Where to buy the best pandori, panettoni and Christmas gift baskets in Rome?
Yet another Christmas is here. To warm up our spirits we turn to the classic holiday sweets and gift baskets filled with sparkling wine, cookies and cured meats, to enjoy with our family or to gift to others. Here is our selection of the best bakeries and pastry shops in Rome where you can purchase Christmas baskets, pandoro and artisan panettone in Rome this holiday season.
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Cresci
In the Vatican City area, Cresci, Danilo Frisone’s multifunctional establishment (a tavern, pizzeria, cocktail bar, and finally, a bakery with an open lab), offers, as it does every year, a classic panettone that is simply outstanding. Butter from Fattorie Fiadino, flour from Molino Pasini, Madagascar vanilla, and organic candied fruit from Morandin are among the key ingredients of a baked product that has no equal in Rome.
Via Alcide De Gasperi, 11/17
Classic panettone €38
Le Levain
With the opening of the new Le Levain Café store, recently inaugurated on Via Piave, Giuseppe Solfrizzi’s bakery is more active than ever during the Christmas season. This year, the panettone has been created in three different versions: Classic, Django (chocolate dough with semi-candied raspberries and a crunchy Valrhona chocolate topping), and Moana (classic dough with semi-candied wild berries, pistachio praline, and a passion fruit creamy filling). They are available for purchase directly on Le Levain’s Online Shop for home delivery or in their stores.
Via Luigi Santini, 22 – Via Piave, 9
Caramel Pecan Panettone €48 – Moana Panettone €48 – Django Panettone €48
Casa Manfredi
Beyond the excellent breakfasts to enjoy at the first location on Viale Aventino and in a former theater in the Ostiense area, Casa Manfredi during this time of year produces exceptional panettone and pandori. Among the various versions of panettone available, there is the ‘Romanese,’ a traditional Milanese panettone made in Rome-
Viale Aventino, 91/93 – Via dei Conciatori, 5
Romanese Panettone (1 kg, € 42) – Chocolate and Pear Panettone (1 kg, € 45) – Pandoro (800 gr, € 40)
Antico Forno Roscioli
The historic Roman bakery on Via dei Chiavari produces artisanal panettone, genuine and with the typical rustic texture of baker’s leavened goods. ‘Our leavened products are tied to our family history. Rustic and artisanal, they are prepared following recipes developed in 2003 and revised in recent years,’ says Pierluigi Roscioli. Just like their bread, Roscioli’s panettone is sold by weight and can be purchased at the store or ordered online for delivery throughout Italy.
Via dei Chiavari, 34
Gruè
At Gruè, the famous pastry shop on Viale Regina Margherita, they offer a classic panettone, with or without almond glaze, and more unique flavors such as Gianduioso with 60% single-origin dark chocolate from Ecuador and IGP Piedmont hazelnuts, drops of 62% single-origin chocolate from Ivory Coast, or the Chocolate and Candied Pear Panettone where semi-candied IGP Emilia Romagna pear cubes blend with pieces of dark chocolate. They also have the Chocolate and Pear Panettone, and of course Pandoro.
Viale Regina Margherita
Classic €45 – Gianduioso €50 – Chocolate and Pear €48 – Pandoro €45
Pasticceria Walter Musco
This year, Walter Musco, in his namesake pastry shop renowned for a line of individual portions and refined cakes often inspired by contemporary artists, is bustling with the production of various types of panettone: Piemontese; Milano; with cherries and poppy seeds; pears and chocolate, and more.
Largo Bompiani, 8
Chocolate Panettone €45 – Classic Panettone €42 – Cherries and Poppy Seeds Panettone €45
Micro Forno Luca Pezzetta
Luca Pezzetta, the beloved pizzaiolo and master of fermentation from Fiumicino, crafts his artisanal panettone using live sourdough starter, flour made from 100% Marche-region grains, French butter from centrifuged cream, raisins, candied orange, and Bourbon vanilla. The process involves three doughs and three separate rises, resulting in a 48-hour production cycle. In addition to the classic artisanal panettone, Luca also offers a chocolate version, featuring gianduja cream in the dough and dark chocolate chips. The panettone packaging designs are the work of the Roman creative studio “Slevin.”
Via Giovanni Battista Grassi 22, Fiumicino
€45
Triticum Micropanificio
In the Marconi area, the small bakery Triticum produces two versions of panettone, traditional and chocolate and coffee. They use organic Piedmontese flours from Mulino Sobrino, homemade sourdough, butter from the French dairy Elle&Vire, organic egg yolks from Azienda Agricola Claudio Oliviero, Mieli Thun orange honey, Piedmont IGP Pariani hazelnuts and hazelnut paste, Australian Sei Corone raisins, and Madagascar Norohy bourbon vanilla as the base ingredients for the dough. The rest can be discovered through tasting.
Via Giuseppe Peano, 10
Federico Prodon
Federico Prodon, a Roman pastry chef and former contestant of Bake Off Italia 2, after a couple of years at Caffè Hungaria, has opened his own boutique. For the Christmas season, Prodon returns to Italy with a traditional Panettone featuring raisins and candied orange, flavored dough with candied lemon and orange peel, or a Maron glacés version, and much more.
Via Giovanni Schiaparelli, 21
€42–45
Forno Monteforte
Monterforte, the bakery on Via del Pellegrino, offers various types of panettone: the classic made with sourdough, 00 flour, egg yolks, sugar, butter, inverted sugar, candied orange peel, vanilla pods, candied orange cubes, and raisins; the Bronte pistachio one with white chocolate and Bronte DOP pistachio paste; and a chocolate version with chocolate chips.
Via del Pellegrino, 129
Classic and chocolate Panettone €35 – Pistachio Panettone €45
Panificio Marè Prati
Daniele Marè from Marè bakery in Prati offers many variations of panettone: classic, pear and chocolate, chocolate… At the heart of it all is the sourdough starter.
Viale Angelico, 88
Forno Conti & Co.
In the heart of Esquilino, Forno Conti crafts panettone using carefully selected raw materials. The available variations include the classic with raisins and orange, or with chocolate and coffee.
Via Giusti, 18
€30-42
Eataly
Eataly’s Panettone is handcrafted to ensure impeccable artisanal quality. Available in a variety of flavors, it’s enriched with carefully selected ingredients like raisins and candied fruit, offering an authentic sweetness that’s perfect for making your Christmas celebrations extra special. At its core lies sourdough starter and a natural 48-hour leavening process. Complementing it are wheat flour, butter, fresh pasteurized egg yolks, Bourbon vanilla, raisins, and candied lemon and orange peel.
Piazzale XII Ottobre 1492
Classic Panettone €39.90 – Classic Panettone in Tin €52.90 – Pear and Chocolate Panettone €39.90 – White Chocolate and Pistachio Cream Panettone €39.90 – Limoncello Panettone €39.90 – Classic Pandoro €34.90
Giuffrè
Giuffrè’s selection of panettone for Christmas 2024 offers multiple available variations, from the traditional with raisins and candied fruit to gianduia and apricots. At Giuffrè, it’s customary to pair bakery products with gelato. As an exceptional offering just for the holidays, they recommend serving the panettone with their zabaione sauce made with aged Marsala Florio, which is sold separately.
Viale Trastevere 255 – Viale dei Colli Portuensi 596
€40
Cristalli di zucchero
Cristalli di Zucchero stays true to the classic panettone recipe, with slight tweaks: “We slightly increase the amount of fresh eggs and Belgian butter,” explains Marco Fontana. Available both in-store and via Cosaporto.it, their panettone options include classic with raisins and candied fruit, without candied fruit, and special flavors like chocolate, wild strawberries, and the new pear and chocolate. Savory fans can try their curry and turmeric-infused panettone with herbs, semi-dried tomatoes, and Taggiasca olives.
Via di Valtellina, 114
€40
Patrizi
Since 1985, Arcangelo Patrizi’s pastries have wowed with festive, buttery, and aromatic panettone. Choose from traditional flavors or innovative options like Cappuccino and Apricot, Tonka Bean and Ginger.
p.zza G.B. Grassi, 6 – Fiumicino (RM)
Classic Panettone €38 – Apricot, Tonka Bean and Ginger Panettone €40
I Mannari
‘I Mannari,’ a renowned gelateria in Montagnola, introduces a limited-edition panettone for 2024. Giuseppe Bassanelli fills the cake with Valrhona chocolate-glazed zabaglione semifreddo. Served frozen, it’s reheated in a warm oven before eating to restore softness. Available in sizes (800g, 1kg, 1.6kg) and customizable fillings, pre-order is essential.
Via di Grotta Perfetta, 125
Dolcemascolo
Viale G. Mazzini 84-86
€42 – €46
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