Bakery counters in Chișinău worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.

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Where to queue for bread and pastry

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Crème de la Crème Patisserie

Order Vienna-style coffee with French croissant

Crème de la Crème Patisserie in Chișinău is the ground-floor Parisian counter under the Provençal café, baking croissants, eclairs and custom cakes daily.

Granier

Order Plăcintă with cottage cheese and cherries

Granier in Chișinău is the all-day bakery chain on Ștefan cel Mare and beyond, baking honey cake, plăcinte and almond rings that sell out by closing.

La Mamuca

Order Plăcintă with cottage cheese

La Mămuca in Chișinău is the takeaway-only Moldovan bakery chain on Pușkin 22, where the plăcinte tray turns over hourly and the chebureks are house-fried.

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Dulcinella

Order Ion cake with wafers, chocolate ganache and condensed-milk cream

Dulcinella in Chișinău is the multi-branch pastry shop best known for the Ion cake, with custom-order cakes and a separate vegan dessert sub-menu.

Patisserie Caramel

Order Eclair with vanilla cream

Patisserie Caramel on Bănulescu-Bodoni 45 in Chișinău is the French-style patisserie and café with eclairs, red velvet, tarts and a small outdoor terrace.