Best Breakfast in Venice
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From the classic Pasticceria Tonolo and Brunch Cafe, to lesser-known spots worth adding to your trip.
★ 4.6 · 3,036 reviews
Step into Pasticceria Tonolo, a pastry shop that has been serving Venice since 1886. Choose a few of the small cakes from the long counter and enjoy them with a coffee at a relaxed morning pace.
★ 4.6 · 4,126 reviews
Settle in at Brunch Cafe, Venice's go-to spot for a proper sit-down brunch rather than a standing espresso. Share fluffy mango pancakes, a granola bowl and veggie gyoza in a quaint, busy dining room.
★ 4.4 · 653 reviews
Begin your morning at Bar Pasticceria Ballarin, a small Venetian pasticceria with a marble counter and a window full of pastries. Order a pistachio croissant or a little cake and eat it where the locals do.
★ 4.6 · 9,512 reviews
Treat yourself to a scoop at Suso, one of Venice's most talked-about gelato shops. Choose from creamy, richly flavoured gelato topped with waffles and eat it as you wander the narrow streets.
★ 4.7 · 745 reviews
Pause at Pasticceria Rizzardini, one of Venice's best-loved old-school patisseries, for a proper Venetian start to the day. Order a caffè at the counter with a crema al limone pastry or a mini slice of tiramisu.
★ 4.4 · 2,287 reviews
Start the day at Caffè Cannaregio, a rustic-chic roaster in Venice's Cannaregio district. Sip a bold house-roasted espresso with a pistachio croissant, then choose a bag of beans from the shelves to take with you.
★ 4.3 · 905 reviews
Pop into Majer, a Venetian pastry counter that opens early and closes late. Pair a cream-filled pastry or a frittella with a cappuccino or fresh orange juice before heading out to explore.
★ 4.8 · 699 reviews
Begin your morning at Rosa Salva Hotel, an elegant address just steps from St Mark's Square. Enjoy a calm hotel breakfast in warm, renovated surroundings before heading out to the basilica and the lagoon-side promenade.
★ 4.3 · 1,100 reviews
Grab breakfast at Pasticceria Dal Mas, a pastry shop recommended by Venetian hotel staff. Pair a pistachio cornetto or chocolate croissant with a hot chocolate or espresso before your vaporetto.
★ 4.7 · 536 reviews
Slip behind the Ducal Palace to Pasticceria Bonifacio, a local favourite just minutes from San Marco. Pick a buttery cornetto, a cream-filled frittella or a boozy rum babà and have it with a coffee.
★ 4.4 · 753 reviews
Duck into Pasticceria Marchini Time, a central Venetian counter stocked with old-fashioned pastries and cookies. Choose a pistachio croissant, tiramisu or cannoli and finish with a coffee.
★ 4.5 · 1,095 reviews
Sit outside at Pasticceria Rio Marin, a Venice café known for coffee made with real care. Sample the house-baked tiramisu or another fresh pastry alongside an espresso.
★ 3.9 · 707 reviews
Start early at Pasticceria Nobile, a popular Venice pastry counter that opens at 6 am. Order a pistachio or custard croissant with a cappuccino, using lactose-free or soy milk if you prefer.
★ 4.7 · 358 reviews
Slip into Pasticceria Targa for a breakfast the way Venetians have it, standing at the counter among regulars. Pair a coffee with a cannoli siciliani or another fresh pastry, and take a few more away with you.
★ 4.0 · 293 reviews
Stop at Pasticceria Chiusso for a fast, inexpensive Venetian breakfast among local regulars. Order a croissant or a house-made dessert like tiramisu alongside a coffee at the crowded counter.
★ 3.6 · 281 reviews
Try Pasticceria Italo Didovich for traditional Venetian pastry, famed locally for its bignè alla crema. Pick up a custard-filled bignè or a strudel, and have it with an espresso.
Venice · 🥐 Breakfast
Pasticceria Tonolo
30 min
Brunch Cafe
1h
Bar Pasticceria Ballarin
Venice · ☕ Coffeebreak
Suso
20 min
Pasticceria Rizzardini
Caffè Cannaregio
Majer
Rosa Salva Hotel
45 min
Pasticceria Dal Mas
Pasticceria Bonifacio
Pasticceria Marchini Time
Pasticceria Rio Marin
Pasticceria Nobile
Pasticceria Targa
Pasticceria Chiusso
Pasticceria Italo Didovich
