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- GET THE LARD BREAD. It's utterly rich & decadent with a crispy crackly crust studded with many small cubes of meaty spiced salami & large punchy flecks of black pepper. Read more on WinstonWanders.comUpvoted Feb 25
- Kelsey✨October 29, 2015Authentic Italian bakery in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood. Get there early to grab a loaf of the cinnamon raisin bread; it sells out fast. Cash only
- Eric HAugust 7, 2014Consistently fresh and tasty breads, with none of the fuss or $$ you find in bakeries of this quality. Olive, chocolate chip and semolina breads are great. Lard bread is nature's Prozac.Upvoted Feb 9
- I have developed an unhealthy addiction to the whole wheat croissants. They are superb.
- Best chocolate croissants I've had in the city. Great work commute stop. Muffins are a bit oversweet
- Lard bread - bread with salami and cheese baked into it - is as good as it sounds, and even better when it's fresh out of the oven.
- You need the ham & cheese croissant in your life, ESPECIALLY if it's fresh out of the oven!
- Colin HansonAugust 25, 2014Fantastic neighborhood spot. Everything is great and very fresh. I especially like the lard bread and muffins!
- Karen CooperAugust 20, 2017The bagels are 💯, not too dense. The lard bread is also delish. I love this spot!
- Great coffee and pastries. Staff isn't friendly, and it's often packed, so know what you want before getting in line.
- New York HabitatApril 10, 2012This place might just have the best bagels in New York. And really nice staff too. Seriously, go check it out!
- CompassMay 14, 2014Macaroons, flavored coffees, and a wee hours fresh-baked bread program keep this tiny bakery buzzing around the clock.
- Serious EatsApril 23, 2013Don't miss their lard bread, full of tanginess, porkiness, and creaminess.
- Cash only but solid baked goods, don’t leave without a loaf of lard bread!
- New York PostSeptember 1, 2014While sfogliatelle may not be as renowned here as pizza or tiramisu, Messina says, “In Italy, they have it for breakfast and dessert.” Read more
- Eat the lard bread once it's fresh out of the oven. It still tastes good the next day but doesn't really last that long! Choco croissants used to be good but last I tried it I got some not so goo ones
- Very good and cheap coffee. Love that they remember a face too.
- This is the best chocolate croissant you've had, you just don't know it yet.
- Get a loaf of lard bread. Warm it up in the oven at home, in the bag. Try hard not to eat the whole thing in one sitting.
- This is exactly how coffee should taste. Worth waiting in lime for it!
- Howie FeltersnatchSeptember 15, 20103 Words: GET THE FRIGGIN LARD BREAD! haha. Vegetarians must get the spinach bread!
- Alysa FelicianoFebruary 13, 2012Ring the bell in the middle of the night for fresh Italian bread. Amazing
- Howie FeltersnatchApril 14, 2010Spinache bread, Lard bread, cheesie bread, pizza bread and mini muffins.... GET SOMMMEEEE!!!
- Iced coffee and a croissant...nothing better on a sunny morning.
- Get the Ham and Cheese croissant before they run out.