The invention relates to a hinge (10) for closing panels of the access opening of refrigerated cabinets, where said hinge (10) comprises: —a casing that can be fixed to a fixed frame of the access opening, where said casing contains a mechanism configured to allow tire rotation of said panel about an axis (X) between a closed position and an open position of the access opening of the refrigerated cabinet, —an elastic return means (53) to allow the return from the open position to the closed position of the panel; characterised in that said hinge (10) comprises a braking element (100) configured to interact with the aforesaid mechanism to brake the closing movement of the panel generated by said elastic return means (53).