Monteleone & Cammareri is open

[oolah]

Walked by today and was pleasantly surprised to see this place open, finally. I stopped in and picked up some lard bread (divine!!!) and a regular loaf. The pastries looked good, but I refrained for now.

The counter staff seemed untrained and overwhelmed, so there was a bit of a wait -- don't go if you're in a hurry.

Glad to have both these renowned names back in business. The bakery is on Court, between Union and President.

[monicagtz]

I stopped in on Friday and asked for the cheesecake and the girl behind the counter said it would be out of the oven in 20 minutes..but I was in a hurry and could not wait. I stopped in on Saturday and the whole chesecake was nearly gone but I was lucky and got a big, very big slice for my family. I couldn't wait so I asked the girl as she was cutting it to give me a sliver of it right there and then. I had been waiting for so long...It tasted delicious, just like before...soooo good! I had been watching my wiight and doing weight watchers for three weeks but this is worth breaking any diet. I love how they kept the old fashioned flavor of the bakery. No more Dunkin Donuts please in the hood we need more of this!

[Matt M.]

What are the prices like? EXTREMELY reasonable, like before?

[Larry Brooks]

Seem to be the same from my memory, maybe a little more but hardly.

[Matt M.]

That's great news because not only were they the best bakery of that kind, but they were the cheapest, by far.

[rootytootyfreshnfrooty]

Well they've been going strong and cheap since they closed in Carroll Gardens down on Bath Avenue and roughly B-19th Ave. Used to go there often until I found Royal Crown halfway there.

[Ljubitca]

I walked by as well. I stopped walking when I noticed they had Moonstruck playing on an LCD mounted on the wall - on a loop. Perhaps I can get passed this and go inside and give it a try. It does look inviting.

[deepyarn]

Is this the Cammareri's that I remember from the neighborhood as a kid? The place that used to supply all the bodegas and delis with great bread before they moved away to make us suffer with that crap from Caputo's?

[David B]

Same Cammareri's - used to be on Henry Street and was featured in the film Moonstruck (hence the comment below).

[deepyarn]

Thanks, hopefully their bread will be as good as before, I've been missing their semolina Italian loaf since the day they left.

[Matt M.]

Are the prices as reasonable as Monteleone's before the merger/renovations?

[David B]

Great news. Thanks Larry - I'll be heading there this weekend.

[David B]

I saw they were open yesterday as well but didn't have time to stop in. The place looked pretty mobbed. Did you get a chance to check out the cheesecake? Hopefully it remains unchanged (and just as wonderful) as it was before.

[Larry Brooks]

The cheesecake is back, as before. PERFECT. Samples on the counter, too.