Bakery€Wed-Mon 07:00-19:30, closed TuesdayWalk-in onlyHistoric Venetian biscuits and cakes
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
Bakery€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
Bakery€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.
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
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