Bakery€Mon-Sat 07:00-19:30, Sun 08:30-12:30Walk-in onlyKosher Venetian bakery, since the 1950s
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
Bakery€Daily 06:30-21:00Walk-in onlyModern bread, panini and cornetti
Majer on Campo Santa Margherita in Dorsoduro is the modern Venetian bakery-chain branch, with morning bread, panini, pastries and one of the cheapest.
Tip: Several branches across the city; the Campo Santa Margherita one stays open latest. The pizzetta veneziana is the lunch move.
Worth the queue: Pan brioche, pizzetta veneziana
Bakery€Mon-Sat 07:30-20:30Walk-in onlyVenetian patisserie, pastries and brioche
Pasticceria Marchini Time on Campo San Luca near Rialto is the local breakfast bakery the lunch-break crowd queues at, the canonical brioche col cremor.
Tip: The lunch-time tramezzini turn out fresh from 11:00. Espresso plus cornetto runs €3 at the counter.
Worth the queue: Brioche col cremor, sfogliatelle
Bakery€Mon-Sat 07:00-13:30 and 16:00-19:30Walk-in onlyVenetian bread and pizza al taglio
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.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Walk-in for the morning bread or the takeaway pizza slice; closes for the riposo 13:30-16:00.
Worth the queue: Pane di Altamura, pizza bianca
Bakery€Daily 08:00-20:30Walk-in onlyHistoric Venetian patisserie
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
Bakery€Tue-Sat 07:30-19:00, Sun 07:30-13:00, closed MondayWalk-in onlyVenetian patisserie, focaccia veneziana
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