Forno San Barnaba is a bakery in Centro Storico, Modena.
Editorially verified September 29, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Thursday afternoons the ovens rest, so the morning batch is the one to catch before it closes early.
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Experience the production of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, and learn about Lambrusco wine. Visit a balsamic vinegar factory, and after enjoy a lunch to explore local cuisine.
Address: Via Ruggera 9, 41121 Modena
Panificio Gallone on Modena's Via Ganaceto is a family-run forno pasticceria near the centre, baking bread, pizza and cakes fresh to order daily.
Worth the queuePane e pizza al taglio
TipIt closes weekends, so a weekday morning is the only window for the fresh bread run.
Forno Cristini on Modena's Via Vignolese is a family bakery known for bensone, the city's oldest sweet, filled with grape-must fruit preserve.
Worth the queueBensone
TipIt also sells Parmigiano Reggiano and preserves at the counter, so a bread run doubles as a pantry stop.
Panificio Gallone on Modena's Via Ganaceto is a family-run forno pasticceria near the centre, baking bread, pizza and cakes fresh to order daily.
Worth the queuePane e pizza al taglio
TipIt closes weekends, so a weekday morning is the only window for the fresh bread run.
La Coppia di Pane bakes bread and brioche on Via Beethoven in north-east Modena, plus pizza slices and custom desserts for parties and celebrations.
Worth the queueCrescioni and fresh-baked bread
TipSunday hours end at 12:30, so a late brunch run should come earlier in the morning.
Pasticceria San Lazzaro on Modena's Via Emilia Est bakes traditional sweets alongside Sicilian arancini and rosticceria for a quick weekday lunch.
Worth the queueArancini and breakfast cornetti
TipSeating is limited, so the cakes and arancini are best ordered for takeaway at the counter.
Pasticceria Modenese on Viale Caduti sul Lavoro bakes amaretti and torta Modena, the traditional sweets this Modena shop ships across the country.
Worth the queueAmaretti di Modena
TipIt restocks the counter two or three times a day, so a mid-afternoon visit still finds the tray full.
Forno Trilli has baked bread and gnocco in Modena's Cognento frazione since 2008, run by the brothers Alan and Gianluca who founded the bakery.
Worth the queueGnocco and pinze
TipIt supplies bars and restaurants across the city, so the shop counter often sells out by early afternoon.
