Crème de la Crème Patisserie ★ 4.5
Crème de la Crème Patisserie in Chișinău is the ground-floor Parisian counter under the Provençal café, baking croissants, eclairs and custom cakes daily.
Worth the queue: Vienna-style coffee with French croissant
Bakery counters in Chișinău worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.
Where to queue for bread and pastry
Granier ★ 4.2
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.
Worth the queue: Plăcintă with cottage cheese and cherries
La Mamuca ★ 4.0
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.
Worth the queue: Plăcintă with cottage cheese
Dulcinella ★ 4.3
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.
Worth the queue: Ion cake with wafers, chocolate ganache and condensed-milk cream
Patisserie Caramel ★ 4.2
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.
Worth the queue: Eclair with vanilla cream