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...
Pasticceria Mocambo is a bakery in Verona.
Editorially verified June 3, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: From Bacanal del Gnoco week the frittelle are the must-buy; order by the kilo for the family.
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 Mantovana 21, 37137 Verona
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
Panificio Pasticceria Mantovani in Veronetta runs a family bakery and pastry counter, selling wood-oven country loaves by weight and pandoro at Christmas.
Tip: The pane di campagna (rustic country loaf) sold by weight is the take-home; the pandoro runs late November to early January.
Worth the queue: Pane di campagna
Forno Bonometti in Veronetta is the wood-fired bread bakery that supplies several of the city's natural-wine bars. A 2026 TableJourney editor pick.
Tip: The whole-wheat sourdough by weight (€9 per kilo) is the staff loaf at half the Antica Bottega del Vino lunch service.
Worth the queue: Pane integrale a lievitazione naturale
Pasticceria Flego opened in 1950 in Verona and runs three city shops. TableJourney editor pick with address and booking notes inside the entry.
Tip: Buy Baci di Giulietta in a 250g paper box (€18); the Torta Russa is the second souvenir.
Worth the queue: Baci di Giulietta (almond-hazelnut shortbread)
Dolce Locanda Perbellini in Verona is the central pastry shop of Giancarlo Perbellini, opened on Via Catullo in 2014. A 2026 TableJourney editor pick.
Tip: The pandoro A Ernesto (named for the chef's grandfather) is the seasonal signature; risino and millefoglie are the year-round counter picks.
Worth the queue: Pandoro A Ernesto and panettone A Enzo
The Melegatti factory outlet in San Giovanni Lupatoto sells the Verona pandoro Domenico Melegatti patented in 1894. A 2026 TableJourney pick.
Tip: Second-choice packs run 10 to 20 percent below retail; visit between mid-November and early January for the freshest seasonal pandoro.
Worth the queue: Pandoro Melegatti and panettone