Bakery€€San BenedettoTue-Sat 07:30-13:30, 18:00-20:00; Sun 07:30-13:30Cream pastries and chocolate
Pasticceria Piemontese has worked a counter on Via Enrico Lai in Cagliari since 1974, turning out cream pastries, chocolate and cakes to order.
Order: A cream pastry off the counter.
Tip: Closed Monday and shut between 13:30 and 18:00, so the morning is the reliable run; Sunday is mornings only.
Worth the queue: Cream pastries
Bakery€VillanovaTue-Sun 07:00-20:00Walk-in onlyPastry and pizzette sfoglia
Ditrizio Pasticceria bakes just below the Bastione on Via Crispi in Cagliari, turning out pastries and pizzette sfoglia from seven in the morning.
Order: A pizzetta sfoglia, tomato and oregano.
Tip: Gambero Rosso gave it the top Sardinian score of the Due Torte pasticcerie; Monday is the rest day, and the Ditrizio LAB counter is on Via Ottone Bacaredda 18.
Worth the queue: Pizzetta sfoglia
Pizzeria€€MarinaDaily 12:00-16:00, 18:00-23:59Daily bread and fresh pasta
Impasto works Piazzetta Savoia in Cagliari's Marina as pasta laboratory, pizzeria and bakery at once, rolling fresh pasta and baking bread daily.
Order: Fresh pasta from the counter, then a slice of the day's bread.
Tip: Named a Pizzeria Eccellente by 50 Top Pizza in 2026; the tables on the piazzetta are first come, first served in summer.
Worth the queue: Daily loaf
Italian€€MarinaMon 12:30-15:00, 19:30-23:00; Wed-Sun 12:30-15:00, 19:30-23:00Pane carasau cooking
Panefratteria builds its Cagliari menu on pane carasau, the sheet bread softened into pane frattau and zuppa gallurese in a modern room on Via Azuni.
Order: Pane frattau, tomato, pecorino and a poached egg.
Tip: Closed Tuesday; there is a garden at the back and the grappa and Sardinian wine list is longer than the food menu.
Worth the queue: Pane frattau