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    Il Dolce

    4.0 (51 reviews)
    ModerateBakeries
    Open 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Michelle K.

    Great prices. Excellent selection. Everything is delicious. One stop shop for anything you could need from a north jersey bakery!

    Roseanne P.

    In the search for Italian butter cookies for Christmas and Il Dolce was recommended by a close friend. We had gone on Christmas Eve and right when we arrived at the bakery there was a short line in front of the store. We had found parking on the street and waited on line. We waited about 15 minutes before it was our turn to finally enter. They limit the amount of guests to 4 at a time. Upon entering there were cases of cakes, cookies, fruit tarts, and pastries. They all looked sooo good! We were immediately welcomed by the ladies at the counter. We had ordered a variety of the butter cookies. They had sprinkles, jelly, and mini cookie sandwiches. They also had almond cookies. We had as well ordered cannolis. We were in and out of the bakery in 5 minutes with our order. The cookies were all delicious and not too sweet. My sister had enjoyed the cannolis especially the chocolate covered one. The cookies were enjoyed by my entire family and I shamelessly plugged Il Dolce to them. I will definitely be back again for those butter cookies and there were some pastries that I definitely wanted to try like the cream puff and fruit tart and tiramisu.

    St Joesphs Pastry
    Daniel A.

    Ok first review of 2021. These St Joesph's pastry come from a place recommended by many. Il Dolce, I was greeted by the owner who was very nice and asked how everyone was doing (I've never been here). Very nice shop with everything stocked for the day, I was there around 9am. Both types had the same donut shaped base and he did not have the Sicilian Sfincia zeppole you see at some locations. One had an airy vanilla cream topped with a cherry but none inside and the other had a ricotta cream that was not overly sweet so you still had that little tang. The zeppoli were both fresh with no defrosted taste. Really enjoyed both but the Vanilla Cream was my favorite. I give them my recommendation. They're not to far off Route 208 so it was a 15 min drive from the Paramus area. Worth the trip. -- at Il Dolce Bakery.

    Green cassata pastry with marzipan and cannoli cream
    Laura P.

    If you are nearby, and you want Italian pastries, check this place out. Some of it is pretty good. First, I came here for cassatas. They were just alright. They are round Italian pastries combining cake, cannoli cream or ricotta, orange peel, marzipan, royal icing, and a cherry on top. They are becoming very hard to find in NJ. Il Dolce carries the mini green version (Sicilian), as opposed to the white version which is dipped in royal icing (sometimes known as minne de vergine). Unfortunately, I prefer the white version. Oh well! However, the lobster tails were perfect. They were in a mini size, and the layers are crisp but not so dry that they cut your mouth (unlike the Carlos' bakery version I've had). The baba was also great. I've had great babas in Italy and bad babas in the U.S. Il Dolce does not skimp on the rum. It was just like how I had it in Naples. The cannoli cream version was a nice touch. I also got a almond-chocolate bomb - decent if you like very rich desserts and amaretto - and a napoleon pastry, which was bland, but I'm starting to think that's part of the recipe, heh.

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    Great Italian bakery. Cannollis napoleons and lobster tails are very good. Nice atmosphere, clean, nice displays.

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    14 years ago

    You must have their cannoli's - finest selection of Italian pastries short of traveling to NYC. A jewel in NJ!

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    Great Italian bakery. The best cannolis I've ever had and their tiramusu is very good as well.

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