Francis Lewis Pastry Shoppe
“Rainbow Cookie: I love their rainbow cookie, it's not overly sweet and you can taste the marzipan.”
“I had the pleasure of ordering a birthday cake and let me tell you, it was the best tasting cake i ever had,”
“They custom made two sugar free cakes for my dad's birthday.”
Francis Lewis Pastry Shoppe
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range Moderate
5 reviews
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The stuff is fair. Prices are fair. Nice local spot that you can roll up on and grab a quick seat and a panini or snack. However, street parking is rough.
This bakery is authentic Sicilian! I have come here from Toronto 2 years in a row now and I look forward to having my coffee here as well they have amazing Gelato and snacks.
Having family that is Italian I know authentic! This place takes the cake. It is by far the best in the area.
Ask for the Sicilian pastry made from beans! It's great for those with lactose issues! And for those who don't have hat issue try the Cannoli's! My Italian friends I bought these for said they were the real deal!
This place has been a favorite in my family for decades. The box of pastries we got survived the 2 hour drive home. The canolis weren't soggy what so ever and were really good. The rainbow cookies were really go too. However I found the Eclairs to lack in flavor.
Have only had the birthday cakes here.. For a chocolate with buttercream fiilling/frosting cake, nicely decorated it is not too rich or too sweet…unlike many other cakes. It is rather light and a bit blah. Probably a safe bet if you like that type of cake that isn't too rich or too sweet, but a bit on the plain side!
I called my local Italian bakery to see if they carried Cannoli pastries. I spoke to a very sweet woman who made my day by telling me that I'm in luck. I told her I'll be right over to make a purchase.
My boo was talking about them yesterday and I wanted to surprise him after dinner tonight. Once I stepped foot into the bakery I got a great, warm feeling as if I was visiting my Nona's house. I was greeted by a woman with a slight Italian accent and instantly knew it was the same person I spoke to earlier. We exchanged hellos and introduced ourselves. Maria is a gem! She was so helpful.
She wrapped up the chocolate and original cannoli pastries for me and told me to enjoy. They're miniature in size. Maria was more than happy to get me the regular sized cannoli in the back if I wanted them instead. I declined her offer because the smaller they are the more he can eat without feeling as guilty.
She asked me if I ate lunch. I told her no I'm actually heading home. Next thing I know she's whipping out samples of their infamous Gelato. Amongst the samples were Vanilla Cheesecake, Pancotta, Cassata and Piña Colada.
My tastebuds were jumping for joy and my tummy was elated while doing somersaults. She gave me a brief synopsis of the bakery and told me that they have a gelato machine in the back of the shop. It's nice to know that the gelato is made on the premises.
As I'm taking pictures to add to Yelp, I see Maria walking towards me with two scoops of gelato on a wafer cone. She gave me the Lemon and Frutti di Bosca gelato. It was phenomenal. I was so touched by Maria that I told her I'm going to write about her on Yelp. What a gracious, sweet soul!