Panificio Crosera is a bakery in Venice.
Panificio Crosera on Calle Crosera in Venice's Dorsoduro is the student-quarter bakery for daily Venetian bread and pizza al taglio sold by weight.
Editorially verified June 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Walk-in for the morning bread or the takeaway pizza slice; closes for the riposo 13:30-16:00.
Address: Calle Crosera, Dorsoduro 3801, 30123 Venezia VE, Venice
Rosa Salva on Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice's Castello is the larger of the Rosa Salva branches, open Sundays for the post-mass espresso crowd.
Tip: Sundays only this branch is open. Outdoor tables on the campo face the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni.
Worth the queue: Baba al rhum, frittelle
Pasticceria Tonolo on Calle San Pantalon in Venice's Dorsoduro has run since 1886, the city's benchmark patisserie for focaccia veneziana and Carnevale.
Tip: Open 07:30; the morning queue clears by 09:00. The focaccia veneziana is best the same day it's baked. Cash preferred.
Worth the queue: Focaccia veneziana with 30-hour leavening
Pasticceria Rizzardini on Campiello dei Meloni near Campo San Polo has baked since 1742, a tiny corner room with acqua alta marks by the door.
Tip: The chocolate-marzipan moro and the bussolai biscuits travel well. During Carnevale, queue for the frittelle and the chiacchiere.
Worth the queue: Dogi (amaretto cookies), bussolai biscuits
Pasticceria Rosa Salva on Calle Fiubera in San Marco has run for almost 150 years, the Venetian benchmark for baba and the cream-filled brioche col cremor.
Tip: Three branches in Venice. The Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo branch has more seating; this one is faster for a counter espresso.
Worth the queue: Baba al rum, frittelle in carnival
Pasticceria Dal Mas on Lista di Spagna in Venice's Cannaregio near Santa Lucia station is the historic Cannaregio patisserie, with house-made chocolates next.
Tip: The pan dei dogi (Doges' bread) and the chocolate spreads travel home well. Open 07:00 daily, best for an espresso-and-bussolai stop before the train.
Worth the queue: Bussolai, zaeti, pan dei dogi
Panificio Volpe Giovanni in Venice's Jewish Ghetto on Calle del Ghetto Vecchio is the family kosher bakery since the 1950s, with azzime dolci.
Tip: Cash only. Closed Saturday for Shabbat (Sun open 08:30-12:30 instead). Challah on Friday morning; arrive by 11:00.
Worth the queue: Azzime dolci, kosher bagels
