5 bakeries in Parma, editor-picked for bakeries open sunday. Bakeries baking on sundays. All bakeries in Parma.

Pasticceria Provinciali ★ 4.3

cittadella · Via Giulio e Guido Carmignani 14/B, 43124 Parma

Hours: Mon, Wed-Sat 06:30-19:00; Sun 07:00-13:00; Tue closed

Pasticceria Provinciali traces its laboratory to 1902 and grew with Parma itself, the pastry name the UNESCO gastronomy city still sends visitors to first.

Tip: Order the mixed mignon tray; it is the shortest tour of a century of Parma pastry-making in a single box.

Pasticceria Battistini ★ 4.1

san-lazzaro · Via Montebello 84/B, 43123 Parma

Hours: Daily 07:30-20:30

Pasticceria Battistini pipes cannoncini with cream and zabaione on Via Montebello, a Parma family counter the breakfast guides keep at the top.

Tip: The frollini biscuits travel well; the cannoncini do not, so eat those at the bar with the second coffee.

Pasticceria D'Azeglio ★ 3.9

oltretorrente · Strada Massimo D'Azeglio 130, 43125 Parma

Hours: Thu-Mon 07:30-13:30, 15:30-20:30; Tue-Wed closed

Pasticceria D'Azeglio anchors the Oltretorrente's main street in Parma with puff-pastry pizzette, lemon tarts and fruit pastries stacked behind glass.

Tip: The pizzette di sfoglia are the university crowd's walking snack; buy a bag before strolling Via D'Azeglio toward Parco Ducale.

Pasticceria Sole ★ 3.9

cittadella · Via Inigo Campioni 4, 43125 Parma

Hours: Tue-Fri 07:00-14:30; Sat-Sun 07:00-12:30; Mon closed

Pasticceria Sole follows the calendar in Parma's Cittadella quarter: maritozzi, grape focaccia in vintage season and pandoro when the frosts come.

Tip: Ask what is seasonal rather than ordering from habit; the counter changes with the farm calendar more than any other pastry shop in Parma.

Pasticceria Bombe ★ 3.9

san-lazzaro · Via Emilia Est 117, 43123 Parma

Hours: Tue-Sun 07:00-21:00; Mon closed

Pasticceria Bombe layers millefoglie allo chantilly and modern cakes on Via Emilia Est, one of the counters young Parma queues for at weekend breakfast.

Tip: The Farini branch covers the centre, but the Via Emilia Est mother shop holds the full cake cabinet and the calmer tables.