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.
Address: ul. Podwale Staromiejskie 94, 80-844 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.
Worth the queue: Napoleonka (cream slice)
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.
Worth the queue: Rye bread loaf
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.
Worth the queue: Gluten-free buckwheat sourdough loaf
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.
Worth the queue: Poppy-seed bread
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.
Worth the queue: Apple cake (szarlotka)
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.
Worth the queue: Pączki on Fat Thursday
