PASTICCERIA ALEX • Bientina In Bientina

Renovated place, new look, definitely brighter, but a little colder and emptier. The chocolate waterfall on the wall is still a marvel! The variety of fresh pastries available in the late morning is quite limited, even if you're there on the weekend, and the price is high for the quality/price ratio. The tray in the photo cost over €19, all light, foamy pastries, so not particularly heavy. Basically, 20 mini pastries for €1 each!!! Crazy! They're also beautiful to look at, but their flavors aren't very bold and they're a bit indulgent and tasty. Not quite there.

Beautiful, recently renovated pastry shop. The interior is modern and well-kept. Parking in front is very convenient. Being local, I often go there for breakfast and to pick up sweets to take home. The breakfast is not bad at all; the pastries are good, but there's not much of a savory selection. The Valdostana croissant is very good. The unique cubic croissant is very good; I also tried the "original" one from Turin (for triple the price), and I have to say that Alex's isn't far off the mark, but in my opinion it's just a showpiece... the other filled pastries, whose names I can't remember, are definitely worth more attention; they're similar to the Viennese one. The sweets on the counter (both fresh and dried) are good, but I didn't find anything special, and I think they're a bit pricey.