Kraków bakes around two icons: the chewy ring of the obwarzanek krakowski and the layered creams of its old confectioneries. You can buy an Obwarzanek Krakowski straight from the carts on Rynek Główny, the main market square, then move to the sit-down pastry tradition at Cukiernia Michałek on ul. Krupnicza. Zaczyn leads the modern sourdough side of the city, and Vanilla keeps the cake counter busy.
4 bakery places in Kraków we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Kraków · Bakery across every city.
Order 25-hour fermented sourdough loaf
Zaczyn on Tadeusza Kościuszki west of the Old Town grinds its own flours on-site and runs a 25-hour fermentation on every loaf.
Order Obwarzanek hot from the cart
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.
Order Rose-filled pączki
Cukiernia Michałek on Kraków's Krupnicza is the family-run pastry counter west of the Planty since 1958: rose-filled pączki, kremówka, sernik.
Order Sernik (Polish cheesecake)
Cukiernia Vanilla in Kraków runs traditional Polish patisserie from two shops, Brzozowa 13 and Na Szaniec 14.
