Impasto is a bakery in Marina, Cagliari.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must 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.
Address: Piazzetta Savoia 4, 09123 Cagliari
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
Durke has baked on Via Napoli in Cagliari since 1850, a historic pasticceria renowned for handmade Sardinian sweets, sold loose or boxed for travel.
Order: A box of the traditional Sardinian sweets off the counter.
Tip: Sweets are sold to eat there or boxed for travel, which is the reason most people climb Via Napoli for them.
Worth the queue: Sardinian sweets
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
Durke has baked on Via Napoli in Cagliari since 1850, a historic pasticceria renowned for handmade Sardinian sweets, sold loose or boxed for travel.
Order: A box of the traditional Sardinian sweets off the counter.
Tip: Sweets are sold to eat there or boxed for travel, which is the reason most people climb Via Napoli for them.
Worth the queue: Sardinian sweets
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
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
