Cute cozy bakery filled with authentic Italian treats! Good service and affordable prices read more

Fratelli Authentic Italian Baking - Bakeries Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I'm literally OBSESSED with this place. Such a cute comfy cozy bakery tucked in the corner of Commercial Dr and 2nd Ave! Ok if I have to spill the tea I supposed I will start off saying that I have an irrational addiction to the apple strudels here. One of their regular customers told me that their apple pies were out of this world when I first visited this place. She also said that it runs out fast so come early if I want a piece of that pie. The rumor is true, I can never get my hands on the apple pie so I said "screw it, I'm going for the apple strudels" Boy oh boy I can eat 10 of those in one sitting (hence why i don't have a photo of it... I inhaled it so fast) The flakes is incredibly crispy and light, filling is just the right amount of sweetness. I had to cut myself off of this one cause it's too dangerous. Anywayssss I've visited this place about 6 times now and today was my LUCKY DAY. One last apple pie sitting pretty waiting for me when I walked through the door. And opening the box felt like Christmas came early :"). Also, Sfogliatelle is another favorite of mine. Crispy layers of puff pastry wrapped around some nice ricotta cream filling MMmm MHMMMM MMMmmm you just got to try it. It's not too sweet but more fun than just a cream puff I'd say. Anyways I just want to highlight my favorites here but they have soooo many great selections so GO OFF & treat yourself to some goodies at Fratelli. P.S. the staffs here are so super sweet & kind. Always making the space feels so welcoming. read more

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Recently devastatingly disappointed by another bakery I searched for a replacement and found it at Fratelli's!!! Purchased bread, buns, Sicilian cannoli's and fruit tarts. Everything exceeded expectations! Can I say the cannoli's were a replica to my Aunt's cannoli?!?!?!? Oh, the memories came flooding back!!!! Fratelli's offers an inviting atmosphere with super friendly and knowledgeable staff! Their large variety of breads, buns and pastries are beautiful, scrumptious, baked daily and never disappointing! Sign me up as a repeat customer, please! Thank you Fratelli's! Buon Appetito a Tutti! read more

TERRIBLE Experience!!!! I'm extremely disappointed on their service! I am appalled by the lack of customer service as during the pricing quote i was given a mistake on their end during my cake order for my daughters birthday nothing too fancy just their regular strawberry shortcake with all white icing with some design in white like piping around edge and on sides They decided to inform me on the pick up day after the cake was made and was ready for pick up that the price was double!!! Of what I was quoted is unbelievable and the stress I had during a very busy day for their mistake is unethical! for sure! Hope others don't go through what I had to!!!!! Although I got a better cake elsewhere I can't believe they thought this was ok to do as the manager ( lady in charge) thought to take off $5 would help solve this issue wth!!! Disappointed Dissatisfied Customer! read more

I came into this place without any preconceptions. Just as I happened to walk by it to the bank, their window of goodies caught my eye. I was pleasantly surprise when I walked in to see the variety of treats despite being late in the day and many items were sold out. I opted for a whole lemon poppyseed loaf that was about $17 if I can recall correctly. I also noticed they have 50% off their bread loaves when it's near closing which I think would be a great deal. Service was quick and friendly with lots of payment methods available. I think I'll be back next time I'm down on commercial. read more

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Bought a $70 (plus $7.50 tip = $77.50) cake from Fratelli for a birthday. The cake was absolutely disgusting!! The taste was so bad that we all had to wash it out with water right after the first (and only) bite! Will never EVER buy another cake from Fratelli. NEVER!! read more

Came by for some treats for the first time. I don't know if she was the owner but she was so kind and patient with my husband and I trying to figure out what we wanted. The cannoli was perfect. Creamy and not too sweet. My kids loved the chocolate cake. My MIL enjoyed the lemon cheesecake. Would love to come back again. read more

Fratelli Authentic Italian Baking - Bakeries Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Great Italian bakery on the drive. Great selections. Great price. I tried a handful of things they all tasted great and fresh. My favourite was the ham and cheese croissant and cannoli. I will be back! read more

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When I saw the cake on the table of course I thought it was a very beautiful cake but it was only when I tasted it that I realized how delicious it was, my thoughts were where the hell have you been, I almost forgot about you read more

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My friends and me used to call here as "canoli" place because they have super long line up at Italian day. We have never had a chance to try. Even to get in the store. I'm glad to give it try today finally. They have savory baked stuff like cornmeal muffin and ham and egg croissant. But mostly this bakery is for sweet tooth people. Their whole cake looked like dense one. Not high/tall sponge cake. And more tart crust cake rather than pie. That is my cake! So I'm happy to find here. Store is small and narrow. No room to sit and have a coffee. read more

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How do I express how much I love Fratelli Bakery? It's not exactly cutting edge or innovative, or elegant, and it definitely doesn't use local organic ingredients. It doesn't sport minimalist hipster ambience or cool sculptural light fixtures. Fratelli gets five stars for perfectly recreating the bakeries of my childhood (which was in the nineties). At Fratelli, a 2020 hazelnut tart tastes just like a 1990 hazelnut tart as if no time has passed. There's a pretty good chance Fratelli has been using the same recipes for 30+ years. And there's a reason for that: they're delicious. If artificial vanilla has a special place in your heart like it does in mine, Fratelli is the place for you. I alternate between a flourescent yellow lemon tart or a French eclair. Fratelli seems to do particularly well at pate a choux, the pastry that eclairs and cream puffs are made from. As other Yelpers have mentioned, they have one particularly over-the-top confection, called a St. Honore cake, which has too many components to mention, but includes Bavarian cream, whipping cream, choux, and sponge cake, and which everyone should try at least once. The coffee is pretty good, too. read more

Fratelli Authentic Italian Baking - St. Honore Cake in all its glory. - Bakeries Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Our office loves getting the cream puffs from here, so much that we even got a courier to deliver some when our old CEO was retiring; yep, they were that good. Stumbled upon the store while in the area for brunch and it's a corner shop that you can't miss since they've got cakes and tiramisu written on the outside of the store. Really like how fast paced the place is and how eye catching everything is. Prices and names of items are clearly labelled so you can be in and out in no time or take forever to decide which one item you want to walk out with (yep, I was the latter). I don't crave bakery type sweets often but when I do want something, will definitely come back here to grab a treat or two since there's so many things that you'll want to try. read more

Fratelli Authentic Italian Baking - Bakeries Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Only tried two things here: an amaretti cookie and cannoli. The amaretti cookie was the worst I've ever had. It was so gummy and chewy that I could hardly bite a piece off. The cannoli were not quite average. 0 for 2 and no reason to return. read more

Tried out the cannoli, the hazelnut cake and the hazelnut eclair. The cannoli is definitely the best with a light crispy shell and creamy custard. The hazelnut cake was not very good with the cake being a little bit grainy and the middle layer of buttercream was greasy. The flavour of hazelnut was a hidden beneath the sweetness as well. The hazelnut eclair was not bad but the shell was a little soggy. Overall go for the cannoli! read more

Small bakery with really good desserts. The cannoli was crispy, perfectly baked and the truffle ball thicc, really sweet though. Would come back. read more

Fratelli Authentic Italian Baking - Bakeries Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

10 months later we were back in Vancouver and because we were at the Italian deli next door, we wanted to pop in and give Fratelli Authentic Italian Baking another shot. And I'm glad we did. This time we enjoyed everything that we ordered. The cookies however, are good, but they're just good cookies. Buttery and delicious; not worth $1.50 in my opinion. What was really good was the nut bar slice. I don't recall what it was called, but it's a triangle with a crust and pressed nuts and coconut in it and then topped with chocolate; REALLY good. As were the brownies and the eclairs. I'm glad we went back - and will keep coming back whenever we are in country. read more

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A day that I will never forget! I went to Vancouver for a week vacation. After paddle boarding, we decided to find some treats. We found this pastry shop in yelp and decided to try after checking the reviews. It was closing when I arrived (I didn't notice) but the owner was really nice, he came back and asked me to go in and open the store just for me before leaving. (I don't know where else to go if he didn't do that) Anyway, besides the awesome treatment, PASTRIES were AMAZING. Lot's of varieties to choose from. And the sweetness is just right. It was really an AWESOME experience. I hope I can find a shop like this in my province. read more

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I love this Italian bakery!! They have a wide variety of pastries and sweets. Big and small. I can't name them all here. If you love European sweets, you should visit this bakery and check it out. One of my coworkers bought a box of pastries and sweets. We all loved them. Even the ones who are super healthy or health conscious could not resist the pastries and sweets!! They were just so good and delicious!! If you eat them, you cannot worry too much about calories or fat. I would like to give them a "LIKE"! read more

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Italian desserts? Sounds good! I stopped by on the weekend and picked up a bunch of different pastries. Everything was okay, but the puff pastry canoli filled with custard was my favorite. I would definitely return for this. The guy working there was really nice and helpful too! read more

Fratelli Authentic Italian Baking - Top to bottom: Puff Pastry Canoli, Chocolate filled Eclair, Sicilian Canoli - Bakeries Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Cannoli one of my favorite Italian desserts. Ever since my buddy Rino got me hooked in Toronto, it is the only Italian pastry I look forward to having regardless of my diabetic challenges or not. I would starve myself all day to reduce my blood sugars just to have one freshly made. Which I've only had in Toronto. A place accross a certain restaurant where the day after a Mafia mob shooting happened. But I'd still risk going back to that area. Well this is Vancouver and far away from any Mafia but I swear there is something sinful about their Sicilian cannoli that has a rich past. They're smaller and pack a nice crunch against the soft sweet filling. If you've never had one before. Try one. I always go there to get my sugar rushing fix when my blood sugar is low. Oh My! read more

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I ordered a chocolate cake at the New Westminster location for a birthday present, but I was very disappointed about the taste of the cake. I was expecting a moist, fluffy, and light cake, free of dryness. Unfortunately, it was dry; the appearance of the cake was fabulous, the icing was okay. The best part of this store is the staff, they are always friendly and helpful. read more

My dad used to take me every Saturday for bread and pastries, and now that he's gone and I've moved to Vancouver, I've been carrying on the tradition with my own family. The potato bread is to die for, as well as all of the pastries! read more

Everything here is so good!!! The desserts are smaller size, so u get to buy and try more kinds. The coconut macaroon was so moist inside. Brownie and chocolate truffle bar were rich and smooth. French eclair and chocolate eclair were good too, creamy, but not overly sweet. Chocolate stuffed croissant was super delish after we had it heated up in the over for a min or two, crispy on the outside, warm and soft on the inside. read more

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I wish I can admit this place was a perfect find, a gem on Commercial Drive. But Fratelli is already well-established, a popular dessert shop. Talk about large lunch crowd! Needless to say, it is definitely worth the wait. It is quit a small shop, there is a long dessert case that is packed. Goodies galore!! There are so many options it was difficult to control ourselves. Just to name a few: eclairs, lemon bars, sicilian canolis, cakes, loaves of bread, etc. Seriously, how can one narrow down what they want??! The options are endless, but whatever you decide to order will be scrumptious. Everything was ordered was delicious. Fresh, sweet and packaged neatly in a box. There a couple of tables and chairs right outside the place. So why wait until you get home if you can just gobble your dessert(s) outside =) read more

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For Father's Day dinner, we were in charge of getting desserts. We were in the area and decided to buy a dozen assorted pastries for $32. The selection was plentiful. Their puff pastries and eclairs were the best of the bunch. I found the cake squares to be a tad on the dry side. read more

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Pistachio slice - the buttercream layer is lightly sweet with little taste of pistachio, but the sponge layer is full of bits of nuts. Hazelnut ganache - it's sweet but you can taste the hazelnut. The Rum ball and the Irish Cream ball both are bitter with liquor taste, but the Rum ball tastes stronger. read more

I absolutely loved the treats and the servers were really kind! they are super safe with covid snd have great prices even with the incredible quality! read more

Fratelli Authentic Italian Baking - tiramisu tart, pink bigne and a cannoli - Bakeries Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I've been a customer of Fratelli's for about 6 years now. I don't know why I'm just now creating a review but... here it is! I do love this place. I had a French eclair today and it was so delicious! Come to think of it, I also had a cannoli. I'm sure I'll be 5 lbs heavier tomorrow. Oh well! If you're looking for something that will be consistently good at this place, get a cheesecake. Any kind. They are heavenly. I do agree with the other Yelpers in that the staff can sometimes have attitude problems. However, they do have the potential to be nice because I've witnessed it before. read more

Bought a few things from this food truck when they were at my school. Tons of variety and everything looked high quality. Furthermore, the prices were actually decent and less than somewhere like Starbucks. I had a sausage roll and cookie which were both much better than expected. They also let you hear the items up upon request which I would definitely recommend. Looking forward to trying more delicious pastries and coffee very soon! The staff was also very friendly and quick! A solid 8.5/10. read more

Fratelli Authentic Italian Baking - Bakeries Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Went into this bakery without high expectations -- not because I didn't think they were good, but because my mom and I saw it was close by and thought we'd stop off to pick up some pastries as a birthday present for someone! The lady who served us was so sweet! We picked out a dozen pastries, and when asked, told us what was in them! Plus, they had a ton of selection-- eclairs, cream puffs, mini cheesecakes, mini cake squares, lemon meringue tarts, tiramisu tarts, rocky road bars, and more! I purchased one of their "Love" Valentine's Day heart cookies and they were so good! The icing was to die for. Kind customer service and amazing pastries! I'd definitely visit this bakery again read more

My family always has St. Honore cake for our celebrations! In search of one close by for an anniversary dinner I tried Fratelli's and I was NOT disappointed! I ordered the cake a couple days ahead, and when I went to pick it up, there was a line outside - classic indication this place is good! I also got a half dozen pastries and everything was delicious! The dessert was exactly what I wanted! The bakery has a great selection of delicious treats and was reasonably priced. Will be going back again for sure! Everyone at the anniversary party LOVED the cake! read more

They have really great cakes, cannoli and other baked goods but the staff are the worst. If you stop next door for a sandwich this place is next on the list for desert but just be prepared for a bit of attitude or unorganized customer service. read more

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They call themselves 'authentic' but they don't do all of their own baking! I loved the chocolate fudge cake squares they served so I asked them if they could make the same as a cake for my son's birthday. They said no, it had to be a different kind of chocolate recipe for the cake. I thought that was weird but whatever and ordered the cake which was good but not fudgy like the squares. A couple if weeks later I was in Nesters and in their bakery the had what looked to be the identical chocolate fudge squares in plastic containers. The even had exactly the same decorations on top. I bought one and it tasted the same. I looked at the packaging and it was made made by some company in Richmond. At least Nesters is honest. Fratellis makes a lot of yummy things. They just don't make all of it themselves. read more

We visited today to order an Italian Wedding Cake based on reviews here and elsewhere. They told us that they would be closed for 2 weeks so we asked if the cake could be frozen - not optimal but what can you do? They said it would be fine but when I asked "What about the whipped cream?" (which does not freeze well) they said that it was no problem because although it's called whipped cream it is actually non-dairy - "Whipped Cream" being simply the copyrighted name name of an ersatz oil-based product that they use. Until I asked about freezing, no mention was made of the fact that the whipped cream was not, in fact, real. At this point we politely left and we will not be returning. In my opinion, there is nothing "authentic" about fake ingredients and I have little faith in the rest of the products they use, regardless of how they look. read more

I get to go to Fratelli's about four times a year, and have been doing so for the last decade and a half. Each time, no matter the time of day, it's always hopping, people coming in to see and look and marvel at the selection, as well as regulars who are in to seek whatever it is they need and who are out just as quick as they came in. The last time we were in was about a month ago to pick up a cake for a birthday. We didn't place an order, but sure enough there was a good looking (not to mention delicious) cake that would celebrate our loved one later that evening. A couple of weeks later, we popped in to pick up a few pastries. The service is always friendly, and in this case, quite generous and patient with the questions we had as the person we were shopping for is awfully picky. I once had Fratelli's deliver food to the office, and the process was so easy, and the delivery and selection prompt and efficient that I highly recommend them for that too. read more

Came here because of all the positive reviews. I have a huge sweet tooth and I lovee cakes and pastries but wasn't very impressed with the ones here. The little cakes (lava cake, triple chocolate cake, and chocolate cheesecake) I bought were not fresh and tasted incredibly dense. Maybe some people enjoy dense cakes but I prefer light and fluffy. I also expected a better selection of artisan coffees seeing as the place markets itself as "Authentic Italian" but was left disappointed at that too. Lots of room for improvement. read more

One of the best bakery in The Drive area. They have various homemade cakes and cookies but my favourite was the coconut cookie (I forgot what's it called). I also bought Triple Berries Pie which also awesome! Definitely a place to go to when you're the area! read more

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I love Fratelli, and the fact that it's steps from my house is both amazing and awful! Any time I need a sweet treat I pop in here and pick something up. The staff are efficient and quick, and the selection is huge! My go-to favourites are the espresso shortbread cookies (chocolate dipped, of course), and the chocolate dipped macaroons. You know, for someone who doesn't like chocolate that much, I sure eat a lot of it from Fratelli!! It's extra delicious! They have full sized cakes and pies as well, and do custom ordering if you're looking for something for a special occasion. They also have whole, but small versions of a lot of cakes and cheesecakes which are extremely tempting! And don't neglect the fresh bread behind the cake counter - they have some amazing flavours there too. It's not super cheap, but these are handmade, home cooked slices of heaven - and well worth the price! Go, eat, fall in love! read more

The pastries in the case looked lovely but the afternoon's mission was to make tiramisu at home so we were looking to buy a loaf of bread to go with our cheese. The person who served us was very affable and explained the different types of bread that were available for purchase late in the afternoon (~3:30 pm). We ended up with a loaf of French bread which unfortunately was really dry, not at all chewy, doughy and nice. Maybe it was an off-day but with so many great bakeries in this city, it's unlikely that I would trust this place again or return to try the cakes. read more

Mission to Eat Vancouver's 101 Best Eats **This is a consolation prize.. but I think still should be recognized!** The Gateau D'Honoure... is a cake made like a giant cream puff.. at least that's what I think! Unfortunately, a medium size cake feeds 5.. and I didn't have 4 others to share with. I asked the lady behind the counter what the "puffs" at the top were.. and she had told me they were Proliferoles (?)... aka cream puffs.. I guess. I bought two of them, thinking that the puff itself should taste similar to the overall cake. The cream puffs were not overly delicate and not overpowerful in sweetness - very surprised and very satisfied. For a small cream puff I felt like it was never ending and very worth trying if you cannot purchase the whole cake yourself for sharing. Oh boy.. if only I could eat all the other goodies :) read more