Pasticceria is a pastry shop in Italy employing professional pastry chefs creating some of the most amazing Italian cakes and pastries. The specialities will vary by region but usually combines a bakery, cake shop and cafe. For breakfast, typical offerings include Cornetto, Bambolone, or Marzutto and other Italian pastries and cakes. Lunch might feature Tramezzini or smaller dishes, sometimes even simple pasta dishes. The concept of the Pasticceria evolved after the Renaissance marked by significant developments in pastry making, at the end of the sixteenth century due to the increased availability of sugar and the advent of creams, chocolates, shortcrust pastry, and puff pastry. This era also referred to as the Age of Sweets, highlighted the prominence of Italian cuisine, which gained recognition throughout Europe for the quality of its sweets and the expertise of its chefs. Every year there is a national competition awarding the top pasticcerias in Italy.
Every year Pasticcerias across Italy are vying for the Best Pasticceria Italia Award. The Award is with Three Cakes the highest recognition and requires a score above 90 points. This year, 31 brands received this honour, including newcomers Piccola Pasticceria di Casale Monferrato in Piedmont by Angelina Cerullo and Yumiko Saimura, and Dolciarte di Avellino in Campania by Carmen Vecchione. Leading again is Dalmasso di Avigliana in Piedmont. Iginio Massari's Pasticceria Veneto in Brescia remains the top contender with its Tre Torte d'Oro award. Below are the pastry shops awarded with the Three Cakes, listed region by region:
Piemonte
Dalmasso - Avigliana: Family experience passed on from one generation to the next: since the first pastry shop established by his father, Giuseppe, in 1963 in Almese in the province of Turin, the Pasticceria Dalmasso has now been operating for more than 50 years. After years working in the family shop, Alessandro opened his own laboratory making sweet delicacies since 1996.
Fabrizio Galla – San Sebastiano da Po: A true boutique of sweet art, this shop represents the starting point of Fabrizio Galla's production. Among the 23 best in Italy according to the Gambero Rosso guide, the pastry shop in San Sebastiano da Po, in the province of Turin, is synonymous with excellence and craftsmanship. A one-of-a-kind thanks to the adjoining laboratory, where the passion and creativity of the Pastry Chef meet to give life to his sweet creations. Piccola Pasticceria – Casale Monferrato: In the new Guide - Gambero Rosso Pasticceri & Pasticcerie d'Italia 2024, Piccola Pasticceria by Yumiko Saimura and Angelina Cerullo we obtained the recognition of the Three Cakes.
Lombardia
The list for Lombardia is long! And includes Besuschio – Abbiategrasso with four generations of pastry making since 1845, Fusto in Milano, Ernst Knam in Milano, Martesana in Milano and Alessandro Servida.
In Erbuco, the Pasticceria Roberto; in Montichari Dolce Reale, and in Bergamo Caffè Cavour 1880; and then also in Rabica, the Pasticerria Cortinovis.
Veneto and Trentino Alto Adige
Biasetto – Padova: Inaugurated in 1998, the Pasticceria Biasetto brings a modern vision to pastry making to Padua - with an artisan pastry labarotory as well as a savory option with their Bistrò.
Pasticceria Marisa in San Giorgio delle Pertiche in the Trentino Alto Adige Region received the award, as did the Acherer Patisserie Blumen in Brunico (Bozen).
Emilia Romagna
For the Emilia Romagna the awards went to the Gino Fabbri Pasticcere in Bologna. Sweet but also savory pastry options, which in Bologna are appreciated right from the morning for breakfast and are enriched for lunch or an evening aperitif. Rinaldini in Rimini with its bright pink branding is an eye catcher - also for its sweet delicacies. In just a few years Roberto Rinaldini has been able to create a completely original, glamorous and elegant style for his Pasticceria. Each of his cakes is conceived as a work of art in its own right.
Toscana
The Toscana entries Nuovo Mondo in Prato won. "Il Nuovo Mondo", is a small pastry boutique in the historic center of Prato which satisfies the most demanding gourmands, and its Pastry Chef and Owner Paolo Sacchetti dedicates himself to the study of the traditional recipes of its territory, such as the famous Le Pesche di Prato.
The Pasticceria Luca Mannori in Prato will let you indulge in freshly baked, fragrant pastries, chocolates, and other delightful treats that will lift your spirits. Experience a blend of traditional and innovative pastry creations, where the owner's passion for music harmonizes with the art of baking, resulting in flavors that will be a symphony for your taste buds!
Lazio
For the Lazio Region, the Pasticceria Walter Musco Bompiani in Roma received the 3 cakes award. It is a pastry laboratory dedicated to transforming artistic and aesthetic concepts into delicious creations. Built upon the legacy of the former "Pasticceria Bompiani", but now transformed into Walter Musco’s pastries featuring striking and precise shapes, primarily geometric figures like triangles. These designs, characterized by their mysterious yet polished appearance, have become a hallmark of the Walter Musco pastry shop.
Entering the Pasticceria Grué means indulging in an unparalleled sensory experience. Smell, taste, hearing, touch will be the senses involved in an encounter of sublime pleasures. The bright colors of modern cakes, the aromatic scents of leavened pastries, the crunchy and melting consistency of macarons, the layering games, everything in Grué combines to give a moment of pure ecstasy. Belle Hélène in Tarquinia also received an award.The haute patisserie in the heart of Tarquinia, where tradition and interpretation meet. In 2010 Francesca Castignani began the adventure of Belle Hélène, after a long experience between Italy and France with great masters such as Heinz Beck, Pierre Hermé and Luca Mannori.
Campania
The region of Campania featured 6 entrants with awards: Maison Manilia in Sulla Marcellana; Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana Pietro Macellaro in Piaggine; Pasquale Marigliano in Nola and of course Sal de Riso Costa d’Amalfi in Minori. Avellino features the winner Dolciarte in Avellino and in Sant' Egidio del Monte Albino the Pasticceria Pepe Mastro Dolciere.
Puglia
Sicilia
And only two entrants with 3 cake awards for Sicily: Sciampagna in Palermo Pasticceria specializes in artisanal products of great quality and imagination. Caffè Sicilia in Noto the other winner. Caffè Sicilia Noto was founded in 1892. The Pastry Labaratory creates perserves, nougat, dried fruit and bisquits as well as the famous Sicilian cakes and pastries.
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