Caputo’s Fine Foods
“Also regularly get fresh ricotta, imported pancetta (best I've ever had), chicken cutlets.”
“A gem in the crown of Carroll Gardens.”
“This place is old school but the high quality of the homemade food gives it staying power in a neighborhood that is rapidly changing.”
Caputo’s Fine Foods
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range Moderate
8 reviews
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CANNOLIS.
I don't know if they make them there, but it's gotten to the point where neither I nor my roommate can walk by Caputo's and not stop in to pick up a couple $1 cannolis. It's become an obsession. They are out-fucking-rageous.
Also, the cured meats. This place is one block from where I live. It's decimating my wallet. I don't care. It. is. amazing.
Caputos has everything you need if you love Italian. They have the fresh mozzarella, home made pastas and sauces, sausage and prosciutto and other cured meats.
The important thing to know here is that they work in the old butcher method of "pulling the # out of the red pig mouth, and place your order when called." so don't get caught looking like a fool with no #!
So delicious! I used to live in Carroll Gardens and went there all the time. All their food is delicious and fresh. Their stuff is all homemade with lots of love. Buy the pesto and some of their fresh pasta! Also their vodka sauce is to die for! YUM!
OMG! Incredible homemade creamy beautiful mozzarella!!! Oh and the homemade ravioli.. dreaming of the lobster ravioli.. and the seasonal pumpkin ravioli.. and the spinach.. They make a mean "sunday gravy" to top your ravioli 😉 And the insanely delicious grilled marinated artichokes.. mmm mmm mmm… I think I died and went to heaven..
Hands down, the best fresh mozzarella north of Prospect Park. All of the house-made goods are great, including their pizza dough and prepared foods. Another thing I love is the rare imported good from Italy and Greece that they have.
This place is run by three generations of the same family. Try weekends whent he kids are working; it's an amazing experience.
Every time I eat the fresh mozzarella here I kind of just want to cry a little bit because it's so good. Every. Time.
This place is everything its hyped up to be and more. One of the most magical and perfect representations of Old Brooklyn left today, specifically the rapidly fading Old Italian Neighborhood that once enveloped all of Carroll Gardens and much of the surrounding area that was simply known as "South Brooklyn". I come for the first and foremost for the house-made pasta, when you get the Fresh stuff here, in the refrigerator case behind the counter, it is soul shattering and life affirming. It cooks to perfect al dente very quickly, so quick in fact you barely need to cook it, and must be careful not to overcook it and squander its greatness. The dried stuff is quite good too and if you have the chance you must get the squid ink pasta, but it is not always available. Yes as many others have noted, the cheeses are also incredible, be it the house made wet fresh mozzarella, salted or not, or the big wheel of real deal imported Parmesan reggiano.
The prices aren't cheap but well worth it. The servers have old school class and are on top of their game, even the young kids, they were obviously just brought up that way. If you don't love this place and everything it represents get the hell outta Brooklyn immediately!
I love this neighborhood staple. The locals refer to Caputos as "the mozzarella guy". Which is where we get all of our mozzarella (always fresh, always creamy and salted if you want it to be), all of our pizza dough and all of our sauces and soups ALL. WINTER. LONG.
Their fresh pasta is great too – we have given it for gifts – a little bit of local Brooklyn to go with your food gift basket.
We have also picked up their locally made pies – Grain Pie for Easter, Lemoncello Cake just because I am obsessed with anything lemon flavored and all of it reminds me of my youth of eating with family – my Great Grandparents and Grandparents and their amazing cooking and baking.
Going into Caputos means you are supporting a fantastic neighborhood shop that has excellent prepared foods and you are making yourself very satisfied with all the Italian comfort foods that are available to you.
You can also pick up freshly made sandwiches here, along with chicken cutlets, eggplant cutlets, parms, roasted veggies and assorted cured meats and Italian cheeses. There is also an olive bar.