Top Bakeries in Italy

Iginio Massari Alta Pasticceria ★ 4.9 · Milan

centro-storico · Via Guglielmo Marconi 4, 20122 Milano

Iginio Massari Alta Pasticceria near the Duomo is the Milan flagship of Italy's most decorated pastry chef, whose panettone set the artisan benchmark in the 1990s re

Marchesi 1824 ★ 4.8 · Milan

centro-storico · Via Santa Maria alla Porta 11/a, 20123 Milano

Marchesi 1824 in Milan's Centro Storico is the city's oldest surviving pasticceria, founded in 1824 and now owned by Prada. Diego Crosara bakes the panettone in the

Atti ★ 4.7 · Bologna

Via Caprarie 7, 40124 Bologna BO

Atti in Bologna's Quadrilatero is the 1880-founded salumeria-and-pasticceria with two adjoining shops on Via Caprarie, slicing mortadella to order and baking the certosino di Bologna.

Tip: The bakery counter runs from 07:30; mortadella slicing takes 5 minutes per order and the queue thins after 11:00. Cash and card both fine.

Paolo Atti & Figli ★ 4.7 · Bologna

Via Drapperie 6, 40124 Bologna BO

Paolo Atti & Figli in Bologna's Quadrilatero is the 1880-founded sfoglina-and-pasticceria with hand-rolled tortellini sold by weight, plus the certosino di Bologna at Christmas.

Tip: The pasta counter runs from 07:00; tortellini sell out by 12:30 on Saturdays. The Christmas certosino orders open in November.

Pasticceria Cova ★ 4.7 · Milan

centro-storico · Via Montenapoleone 8, 20121 Milano

Pasticceria Cova on Via Montenapoleone has made Milanese confectionery since 1817, the tea room of the fashion-week circuit. The panettone and petits fours are bough

Davide Longoni Pane ★ 4.7 · Milan

porta-romana · Via Gerolamo Tiraboschi 19, 20135 Milano

Davide Longoni Pane in Milan's Porta Romana is the city's most respected bread baker, running nine Milan locations from the Via Tiraboschi original.

Pasticceria Attanasio ★ 4.7 · Naples

centro-storico · Vico Ferrovia 1/4, 80142 Napoli

Attanasio near Naples Central Station has fried sfogliatelle since 1930, with riccia and frolla baked all day. The shop sits in a tiny side-street with the smell of hot lard the marker.

Tip: Closed Monday. Sfogliatella at 2 euros at the counter; cash preferred. The riccia is the local-buy.

Pasticceria Poppella ★ 4.7 · Naples

sanita · Via Arena della Sanità 24, 80137 Napoli

Poppella in Naples' Sanita has run the family pastry counter since 1920, with the fiocco di neve (snow-flake brioche with cream filling) the dish that turned the bakery into a 2014 cult hit.

Tip: Open daily 07:00 to 22:00. The fiocco di neve at 1 euro 50 is the only order; queue can be 30 minutes on weekends.

Pasticceria Regoli ★ 4.7 · Rome

esquilino · Via dello Statuto 60, 00185 Roma

Pasticceria Regoli in Rome's Esquilino has baked the city's defining maritozzo con la panna since 1916, with the fluffy bun split and stuffed with whipped cream to order.

Tip: Open from 06:45; the maritozzo sells out by 11:00 on Saturdays. Cash and card; standing room only.

Pasticceria Tonolo ★ 4.7 · Venice

Calle San Pantalon 3764, Dorsoduro, 30123 Venezia VE

Pasticceria Tonolo on Calle San Pantalon in Venice's Dorsoduro has run since 1886, the city's benchmark patisserie for focaccia veneziana and Carnevale frittelle.

Tip: Open 07:30; the morning queue clears by 09:00. The focaccia veneziana is best the same day it's baked. Cash preferred.

Pavé ★ 4.6 · Milan

porta-venezia · Via Felice Casati 27, 20124 Milano

Pave in Milan's Porta Venezia is the pasticceria artigianale that reset the city's croissant standard when it opened in 2012. The Panettone Tradizionale at 42 euros

Scaturchio ★ 4.6 · Naples

centro-storico · Piazza San Domenico Maggiore 19, 80134 Napoli

Scaturchio in Naples' Piazza San Domenico Maggiore has run the pastry counter since 1905, with the ministeriale (chocolate-rum disc) the house signature plus the sfogliatella riccia daily.

Tip: Open daily 07:00 to 21:00. Ministeriale at 4 euros; sfogliatella riccia 2 euros 50 at the counter.

Forno Campo de' Fiori ★ 4.6 · Rome

centro-storico · Vicolo del Gallo 14, 00186 Roma

Forno Campo de' Fiori in Rome's Centro Storico has baked the pizza bianca that defines the city since 1924, with the Roscioli family owning the brand since 1972.

Tip: The pizza bianca with mortadella eaten standing up is the working-quarter ritual. Cash only.

Pasticceria Boccione ★ 4.6 · Rome

jewish-ghetto · Via del Portico d'Ottavia 1, 00186 Roma

Pasticceria Boccione in Rome's Jewish Ghetto has baked the cucina giudaico-romanesca pastry canon since 1815, with the crostata di visciole e ricotta the unmissable order.

Tip: No sign on the door; look for the queue. Cash only; closed Saturday (Shabbat).

Panificio Bonci ★ 4.6 · Rome

prati · Via Trionfale 36, 00195 Roma

Gabriele Bonci's Panificio in Rome's Prati district sells Rome's most-discussed sourdough loaves, with daily pane sciapo (saltless Roman bread), pizza bianca and pizza rossa by weight.

Tip: Open 07:30; the saltless Roman loaf sells out by 10:30. The 18:00 batch is the second drop.

Forno Brisa ★ 4.5 · Bologna

Via Galliera 34/B, 40121 Bologna BO

Forno Brisa in Bologna's Centro Storico is the 2015-founded modern sourdough bakery from Pasquale Polito, with five shops across the city and the daily-baked cornetto integrale.

Tip: Five shops citywide; the Galliera flagship has the widest carte and the Mazzini branch the longest hours. The sourdough loaves sell out by 14:00.

Forno Pugi ★ 4.5 · Florence

santa-croce · Viale De Amicis 49r, 50137 Firenze

Forno Pugi in Florence has been the wood-fired neighbourhood forno since 1925, with three shops across the city baking schiacciata, pizza al taglio, focaccia and the classic Florentine pastries daily.

Tip: Counter only; cash and card. The Viale De Amicis original is the largest; smaller shops on Via San Gallo and Piazza San Marco.

Princi ★ 4.5 · Milan

centro-storico · Via Speronari 6, 20123 Milano

Princi at Via Speronari near the Duomo has set the Milan bakery standard since 1986, the flagship of the Rocco Princi-designed forno group. The pizza al taglio, foca

Pasticceria Moccia ★ 4.5 · Naples

chiaia · Via San Pasquale a Chiaia 21, 80121 Napoli

Moccia in Naples' Chiaia (Vomero branch too) has run the pastry-and-coffee counter since 1936, with the sfogliatella riccia and the babà au rhum the local order across two generations.

Tip: Closed Monday. Open Tue-Sun 07:00 to 21:00. Sfogliatella riccia sells out by 11:00 on Saturdays.

Gay-Odin ★ 4.5 · Naples

toledo · Via Toledo 214, 80132 Napoli

Gay-Odin in Naples on Via Toledo has run the city's defining chocolate counter since 1894, with the forest chocolate log (foresta) and the dense cioccolata calda the winter ritual.

Tip: Eight Naples locations; the Via Toledo flagship is the oldest. The foresta retails at 30 euros per kilo.

Pasticceria Poppella Vomero ★ 4.5 · Naples

vomero · Via Belvedere 84, 80127 Napoli

Poppella's Vomero branch carries the same fiocco di neve from the Sanita mother shop, with the family expanding to three branches across town since the 2014 cult-hit launch.

Tip: Open daily 07:00 to 22:00 at the Vomero branch. Fiocco di neve runs 1 euro 50; bakery boxes go for 12 euros.

Scaturchio Piazza ★ 4.5 · Naples

centro-storico · Piazza San Domenico Maggiore 19, 80134 Napoli

Scaturchio in Naples' Piazza San Domenico Maggiore has poured the babà au rhum since 1905, the rum-soaked yeast cake at every Sunday lunch table across the city centre.

Tip: Babà runs 3 euros at the counter; the takeaway boxes start at 12 euros for a half-dozen.

Pasticceria De Bellis ★ 4.5 · Rome

centro-storico · Piazza del Paradiso 56/57, 00186 Roma

Pasticceria De Bellis in Rome's Centro Storico is Andrea De Bellis's modern-Italian pastry counter, with eclairs, the signature Setteveli chocolate cake and weekly seasonal tarts.

Tip: The €5 individual Setteveli is the order; whole cakes book three days ahead. Closed Monday.

Pasticceria Rizzardini ★ 4.5 · Venice

Campiello dei Meloni 1415, San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE

Pasticceria Rizzardini on Campiello dei Meloni near Campo San Polo has baked since 1742, a tiny corner room with acqua alta marks by the door, run by the Rizzardini family.

Tip: The chocolate-marzipan moro and the bussolai biscuits travel well. During Carnevale, queue for the frittelle and the chiacchiere.

Panificio Volpe Giovanni ★ 4.5 · Venice

Calle del Ghetto Vecchio 1143, Cannaregio, 30121 Venezia VE

Panificio Volpe Giovanni in Venice's Jewish Ghetto on Calle del Ghetto Vecchio is the family kosher bakery since the 1950s, with azzime dolci, bagels and challah on Friday.

Tip: Cash only. Closed Saturday for Shabbat (Sun open 08:30-12:30 instead). Challah on Friday morning; arrive by 11:00.

Gelateria Stefino Bio ★ 4.4 · Bologna

Via Galliera 49/A, 40121 Bologna BO

Gelateria Stefino Bio in Bologna's Centro Storico is the 100 percent organic gelateria with the small-batch daily-changing carte, the Galliera flagship and a strong pistachio and mascarpone-fig.

Tip: The gelato is small-batch and the flavour list rotates daily; the pistachio runs Tuesday through Sunday.

Caffe Gilli ★ 4.4 · Florence

centro-storico · Via Roma 1r, 50123 Firenze

Caffe Gilli in Florence's Piazza della Repubblica is the city's oldest cafe-pasticceria, opened in 1733, with the original baked-on-site cantucci, panforte and a daily-rotating Florentine pastry case.

Tip: Counter price is half of table service; cantucci ship vacuum-packed.

Rivoire ★ 4.4 · Florence

centro-storico · Piazza della Signoria 5r, 50122 Firenze

Rivoire in Florence's Piazza della Signoria has poured the city's benchmark hot chocolate since 1872, with a chocolate-making lab in the back, daily pralines and the original wooden counter intact.

Tip: Counter pricing is half of table; the piazza terrace fronts the Palazzo Vecchio.

Leopoldo Infante ★ 4.4 · Naples

vomero · Via Foria 212, 80139 Napoli

Leopoldo in Naples is the historic taralli-and-pastry brand founded in 1940, now run from Casavatore with city-centre cafes selling the sugna-and-pepper taralli and the modern sfogliatella.

Tip: Multiple branches across town; the Vomero flagship has the longest counter. Taralli retail at 8 euros per kilo.

Scaturchio Vomero ★ 4.4 · Naples

vomero · Via Domenico Cimarosa 162/164, 80127 Napoli

Scaturchio's Vomero branch carries the same 1905 family carte as the Piazza San Domenico Maggiore mother shop, with the ministeriale and the babà au rhum the standout buys.

Tip: Open daily 07:00 to 20:30. The Vomero terrace seating is the calmest in the chain.