Red Hook Bakery Revisited - Inside the Gates

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Red Hook Bakery - West 9th Street - Red Hook, Brooklyn

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Napoli’s Bakery - Rockaway Pkwy - Canarsie, Brooklyn

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Circo’s Pastry Shop - Dolceria & Bakery - Knickerbocker Avenue - Bushwick, Brooklyn

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By far, Circo’s Pastry Shop - established in 1945 in the heart of Bushwick Brooklyn - is the best Italian pastry shop in the city.

Vesuvio Bakery - 160 Prince Street - Soho, NYC

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Lords Bakery - No Worries in the Shadows of Target - Flatbush Junction

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Andy Zuckerman has managed Flatbush Junction’s Lords Bakery for 30 years since he graduated from Brooklyn College. Andy has seen many customers coming into the bakery this week with Target bags. Zuckerman, when asked if the “mom and pop” local businesses might suffer from the opening of the new Target, said he thought perhaps the retail clothing stores would feel the pinch, but as far as baked goods, they can’t beat Lords’ Red Velvet Cake.

Entenmann’s Bakery - Troy Avenue - East Flatbush, Brooklyn

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Entenmann’s - Between Farragut & Glenwood Roads

Sonny Bakery - Pittston Avenue - Moosic, PA

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Kaleva Café - Hancock, MI

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