Egidio Pastry Shop

This place overcharges using «table tax» as a reason. Service was poor (dare I say rude and a bit aggressive) and the pastries and coffees were not great.
I don’t like Starbucks but if given a choice between this place and Starbucks… I’d choose Starbucks every time.

Absolutely the best cannoli’ we have had! Very nice place, great desserts and nice service! Highly recommend.

Today I bought half a pound of different varieties of cookies. These cookies man… they were honestly delicious. To top that off the half a pound brought many cookies then I expected also it was cheaper here rather then other bakeries. Honestly, who wouldn’t want that?! When I went here there was this nice worker behind the counter, who was kind and assisted me. I honestly really like it. It feels comfortable.

Had a best canola with my babe and she had the EClai. I will recommend this place to anyone who visits Little Italy. ;)

Egidio has been part of my family for years. For generations, relatives of mine have stopped by to grab cookies and pastries to bring home for the holidays. Other times they would stop in for a cup of coffee and a cannoli.
I finally ended up here and was blown away by the assortment of sweets they had to offer. The cannolis came in chocolate or regular, full-​size or mini. The flan was the best flan I have ever tasted. Perfect consistency. The horn was also very good and filled with a delicious custard. Staff is friendly and quick since they are always packed. $ 10 plastic minimum but you’ll easily hit that if you’re bringing the goods home.

The employees are nice but the owner/​manager gave us a nasty attitude for no reason at all. Last time I go there. I’ll keep going to Palombo. Pastries and service are much better than Egidio.

This place is a place that the owner doesn’t hesitate to rip his/​her costumers off. They buy frozen tiramisu from Costco for a penny and sell it for dollars.
Their pastry taste like wet sweet papers!!!

The pastries were good and so was the expresso. I just don’t like that the take out price is different from the stay in price. Not a very big selection.

Great place, great pastry, great service and the owner makes you feel like your right at home. Highly recommend two thumbs up ! Leave the gun take the cannoli

The flavor of their pastries is a little off. The cannoli were pre-​piped and stale. Palombo is better for cannoli, and Madonia Brothers is better for everything else!

My grandmother came here and they overcharged her for a cappuccino and some bullshit about a «table tax.» My poor grandma didn’t know better. They made her pay $ 3 just to sit at the table??? What the fuck. Do not go here!!!

I only had the cannoli, although everything else looked so good as well. The cannoli was one of the best I’ve ever had. The shell was crispy (not soggy like some places) and the filling was perfect. Next time I visit, I’ll try the Napoleon because that looked amazing too

So thankful for this place and how it’s been around for sooo long.
Pastries perfect & the chocolate Italian ice is OUT OF THIS WORLD!
Friendly customer service.

Went there w/​Mom & Hubby:
Mom: rum pastry w/​cappuccino.
Hubby: banana éclair w/​cappuccino.
Me: cannoli, sfogliatelle w/​cappuccino.
Cappuccinos: great, they put whipped cream and cinnamon.
Rum pastry: good
Banana éclair: very good, hubby’s favorite
Sfogliatelle: very good
Cannoli: good, cannoli cream very good but shell felt as if it had been stuffed for a while & no longer crispy.
$ 34 price for everything is what made this review 3 stars instead of 4. Way too much money for the quality. Will not return.

Delicious pastries and surprisingly good coffee in this storied joint. We tried a little bit of everything, including the little cannoli, cassotini, Italian cookies, etc. etc. Goods stuff and affordable, too. We got it to go and scarfed them down at the NY Botanical Gardens after the Holiday Train Show.

This place overcharges for subpar pastries. I came to this bakery with some friends in hopes of satisfying my sweet tooth for good Italian pastries. We bought three boxes of mini pastries that were ridiculously overpriced. However, we were hopeful because of all the positive comments on Unilocal.We took a bite of the mini cannolis and was instantly disappointed. Most of the pastries were bland and tasted like wet paper. Even the mini chocolate torte had no flavor and it was chocolate?! How do you screw up chocolate?!! I would not recommend this place, not even as a backup.

For the best croissant of Arthur Avenue, come to Egidios. They have fresh croissants home made every day. They are just amazing as the owner Carmela, such a sweet lady. Their coffee is to die for. This place never gets old! It’s so far the best around Belmont area

So, I’ve been wanting to come here for a couple years now and finally did it. Thank heavens that there are still some places that remind me of my «yute»! Walked inn a nd was greeted quickly and politely then allowed to wander a little bit to check things out. Sat down and had three pastries then took home 3 pounds of cookies and some great memories.
The cappuccino was, by far, the best I’ve had in quite some time. Worth the trip for that alone. (If you lived in the city, I can’t go there from Memphis just for the cappuccino but you know what I’m saying).
The cookies were a hit with the Goddaughter and the folks I shared them with. Food truly is love and I loved being able to stop into the Egidio Pastry Shop, I hope they stay open another 103 years and beyond!

An old style Italian bakery/​café in the Belmont «Little Italy» section of the Bronx. Places like this are getting scarce as businesses are squeezed by high rents and rising food costs. It’s important to keep mom & pop stores like Egidio going because they are the soul of the neighborhood. I grew up next to Manhattan’s Little Italy and it was painful to see all the family owned stores disappear as the older generations retire and their children refuse to take on the burden of hard work that their parents put into the business.
Seeing such a quaint establishment, we couldn’t help but stop in on an early Saturday morning. A sign in the window offered a croissant and coffee for $ 2.50, so how can you say no? We pulled up to one of the 7 tables inside and ordered 2 specials. The croissant was light & flaky with a perfectly sweet glaze without being too buttery and the coffee served piping hot in a huge mug. While sipping our java, we checked out the display cases and decided to get a pound of cookies to go. A little pricey at $ 18-​$ 20 per pound, but it was worth a try. Their sign says they’ve been at the location since 1912 and I wish them well for another 100 years.

What a wonderful little bakery to discover. Stopped and had a coffee and pastry in the afternoon. The selection was very wonderful and we enjoyed it thoroughly