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The counters in Gdańsk worth queuing for: bread, pastry, and the morning ritual.
Bakery counters in Gdańsk worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.
Pellowski in Gdańsk is the family bakery on Długa, with branches across the city. Open mon-sat 06:30-19:00, sun 08:00-15:00. At ul. Długa 40.
Worth the queuePoppy-seed bread
TipThe Długa branch fills fast at lunchtime; the larger Słupska Street store is calmer.
Pellowski Słupska in Gdańsk is the larger production bakery and cafe of the family chain, in Przymorze. Open mon-sat 06:30-19:00, sun closed.
Worth the queueApple cake (szarlotka)
TipBigger choice of wholegrain and seeded breads than the Długa tourist branch.
Cukiernia Paradowski in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz is the city's oldest active confectionery, opened spring 1945 by Stefan Paradowski. Son Andrzej still runs the shop.
Worth the queuePączki on Fat Thursday
TipOn Fat Thursday (Tłusty Czwartek, the last Thursday before Lent), the queue stretches down Wajdeloty.
Le Delice in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz works a tight cukiernia-piekarnia format on Partyzantów. Croissants out of the oven about 09:30; the chocolate ones go fastest.
Worth the queueAll-butter croissant
TipCroissants out of the oven about 09:30; the chocolate ones go fastest.
Nowy Chleb in Gdańsk Przymorze is Łukasz Stafieja's artisan micro-bakery: own-milled flours, natural starter, wheat and rye sourdoughs to order.
Worth the queueCountry sourdough loaf
TipPre-order online for Saturday pickup; walk-in stock sells out by 13:00.
Cynamonka in Gdańsk works a Grobla III unit a block off Długie Pobrzeże, the city's most-named cinnamon-roll counter. Open tue-sun 09:00-18:00, closed mon.
Worth the queueClassic cinnamon roll
TipPlain (sauté) sells out first. The cream-filled cinnamon rolls go by mid-afternoon.
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.
Worth the queuePistachio-cream cinnamon roll
TipPistachio-cream sells first. Vegan options on the board most days.
Cukiernia Sowa in Gdańsk runs the Długa branch of Poland's oldest national patisserie chain, founded Bydgoszcz 1946. Napoleonki, butter cookies.
Worth the queueNapoleonka (cream slice)
TipNapoleonka is the brand's signature; ask for them at the counter, never from the case.
Pellowski in Gdańsk's Galeria Madison runs the family bakery's shopping-centre counter, close to the train station. Open mon-sat 09:00-21:00, sun closed.
Worth the queueRye bread loaf
TipIf you missed the Długa queue, this is the fallback. Closed Sunday.
Chleb z Natury in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz is the city's dedicated gluten-free bakery, run by A&J Olejniczak: every loaf is certified safe for coeliacs.
Worth the queueGluten-free buckwheat sourdough loaf
TipHours are short (Wed-Fri afternoons, Sat morning); a separate pickup point on ul. Kielneńska 7 in Osowa runs Wed-Fri 19:00-20:00.
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