Since 1981, the Cuccia family’s Alpine Pastry Shoppe has been baking Italian desserts, pastries, and custom cakes in Smithtown. The family-owned bakery is now carried on by four generations of bakers, balancing traditional favorites such as filled-to-order cannoli with new creations and elaborate occasion and wedding cakes. Its holiday desserts and accommodating specialty offerings extend that family tradition to celebrations throughout Long Island.
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Alfonso's Pastry ShoppeFounded by Alfonso in 1970 after he honed his craft in Italy and worked as a baker at New York’s Plaza Hotel, Alfonso’s Pastry Shoppe makes fresh Italian pastries, cakes and custom celebration cakes on Staten Island. The shop moved to Victory Boulevard in 1978, where Alfonso’s son Anthony Campitiello has preserved his father’s techniques while running the business since 1996 and expanding it to a second location. Traditional pastries share the counter with contemporary cake designs, including detailed specialty cakes made for weddings and family milestones.STATEN ISLAND, NY
Corbo's BakerySince 1958, family-owned and operated Corbo’s Bakery has been making traditional Italian pastries and cakes in Cleveland’s Little Italy, with its signature cassata cake and fresh-filled cannoli at the center of a four-generation family tradition. The bakery also serves savory Italian fare through its kitchen, while its made-from-scratch cookies and custom celebration cakes keep Corbo’s closely tied to neighborhood gatherings and festivals.CLEVELAND, OH
Circo's Pastry ShopSince 1945, Circo’s Pastry Shop has been making Italian and French pastries, custom celebration cakes, and its famous cookies from its Bushwick bakery. The family business traces its craft to Nino Pierdipino, who came from Sicily and now runs the shop with his sons Salvatore and Anthony, both Culinary Institute of America graduates. Circo’s retains an old-neighborhood feel—one distinctive enough to attract movie crews—while shipping its baked goods nationwide.BROOKLYN, NY
Civitello's Italian Pastry ShoppeSince 1921, Civitello’s Italian Pastry Shoppe has made Italian cookies, pastries, spumoni, ices and other treats in Schenectady. Founded by Ralph Civitello after immigrating from Alvignano, Italy, the shop remains a family tradition, with the Angerami sisters carrying its homemade recipes into a third generation. Its old-fashioned storefront still serves as a gathering place, and its cookies are baked without preservatives, hand-packed to order and shipped across the continental United States.SCHENECTADY, NY