Top Bakeries in Poland

Nowy Chleb ★ 4.7 · Gdańsk

ul. Śląska 17A, 80-389 Gdańsk

Nowy Chleb in Gdańsk Przymorze is Łukasz Stafieja's artisan micro-bakery: own-milled flours, natural starter, wheat and rye sourdoughs to order. Sezon and a handful of other rooms buy their bread from here.

Tip: Pre-order online for Saturday pickup; walk-in stock sells out by 13:00.

Cukiernia Pawlova ★ 4.7 · Poznań

ul. Żabikowska 44, 62-030 Luboń

Cukiernia Pawlova in Luboń outside Poznań is run by World Master Confectioner Paweł Mieszała, with traditional butter rogale baked to the Master's recipe and delivery into Poznań.

Tip: Phone order a day ahead and collect at the shop; the butter rogale sell out by mid-morning every November.

Lukullus (Mokotowska) ★ 4.7 · Warsaw

ul. Mokotowska 52A, 00-543 Warszawa

Lukullus on Mokotowska in Warsaw is the third-generation Warsaw patisserie family business since 1946. The chefs Albert Judycki and Jacek Malarski took Poland's Prix au Chef Patissier in 2021.

Cukiernia Paradowski ★ 4.6 · Gdańsk

ul. Wajdeloty 11, 80-437 Gdańsk

Cukiernia Paradowski in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz is the city's oldest active confectionery, opened spring 1945 by Stefan Paradowski. Son Andrzej still runs the shop; old recipes, no improvers, sourdough bread alongside the cakes.

Tip: On Fat Thursday (Tłusty Czwartek, the last Thursday before Lent), the queue stretches down Wajdeloty.

Cukiernia Kandulski ★ 4.6 · Poznań

Plac Cyryla Ratajskiego 1, 61-728 Poznań

Cukiernia Kandulski in Poznań is a family bakery founded by master confectioner Wojciech Kandulski in 1983, certified by the Cech Cukierników i Piekarzy for the protected rogal świętomarciński with white poppy seed, walnut and almond paste.

Tip: Pre-order phone-only in early November; daily production caps and queues outside the shop are routine before St Martin's Day.

Wedel Staroswiecki Sklep ★ 4.6 · Warsaw

ul. Szpitalna 8, 00-031 Warszawa

The Wedel old-fashioned shop on Szpitalna in Warsaw, opened in 1894 in Emil Wedel's tenement, sells chocolate bars, Ptasie Mleczko marshmallows and the original drinking-chocolate menu the family has poured since 1851.

Cukiernia Le Delice ★ 4.5 · Gdańsk

ul. Partyzantów 9, 80-254 Gdańsk

Le Delice in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz works a tight cukiernia-piekarnia format on Partyzantów. Big French-school croissants, eclairs, the kind of cake-case display Wrzeszcz returns to weekly.

Tip: Croissants out of the oven about 09:30; the chocolate ones go fastest.

Cynamonka Bakery ★ 4.5 · Gdańsk

ul. Grobla III 17, 80-837 Gdańsk

Cynamonka in Gdańsk works a Grobla III unit a block off Długie Pobrzeże, the city's most-named cinnamon-roll counter. Hand-rolled buns, natural ingredients, between 6 and 15 PLN a piece.

Tip: Plain (sauté) sells out first. The cream-filled cinnamon rolls go by mid-afternoon.

Piekarnia Mojego Taty ★ 4.5 · Kraków

ul. Karmelicka 68a, 30-001 Kraków

Piekarnia Mojego Taty (My Father's Bakery) bakes long-fermented sourdough and rye breads using traditional methods. Multiple Kraków branches; often sold warm.

Tip: Closed Sunday. Bread comes out hot in the morning; queue forms for the early-bake loaves.

Fawor ★ 4.5 · Poznań

ul. Hetmańska 91, 60-216 Poznań

Fawor in Poznań is a baker-confectioner cooperative founded in 1908, certified by the Wielkopolska Craft Chamber for rogale świętomarcińskie and producing up to 17,000 daily during the November season.

Tip: Skip the central locations on Nov 11; the further-flung Fawor branches have shorter queues and the same product.

A. Blikle (Nowy Swiat) ★ 4.5 · Warsaw

ul. Nowy Swiat 33, 00-029 Warszawa

A. Blikle on Nowy Swiat in Warsaw has sold rose-filled paczki since 1869. Five generations of the Blikle family across 157 years, fifteen Warsaw locations, and the doughnut Gazeta Wyborcza called the king.

Charlotte (Plac Zbawiciela) ★ 4.5 · Warsaw

Aleja Wyzwolenia 18, 00-570 Warszawa

Charlotte on Plac Zbawiciela in Warsaw is the French boulangerie that locals queue at from 07:30. Butter croissants, sourdough loaves, French wines by the glass when the kitchen pivots to bistro after dark.

Chleboteka ★ 4.5 · Wrocław

ul. Ruska 64/65, 50-079 Wrocław

Chleboteka on Ruska in central Wrocław bakes the city's most ambitious sourdough, some loaves a 48-hour prove. Modern bakery feel, daily-changing pastry counter, three Wrocław locations.

Tip: Get there by 09:30 for the best pastry selection; the morning bake sells through by lunch.

Piekarnia Złoto Nadodrza ★ 4.5 · Wrocław

ul. Henryka Pobożnego 20, 50-240 Wrocław

Piekarnia Złoto Nadodrza in Wrocław's Nadodrze has run by the Krajewski family since 1979, one of the city's best craft bakeries. The plum-cinnamon pączki is a Wrocław classic.

Tip: Buy three pączki to take across the river; they hold for the day if not refrigerated.

Chleb z Natury ★ 4.4 · Gdańsk

ul. Wita Stwosza 22, 80-308 Gdańsk

Chleb z Natury in Gdańsk Oliwa is the city's dedicated gluten-free bakery, the rare Polish-Tri-City room where every loaf is certified safe. Buckwheat sourdough, seeded rye-style loaves, pastries.

Tip: Pre-order Saturday loaves online; walk-in stock disappears by 12:00.

Obwarzanek Krakowski (Rynek Główny carts) ★ 4.4 · Kraków

Rynek Główny, 31-042 Kraków

The red-and-yellow obwarzanek krakowski carts on Kraków's Rynek Główny sell the EU-protected salted ring bread, hot, for 2 to 3 zl. About 150,000 leave the carts daily.

Tip: Choose poppy seed, sesame or salt. Best within 30 minutes of leaving the oven; older rings turn rubbery.

Piekarnia Sąsiedzi ★ 4.4 · Wrocław

ul. Michała Wrocławczyka 37, 50-380 Wrocław

Piekarnia Sąsiedzi in Wrocław's Grunwald student district is the neighbourhood breakfast room: sourdough breads, cinnamon buns, daily-changing breakfast plates pulled out of the oven.

Tip: Saturdays sell out by noon. Weekday breakfast from 08:00 is the calmest version.

Charlotte ★ 4.4 · Wrocław

ul. Świętego Antoniego 2, 50-073 Wrocław

Charlotte on Św. Antoniego in Wrocław doubles as bakery and bistro: French-style croissants, daily bread bakes, breakfast plates. The city's busiest morning room.

Tip: Order croissants to go after 11:00 when the bistro service takes over the seats.

Chleboteka Krzyki ★ 4.4 · Wrocław

ul. Zwycięska 20a, 52-414 Wrocław

The Krzyki branch of Wrocław's Chleboteka, the bakery's southern outpost. Same long-prove sourdoughs, same daily pastry counter, smaller queue than the Ruska shop.

Tip: Easier weekday parking than the centre; useful if you're driving in from Borek.

CINNAMOON ★ 4.3 · Gdańsk

ul. Podwale Staromiejskie 94, 80-844 Gdańsk

CINNAMOON in Gdańsk works a Podwale Staromiejskie counter on the edge of the Old Town: cinnamon rolls in 10-plus combinations, paired with specialty coffee, hot to 19:00 every day.

Tip: Pistachio-cream sells first. Vegan options on the board most days.

Cukiernia Michałek ★ 4.3 · Kraków

ul. Krupnicza 6, 31-123 Kraków

Cukiernia Michałek on Kraków's Krupnicza is the family-run pastry counter west of the Planty since 1958: rose-filled pączki, kremówka, sernik, all baked in-house.

Tip: The rose-filled pączki are the counter pick; Fat Thursday queue runs hours long.

Pellowski Piekarnia Cukiernia Kawiarnia ★ 4.2 · Gdańsk

ul. Długa 40, 80-827 Gdańsk

Pellowski in Gdańsk is the family bakery on Długa, with branches across the city. Rye breads, granola rolls, the poppy-seed bread and apple cake the locals reach for at 09:00 sharp.

Tip: The Długa branch fills fast at lunchtime; the larger Słupska Street store is calmer.

Piekarnia Cichowscy ★ 4.2 · Warsaw

Aleja Stanow Zjednoczonych 63, 04-028 Warszawa

Piekarnia Cichowscy in Warsaw is the family rye bakery that survived the wartime move from Bialystok, kept the sourdough culture going, and supplies the city's better deli counters with proper Polish bread.

Pellowski Słupska ★ 4.1 · Gdańsk

ul. Słupska 26, 80-392 Gdańsk

Pellowski Słupska in Gdańsk is the larger production bakery and cafe of the family chain, in Przymorze. Calmer counter, the full Pellowski range, the same szarlotka the Długa shop sells.

Tip: Bigger choice of wholegrain and seeded breads than the Długa tourist branch.

Vanilla ★ 4.0 · Kraków

ul. Brzozowa 13, 31-050 Kraków

Cukiernia Vanilla in Kraków runs traditional Polish patisserie from two shops, Brzozowa 13 and Na Szaniec 14. Sernik, hazelnut tortes, makowiec and szarlotka baked daily.

Tip: Sernik krakowski is the city's lattice-topped cheesecake; ask for it at the counter.

Cukiernia Sowa ★ 4.0 · Poznań

ul. Półwiejska 32, 61-888 Poznań

Cukiernia Sowa at Stary Browar on Półwiejska 32, Poznań is the city-centre branch of the Bydgoszcz-founded 1946 patisserie chain, good for karpatka, sernik and the Bydgoszcz rogal bydgoski variant year round.

Tip: Eat the karpatka or sernik on weekdays; the rogal bydgoski here is Bydgoszcz's PGI workaround, not a certified rogal świętomarciński.

Piekarnia Lubaszka ★ 4.0 · Warsaw

ul. Pulawska 36, 02-512 Warszawa

Piekarnia Lubaszka in Warsaw is the city-wide chain of Polish sourdough bakers, twenty-plus addresses pumping out rye loaves, paczki and savoury rolls from dawn. The Pulawska shop is the easy weekday stop.

Cukiernia Sowa Długa ★ 3.9 · Gdańsk

ul. Długa 13-17, 80-827 Gdańsk

Cukiernia Sowa in Gdańsk runs the Długa branch of Poland's oldest national patisserie chain, founded Bydgoszcz 1946. Napoleonki, butter cookies, Florentine biscuits, cheesecakes, takeaway boxes for the train home.

Tip: Napoleonka is the brand's signature; ask for them at the counter, never from the case.

Pellowski Galeria Madison ★ 3.8 · Gdańsk

ul. Rajska 10, 80-850 Gdańsk

Pellowski in Gdańsk's Galeria Madison runs the family bakery's shopping-centre counter, close to the train station. Useful for grabbing a loaf en route to a day-trip train; the same range as Długa.

Tip: If you missed the Długa queue, this is the fallback. Closed Sunday.