitan pies start at 17:00.
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.
Worth the queueSourdough with Serra da Canastra cheese and biquinho pepper
TipNaturally fermented panettone and seasonal sweets are the items shoppers ask for most; the shop closes at 15:30 on Saturdays.
Croissanteria Portuguesa bakes sweet and savoury filled croissants and pastéis de nata on Rua Xavier da Silveira in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, every day.
Worth the queueCroissant with brie, toasted almonds and honey
TipThe brie, almond and honey croissant is R$37 and the plain butter croissant R$14.50 on the in-store menu.
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.
Worth the queueSourdough slice on the griddle
TipThis is the Flamengo unit inside the IAB-RJ; Artigrano has two more shops, in Tijuca and Laranjeiras, and rests on Mondays.
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.
Worth the queueChocolate mousse pie, one of its first two recipes in 1989
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.
Lecadô, a Rio de Janeiro sweet-shop chain, has a branch in Shopping Rio Sul, Botafogo, selling tortas, bonbons and brigadeiro-coated strawberries.
Worth the queueMorango cravejado: fresh strawberry in white brigadeiro, white chocolate and caramel crunch
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.
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.
Worth the queueBolo mole de chocolate
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.
Worth the queueSalted-caramel éclair with caramel ganache and flaked caramel
TipBoxes of 4, 6 or 12 mini éclairs, or 2 or 5 originals, can be ordered online, and seasonal flavours join the standard range.
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