Best Bakery in Connecticut Ever

[Letsgohuskies11]

When I lived in Ct I just expected when moved to Denver it would be the same. Little mom and pop bakeries everywhere. I lived on Franklin Ave in the 80’s and there where several within walking distance.

CO is a wasteland of chains.

 

[Jds]

Devores Bakery in Fairfield years ago was the best, the original owners sold the place years ago and after a string of owners it unfortunately closed. It was on the Post Road south side right before Sasco Hill Rd.

Devores was amazing.

 

[gtcam]

Devores Bakery in Fairfield years ago was the best, the original owners sold the place years ago and after a string of owners it unfortunately closed. It was on the Post Road south side right before Sasco Hill Rd.

My wife's Uncle owned the original Devore's
They now live in NC
Their biggest customer was Fairfield U

 

[Fishy]

Sift in Mystic.

Yep.

 

[gtcam]

When I was a kid it was Boston Bakery in Rockville for their Boston Cream Donuts - out of this world and their breads and pastries were great. Sadly it is gone. Em's in Vernon wasn't bad but again, gone.

 

[jpeakin]

Yes!!!! I’ve had that one. Insanely delicious. They don’t make it often. You will skip lunch after eating it.

Well, YOU may skip lunch... ; )

 

[jibsey]

Bakeries are a tough business. My friend's father owned one in the 60's. He got up at 3 am. went to bed by 8 pm. Brutal.

 

[Sailor111]

Point of fact more so than dispute: Mayron's did indeed follow the 1960s Jewish diaspora from Hartford's North End further west on Albany Avenue to Bishop's Corner in West Hartford, where it was in the shopping plaza occupied variously by Popular Market, Saxony Deli, Kay's Fish Market, and now long-anchored by Crown Market, a kosher establishment that includes a bakery, deli, and full supermarket. Otherwise, you are correct that it was justly lauded in its existence and has not survived to the present.

My various Likes within this thread might mean, "Oh yes, definitely," or, "Thanks for the heads up." That's good indicator of a solid food thread. Thanks for kicking it off with you first post, and welcome to The Boneyard.

Thanks for the info. I left CT in 1973 for the Navy. Have relocated to California and only visit family back there occasionally. Good to know. Mayrons was magnificent.

 

[giddyup]

Bakeries are a tough business. My friend's father owned one in the 60's. He got up at 3 am. went to bed by 8 pm. Brutal.

Hmm… I heard they make a lot of dough…

 

[Geno-ista]

Marzullos on Grande Ave New Haven- closed in the 60’s. It’s not even close

 

[huskymedic]

Marzullos on Grande Ave New Haven- closed in the 60’s. It’s not even close

Good call. Used to be a regular stop on day shifts. Marzullo’s closed in the mid-80’s (? 87-88).

 

[xclamations]

Mozzicato on Franklin Ave, south end.
My favorite.

 

[Geno-ista]

Good call. Used to be a regular stop on day shifts. Marzullo’s closed in the mid-80’s (? 87-88).

I lost Track of the years

 

[Ratso]

no way any ethnic food in CT is better than new haven, except for beef patties & cocoa bread

 

[gtcam]

no way any ethnic food in CT is better than new haven, except for beef patties & cocoa bread

there is always ethnic food better in some areas than New Haven. But I will say the number of outstanding restaurants in New Haven is fantastic. Absolutely love Adriana's

 

[F101Voodoo]

Hands Down, Mayron's Bakery. Had branches on Blue Hills and Albany Aves in Hartford. Famous nationally for baking President Kennedy's
Inaugural Celebration Cake. Made "Honey Dipped Donuts" that would melt in your mouth. The best I have ever tasted. Made incredible individual cakes
that they called "Squares". One was all chocolate and the other marble. Baked the best Danish Pastries and Pecan Buns. Their fresh baked rolls were perfect.
I have traveled the world far and wide (Active Duty Navy - 29 years) and have not seen or visited a better bakery. Sadly, they did not relocate to the
suburbs and went out of business.

WOW….. When we first came to the US and lived in the North End for maybe a year or so my dad worked at that Bakery until he found a permanent job. We lived within walking distance to the bakery. Of course we did not have a car yet so everything was within “walking distance”. They also made real good onion rolls and I think I remember bagels and sponge cake too unless I am confusing them with Lassoff’s.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Boston Bakery in Rockville had fantastic pastries, eclairs and Boston Creme donuts.

We'd get the pastries which kind of had a figure eight shape and then had two dollops of raspberry or lemon with icing, or just icing and crumbled pecans.

You could smell the bakery a mile away.

I know it went through some ownership changes and stuff in the 90's and I'm almost certain it is gone now but it was fantastic as a kid in 70's and 80's.

 

[jpeakin]

I can't remember if its St. Moritz or Black Forest Bakery in Greenwich that makes an awesome Krémes (Austro-Hungarian Napolean). I had high hopes for Cafe Dolce in Norwalk but theirs's isn't even close. I'm gonna have to go down and test taste one day soon, probably supplemented by a Tid Bit wedge with fired onions and steak sauce from Greenwich Prime Meats (authentic Manero's spin/knock off).

The garlic bread, gorgonzola salad and the steak wedge with the onions are absolutely amazing!

 

[jpeakin]

Assuming there is agreement that Greenwich is still located in Connecticut, it's hard to imagine a better bakery that St. Moritz or a better cookie than their Sarah Bernhardts.

Those Sarah Bernhardts are to die for

 

[jpeakin]

De Mare is the bomb. Grew up walking distance from the Greenwich location and every Easter and Thanksgiving my mom would give me $20 to walk down there and pick our pastry miniatures for each holiday. It’s the OG of my childhood and was lucky to have my grad school location in the same industrial complex of the Stamford location.

@Hey Adrien!

Our paths must've crossed on more than one occasion. I grew up in Cos Cob and DiMare was definitely a go to. Coincidentally, when I was taking some classes at UB, they were in that same DiMare complex in Stamford!

 

[OviedoFLHusky]

Boston Bakery in Rockville had fantastic pastries, eclairs and Boston Creme donuts.

We'd get the pastries which kind of had a figure eight shape and then had two dollops of raspberry or lemon with icing, or just icing and crumbled pecans.

You could smell the bakery a mile away.

I know it went through some ownership changes and stuff in the 90's and I'm almost certain it is gone now but it was fantastic as a kid in 70's and 80's.

Boston Bakery had great jelly donuts too! Great everything, really. And excellent babka (the original owners were a very nice Polish family). One of their daughters used to babysit me and my sisters!

 

[Jbirdp5]

Unfortunately, it’s not the same Sal’s as it was 30 years ago. Its cannoli used to be as good as any you’d find in Little Italy or on Arthur Ave. It’s still solid, but behind both Beldotti and DiMare.

Was going to make the same comment, went in last month after a long hiatus and it was not the cannoli I remembered.

 

[SCHuskiedad]

Probably Lucibello's already mentioned above

Maybe Libby’s on Wooster St?

 

[uconnfan68]

Here is the standard. I want a bakery that makes a great large black and white cookie like in NY, soft on the inside with that perfect glazed frosting, fresh not 4 days old wrapped in cellophane. I also want an all white version of that cookie and I want a NY style rye bread with seeds for my deli sandwiches, not something that says rye but isn’t. I want a real NY or NJ bagel chewey (you need NY water) and large and don’t tell me Brueggers or Einstein. Until we have this we have no bakeries in Connecticut.

Haven’t had the original B&W for about 60 years, but I’ve found smaller ones that do the trick. They’re at BJ’s! There was a different maker, but BJ’s bought out whoever it was and market it under their name.

 

[mauconnfan]

Mozzicato’s in Plainville

 

[CONN78SEJ]

My wife's Uncle owned the original Devore's
They now live in NC
Their biggest customer was Fairfield U

The original owners passed away years ago. I always thought they were Hungarian, but Devore is Dutch or French. I’m 68 and my mother used go in there with me in tow when I was 5 or 6. I think it opened sometime in the 1950’s.


This was taken around 1975

 

[imno1]

kinda weird that a kosher bakery calls it self ricotta, but I will check it out.

Shortened from Ricottawitz

 

[Excalibur]

I think its very very good, but I could say if consider the $$$$ they charge into the equation an overrated tag could apply. I lend my custom in Niantic to Giuliano's across the street far more for my common bakery needs. Its nice having both right there though. There are times I will pick something up at sift.

I'm hesitant to say that things are not as good as they used to be, but I think that applies with Sift post-expansion. Adam is insanely talented, but I just think it's hard to maintain quality at the scale that they're producing, both in terms of volume and variety.

I still struggle to find a better croissant anywhere, though.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Boston Bakery had great jelly donuts too! Great everything, really. And excellent babka (the original owners were a very nice Polish family). One of their daughters used to babysit me and my sisters!

Yes on the owners and the babka. Boston Bakery and the nuns at St. Joseph's in Rockville provided plenty of good Polish food. I think the nuns had a big convent in Enfield and there was always plenty of pierogis, babka, kielbasa and other food for sale.

 

[eastmill]

Once upon a time,the Dutch Oven in Windsor.
Now,Black Walnut in East Hampton