Mona Lisa Bakery
“Have been going here for italian bread since I was born and lived just around the block.”
“If you want 7 layer/rainbow cookies this is where you come.”
“The assortment of cookies, pastries, danishes, breads, cakes, muffins, cupcakes, brownies, more cookies, and gelato…”
Mona Lisa Bakery
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$$ Price range Moderate
3 reviews
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I have not been to this bakery, but I was fortunate enough to have a friend bring a box of Mona Lisa's sesame cookies to a party. Everyone kept claiming how good these cookies were. I doubted, because it looked like an ordinary cookie, shaped in a S, and covered in sesame seeds. But after I took my first bite, I truly was surprised at how delicious these treats were. It had a crumbly texture with a subtle but noticeable sweetness to it. Delicious alone or with a cup of tea or coffee. I will definitely make a trek out here just to order a box of these. It's well worth it!
so i called my friend one morning and made him get out of bed to drive to bensonhurst so we could go on a cannoli crawl. this crawl involved trying 8 different cannolis from different places in the area.
this one needs to be prefaced. my coworker recommended mona lisa bakery and said that their cannolis are amazing so perhaps we went on a bad day.
our results were: stale shell, old ricotta, pistachios on the sides were weird, we threw this out.
we did not throw out any cannoli on this crawl except for this one, neither of us typically throw out food but we couldn't handle it. The shell was definitely stale and old. The ricotta did not taste fresh, it was sitting for at least a day or more and just wasn't good. pistachios on the side? i feel like you should be asked this before you actually get it. they just make it like that.
overall, i would try it again only from the high recommendation from my coworker but only if i'm in the neighborhood
ps: cannoli crawls make you a snob for things that most people wouldn't recognize in a cannoli
Best pastries and breads in Brooklyn, Period. Their french bread and twisted seeded are amazing….their cannoli's are the best….their sfogliattele's are the only I will eat…all their cookies and pastries are fresh and delicious. They aren't cheap…but they aren't expensive either. You get what you pay for….and this place is worth every penny!!