Royal Crown Bakery

Darkly just baked loaves of perfection at this old school Brooklyn bakery that sells to many fine food shops around the city. As I stood in wonder at the beauty of these loaves, I was a little faint. I have not been to this epitome of Italian bakery perfection in years and was relishing the moment. I bought a smaller baguette still warm, just out of the oven and sprinkled with flour for $1. Broke off a piece and remembered this flavor as the same as the last time I was here years earlier. Delish.

Must GO!

Il Fornaretto Bakery

The smell of freshly baked brick oven bread permeates the air at this Bensonhurst institution. Il Fornatto bakes bread the old fashioned way with natural ingredients in a brick oven. Different types of bread, baguettes, white, semolina and wheat as well as cookies and biscotti are available at this busy bakery. The semolina round loaf has a billowy inside and a well baked exterior. The day after Hurricane Irene, the smell of freshly baked bread wafting through the air was familiar and welcome. Old school loaves of Italian love. Perfetto!