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A historical café in Milan, Taveggia was completely renovated during its 100 years of age in 2009. Very frequented by the judges of the nearby courthouse, this elegant and refined coffee offers a wide range of brioches and cakes for breakfast or tea, a good aperitif buffet and a restaurant. 

A historic Turin patisserie, opened in the early ^20th century by pastry chef Gustavo Pfatsich, who brought his love of gourmet pastry-making with him from the mountains. Housed in a superb Liberty building, under the arcades, it's a veritable kingdom of gourmet delights. Try the cream spreads and the Fenice cake with meringue and fruit. People come from far and wide to try diamanti arriba, filled chocolates in the shape of precious stones, and marrons glacés, some of the best in town. And at the end of 2024, the patisserie will open a museum dedicated to chocolate!

Directly from Sicily, the best granita in the city.

Try fior di panna, sabaion and amaretto scents, Noisettes hazelnuts and mandarin sherbet.

The oldest bakery in Turin where you can find special breads and famous grissini whose stirati are 1,60 m long.

At Gobino, chocolate isn't just a quality treat, it's a sensory experience where every bite represents hours of work and research. Excellence begins with the raw materials: cocoa, selected from the finest vintages, hazelnuts, essential to the famous gianduiotto, typical of the Turin tradition, and the best flavours to make each chocolate a unique piece. Add to this the trendy design, and the packaging that would be worthy of being displayed in a museum for its elegant simplicity.

Established in 1880, Gertosio is a historic pasticceria in the center of Turin. Here, you can stock up on quality spreads - a pure delight made with cocoa and Piedmont hazelnuts, guaranteed palm-oil free - and, of course, exceptional homemade chocolates, including traditional Turin gianduiotti in their golden wrappers (there's even a giant version for aficionados!) and dark chocolate bars with whole hazelnuts that are more than appetizing! The perfect place to stock up...

It's impossible to miss this street-side gelateria. The line that forms in front of it in summer says it all... And with good reason: this is Murano's first artisanal ice cream parlour, and its ice creams are divine! The quality of the ingredients used, the know-how of the maestro, the subtle, even unusual flavors (mushroom, juniper, white truffle...), and the freshness of the flavors all contribute to the success of this artisan ice-cream maker, which delights passers-by at the hottest times of the day. Try the simplest, the lemon-basil sorbet, which quenches the palate with joy.

If you are looking for a good place to have breakfast before visiting the archaeological site, this is it! The De Vivo pastry shop is the best in town, but also the oldest, opened in 1955 and run by the same family since then. The babas have made it a success and you can find Neapolitan classics like sfogliatella and pastiera. The coffee is also excellent. The homemade ice creams, made with fresh seasonal products, will make you come back for a taste after the visit to the excavations.

A temple of gluttony born in 1925 when Antonio Bellavia, a native of Palermo, left his native Sicily to open a pastry shop in Naples. There is an impressive choice, a very appetizing stall where all the Neapolitan specialities(sfogliatella, pastiera, babà), as well as Sicilian desserts such as cannoli, can be found. The coffee is also delicious. Moreover, the place also makes small snacks. Good news: the brand has a point of sale at the airport, for one last sweet temptation before returning home!

An institution, a temple, a must-see. Pintauro has been open for over 200 years and is the inventor of sfogliatella, a typical Neapolitan pastry in the shape of a cone, prepared with puff pastry or shortcrust pastry and filled with vanilla or caramel ricotta and candied fruit. It can be served cold, but it is better just out of the oven! The Pintauro's is excellent, even if according to the Neapolitan, Scaturchio's sfogliatella would have become the best. A story of taste to be followed.

Founded in 1933 by the grandfather of the current owner, this artisanal gelateria has a reputation that is well established. Under the sign of the little monkey (translation of scimmia), the fruit flavors are generally declined according to the seasons: chestnut and amarena cherry in autumn, peach, apricot and wild strawberry in summer. To be tasted in a cone while continuing your passeggiata along Spaccanapoli or in a beautiful cup on the terrace that occupies the small square. The house also offers lactose-free and gluten-free flavors.

Opened since 1920, this pastry shop has the advantage of having a small terrace, with a nice view on a massive church with an old-fashioned charm and a roof that is now gone. The sweets here are the best in the neighbourhood: sfogliatella, babà, zeppole (fried cabbage with cream filling) are the success of this address. The service is smiling and the coffee excellent. The interior room has not changed since the creation of the place, the marble floor is magnificent, it is well highlighted by the powerful lighting.

This little coffee overlooks a house with an outdated pink rose and turns your back on a small church. Very frequented by tourists. A stone's throw from the café, in red brick, stands one of the only medieval remains of the city.

The most beautiful pastry shop-cafeteria in Ischia, airy, bright and chic. Excellent choice of cakes, including delizia al limone, their speciality, and good Neapolitan pastries. In summer, the establishment also offers homemade ice cream. With its large bay window and beautiful terrace open in the summer, La Dolce Sosta allows you to discreetly observe the movement of the street. Well placed in the middle of the city's main shopping street, the address is ideal for a break after a shopping session or a beach bath. Pianist in the evening.

Almost a century old, the most iconic bakery in the lagoon has come a long way since its creation in 1924. It now has eight locations in Venice. The Santa Croce store is located in the shadow of the San Giacomo dell'Orio basilica. This panificio works non-stop, serving fresh bread and pastries made with organic flours, but also slices of pizza with a wide variety of toppings, as well as coffees and cappuccinos. Just across the street and also part of the Majer group, you'll find the Cantinetta, for the aperitif hour.

On the Strada Nova, the ice creams are good and everyone knows it. There is a crowd, everyone wants one and finally, in order not to make those who are waiting behind wait too long, we decide quickly, we choose at random and... we always have a good surprise! Without going into the eccentric, the traditional perfumes are there, few in number, but well made and tasty. So don't hesitate to try a vanilla/chocolate cone or a strawberry/lemon cup. A nice variation is the homemade vanilla or chocolate magnums, covered with small chips.

As with all the good places in Venice, this one doesn't look like much. And it's not here yet that Venice will succeed in ruining you. Go to the Squero San Trovaso (gondola repair shop), near the Accademia. You'll easily recognize this little store by its blue-and-white-striped marquee. Refreshing colors for devilishly creamy ice creams, which bring Venetians from far and wide to savor their gelato sitting on the edge of the little canal. No flavor here would disappoint. We'll let you be the judge!

This well known gelateria is located just behind the Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. They serve you with a smile. The store is divided into two distinct counters: on one side, the ice cream counter, which is a must, and on the other side, the one reserved for pizzas, paninis and buns. To return to the ice creams, they are certainly appetizing but especially made from natural flavors. They are rich in flavors and taste. So much so that everyone comes back to it!

Don't worry, even if Marcella can scare some with her bossy look, this is one of the best pastries in the city. You have been warned! The window filled with cookies, pastries, pastries, cantuccini and other homemade cakes invites you to indulge in gourmet delicacies and the prices are competitive. It is also possible to make a salty stopover, with a sandwich, panini or focaccia, and even to have a glass of wine.

On the lakeside, we have tested a lot this ice-cream parlour and we can assure you: it is one of the best in this region of Italy! We come there to get drunk of the numerous fruit flavors or we opt for a more original ice cream as, for example, those with tiramisu, with honey or with cinnamon... The pistachio ice cream is simply excellent and reveals all the flavors. Unforgettable! Il Gelato dei Masters also offers very good milkshakes. Very friendly staff. Attention, payment only in cash.

Close to the Rialto Bridge and the San Marco district, this store located on Castello has what it takes to make you envious! Pralines, sugared almonds, ganaches, chocolate fountains and even hot chocolate to take away for a few euros: this is certainly the best artisan of the discipline in Venice. Come in for a gift idea or simply for a treat. The ganaches are made with the finest cocoa, spices, candied fruits and coffee for an irresistible assortment.

A pastry shop renowned for its excellent chocolate since 1915, it is one of the Piedmont capital's institutions. Try all the wonderful specialties of Turin's great chocolate-making tradition, especially the alpini, chocolates filled with liqueur, and, of course, the famous hazelnut giandujotti. All treats are made from cocoa beans roasted right here in the nearly 1,000^m2 laboratory. Everything is absolutely delicious, whatever you choose... A benchmark!

Renowned for its many melting chocolates and marrons glacés (a marvel, arguably the best in the city!) since 1836, this is where Cavour used to order for his receptions as a minister. The glorious patisserie now has a chic little counter where you can sip a good coffee or cappuccino in the morning. From April to November, if you take a seat on the lovely terrace overlooking the Piazza San Carlo, you'll be served a number of dishes as light as they are refined, ranging from club sandwiches to smoked salmon with salad.

This small family pastry shop (also caterer), well known since its creation in 1958, is full of very appetizing sweets, all handmade. Well located under the arcades, in a wooded setting, it allows you to take a comforting break. Fruit pastes with orange, melon, peach or banana flavour. It is the ideal place to discover Italian and especially Piedmontese pastries, including Pan della Marchesa, the house specialty with hazelnuts, and Lose golose, Susa cakes with almond, cocoa and peach flavor.

This artisanal gelateria lives up to its name: it is true that the ice creams are as creamy and smooth as one could wish! The ice creams are made by hand from carefully selected products, such as DOP pistachio from Sicily or ricotta and pears from Abate. From classic tastes to unexpected flavors, from chocolate and coffee to fruit, everything is good and will satisfy a greedy craving. To be tasted on the spot, on the few tables outside the store, or to accompany your walk along the seafront.

"Les vices des anges" is the gourmet address in Via Domenico Ridola, one of the main streets in the historic center. This artisanal ice cream shop offers a range of flavors that will satisfy every desire, from the most classic tastes (pistachio, chocolate) to the most original flavors and combinations (licorice, sabayon, mandarin-basil, rum-kaki). In the summer, the fruit granite is very refreshing. The ice cream shop also offers lactose-free flavors. To be enjoyed on the small terrace or during a walk.

A piece of Bergamo history dated 1476. Situated in the enchanting Piazza Vecchia, the retro and elegant décor will take you back to an atmosphere of yesteryear. The bar offers excellent pastry specialties such as torta donizetti, the traditional local sweet cake with apricots and pineapple slices. There is also a fast food restaurant at lunchtime. You will enjoy the beauty of the setting, although the service is sometimes a little slow. And if you are in too much of a hurry, you can simply lean back at the bar to have a coffee!

The true gourmets will find here what they need to satisfy their desires! Founded in 1796 (Bologna was then occupied by Napoleon's troops), it is the oldest chocolate maker in the city. Majani was an official supplier to the Royal House of Savoy after the unification of Italy. Taste the famous cremini, incredibly melting little squares: made of four layers of marzipan and hazelnut paste, they were invented in 1911 for the launch of the Fiat Tipo 4. Another chocolatey delicacy is the tortellino, dark, milk or white, with creamy filling.

"We do it in front of everyone" is the motto of this amazing café, at the crossroads between an ice cream parlour, a restaurant and a pastry shop. Cioccolati Italiani does everything possible to fulfil its mission of promoting chocolate culture: a view of the production laboratory, dark and white chocolate fountains (where you can fill your cone), ice-cream tasting and a pleasant veranda. A real temple dedicated to chocolate served in all its variations; gelato, however, wins first prize: smooth, velvety, creamy, a real treat!

For more than 40 years, this artisanal pastry shop has excelled in its house specialty, margheritine, small light and melting cookies first made in 1868 for the Queen of Italy, Margherita. They are now the pride of the city. You can't leave Stresa without tasting them. The cookies can be bought by the gram. To make a gift, they are packed in a pretty cardboard box with the representation of the city in engraving. Other tempting sweets: panettone, filled mini-croissants, tarts...

With such a name (criollo is the noblest variety of cocoa), you can imagine that here it is a matter of taste! And of chocolate! This bar-pastry-chocolate shop, located next to the historic center and therefore away from tourism, makes modern sweet creations that are popular with the locals. You will hear Italian spoken there, which is not necessarily the case a few meters away. On the terrace, you can sip a good coffee accompanied by a slice of Santa Fina, one of the house specialties, with saffron (produced in San Gimignano) and lemon. Yummy!

It's a must for gourmets from Alessandria and beyond, right in the heart of the city. The evocative setting of the former Guerci gallery, built in Liberty style in 1895, makes Bonadeo's delicate pastries even more exquisite, in particular the petit fours, the wide variety of brioches and the famous Polenta di Marengo cake (a soft pastry made from corn flour, starch and raisins, covered with a maraschino glaze) that pay homage to the city's great pastry-making tradition.

Since the 1970s, the Rolando family has run this beautiful pastry shop in the centre of Tortona, an unmissable haunt for gourmets and gourmands. Although its specialities are numerous, it is especially known for its Baci di Dama (lady's kisses). Small oval biscuits united by a thin veil of chocolate, the Baci di Dama are the jewel of the city. Their reputation has long since spread beyond the Piedmontese and even national borders, but it is here that the best are to be found. A visit is mandatory!

A true Ivrea institution, this glorious pastry owes its fame to Torta 900, patented by Umberto Balla in 1972. Its gourmet recipe, however, dates back to the ^19th century, created by Ottavio Bertinotti, and the secret of its manufacture has been jealously guarded ever since. It's made up of two discs of sponge-like, but lighter, cocoa dough, topped at the last minute with chocolate cream and dusted with powdered sugar. The result is really delicate and melts in the mouth.

Did you know that it is in Verona that the pandoro is produced, this sweet star-shaped bun sprinkled with icing sugar, a must for Christmas? Well, the Barini pastry shop has been making it its speciality for over 50 years. Just a few steps from the bullring, Barini is also a cafeteria where you can sip a creamy cappuccino or a strong espresso and bite into little cakes with names as bewitching as their flavour: Romeo's Kisses (with almond and butter cream), Juliet's Kisses (with hazelnut and chocolate cream).

For those with a sweet tooth, here's a chocolate factory offering a range of delicious chocolates, as well as frozen desserts. Here, since 1979, chocolate has been handcrafted in all shapes and flavors: pralines, dragées, spreads, tablets... but also tartufo, an ice cream-based dessert with a heart of melting chocolate, available in a myriad of different flavors, each more appetizing than the last: pistachio, coffee, ricotta and fig... Further address: Via Gennaro Serra 78 (behind Pizza Plebiscito).

Artisanal chocolate factory in the hands of the Gallucci family since 1890. Located in the Sanità district, a stone's throw away from the catacombs of San Gaudioso, the shop focuses on authenticity, offering only handmade chocolate sweets. Succumb to the nocciolo (chocolate with pieces of walnut) or to the castagna fondente (a soft and mellow dark chocolate). Also chocolate bars, nougat, and candied chestnuts in the fall. Enough to recover from your emotions after visiting the catacombs!

Villas and abbeys make you hungry? The Besuschio pastry shop in the town's central square has been satisfying both big and small hungers for over 170 years. Macaroons, pralines, chocolates, but also traditional specialities such as pan de fraa, a tender cake named after the bread that the monks used to distribute to the poor, or the tegola (tile) of San Bernardino, made with butter, almonds and hazelnuts. There is a lovely terrace under the arcades where you can sip a cappuccino or a glass of wine with a brioche or some petits fours.

A temple of torrone since 1836, Sperlari is the great specialist in sweets of all kinds. Supplier to the Royal Household since 1921, this beautiful shop of delights is well worth a visit. Its window display seems to be straight out of a children's book, so full of colours and delicacies! Apart from the traditional nougat(torrone) with almonds, honey and egg white, you will find all kinds of colours and shapes: chocolate, pistachio, but also jams, sweet liqueurs and sweets.

A stone's throw from the station is this charming pastry shop whose specialty is sfogliatella, the Neapolitan sweet with a heart of citrus-flavoured ricotta, in a puff pastry or shortcrust pastry sprinkled with impalpable sugar. Some Neapolitans even say that the best are eaten here, always served hot and fragrant, ideally accompanied by a small espresso. We can only recommend that you get an idea of it for yourself...

An institution of the sfogliatella which is located near Porta Capuana, a stone's throw from Piazza Garibaldi and just outside the historic centre. Legend has it that the pastry shop was founded in 1837 by the pastry chef Carraturo, who specialized in the preparation of sfogliatella riccia (puff pastry). According to history, all of Naples came to taste it. Today, it is the fifth generation that kindly welcomes visitors tempted by one of their delicious Neapolitan pastries.

L'Antico Forno ai Serpenti is a pizzeria located in the Monti district of Rome. It's one of the area's historic stores, offering a variety of delights from bread and cookies to pizzas and desserts. The restaurant offers focacce, pizze, but also good crostate alle visciole, a cherry pie. Ideal for a quick bite to eat in the Monti district! You can also have breakfast here (the cornetti and doughnuts are delicious), or an aperitif at the end of the day.

Simply delicious! What more can be said about the products of this laboratory, which makes artisan pasta whose recipe has not changed over time? Agnolotti, raviolini, cappelletti, gnocchi: all Piedmontese specialties prepared with the freshest ingredients, from flour and eggs to fillings (meat, cheese or vegetable) and accompanied by 100% natural sauces. Enough to fill up your shopping basket before you leave - the pasta in question will last a few days!

For a gourmet stopover during your day of sightseeing, don't miss the Almonte café-pâtisserie, which makes some of the best rum saluzzesi in the region. These delicious sweets are indeed the local specialty: pralines in a heart of rum-flavored cream, wrapped in meringue and dark chocolate... Pure pleasure! But the other patisseries are also worth a detour, each as pretty and tasty as the next. Everything is very fresh and the staff are really friendly. An excellent address!

MaCam is a gelateria like no other. The flavors of the moment are marked on a slate, and, surprise, alongside the classics, you can find some truly surprising tastes, such as carrot ice cream or basil and pine nuts! The ingredients used in our ice creams, smoothies and soups of the day are of the freshest quality, and you'll soon notice the difference when you taste them. And as the ingredients are only seasonal, there's no question of finding a melon or fig sorbet here during the winter!

Since 1881, the specialty of this chocolate factory, now run by the passionate Giancarlo Torta and his children, has been Baci di Cherasco, a blend of Piedmont hazelnuts and dark chocolate. They're a sure-fire hit to pack in your suitcases! But the other sweets are just as delicious... The setting of the patisserie, under the arcades, has not changed and has kept its wooden shelves, marble tables and paved floor from over a century ago. A true temple to gourmet delights!

A stone's throw from the cathedral, a gelateria that attracts with its neat décor and large windows, and even better, by the smell of the dough of the cones cooking, which is prepared as the ice cream leaves. Yummy! Everything here is homemade. The flavours of artisanal ice creams vary according to the season and the ingredients available; be aware that fior di latte is their specialty. The house also offers pancakes, bagels, piadine, coffee, smoothies and other sweets. It's hard to make a choice if you like sweet as well as salty!

Probably the favourite ice cream parlour of the locals. The various flavours are made with ingredients and products from Irpinia and Campania. If available, try the IGP chestnut ice cream from Montella, which is as creamy as you like. In addition to the classic flavours, the company does not shy away from original flavours, such as the IGP onion ice cream from Montoro. The company was founded in Mirabella Eclano in 1990 as an artisan gelateria , and has built up a solid reputation. It now also markets its products in the hotel and catering sector.