Circo's Pastry Shop

I discovered Circo’s family-run bakery through social media, where everything looked like a dessert lover’s dream. But in reality? Unfortunately it was disappointed! The almond cheesecake cone was so soggy, I expected it to drop like a biscuit soaked in tea. The Napoleon Cake had clearly fought its last battle and lost. I really wanted to love this place, but maybe next time, I’ll stick to admiring it from my phone

I just received a box of the biscotti last night and I couldn’t be happier! This was a gift from my sister and these cookies remind me of childhood , hanging out at grandma’s and having some very milky sweet coffee and dunking her Italian cookies in it as a treat. The Christmas cookies when all the aunts and uncles and cousins were together. The flavors are so delicious. The biscotti are the best anisette cookies I’ve ever tasted, so much flavor! This was probably my favorite Christmas present of all!

Although I did not physically go in the shop. I had it shipped next day air. The pastries were cream puffs, cassatellas and cucadatis. Ordered for the holiday, tasted as fresh as if I went to the bakery, great job. Highly recommend 👌

My grandmother lived across the street from this bakery back in the 60s and 70s before moving to upstate NY. I googled them and found that they are still a family owned and operated business in the same exact location! She just turned 98 and I had a box of cookies sent to her house for a little nostalgic moment! She remembered the bakery despite her Alzheimer’s and the cookies were DELICIOUS! I was so pleased! The service was also amazing, they were here over night and came in perfect condition! The shipping is worth it when they taste this good! Thank you for the walk down memory lane and for the delicious cookies! I will definitely be ordering again!

Absolutely delicious! After a move down South, we have missed our NY delicacies. Circo’s struffoli & egg white cookies made our holiday! They were so delicious, I reordered right after Christmas! Everything was packed so well. Nothing broke & everything was super fresh. I’ll be a regular!

The most amazing pastries and cookies I have ever had! The cannoli is perfect. It’s not too sweet, and the shell is perfectly flaky. I am so glad I found this place.

In 1978, I served as VP of Development for the Brookyn Academy of Music and for the HENRY V cast party for the Royal Shakespeare Co. I ordered cookies from Circo's. Jump forward to Dec 2024, and I traveled to Chicago to see the RSC's PERICLES 46 years later. Sitting in the theater, I got to thinking of Circo's Sicilian Fig cookies (Cuccidati) and how the company loved them. After the show, Pericles, I got online and ordered a box. Fabulous theater, unforgettable cookies.

I purchased cupcakes for my friend’s gender reveal. Unfortunately, the cupcakes were extremely dry and the pink icing covered less than 1 inch of the center. The couple had to bite into the cupcake more than once to reveal the icing. I had high hopes and was left disappointed. We threw away 4 out of the 6 cupcakes.

Since moving to Florida from New York, i have not been able to find any bakeries that offer The St Josephs Pastries. Your's were top line delicious. Recommend this bakery to all. Five star's

Just had my order delivered... The pastries were in great condition .I had to try the zeppole..Oh My! So good brought back so many memories. I ordered the St Joseph's Combo..I will.be ordering from.here again! Corinne W East Hampton NY

Circo bakery made my daughters cake back in 2013, and we loved it. Leaving a review better late than never.

Delicious Annise Cookies! I have been buying from this wonderful Italian Bakery for 2 years now ... they are the best Italian Bakery 8 have found ... old world Italian! I am an Italian American ... Calabrese/Ischiatana ... I approve!

i bought 4 different items to try, the rainbow cookies are devine, quick shipping, so so good, will definetly order again

So I've been looking for a great Italian bakery in this largely taken over by hipsters area of bedstuy/brooklyn. My family has been going here for years but I never realized how close it was to me! Took the bus a few blocks walked through the park and there is was! I tried their famous canolli donut! Delicious! My son got the Cinnabon it looks delicious and he loved it. They also have all different flavors of macaroons! I tried the pistachio and it was great!

Was in the mood for something sweet. Grabbed a Holi Canoli Donut. It was just ok. Nothing to brag about. Didn't even want to finish it all. Too much dough. I should've instead gotten a canoli. Probably would've been better off. Nice clean place. Server at counter was sweet and helpful.

Great bakery and amazing customer service. They went out of their way to make sure my Christmas order was delivered on time even though it was a pretty last minute order & the rainbow cookie cheesecake was very well received

Yummy authentic italian pastries! if you ever find yourself in the area (perhaps at maria hernandez or the like) definitely drop by for a sweet treat. i got the nutella twist pastry and pretty much devoured the entire thing in the span of two blocks when i claimed to "not be hungry."

A buddy of mine shipped a box of rainbow cookies over to me -- I've never been to NY, let alone had a rainbow cookie. The cookies arrived fresh in a box and were phenomenal.I demolished them within two days - they never stood a chance.

I was craving good cannoli and wasn't in the mood to drive further into Brooklyn. After reading through reviews, I decided to stop by here. The bakery is pretty easy to find and I got there and actually found a parking spot right by it. It's pretty close to Williamsburg, and right near a lot of restaurants and stores. It's clean inside and they offer the usual pastries and cookies and breads. They also have gelato and sorbet. I honestly was just looking to get some cannoli (unfortunately they don't do mini cannoli by the piece but they said I could get six so I did that). The young woman helping me was very nice and I would definitely stop by again. I tried one of the cannoli on my way home, it was excellent. The shell was perfectly crunchy, and the cream was exactly as it should taste (smooth, buttery and a mild hint of nutmeg). If you're in the area, definitely stop by.

I came here to pick up some pastries. I got a few of the rainbow cookies and a rum baba. The rainbow cookies were good, but being sold at the steep price of $22/lb. The rum baba was thoroughly soaked. Not my personal favorite, but my friend enjoyed it. Decent selection, but the prices and quality weren't terribly impressive.

I decided we were taking the drive over to Circo's. I was never there but I follow them on instagram. I saw a very funny video they did with Mario's meat and deli so I decided it's time. You walk in and for me it immediately brought me back to old time stores. You smell bread baking before you open the door..like heaven's gate opens up... but it's the best smell in the world ok! I bought two cannoli, a slice of cheese cake, a lemon meringue tart, two apple turnovers and my Trump cookie, . Now my husband is the rainbow cookie lover, I am not. I AM NOW! These are so good, not over almondy (is that a word?) cakey, you get the raspberry jam and it's not just a thin little layer. Nice layer of chocolate on top, absolutely delicious! Lord help me I also ate one of the apple turnovers after our next stop. I love the pastry, good filling not too sweet and some how not heavy. I live in an area where there are plenty of Italian pastry stores to choose from. Circo's is definitely worth the drive across Brooklyn and I will definitely be back. This store is clean, sales people are very nice and so is the owner. Circo's is 80 years old, you have to be doing something right to be around that long! Go get a cannolo you'll thank me

Eh, is pretty much how I feel about this bakery. Located in Bushwick (and I mean Bushwick), not too far from the M train (Knickerbocker Ave stop), this is a bakery that is supposed to bring back nostalgia in a big way. I love an Italian bakery. The smells, the array of cookies, the box wrapped in twine before you bring it all home, that I love too. Unfortunately that is where it all ends. From the time I walked in to the time I got home and ate my first pastry, I sensed it. I sensed things were not going to be as nostalgic as I wanted them to be. Sure, the staff is friendly, and yeah, the pastries are somewhat decent, but beyond that, there is not much I can appreciate. The cookies look small and sad, I do not feel the workers have a full grasp of what is being put out to be sold, and the customer base is one that I worry is dying out due to gentrification and a changing of the times. Thankfully there are other Italian bakeries in New York City that I know and can appreciate, even if I have to pay only cash at them. Stopping here only made me feel like a small and sad cookie.

Italian pastry heaven! And you know it's the best and real deal seconds after you enter go through the door! Throw back like no other! Huge assortment of desserts and Italian event cakes! Bottom line for me- I took one of their awesome biscotti's and stuffed it in their outrageous traditional cheese cake! Well, sort of , this cheese cake has more and tastier crust than any I have ever had! This is what New York was like decades ago and here it still is! When in doubt Brooklyn, go!

Best butter cookies and rainbow cookies I've ever had in my life (And I have had this stuff from countless places across New York and New England). An amazing cannoli as well, that gets filled to order. Last but not least, a delicious rainbow cookie cheese cake bound to make you gain a pound.

The cookies and cannolis were absolutely amazing!!! Reminded me of my childhood when we would have our large Italian family get togethers and my Aunts would bring the huge Italian cookie trays and pastries in from Queens. I will definitely be placing an order again!

Love seeing old school businesses survive nearly a century despite neighborhood changes. When a business has old school neon you know its going to be good. Came here on a recommendation and went with their glazed croissant and napoleon. Who knew a glazed croissant could taste so good?! 10/10. Moist and not overly sweet. Same with the napoleon. Fresh layers of flaky pastry and sweet pastry cream. Staff is always friendly here. Take your time viewing everything in the displays as there's lots to choose from!

Circo's has the best pastry and an amazing family environment! I been going there since as long I could remember! I used to live a few blocks away! I can't go to family functions without driving 30 mins back to Circo's to pick up pastries. You can't go wrong with anything in the shop!

Ordered Online. Ordered just cookies this time and they were all excellent especially the rainbow cookies and the fig cookies! Will be ordering more items very soon. Highly recommend.

The best linzer cookies I have ever had. Will order again. We have an Italian Bakery nearby but your cookies are the best.

I had 2lb of cookies shipped to colarado and my buddy said it was pack perfectly and no damage to any of the cookies thanks so much Circo's

Circo's has the best Italian pastries and cookies. The delivery was on time. My sister moved to Fla from NYC and missed her goodies. So I sent her some... Thank you Circo's..

What a great Italian bakery! Two for one on the honey balls (aka struffoli), great linzer tarts, wonderful cakes and (black and white) cookies. The prices are good and the service is great.

2 years ago got 6 cannolis for $21.00. Yesterday ordered 6 cannolis, paid $42. $ 7 per cannoli. Are they joking. I get cannoli on Becker st for $3.75 all day. Rip off joint

Service here is very slow, there is nowhere to sit down and eat, and no restrooms so you have to go somewhere else. We were actually in Williamsburg prior and decided to head this way after a big letdown with a similar place and hoped circos would redeem things in terms of Italian pastries as I usually prefer to stick to 2 places in manhattan. The person I was with saw videos for circos a few months back, especially for their 7 layer cookie cheesecake so we went out of our way to come here. We can't judge by 1 or 2 things so we got almost all of the same things as the Italian shop we were at earlier to compare. We got a pignolo cookie, cannoli, sfogliatella, lobster tail, and a slice of the 7 layer cookie cheesecake The pignolo cookie was good but doughy without any crisp to it. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 The cannoli had a nice shell but we were shocked that the filling was very airy instead of dense. I would give it a 4 out of 10 The sfogliatella was a nice size, had a great crunchy flaky shell, but the filling was very thin like whipped cream which we didn't like. If they used a traditional filling, I would have given this a 10 but with their filling I would give it a 5. The lobster tail was a decent size, also had a great crunchy and flaky shell but also had a whipped cream like filling where we both looked at each other and wondered if someone put the wrong filling inside? If they used a traditional filling, I would have given this a 9 out of 10 but I would give it a 5 out of 10. The 7 layer cookie cheesecake was a massive letdown. She was looking most forward to this and this was very disappointing. The videos showed a 7 layer cookie crust, pieces of cookie crumbled into the cheesecake mixture, and jelly. There was no 7 layer cookie crust, barely any cookie crumbled into the cheesecake, and barely any jelly. The jelly all sunk to the bottom which tells me it's made in big batches and sits there a while before going into the oven. They use ricotta which is nice for traditional Sicilian cheesecakes. On a scale of 1 out of 10, we would give this one a 3 not because it didn't taste good but because this was more like a regular Sicilian cheesecake and missing everything that they advertise in the 7 layer cookie cheesecake. Would we come back? Not at all Later on we saw more videos pop up for circos and were very disappointed with how much people were raving about them because what was in the videos were not what we witnessed. Which suggests either people were paid to promote it or they only made them that well for the videos Later the person I was with told me she saw videos and knows why the fillings were like whipped cream. She goes- want to guess what they changed? I go - they used sheep's milk? She goes- yep! You're right! So she showed me a video that they use sheep's milk. We both wondered why they would put a twist like that on traditional pastries which ruins a good thing that most people are looking for

My daughter, Melissa loved the taste of the cookies. However, your packaging leaves a lot to be desired. Perhaps putting them in a box with NO ROOM TO MOVE AROUND! Many were squished or just crumbs. Also, may I suggest a FRAGILE LABEL on outside of shipping box. Who knows how they are tossed around during their travels. Thanks, her Mom

I use Circo's bakery online and I love it! Fast delivery and the baked goods are always fresh. My items are packed with such care. The cannoli shells are crisp and not broken. My cookies are fresh and taste delicious ! Excellent quality every time I order from here. Thank you for caring so much!

Great Italian bakery. I picked up an assortment of cookies for a party. The ones I tried were all great. Rainbow cookie stood out as a great pick. Good variety. Pricey at nearly $50 for the small tray.

Great little place. Would come back again, especially to see how it is in the morning. Had the Nutella cigar and it was solid.

I cant believe I never thought to leave a review on one of my top 3 bakeries in NYC ! Circos has been a go to for all my last minute cake orders . I use to get one every year for my eldest god baby (whos now 16 and doesn't like cake) so I decided to continue this tradition for my youngest god baby who absolutely LOVES circos cake (his mom too) Their cakes are light, the frosting is never over sweetened and the flavors never disappoint. This year we went for a chocolate strawberry and banana mini cake and it was delicious . I also ordered their honey comb for the office and they loved It (only made during the holiday season) I pray this place keeps their door opened for many more years to come . We love it here !

5 stars for my cookies but 0 for ups who caused considerable breakage so I immediately ate the broken ones so no one would find them !

Dear Family, I live in Miami, Florida, and to my disappointment have not been able to find an Italian bakery in this area. Your bakery was recommended by my brother-in laws relative who orders from you all of the time. I received my order today for the Pastiera - Pizza di Grano and WOW! Delightfully delicious, the best I have ever had! This was extremely creamy and refreshing and delicious. I can't wait to have another piece! I would highly recommend your bakery and will be ordering in the future. Thank you so much for making my Easter a complete one! Donna

Everything tasted amazing. Excellent customer service and fast delivery! We will be ordering again!

The cookies bring childhood memories. Great size and light as air. Wonderful with morning coffee.

For me I have Circo's cookies to show off my wife's old neighborhood and whether we have them with wine or coffee or tea it's always a tasty experience. James D, Connecticut

Old school Italian bakery in Brooklyn that is still family run. Try their fig cookies. Moist flaky cookie with a rich fig jam in the middle. Not too sweet and complements each other perfectly.

Since COVID hit, my household has been ordering a lot more than usual and now it has ventured into food from all over the country! My mom came across Circo's Pastry Shop because she knows how much I love Italian cookies. She ordered the Rainbow Cookies, Assorted Butter Cookies and the Nutella Cookies. I am seriously addicted to the Rainbow Cookies. The flavor is so good and I love how moist they are! The Assorted Butter Cookies are just like I remember from when I was little and my Nonna Tin used to have them all the time. And come on, you doesn't love Nutella? Even just eating it straight out the jar, am I right or am I right? The cookies from this place just scream childhood for me and I didn't know how much I needed them in my life right now. I also need to make it a point to shout out Anthony who personally called my mom all the way in California to let her know he was going to send the cookies out on a specific day so that they wouldn't sit at the post office all weekend and also didn't charge for the extra shipping. That's some great customer service! Thanks Circo's - and just know that you made some Italians on the West Coast really happy this week! We'll be ordering again very soon!

these are as close to grandma's baking as you can get shipped Nationwide. A generous assortment in the 2 lb pack, they arrived, fresh, moist, damage free and obviously delish!

Fresh,just like I got it in new york. Very pleased this is my third order. They do not have this quality in Minnesota.

Those Cream Cannolis __ woah !!!! Absolute otherworldly experience. What I've missed out on my entire life.

I always order the Chocolate Dot cookies. They are delicious. The base of the cookie is very buttery tasting and the top has a dollup of chocolate. Great for dunking with either tea or coffee. Nothing compares. Circo's is the best, in business for eons.

Stopped in for my favorite fig cookies. Trust me: nobody makes them like Nonno! Absolutely the best I've ever had. I do a 2 hr round trip for these, and it's 100% worth every minute of my time!

I was looking for some Italian cookies from NYC and came across Circo's Pastry Shop, amazing! The Mondula cookies were great! I will definitely be purchasing from the again. Many thanks to the owners and staff at Circo's Pastry! Jim

A wonderful long standing neighborhood bakery. It has been around so long for a reason! I love going to the dog park nearby and swinging by for a fresh cannoli or fruit tart, both of which I recommend! My favorite however are their Italian Butter Cookies, which come assorted in a 1lb box. Various light, buttery cookies dippedmm in chocolate or sandwiches with jam, and there are always 2-3 Italian rainbow cookies included as well, which are simply a delight!

best cannoli!!!! There is a reason they have been around for years. I usually am not a cannoli fan, but I have been converted. No public restrooms and credit card feee though

The best Italian cookies you'll ever have is at Circo's Pastry Shop in Bushwick New York. I have gotten nothing but rave reviews from the people I served during the Holidays. Not only is the fine desert remarkable but the service of delivering is outstanding. I live in Virginia and the product arrived just as if I picked them up myself. Thank you Circo's.

Got a ton of cannolis from here for my partners work thanksgiving event. He text me and said he was the talk of the hour for bringing them in! Yummy cannoli donuts too!! Their shells are so fresh!! Xoxo

I've ordered Circo's several times in person, for pickup, and for delivery and it's consistently GREAT! All of the food I've tried has been delicious. The employees are very helpful and nice. Best of all - they fit this ridiculous text on a cake without batting an eyelash! Thank you Circo's!!!