Madonia Bakery

"Filled-to-order cannolis at this 100-year-old Sicilian bakery are a must, with its not-too-sweet ricotta and flaky shell. Don’t skip other regional favorites like the pane di casa, the ciccola (lard bread), or rainbow cookies, too. Be sure to get there early for plenty to choose from and good people watching." - Eater Staff

"This 100-year-old bakery is a 10-minute walk from campus. Find an aroma of the delights from the apricot and strawberry rings, chunky chocolate chip cookies, butter cookies to fresh bread." - Nicholas Hernandez

"If you want to take home a loaf of bread or just something sweet, dash into Madonia Bakery, where the shelves are lined with baked goods, some still warm. The cannoli is the classic buy here, either small or large. Watch as the shell is filled with a creamy ricotta studded with chocolate chips." - Robert Sietsema, Missy Frederick

"Madonia Brothers Bakery is an old-school, family-run Italian bakery on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, which is known as the borough’s Little Italy. Lalima is a third generation baker at the 102-year-old shop (his father, Charles Lalima, is a co-owner), which specializes in breads, the best cannoli in the city, according to Eater NY critic Robert Sietsema, cookies, and other baked goods. The bakery also prides itself on its longstanding community ties." - Terri Ciccone

"For haunting cannoli in the Bronx: Centenarian Bronx bakery Madonia Brothers has a reputation that precedes it, so I knew it was going to rule — but I wasn’t fully prepared for just how hard it would do so. They bake everything from breads and cakes to biscotti (pistachio was my favorite) and little pignoli cookies that are great to take home. But devour some cannoli on the spot: astonishingly creamy ricotta with chocolate chips filled to order in crisp-but-sturdy shells. I sobbed. Cash only." - Eater Staff