"Stepping into Lucibello’s is like stepping back in time — the nearly 100-year-old bakery prides itself on consistency and tradition. A red turn-ticket dispenser and prominent display cases adorn the spare takeout counter, where the pastries take center stage. Try amply filled cream puffs and ricotta zeppole, or stock up on fragrant pignoli almond cookies studded with pine nuts. Helpful staff enclose orders in red-and-white to-go boxes, finishing them with twine strung from the ceiling in an adorably efficient system. With more advance warning, you can also be the life of any party thanks to large-scale centerpieces like boozy-sweet rum cream cake garnished with luscious buttercream." - Stasia Brewczynski
