HoursWed-Mon 07:00-19:30, closed Tuesday

Tip: The chocolate-marzipan moro and the bussolai biscuits travel well. During Carnevale, queue for the frittelle and the chiacchiere.

Location

Address: Campiello dei Meloni 1415, San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE, Venice

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Pasticceria Rosa Salva ★ 4.4

Mon-Sat 08:00-20:00, closed SundayWalk-in onlyTraditional Venetian cakes and creams

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 ★ 4.4

Mon-Sun 07:00-20:00Walk-in onlyVenetian patisserie, kosher-compatible historic shop

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 door.

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 ★ 4.5

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, bagels and challah on Friday.

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 ★ 3.9

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 cornetti in town.

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 ★ 4.1

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 counter.

Tip: The lunch-time tramezzini turn out fresh from 11:00. Espresso plus cornetto runs EUR 3 at the counter.

Worth the queue: Brioche col cremor, sfogliatelle

Panificio Crosera ★ 3.8

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 to 16:00.

Worth the queue: Pane di Altamura, pizza bianca

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