Circo's Pastry Shop — all mentions

in:NYC Cheesecake Crawl6 pts
replying to u/DeliciousFig1331: Circos in Bushwick is really good. Idk what qualifies as NY style cheesecake but it’s super flavorful and has a beautiful texture.
“But definitely super flavorful. Not heavy on the sugar, but idk what it was, something tasted off. I couldn’t find the ingredient. like a strange artificial aftertaste.”
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in:In search of the best Italian cookies and Sfogliatelle in Bronx’s Little Italy. Anyone have experience with the bakeries by Arthur Avenue?1 pts
“the cookies there made me understand why people sell them in the first place. Most cookies at italian bakeries are dry and depressing .. Pinolis, Linzertarts, almond, rainbow, sicilian figs at Circos.. so good.”
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postRainbow cookie crawl. (14 bakeries, Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn)1459 pts
“This was one of the better flavors and would be in the top if it had more chocolate.”
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in:Looking for the best rainbow cookies. Where are your favorite rainbow cookies in the city and what have you compared them to so far?7 pts
“Circo’s cannolis are top tier but their rainbow cookies aren’t on the same level.”
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in:Looking for cannoli recommendations. Had an amazing cannoli in Boston, MA from Mike’s.5 pts
“Circo’s in Brooklyn is my favorite and I’ve been on a search for the best cannoli in NYC”
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in:NYC Cheesecake Crawl2 pts
“Circos in Bushwick is really good. Idk what qualifies as NY style cheesecake but it’s super flavorful and has a beautiful texture.”
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in:Williamsburg spots2 pts
“Circo for cannolis (Bushwick)”
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in:🌈🍪🚨 RAINBOW COOKIE PROJECT UPDATE: QUEENS IS COMPLETE* 🚨🍪🌈2 pts
replying to u/CarbCollective: If you need any additional testers from Brooklyn - I’m a life long consumer, lover, appreciator, baker of the (what we Italians call) tricolore cookie. Always searching for the perfect cookie. I would also say for some bakeries there is a lot of inconsistency. Mazzolas used to be a favorite but they really fell off once they renovated/changed it up. Regina’s in Windsor Terrace is a new favorite. Fortunato Brothers is a crime (though their cheesecakes are perfection).
“Circo’s rainbow cookies are very good, I feel!”
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in:Favorite donut shops in NYC?1 pts
“Also Circos in East Williamsburg has some killer doughnuts.”
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in:Best places for cheesecake in NYC?1 pts
“For Italian style, Veniero’s, Rocco’s, or Circo’s.”
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in:Looking for the best rainbow cookies. Where are your favorite rainbow cookies in the city and what have you compared them to so far?1 pts
“I've tried the ones at Circo's, Grimaldi's Bakery, and Veniero's and slightly prefer Veniero's as they have high turnover so the cookie is fresher.”
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in:Best cannoli in New York City?1 pts
replying to u/pickledplumber: I've had ginos before and it is good. But frankly they all kinda taste the same to me. Sure there sa difference if the shell is stale or something. But overall I guess I don't notice a huge difference. I don't eat the connoli very often. In more of a pignoli cookie guy and I'd also say Ginos is very good. The non Chinese $60/lb pignoli cookies are very good but so are the cheaper ones.
“Circos has great pignolis”
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in:Am I missing any essential NYC eats as a tourist?1 pts
“Circo for cannolis”
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in:Looking for cannoli recommendations. Had an amazing cannoli in Boston, MA from Mike’s.1 pts
replying to u/Inside-Exam-6723: Circo’s in Brooklyn is my favorite and I’ve been on a search for the best cannoli in NYC
“Circo's have the best cookies. The fig filled ones and the almond paste ones with orange peel are out of this world”
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in:We have a 6hour layover at JFK at 9am on Tuesday. Thinking of heading to Bushwick, Williamsburg or Dumbo for food. Where should we go?1 pts
“Get a cannoli at Circo”
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in:I want to buy some sweets as a gift for someone, what are the best places?1 pts
“Circo's for rainbow cookies and other Italian pastries.”
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in:Food itinerary. Etiquette and opinions1 pts
“circo’s on knickerbocker is my favorite cannoli. circo’s fills those taste tubes in front of you & to perfection.”
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in:Rainbow cookie crawl. (14 bakeries, Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn)1 pts
“Circos are my favorite. I like the minimal chocolate.”
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in:In search of good cannolis 9 pts
“Circos is one of the best ones I’ve had.”
H1
in:Nonperishable treat that travels well7 pts
“They're some of the best in the city.”
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in:Pignoli cookies6 pts
“Fortunato Brothers, circo or pasticceria monteleone”
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in:Veniero's and John's make a bad week slightly less sucky6 pts
replying to u/Direct-Pollution-430: Hit or miss? What Italian bakery in NYC is better? The eclair, cannoli, pignoli, strawberry shortcake, I mean I’ve had a lot of things from there and they’ve all been best of the best, I legitimately would love to know what’s better?
“villabate alba, circo’s, fortunato, la guli, tasty pastry. all come to mind.”
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in:Iconic bakeries that are not tourist traps?4 pts
“Circos”
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in:Sfogliatella3 pts
“Circos, Fortunato Brothers”
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in:In search of good cannolis 3 pts
replying to u/bamphsports: Villabate in Bensonhurst
“Yep, Villabate is number one for me, Circo’s is number two!”
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in:Looking for the best rainbow cookies. Where are your favorite rainbow cookies in the city and what have you compared them to so far?2 pts
replying to u/lilacbluebell: Court Pastry all the way. They’re dense and moist – personally I hate a rainbow cookie that’s dry enough for the cake to crumble. There shouldn’t be any crumbs in the bag. You can taste the almond paste and jam, and the chocolate is nice and melty. I’ve never had a bad cookie or one with that nasty fridge taste from there. Veniero’s is also excellent. Circo’s cannolis are top tier but their rainbow cookies aren’t on the same level.
“This”
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in:Looking for the best rainbow cookies. Where are your favorite rainbow cookies in the city and what have you compared them to so far?2 pts
“Circo’s in Bushwick is my personal favorite for these”
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in:Best cannoli in New York City?2 pts
“Circo’s on Knickerbocker in Bushwick”
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in:Pignoli cookies2 pts
“Circo in Bushwick”
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in:Signature/unique bakes at Brooklyn bakeries2 pts
“I love Circo's.”
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in:Desperately searching for a chocolate cigar.... (pastry)2 pts
“Circos in Brooklyn”
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in:Best butter cookies in nyc?2 pts
“mazzola bakery in cobble hill/carroll gardens and circo's in bushwick”
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in:Rainbow cookie crawl. (14 bakeries, Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn)2 pts
“Circo’s - average”
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in:In search of good cannolis 1 pts
“Circo’s in bushwick”
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in:Desperately searching for a chocolate cigar.... (pastry)1 pts
replying to u/Garconavecunreve: Circos in Brooklyn
“Went here in the end!! They were great, thank you <3”
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in:If you could bring back one closed restaurant, what would it be?1 pts
replying to u/Dunesgirl: Florent is top of my list. I loved Texarkana. Chrysties Skylight Gardens. When I was young and a sushi neophyte, Nishi on UWS. What a nice person he was. Classic 1980s vibe, black with purple lighting. Died of AiDS with so many amazing people.
“Circo - Sirio Maccioni’s Italian resto midtown.”
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in:If you could bring back one closed restaurant, what would it be?1 pts
replying to u/NMGJ200: Ollie’s Chinese - original first UWS, Lincoln Center location, before they enlarged the first space. H&H bagels Pò - Batali’s first resto in WV. Union Square Cafe - original on 16th was unmatched. La Fourchette - UES. Mark Murphy co owner and exec chef, his best work. Vong - Jean George 2nd resto Thai French Central Park South Original Russian Tea Room - super elegant. Saw 6 mil dollar man there. Felidia - UES Lydia Bastianich - excellent pasta finished tableside Circo - Sirio Maccioni’s Italian resto midtown. 24 hour Greek diner on 68 & Broadway. Upstairs cafe at Fairway, supermarket first location at 74th broadway. Best eggs. Shun Lee - first management in 90’s Honorable mentions already noted: Spotted Pig (& orig Babbo) when you could actually walk in, & obvs pre-scandal. Prune - especially NewYears. Florent - Yes, for vibes, but let’s be honest, the food was mid at best. La Caridad - special mention for the crack chicken.
“I keep begging the boys to reopen a Circo but they aren’t interested.”
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in:🌈🍪🚨 RAINBOW COOKIE PROJECT UPDATE: QUEENS IS COMPLETE* 🚨🍪🌈1 pts
replying to u/Malsperanza: Ah man, if Fortunato has gone downhill, I will be very sad. They used to be maximum almond.
“circos is hit and miss”
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in:Rainbow cookie crawl. (14 bakeries, Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn)-2 pts
“Try Circos in Bushwick”
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