centro-sagrarioTue-Sun 09:30-14:30, 17:00-20:30Walk-in onlyModern patisserie with French technique
Pasteleria Flor de Lis on Calle San Anton in Granada is the modern patisserie working French technique, with macarons, fruit tarts and a viennoiserie counter.
Tip: Closed Mondays; the lemon tart and macarons are the consistent orders, the macarons baked daily.
Worth the queue: Macarons and viennoiserie tarts
centro-sagrarioMon-Sun 09:00-21:00Walk-in onlyPionono of Santa Fe, the 1897 Granada original
Casa Ysla Piononos in Granada is the in-city outpost of the 1897 Santa Fe pasteleria, where Ceferino Isla invented the pionono to honour Pope Pius IX.
Tip: Six-pack of piononos travels well; takeaway is the norm and the cafeteria seats are limited.
Worth the queue: Pionono with cinnamon sponge and caramelised cream
centro-sagrarioMon-Fri 09:00-14:30, Sat-Sun 10:30-14:30 (closed August)Walk-in onlyHojaldre puff pastries and historic Granadina confiteria
Pasteleria Lopez Mezquita on Reyes Catolicos in Granada has baked hojaldres since 1872, with the Apperley pastel named for English painter George Apperley.
Tip: Closed for the month of August; the front window display rotates by feast day with seasonal specials.
Worth the queue: Apperley pastel and felipes
san-antonMon-Sat 08:30-15:30, 17:30-21:00Walk-in onlyHouse-baked sourdough and laminated pastry counter
Minuit Panaderia in Granada is the bakery half of Minuit Pan y Cafe on San Anton, with sourdough loaves and a laminated pastry counter the Granadinos rate.
Tip: The viennoiserie laminates fresh at 09:00; brioche and croissant are the morning order before 12:00.
Worth the queue: Brioche with chocolate and croissant ferme
centro-sagrarioMon-Sat 07:30-14:30Walk-in onlyTraditional Granadina molletes and sweet panes
Panaderia Maria on Calle Mesones in Granada is the locals favourite for molletes antequeranos, sweet pan de leche and the working-day mid-morning bread queue.
Tip: Cash preferred; the queue moves fast and the mollete with olive oil is the canonical desayuno order.
Worth the queue: Mollete antequerano with olive oil and tomato
beiroMon-Sun 09:00-21:00Walk-in onlyPionono of Santa Fe (second oldest branch)
Casa Ysla Piononos Beiro in Granada is the second-oldest branch of the 1897 Santa Fe pasteleria, next to the Caleta courts on Avenida de la Constitucion.
Tip: Quieter than the Centro branch; the Beiro counter has the largest seasonal pastel selection.
Worth the queue: Pionono with rum syrup and caramelised cream