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 frittelle.
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
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, run by the Rizzardini family.
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
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
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
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
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