Where to buy bread cakes chocolates ice cream Liguria

Traditional focaccias, pizzas, salted pies, but also amaretti biscuits and other local pastry products. This little piece of equipment will not disappoint you.

A very good ice cream parlour nestled in the hills above Corniglia. Star flavors include ricotta and fig, honey and walnut, and the surprisingly delicious basil. The ice creams are certified 100% artisanal. For the rest of us, there are crêpes and smoothies. Just try it and you'll agree with the general opinion: this is one of the best ice cream parlors in Italy! Generous, smiling service. At the back is a pleasant terrace surrounded by greenery, where you can admire an ancient stone vault. From here, wifi connection available.

Another mouth-watering ice cream shop. In a charming square of the same name, very lively in the evening, here's another good address not far from the Palazzo Ducale, where you can enjoy artisan gelati (prepared without colorants or preservatives). A fine range of chocolate (milk, dark, melting...), nocciola (hazelnut cream), gianduja, almond, macadamia nut or custard... But also refreshing Sicilian granitas. The welcome is warm and friendly, even late into the night on weekend evenings.

Since 1999, a good address on Vernazza's main shopping street. The narrowness of the space means that you soon come face to face with the flavors. The ice creams are handcrafted using organic ingredients (milk and panna). House specialties include ricotta-figus, Vernazza cream (made with vanilla, white chocolate, mascarpone and wild berries) and Cinque Terre cream, which we leave to you to taste! Other stores can be found in La Spezia (Corso Cavour and Piazza Verdi).

Straight on the harbor, the best gelateria in Imperia with a nice selection of scents that change every day. Pleasant alternative for an ice-cream break, small fruits or cream sticks to be removed directly from the freezer.

Dream bakery! Here's the ideal spotto indulge your sweet tooth and bite into a creamy focaccia drenched in olive oil, right on the seafront in Monterosso. For it's their focaccias in particular that have made their reputation, so divine are they... Pizzas are also served in the evening. You can either take your picnic and sit a few meters away, facing the sea, or simply take advantage of the small tables provided. In short, this isn't just any bakery...

This local pastry institution is not extraordinary at first sight, but since the 1950s it has been known in the area for its torta monterossina, prepared with chocolate, cream and apricot jam... Trust us, it's worth a visit.

Founded in 1939, this patisserie has become one of the best in Ventimiglia. The store's Art Nouveau decor hasn't changed much in three generations, and we love the charm it exudes. Here you'll find cakes for every occasion: panettone, tarts, typical Ligurian cakes such as Turta de Luré, a host of mignardises, macaroons, meringues, dark chocolate orangettes, numerous bites from the master chocolatier, ice creams, but also mini-pizzas or friands...

This friendly bakery near the port offers a wide range of sweet and savoury treats to take away, starting with focaccia secca, but also gourmet pastries, from pandolce alla Genovese to camogliesi al rhum. This Camogli specialty resembles a large chocolate boulder, dusted with powdered sugar and filled with a rum-based cream. For a quick lunch on the beach or out for a stroll, enjoy creamy focaccia, plain, with cheese or onions, thin slices of pizza, savory vegetable pies and many other delights.

Favourite pastry of the Genoese bourgeois, Mangini maintains the same refined atmosphere (admire the chandeliers rocks) and same quality in its dishes since 1876. The small daisies filled with jam are exquisite. Without forgetting the main house speciality and made in Liguria: Sacripantina. Created in 1851 by Giovanni Preti, this cake with basic ingredients classic (milk, butter, egg yolks, flour) is nicely enhanced with rum and Marsala, without forgetting the addition of bread from Spain.

This little store, which would almost go unnoticed along Via Luccoli, is a piece of history. A landmark for gourmets, its red neon sign reads Caffetteria, which would look right at home in a Cinecittà film... As you'll have gathered, this is a far cry from supermarkets. The cremeria sells frothy artisanal ice creams, cream-filled wafers, Liège coffees and chocolates, and Genovese specialties such as panera genovese, a kind of iced coffee mousse. Top flavors include sabayon and pistachio.

On a trip to Boccadasse, a visit to Antica Gelateria Amedeo is a must for any ice cream lover. This former dairy now produces delicacies such as coffee panera, a delicious semi-glazed mousse! You'll find classics and unusual flavors like marron glacé, almond, cinnamon, chocolate-mint and lactose-free ice creams. Combine the pleasure of the taste buds with the pleasure of the eyes as you enjoy your ice cream as the sun sets. For a little variety, there's an infinite choice of fruit or cream sticks.

For a change from traditional ice cream, here's something to refresh your summer snacks. This all-purpose café-bistro prepares rich Sicilian specialties, including granite, a glass filled with crushed ice in a variety of flavors. Almost every ice-cream parlour sells them, but Don Paolo's are the best in the region. Try one with lemon or almonds, and sip from your own little paper cup with your straw, admiring the romantic view from the esplanade. Heated veranda for winter.

In the palace where Lord Byron stayed, this patisserie, named after its Swiss founder, is a landmark. Sweet and savoury mignardises and all kinds of chocolates have been made here with the utmost care since 1910. The store, which has caught up with the trend for a certain clientele eager for a more balanced diet, also offers lower-calorie "sweets", with less sugar and more fresh fruit or nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds). One of the specialties that will last the trip is Genoese pandolce.

Just a stone's throw from the Carlo Felice Theatre, one of Genoa's finest focaccias, in a central location where good bakeries are rare. We recommend you start with the classic focaccia , just to get an idea. Wide choice of sweet and savoury snacks. Very good pastries. Ideal for a quick breakfast or lunch, sitting around the piazza de Ferrari watching the fountain sparkle, before heading off to via Garibaldi and its many palaces.

Castelletto's most famous ice cream parlour, which has been making the finest semifreddi and panere (creamy ice cream parfaits) for generations. With such a solid reputation, we only regret that he took the opportunity to double his prices... A pity, but the gelato is still exquisite, and if you happen to push into this beautiful residential area, the terrace with its plunging view over the city is well worth a stop. There's also a cafeteria service, serving breakfasts and aperitifs.

At the corner of Corso Colombo and the seafront promenade, this is where you'll find one of Varazze's best ice-cream parlors, a regular haunt. All flavors are renowned for their handcrafted preparation using fresh ingredients, so much so that there are often long lines on summer evenings. You'll have fun with the smarties and marrons glacés ice creams, and discover new flavors with the crème brûlée and violet ice creams. Parents who used to come here for a snack as children now bring their own children.