The city is home to century-old pastry shops that have become essential stops for anyone with a sweet tooth. These historic establishments offer some of the best-known sweets in Aragonese cuisine, from traditional Frutas de Aragón to meringues and other specialties. If you are one of those people who cannot resist a good dessert, here are the pastry shops you absolutely have to visit if you come to Zaragoza.
PASTELERÍA FANTOBA
It has just celebrated its 170th anniversary and is, without exaggeration, one of Zaragoza's most famous pastry shops. It is located on Don Jaime Street, and its striking exterior already invites passersby to stop, although it is when you walk through the door that you discover the full essence of this historic establishment. With Ivana at the helm, the pastry shop is especially known for its meringues, one of the sweets that continue to bring many Zaragoza residents here, generation after generation.
But that is not all. One of the pastry shop's hallmarks is that its products are made by hand, with the team overseeing the entire process, from the doughs to the fillings. And there is something even more surprising: they also make their own chocolate. It is produced beneath the pastry shop, where they have a dedicated space to work with it and let it rest until it is ready to be used in their sweets.
PASTELERÍA LA ALMOLDA
This pastry shop is located at 11 Méndez Núñez Street, and its small size should not fool you: inside, it hides outstanding sweets capable of winning anyone over. Open since 1920, La Almolda has made tradition one of its defining features. Its tea pastries, doughnuts and most classic cakes are among the products that have shaped the history of this century-old establishment.
It is a pastry shop that has successfully reinvented itself and adapted to modern times without losing the essence that defines it. Its offerings include home-delivered breakfasts, a perfect way to start the day on a sweeter note. The most complete box costs around 35 euros and includes a chocolate-covered palmier with a personalized message, pastries, hot chocolate, juice, tea pastries and churros.
LOS MAYSES
With as many as five shops across Zaragoza, Los Mayses has become one of the city's best-known pastry shops. It has been delighting Zaragoza residents for more than 30 years and, throughout that time, has built a highly loyal customer base that continues to trust its creations.
It is one of the city's most renowned pastry shops thanks to its handmade baking and, especially, its croissants and XL doughnuts. Although these have become some of its most popular products, its display counter hides many other temptations. Handmade cakes, cookies, torrijas, fritters and palmiers round out an offering designed for the most devoted sweet lovers.
HORNO ISMAEL
Since 1978, this pastry shop has been part of Zaragoza's baking history. More than four decades later, it continues to champion handmade production and maintains its own bakery, one of its main hallmarks. Its sweets have accompanied several generations of Zaragoza residents at celebrations, afternoon snacks and family gatherings.
Every day, its bakery prepares pastries, cakes and other baked goods following the same philosophy with which the business began: making handmade sweets. This tradition can be seen in details such as the Frutas de Aragón, cut and coated by hand, or the tea pastries, which are still piped by hand. New offerings have joined these classics, including a large filled croissant dipped in chocolate.
