Artuso Pastry Shop

"Adding more cannoli cream to your life will make it better. This is a fact. You can use it to spackle your walls or fix your marriage, or you can go to Artuso Pastry Shoppe on Arthur Avenue and eat a pignoli cannoli. The soft and chewy cookie sandwich consists of two buttery amaretto-flavored cookies with cannoli cream in between, a decadent combination that borders on being too-sweet without going over the edge. Yes, you want powdered sugar. Just get a strong cup of coffee to balance it out." - carina finn koeppicus, neha talreja

"Artuso’s is the first place we go when we’re forced to choose between the many excellent pastry shops in the area. It has everything from pignoli and tiramisu to lemon rolls and lobster tails filled with light, airy cream. Yes, you want powdered sugar on top. Things run out by the evening, so stop by for coffee in the morning and call first dibs on the best biscotti (almond). If these cannolis aren’t quite as crispy as you’d like, try the ones at Egidio, Gino’s, or Morrone bakeries." - neha talreja, molly fitzpatrick

"If we could hand out awards for crispiest cannoli or tastiest tri-color cake, we’d roll out a red carpet on Arthur Avenue and hire the ghost of Joe Franklin as host. But we can’t (just yet), so we’ll tell you the first place we go when we’re forced to choose between the many excellent pastry shops in the area. Artuso has everything from pignoli and tiramisu to lemon rolls and lobster tails filled with light, airy cream. Yes, you want powdered sugar on top. Things run out by the evening, so stop by for coffee in the morning and call first dibs on the best biscotti (almond). If these cannolis aren’t quite as crispy as you’d like, try the ones at Egidio, Gino’s, or Morrone. You really can’t go wrong around here." - Neha Talreja