Bakery counters in Bucharest worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.

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Where to queue for bread and pastry

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Bread & Spices

  • ★ 4.6

Bread & Spices is a bakery and pastry shop that opened in 2013 on the French bakery and boulangerie concept, with a cafe and restaurant on Șoseaua Pipera.

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Brutaria Amzei

  • ★ 4.6

Order Baghetă Ancienne, Baghetă Campagne or Campagne loaf.

Brutăria Amzei bakes artisan bread and French viennoiserie daily in Piața Amzei, from Campagne loaves to Ancienne baguettes, using French flour and butter.

Painea Lui Dumnezeu

  • ★ 4.6

Order Pâine Boule de Meule Blanc, made with white wheat flour, sea salt and sourdough.

Pâinea lui Dumnezeu is an artisan bakery that bakes sourdough bread, left to rise in the cold for at least 24 hours, with natural ingredients and pastries.

Scovergăria Micăi

  • ★ 4.6

Order Scovergi, made to the original recipe from Muntenia, in over 35 kinds.

Scovergăria Micăi is an artisan pastry shop on Calea Victoriei, selling scovergi, cococi, placinte and cozonaci made from natural ingredients.

Holy Bakery

  • ★ 3.6

Order 3-cereal bread or the gluten-free bread.

Holy Bakery is a micro bakery near Piața Charles de Gaulle making artisan pastry, breads and croissants by hand, with slow fermentation and natural sourdough.

Cofetaria Elizabeth

  • ★ 3.6

Order Artisan croissant with pistachio, or a pain au chocolat.

Cofetăria Elizabeth is a patisserie on Strada Sfânta Vineri near Piața Unirii, with 30+ kinds in its display case daily and French and Romanian pastry.

JW Bakery

  • ★ 3.6

Order Croissants, Danishes and éclairs.

JW Bakery in Bucharest bakes sourdough, whole wheat, rye and multi-grain bread with its own wild yeast starter, plus croissants, Danishes and éclairs.

Grain Trip Bakery

  • ★ 3.6

Grain Trip is a bakery on Bulevardul Nerva Traian whose breads and pastries travel the world, from France to Brazil and from Italy to the United States.

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Brutaria cu Maia

  • ★ 3.6

Brutăria cu Maia bakes traditional sourdough bread, baguettes, ciabatta and franzelă from natural ingredients, with traditional pastry, on Maior Câmpeanu.

Almond Café

  • ★ 4.4

Almond Café bakes artisan pastry and sourdough bread beside its specialty coffee, in the Aviatorilor area, and also offers a coffee membership.

Gluten Glory

  • ★ 4.6

Order Tarte Flambée, a thin Alsatian pastry with crème fraîche, onion and bacon.

Gluten Glory is a working bakery on Strada Copilului with sourdough fermented for 48 hours and hand-laminated viennoiserie, plus specialty coffee.