10 bakeries in Braga, editor-picked for bakeries open sunday. Bakeries baking on sundays. All bakeries in Braga.
Frigideiras do Cantinho ★ 4.8
Largo de São João do Souto 1, 4700-326 Braga
Hours: Monday to Saturday 08:00-20:00; Sunday 08:00-14:00
The most historically important food address in Braga, trading continuously since 1796. The specialty is the frigideira: a fried pastry pocket of custard egg.
Tip: Try all three house classics in one visit: frigideira, tíbia and sameirinho. The combination costs under €5 and tells the whole story of Braga's conventual pastry heritage.
Tibias de Braga ★ 4.5
Praça Conde São Joaquim 30-32, 4700-210 Braga
Hours: Daily 07:30-21:00
Next to the Arco da Porta Nova gateway into the historic centre, Tíbias de Braga is the specialist shop for the city's most iconic conventual sweet.
Tip: Buy a mixed box of six to compare the original vanilla recipe against the newer flavours. The classic egg-yolk filling is still the benchmark.
Tíbias de Braga ★ 4.3
Praça Conde São Joaquim 30-32, 4700-422 Braga
Hours: Daily 07:30-21:00
A confeitaria and tea room created by pastry chef João Benjamim Araújo in 2015, dedicated to the city's namesake pastry, the tíbia. The fluted fried-dough shells, named for their tibia-bone shape, are filled to order with traditional cream and modern variations.
Tip: The traditional cream tíbia is the canonical version, but the hazelnut praline and cappuccino fills are the house's modern additions. Try one of each at the counter with a bica.
Manteigaria Braga ★ 4.3
Avenida da Liberdade 712, 4710-249 Braga
Hours: Daily 08:00-21:00
The first Manteigaria factory in Minho, opened August 2024 on Avenida da Liberdade. The full bakery is visible behind a glass wall: shaping, filling, the salamander, the cinnamon dusting. A terrace pairs the natas with bica, Porto wine or ginja.
Tip: Stand at the glass wall and time your order to when the tray comes out of the oven. Take a nata still warm to the terrace rather than the box for takeaway.
Pastelaria Lusitana ★ 4.2
Rua Dr. Justino Cruz 127, 4700-317 Braga
Hours: Daily 08:00-20:00 (closed 1 January and 25 December)
Founded in 1955 by the owners of the century-old Lusitana Bakery (1896), this is both a pastry shop and a refined tea room with views over the Jardim de.
Tip: The Santa Bárbara Garden view from the window is Braga's most atmospheric setting for afternoon tea. Pair a tíbia with green tea.
Coretto Cafe e Tortaria ★ 4.1
Rua Dom Diogo de Sousa 57, 4700-422 Braga
Hours: Monday and Wednesday to Sunday 09:00-19:00; Tuesday closed
A neighbourhood tortaria (roll-cake shop) in the university district with a daily changing counter of homemade tortas and layered cream cakes.
Tip: Mid-afternoon (15:00-16:30) is when the fresh batch of tortas is on the counter. Come then for optimal texture.
Pastelaria Montalegrense ★ 4.0
Rua Nova Sta. Cruz 10/12, Lojas 4/5, 4715-039 Braga
Hours: Daily 07:30-23:00
One of the longest-opening bakeries in the city, Montalegrense runs through the day from breakfast pastries to late-evening cakes, with the kitchen producing.
Tip: The dark broa (rye bread) is sold by the half-loaf. Buy a half and eat with the local sheep's cheese from Queijaria Central for an excellent picnic.
Pastelaria Caravela ★ 4.0
Rua Dom Pedro V 133, 4705-348 Braga
Hours: Daily 07:30-21:00
A well-regarded pastry shop in the residential belt west of the centre, producing a wide selection of artisan pastry from a kitchen that also takes custom.
Tip: The fresh cream pastries are restocked at 15:00. Visit mid-afternoon for the widest selection.
Padaria Pastelaria Neiva ★ 3.9
Rua Cónego Luciano Afonso dos Santos 42, 4700-365 Braga
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 07:00-20:00; Monday closed
A neighbourhood bread and pastry shop serving the São Vicente parish with fresh loaves, rolls and a daily pastry rotation. Bread sells out by midday.
Tip: Fresh bread is out by 07:30. Come early on weekdays for a still-warm loaf.
Pastelaria São João ★ 3.7
Avenida da Liberdade 205, 4715-037 Braga
Hours: Monday to Saturday 07:00-20:00; Sunday 07:30-13:00
A workhorse neighbourhood bakery on Avenida da Liberdade, baking fresh bread from early morning and filling the display case with croissants.
Tip: Good for stocking up on morning bread and pastry before heading out to São Frutuoso or Bom Jesus.