Pasticceria Cocconi is a brunch brunch spot in Centro Storico, Parma.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Cappuccino with the salted prosciutto croissant.
Tip: The tea room behind the bar seats you properly; mornings before 09:00 get the croissants warm.
Address: Strada della Repubblica 22, 43121 Parma
Bar Le Malve opens at six and slides from Parma breakfast into lunch plates without pause, the Strada Farini bar that never asks anyone to give up a table.
Order: Cappuccino and pastry, or the midday toast round.
Tip: Take the outside tables before the 13:00 wave; the kitchen keeps serving through the afternoon lull.
Latteria 61 La Briosciaia is Parma brunch reduced to essentials: laminated brioche until the trays run out and a coffee machine that keeps pace.
Order: Pain au chocolat and a soft brioche while they last.
Tip: It shuts at noon and often sells out earlier; this is a morning appointment, not an afternoon fallback.
Bar Le Malve opens at six and slides from Parma breakfast into lunch plates without pause, the Strada Farini bar that never asks anyone to give up a table.
Order: Cappuccino and pastry, or the midday toast round.
Tip: Take the outside tables before the 13:00 wave; the kitchen keeps serving through the afternoon lull.
Le Petit Bar & Companatico runs the Oltretorrente's easiest brunch in Parma: breakfast from 07:00 that stretches into salumi boards by noon.
Order: A companatico board with eggs done simply.
Tip: Sunday is its closing day, so the weekend brunch window here is Saturday only.
Latteria 61 La Briosciaia is Parma brunch reduced to essentials: laminated brioche until the trays run out and a coffee machine that keeps pace.
Order: Pain au chocolat and a soft brioche while they last.
Tip: It shuts at noon and often sells out earlier; this is a morning appointment, not an afternoon fallback.
Pasticceria Bombe gives Parma its modern pastry brunch on Via Emilia Est: millefoglie, biscuits and mignon that argue against a savoury start.
Order: Millefoglie allo chantilly with the second coffee.
Tip: Weekend mid-mornings queue; take the tray option and carry it two minutes to the benches on the viale.
Brunch Republic brought the all-day pancake-and-avocado formula to Parma on Via Emilia Est, and the weekend queues suggest the city was ready for it.
Order: Pancake stack or avocado toast with a milkshake.
Tip: Book online for Saturday and Sunday; walk-ins land a table easily on weekday mornings.
