Bantis Bougatsa ★ 4.8
Bantis has produced Thessaloniki's most respected cream bougatsa from a marble counter near Dikastirion Square since 1969. At Panagias Faneromenis 33.
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Trigona Elenidis ★ 4.8
Elenidis in Panorama invented the trigona panoramatos, the crisp phyllo triangle filled with cold pastry cream that has become Thessaloniki's most signature.
Kirkor ★ 4.7
Kirkor has baked bougatsa on Lions Square in Heraklion for generations, and is still the first place locals name when you ask them about breakfast.
OrderBougatsa with custard, cinnamon and icing sugar
TipA bougatsa counter rather than a cafe, so expect to eat standing or take it away.
Pnyka Pangrati ★ 4.6
Pnyka in Pangrati Athens has baked since 1981 from a wood-burning oven, sourdough only with the stone mill in-house, with the Kotsaris family running.
TipThe Pangrati branch holds the stone mill; the carob loaf is the long-keeper to take home.
The Black Salami Microbakery ★ 4.6
The Black Salami in Exarchia Athens is the microbakery of Antonis Kazakos and Bruno Pezzia, three daily sourdoughs, focaccia and Roman flatbreads with flour.
TipThe open kitchen at the back is the show; pastrami sandwich on the day's focaccia is the lunch order.
Phyllosophies ★ 4.6
Phyllosophies is the bougatsa house on Lions Square in Heraklion, opening its phyllo by hand every morning since 1922 and across three generations.
OrderBougatsa with myzithra, honey and walnuts
TipAlso bakes chortopites, tyropites, baklava and loukoumades, all from the same hand-opened phyllo.
Bougatsa Giannis ★ 4.6
Bougatsa Giannis operates on a unique schedule: open from 8pm until 3pm the following day, serving fresh cream and cheese bougatsa through the night.
Trigona Elenidis Centre ★ 4.6
The central Thessaloniki branch of Elenidis on Tsimiski and Iktinou puts the trigona panoramatos within reach of anyone in the city centre. Family-friendly.
Ariston ★ 4.5
Ariston on Voulis behind Syntagma in Athens has baked filo pies since 1910, a takeaway counter where the spanakopita is the order and the bougatsa.
TipStand-up counter only; closed Sundays. The morning pies fly out before 10:00.
Krinos ★ 4.5
Krinos on Aiolou has fried loukoumades on the same recipe and decor since 1923 in Athens, the back-row counter where the doughnuts come with honey.
TipClosed Sundays; the seated counter at the back is the destination, not the takeaway window.
Takis Bakery ★ 4.5
Takis Bakery on Misaraliotou in Koukaki has baked breads and pies in Athens since 1961, three generations of the Papadopoulos family with 30 daily fresh.
TipMorning bread out by 07:00; the koulouri Thessalonikis is the breakfast order with a coffee.
Terkenlis 1948 ★ 4.5
Terkenlis founded by Stavros Terkenlis in 1948, the oldest shop sits at the corner of Tsimiski and Aristotelous and remains the most famous tsoureki source.
Fleur Boulangerie and Patisserie ★ 4.5
Fleur in Pylaia opened in 2019 as Thessaloniki's serious naturally-leavened bread programme, with slow-fermented sourdough loaves, monastic-style breads.
Pnyka Syntagma ★ 4.4
Pnyka on Petraki in central Athens is the Syntagma branch of the long-running sourdough bakery, the destination for the buckwheat and zea ancient-grain.
TipMid-morning is the best window; the low-gluten loaves often sell out by lunchtime.
Estrella ★ 4.4
Estrella popularised the bougatsa croissant, a cream-filled phyllo-pastry hybrid that sells out before 10am. At Pavlou Mela 48. Booking recommended.
Savoidakis ★ 4.3
Savoidakis bakes right across Heraklion, and its kalitsounia are the ones food tours stop for, alongside a long counter of sweets and gelato.
OrderKalitsounia, the Cretan cheese pie
TipA Heraklion chain with several city branches. The Dikaiosinis counter is the handiest one from the Agora.
Koukos 1953 ★ 4.3
Koukos 1953 carries the city's most famous tyropita recipe, brought from the family bakery in Asvestochori to central Thessaloniki by the third generation.
Artopoiio Christoforos Veneris ★ 4.2
Artopoiio Christoforos Veneris bakes bread, pies and tsoureki on Evans in central Heraklion, with the oven working directly beneath the shop.
OrderTsoureki, plain or with chocolate
TipThe bakery works below the shop, so the pastries come up warm. At Christmas it bakes a chocolate panettone.
Koulouri Thessalonikis ★ 4.2
The koulouri bakery-cart at Tsimiski 12 is the cleanest version of the city's oldest street food ritual: sesame-crusted bread rings baked from 05:30.
Venetis 1948 Kifisia ★ 4.1
Venetis 1948 in Kifisia is the original founding store of the Athens Venetis bakery chain, a destination for Greek breads, tsoureki at Easter and pies.
TipMultiple Athens locations; the Kifisia 1948 store is the founding bakery with the widest stock.
Crumb Healthy Living Lab ★ 4.1
Crumb Healthy Living Lab is the Heraklion bakery to know if you avoid gluten or sugar, with clear labelling and a plant-leaning brunch menu.
OrderA gluten-free cake with specialty coffee
TipOne of very few Heraklion bakeries that labels gluten-free and sugar-free clearly on every item in the cabinet.
Tragano Navarinou ★ 4.1
Tragano on Dimitriou Gounari near Navarinou Square bakes some of the city's most reliable koulouri (sesame bread rings) alongside cheese and spinach pies.
Zitari ★ 4.1
Zitari on Proxenou Koromila is Thessaloniki's foremost health-bakery, producing organic whole-grain loaves, seed-studded crackers, and no-added-sugar.
Veneris Bakery & Coffee ★ 4.0
Veneris Bakery & Coffee is the neighbourhood bakery on Meandrou in Heraklion, where the owner still makes the breads and the pastries himself.
OrderA savoury pastry straight off the tray
TipFamily-run and far enough from the tourist streets that the queue is almost entirely local rather than visiting.
Thanasis ★ 4.0
Thanasis on Egnatia is the address for hot galaktoboureko, the semolina custard pastry in crisp phyllo drenched with citrus syrup. At Egnatia 48.
Haralampos Confectionery ★ 4.0
A confectionery and pastry shop on Tsimiski focused on traditional Macedonian sweets including rose and mastic loukoumi, sesame halvah, and sugar-preserved.
Kritikos Fournos ★ 3.9
Kritikos Fournos runs bakeries across Heraklion, and the Ikarou branch is the easy stop for ekmek kataifi and a box of cakes to carry back home.
OrderEkmek kataifi, the syrup and cream classic
TipA Heraklion chain with several branches, useful because the Ikarou shop opens early on the airport road.
Queen Boulangerie ★ 3.9
Queen Boulangerie is the late-opening patisserie on Agiou Titou in Heraklion, baking through the day and still selling pastries at eleven at night.
OrderA pastry from the late-night counter
TipThe counter runs late into the evening, so it covers the gap after the tavernas stop serving.
Floros ★ 3.9
Floros on Mitropoleos is a neighbourhood-baker format serving the pedestrian zone: koulouri, cheese pie, spinach pie, and standard Greek pastries from 06:30.
Zacharoplasteio Agios Nikolaos ★ 3.8
The only proper zacharoplasteio (pastry shop) in Ano Poli, serving the Upper Town neighbourhood with traditional sweets, Greek coffee. At Agios Nikolaos 5.
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