Amazingly beautiful bakery along the pedestrian access in Padova. A delicious assortment of…read morecookies, pastries, breads, and savory snacks. I sampled several cookies, a chocolate tart, and an arancini. Friendly service and tasty, tasty treats.

Gian and I have been here like ... 3-4 times while back in Padova? Yes. This place is a chocolate…read moreheaven, I kid you not. This is, as Gian says "an institution". Vecchiato has been in business for years, probably decades, and I doubt they'll ever stop! Tucked away near the galleria in Padova, this cafe bakery hides gems that you will feel extremely proud of discovering! Once you walk through their doors, through the hall of freshly baked brioche, croissants and focaccia, lies a treasure trove of chocolate. I'll get to that in a bit! They make coffee so well, and it's so cheap that you'll order 3 at once! They also have a house special which has their handmade chocolate in it which is heavenly. They're most famous for their chocolate, of course. As I mentioned, it's a treasure trove. They make the most delicious handmade chocolate spread anyone could ever ask for! They're like 200 times more delicious than Nutella, all handmade and with a variety of dark, milk and white chocolate. Sometimes, you can catch the staff members packing up freshly made chocolate spread into the jars and just stand there, watching and sniffing the gorgeous aroma of cocoa. I weep tears of sadness thinking about the jars I couldn't bring back to Glasgow. They also have A LOT of chocolate treats and pastries. Made fresh everyday. One of my weird pleasures in life is too eat dark chocolate shaped like a wrench or a hammer because it makes me feel invincible and funny haha they make a lot of these types of fresh chocolate! They also have tons of "slabs" of chocolate! I don't know what else to say other than CHOCOLATEEEEEE *screams like the fish from Spongebob* Love it forever and always. Visit if you're ever in Padova!

Fast and easy place just a few blocks from the train station. Got the calzones and a couple of…read morepizzas. The food was just perfect after a week of being on a cruise ship. If in the area you cant go wrong with great pizza in a small town in Italy.

Francesco teams with Italian Food Lab to offer a course on how to make Napoli pizza. His lesson on…read morepreparing dough, preparing pizza, and cooking pizza is very thorough and easy to understand. I think my kids did a better job making pizza than I did, but we all had fun. He shutdown his pizzeria at 1600 to give us an intimate class on making pizza for four of us. How to make the dough, nead the dough, shape the dough, prepare the ingredients and technique with the pizza paddle to pick up and place in oven. The class and dinner (eating out pizzas) lasted about 2 hours and was full of fun. Highly recommend the food. Highly recommend the class booked at (https://www.italianfoodlab.org/) with a days notice. Others required over 2 weeks notice for their class. Francesco makes the experience lively and fun - which makes the time fly and kids had fun. If in the area - HIGHLY recommend

Try anything there!…read more Literally anything or.... their homemade camille.... they made them first ;)! Amazing pastry coffee and more! It's work the walk!

I've been told that this is one of the better bakeries in Padua (Padova in Italian). It's always a…read moregood time to get sweets, so we checked this place out. They have both indoor and outdoor seating. If it's hot outside, definitely take a seat inside since they have air conditioning. They have a large variety of sweets to choose from, so you're bound to find something you'll like. I chose a brioche filled with cream and pistachios, a fruit tart, and a strudel. They were all good choices and my favorite was the brioche, though I wish it had more pistachios than mostly shown on the outside. Sometimes you'll find some small appetizers on the counter that you can sample while making your selection. Nothing fancy (small squares of pizza, some nuts, etc.) , but it's a nice touch. Celso is a nice bakery and I'd definitely recommend it to those visiting the city.