Francesco’s Italian-American Bakery has been baking handcrafted Italian-American pastries, custom cakes, breads and other traditional favorites in Hicksville for more than 40 years. Its signature Napolitano bread is hand-shaped, slow-proofed and baked on the stone deck of a brick oven, while its cake team creates made-to-order designs for weddings, religious celebrations and other milestones. The bakery serves Long Island daily and ships selected specialties nationwide.
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
Brooklyn Bread CompanyWith more than 30 years on Brooklyn’s Kings Highway, Brooklyn Bread Company bakes hand-rolled Italian breads and pastries fresh each day. Its Calabria-rooted tradition reaches back to Guiseppe Crupi’s family baking locations in the 1940s, and the bakery is known for its signature lard bread as well as old-world cookies. The company is a certified Brooklyn Made bakery and ships its specialties nationwide.BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, NY
Jean Danet PastryBuilt on Pat Giura’s early training in his father’s bakery, Jean Danet Pastry is a family-owned Brooklyn bakery making Italian pastries, signature New York–style cheesecakes, and custom celebration cakes. The shop has served Brooklyn and New York City for more than 30 years, carrying old-world pastry techniques into scratch-made wedding and occasion cakes shaped around each customer’s celebration.BROOKLYN, 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