Pasticceria Rizzardini is a bakery in Venice.
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.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The chocolate-marzipan moro and the bussolai biscuits travel well. During Carnevale, queue for the frittelle and the chiacchiere.
Address: Campiello dei Meloni 1415, San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE, Venice
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
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
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
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
