Verona: Market and Cooking Class at a Local's Home
Tour the vibrant local markets and immerse yourself in a private cooking class in a local home with a certified Italian home cook. You can learn local recipes before t...
Spaccio Melegatti is a bakery in Verona.
Editorially verified June 3, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Second-choice packs run 10 to 20 percent below retail; visit between mid-November and early January for the freshest seasonal pandoro.
Tour the vibrant local markets and immerse yourself in a private cooking class in a local home with a certified Italian home cook. You can learn local recipes before t...
Indulge in the deep flavors of Valpolicella wines (including Amarone) on a wine tasting tour departing from Verona.Visit San Giorgio di Valpolicella and try regional w...
This experience gives you what guidebooks can't: a real taste of Verona's extraordinary food & wine culture, insider knowledge of where locals eat and confidence to na...
Address: Via Monte Carega 23, 37057 San Giovanni Lupatoto VR, Verona
Pasticceria Scarso runs a Verona family pastry counter outside the centre with a strong mignon selection sold by the kilo. A 2026 editor pick.
Tip: Order the mignon mixed tray (10 to 30 pieces, €18 to 40) for a Sunday-lunch host gift.
Worth the queue: Pasticcini mignon and pandoro
Pasticceria De Rossi has run a Verona pastry counter on Corso Porta Borsari since 1947, a steady morning brioche stop a few doors from Flego.
Tip: The morning cornetto plus espresso (€3) is the cheaper alternative to Borsari and Flego; the seasonal pandoro runs December.
Worth the queue: Brioche and morning cornetti
Pasticceria Pomilio in Verona brings Sicilian sweets to the Borgo Roma side of the city, piping cannoli to order and selling cassata over a small counter.
Tip: Cannoli are piped to order (5 minutes wait); ask for the pistacchio version and add a coffee at the small counter.
Worth the queue: Cannolo siciliano
Pasticceria Bissoli in Verona bakes a strong Torta Russa (the buttery almond cake invented by a 1950s Veronese pastry chef) plus a daily counter of mignon .
Tip: The Torta Russa is sold whole or by the slice (€4); pair with a glass of Recioto della Valpolicella for dessert.
Worth the queue: Torta Russa di Villafranca
Pasticceria Mocambo in Verona runs Carnival frittelle as the late-January-to-Shrove-Tuesday seasonal hit. Editor pick for 2026 with what to order and book.
Tip: From Bacanal del Gnoco week the frittelle are the must-buy; order by the kilo for the family.
Worth the queue: Frittelle (Carnival fritters)
Gelateria Savoia in Verona opened in 1939 under the Bonvicini-Savoia family, three Gelato Oscars at Longarone for the crema. A 2026 editor pick.
Tip: The crema and pistacchio are the icons; arrive before 18:00 in summer to avoid the queue.
Worth the queue: Crema, fragoline di bosco and pistacchio gelato