Bakery restaurants in Europe
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Pastéis de Belém
Sublime, divine traditional pastéis de Belém custard tarts, with the eggiest, lightest, crispiest tarts, served warm with a sprinkling of cinnamon and sugar. The recipe is secret, but these tarts taste like they've been made by angels. Founded in 1837, the traditional tiled tearoom is pretty.
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Åpent Bakerei
A neighbourhood café that serves coffee in deep, cream-coloured bowls and has unbeatable breads and pastries. A freshly baked roll (Nkr14) topped with homemade røre syltetøy (stirred jam) and enjoyed on the bakery’s patio, makes for one of Oslo’s best and least expensive breakfasts.
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Çudo Peçka
Many bakeries offer stand-bars at which to eat snacks and cheap if long-stewed cups of tea or cocoa. The Çudo Peçka chain is ubiquitous, and its branch near Hotel Velotrek has seating. However, their system of pre-paying can be awkward if you don't speak Azeri.
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Princi
Equally delicious for an early-morning cornetto (Italian-type croissant) or stracchino (Lombard cows-milk cheese) -filled focaccia on the way home at midnight, Princi is perfect for a filling bite on the run.
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Sandwich Co
Sandwich Co sells white bread, brown bread, baguettes, panini, ciabatta - this place offers good-value, choose-your-own sandwiches and salads. Also at 61 Strand Road.
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Bakeshop Praha
In Staré Město, this fantastic bakery sells some of the best bread in the city, along with pastries, cakes and takeaway sandwiches, salads and quiche.
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Taart van m’n Tante
This popular, uberkitsch parlour bakes apple pies, pecan pies, and tarts with lush ingredients such as truffles and marzipan with strawberry liqueur.
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Pekarnica Dora
Close to the train station, this bakery is open 24 hours for those late-night pastry needs.
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Gizem Cafe & Patisserie
This snazzy pastry shop with polished surrounds is something of a treasure-trove for carb-lovers, with lots of ravishing cakes, baklavas and ice creams. The upstairs salon is a good place to make eye contact (and eye contact only) with Turkish students of both sexes, here to enjoy the atmosphere, gossip and giggle. And if you travel with a laptop (and we're guessing you do), you'll be pleased to know that it has free wi-fi access.
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Bocca di Dama
The ‘Mouth of a Woman’ (named after a traditional almond cake) is a lovely little patisserie/café run by creative types – think cakes as art. Huge windows overlook the street, and you can tuck into divine little cupcakes topped with blueberries or delicate little sugar carrots, or exquisite bonbons with names like bacio dell’architetto (the architect’s kiss).
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Lanskroon
Other historic bakeries have prettier fixtures and daintier cakes, but only humble Lanskroon has such a remarkable stroopwafel – crispy, big as a dessert plate and slathered with caramel, honey or a deceptively healthy-tasting fig paste. In winter, locals come for spicy speculaas cookies and other holiday treats, and in summer there’s thick nut- or fruit-swirled ice cream.
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Horno de San Buenaventura
The Buenaventura chain is much loved in this city, and the cakes are pretty good. No, sorry, that’s a lie. The cakes are stupendous and they’re treated like precious jewels, showcased in shiny glass cabinets and wrapped up like Christmas presents if you take them away. There’s another branch in El Arenal on the corner of Avenida de la Constitución and Calle García de Vinuesa.
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Pattini & Marinoni
Non-stop, hot-out-of-the-oven action for under around €3. Weekdays the wood bar is lined with working stiffs, ties tossed over one shoulder and hair tucked behind ears to dive into house-made pasta. After 21:00, art students and aperitivi revellers amble in for tomato and green olive foccacia, only to return hungover the next morning for brioches.
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Bretzel Bakery
The bagels might be a bit on the chewy side, but they’ve got their charms – as do the scrumptious selections of breads, savoury snacks, cakes and biscuits that have locals queuing out the door on weekends. Certified kosher since 2003, Bretzel Bakery has been on this Portobello site, at the far southern end of SoDa, since 1870.
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Ulker Fırın & Café
Take care not to over-order at this thoroughly modern bakery, which is packed with both traditional and nontraditional Turkish sweets - the tiny pieces of şöbiyet (walnut curd) and fistıklı (pistachio)baklava are significantly more filling than they first appear. It's close to Plaza Cinemas.
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Stolle - Mariinsky
One of several outlets throughout the city, Stolle is a great place to come for coffee or dessert after an evening at the theatre. Black-and-white photos adorn the light-coloured walls, while jazz music wafts in the air. There is another outlet further up ul Dekabristov, although its basement setting is not quite as inviting.
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Baltic Bread
This outstanding bakery-café is an excellent place to stop for breakfast, lunch or a late-afternoon coffee break. Seating is limited, so take your order soboy (‘to go’) and head to Tauride Gardens. There is another outlet in Vladimirsky Passage and one on the Petrograd Side.
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Gran Caffè
This elegant place has the most fabulous gelati, mouth-watering pastries and cakes, and a great selection of drinks. Try the tè freddo alla pesca (iced tea with peach) on a hot day, or choose from a selection of delicious hot chocolates and coffee when the weather is cool. Remember it costs much more to sit.
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Dolcissimo
Except for the self-service espresso machine and yellow lizard-skin banquette, this little pasticceria (pastry shop) is un-apologetically old-fashioned, with its glass chandelier, gold-trimmed display cases, and rich, French-influenced fruit tarts, mignons (mini-pastries) and extravagant cakes.
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Karl Fazer Café
Another historical cafe worth delving into, this is a huge space with lots of character, classic decor and a small terrace. Founded in 1891 by the Finnish confectionary-making family (you'll see Fazer sweets and chocolate everywhere), it does amazing ice-cream sundaes and also sells cakes and tea to take away.
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Emmerys
This sophisticated, trendy bakery, coffee shop and delicatessen chain has branches throughout Copenhagen (in Nørrebro, Vesterbro and Østerbro) selling its own brand of coffee, as well as cakes, muffins, bread, wine and chocolate. Irresistible and high up on the list of locals’ favourites for a weekend treat.
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Baltisky Khleb
St Petersburg’s favourite bakery has made its way to the capital, bringing along its secret recipes for delectable pastries and desserts. This outlet near Pushkinskaya pl, resembling an old-fashioned confectioner, is an excellent place to stop for breakfast, lunch or a late-afternoon coffee.
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