Since 1903, Presti’s Bakery has made Sicilian family-recipe pastries and Italian foods in Cleveland’s historic Little Italy. Described as Cleveland’s oldest bakery, it also serves lunch and caters gatherings, carrying recipes passed down through generations.
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
M. Cibrone & Sons BakeryM. Cibrone and Sons Bakery is a family-operated Italian bakery, deli and specialty grocery store founded in Pittsburgh’s North Side in 1955 by Michael “Micky” and Della Cibrone. Now located in Castle Shannon, the business bakes bread and pastries and continues to serve local wholesale customers as well as retail shoppers.PITTSBURGH, PA
Vaccaro's Italian Pastry ShopFounded in Baltimore in 1956 by Palermo-born Gioacchino “Mr. Jimmy” Vaccaro, Vaccaro’s Italian Pastry Shop makes Sicilian pastries and other Italian desserts using the Old World recipes he brought from Italy. Now led by his son Nick, the family business has grown from its original shop into a pastry operation with a production facility, cafés across Greater Baltimore, and nationwide shipping. Cannoli and rum cake remain its signature Baltimore favorites.BALTIMORE, MD
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