7 editor picks in Modena.
7 bakeries in Modena, editor-picked for bakeries open sunday. Bakeries baking on sundays. All bakeries in Modena.
Antica Pasticceria San Biagio has sold torta Barozzi and bensone on Modena's Via Emilia Centro since 1900, kept in its original pink-marble shop.
TipThursday and Sunday afternoons it shuts early, so plan a morning visit for the balsamic vinegar and marrons glaces.
Forno San Barnaba on Modena's Via Ruggera has baked bread since the postwar years, the cioppa modenese loaf its long-running local staple to buy.
TipThursday afternoons the ovens rest, so the morning batch is the one to catch before it closes early.
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.
TipIt also sells Parmigiano Reggiano and preserves at the counter, so a bread run doubles as a pantry stop.
Pasticceria San Lazzaro on Modena's Via Emilia Est bakes traditional sweets alongside Sicilian arancini and rosticceria for a quick weekday lunch.
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.
TipIt restocks the counter two or three times a day, so a mid-afternoon visit still finds the tray full.
Forno Pasticceria Bortolani Demore on Modena's Rua Muro bakes bread, pastry and fresh pasta from a historic shopfront near the old city centre.
TipThe midday break runs 14:00 to 17:30, so plan a morning or early-evening visit.
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.
TipSunday hours end at 12:30, so a late brunch run should come earlier in the morning.
