I'm not Italian but I would like to think I know a damn good Italian cookie when I taste one. I grew up eating a lot of these from Little Italy and Brooklyn. These are by far thee BEST Italian cookies!!! I only get to have them when I go visit my sister in Bayside, Queens. Since I was hosting Thanksgiving this year, my sister and BIL came over with a 2.5 pound box ($20 a pound) of these delectable treats. I don't know what it is but our entire family goes crazy for them. I actually ate 5 in one sitting with my hot cup of coffee. Lol. Love that they are not too overly sweet at all and not as crumbly as some others I have tried. 10/10!! read more

Joe's Sicilian Bakery - Italian Cookies - $20 lb (2.5 pounds for $47) - Bakeries Near Me - Bayside, New York

The only OG Italian bakery left in the neighborhood. Great service, huge selection, delicious pastries and fresh bread! Never disappoints!

One of my favorite local bakeries. Rainbow cookies have raspberry or apricot filling. Service is quick. Would definitely return for more sweetness read more

I can't say enough great things about the awesome folks at Joe's Sicilian Bakery! Whether it's delicious birthday cakes or freshly made apple, cherry or pecan pies Joe's is my family's go to bakery. The Italian breads and cookies are to die for. If you need a cake for special occasions call them several days in advance and you will be happy you did. During Christmas time, pack a sleeping bag because the line to get into the shop is very long and often wraps around the corner. For this Easter, I ordered not one but two 9" carrot cakes for two separate family gatherings. When it came time for dessert, the biggest lines were for the carrot cakes we ordered from Joe's Sicilian Bakery! Everyone raved about how delicious and moist the cakes were. We faced stiff competition against cakes our family members brought from Mia's in Brooklyn and Dortoni's in East Meadow, but at the end of the night the carrot cakes were gone. Family remembers were forced to take home major pieces of the other cakes. Thanks again Joe's Sicilian Bakery for everything you do for my family! read more

Joe's Sicilian Bakery - 9" Carrot Cake - Bakeries Near Me - Bayside, New York

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Great local bakery. Bread is great. Rainbows cookies are great. Cheesecake are great. Cannolis are great. Honestly haven't had anything from here that isn't quality. Don't sleep on the pizza. It is also great. The women behind the counter are friendly and give sound advice if you are drowning in indecision. Major holidays line can get long. It's the best. read more

The Rainbow Cookie Cupcake was the best cupcake I've had in the last few years. I'm a huge cookie cake fan, so I was excited when I saw this in the display. It was just as good as it looked. I got an assortment of cookies, which was addictive and not too dry. I had to stop myself from finishing them all in one go. I also tried a bit of the pizza, which they heated up. It was unexpectedly good for a bakery! This is very much a spot where you're in and out, so there's not any crowding or noise. The staff was very friendly and helpful as my boyfriend and I asked questions about the bakery's offerings. They made nice conversation. read more

Joe's Sicilian Bakery - Rainbow Cookie Cupcake - Bakeries Near Me - Bayside, New York

I stopped in on Xmas' eve afternoon and got about 3lbs of mini pastries which took about 45 minutes to get because there were only three people working the counter and people just didn't know what they wanted. Pastries overall tasted good. Don't forget cash only! read more

Joe's Sicilian Bakery - Rainbow donut - Bakeries Near Me - Bayside, New York

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A long time local family owned bakery ( since 1975) in the neighborhood. Freshly baked breads and amazing numbers of tasty pastries and dessert. Very friendly staff ( they really have lots of patience) The place is also busy and customers are also polite and wait their turns. read more

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Some of the best baked good in queens. Small local bakery turning out great Italian treats and pastries. The cannolis are amazing. Service is always pretty quick. Cash only keep in mind. Very clean. read more

My goto place for good Italian bread and Italian cookies. Fast service. Walk in bakery, don't expect to be able to sit and have coffee. And it's cash only. They have 2 flavors for their rainbow cookies, apricot and raspberry. All these years, I never knew you could choose a flavor. This is the only place in Queens that I can find pignoli cookies these days. read more

Joe's Sicilian Bakery - Pignoli cookies - Bakeries Near Me - Bayside, New York

I live on Long Island and went to Uncle Joey's Rainbow Explosion for cookies as soon as they opened and they couldn't accommodate walk ins only pre-orders. I looked on-line and they gave Joe's Sicilian Bakery a big thumbs up so I traveled from Farmingdale to Joes and was not disappointed. Fast, friendly and most of all delicious rainbow cookies thank you for saving the day! read more

Magnificent Authentic Bakery. Baked goods are decadent and luscious. The owner is a standout who certainly appreciates current and past customers. Truly humble compassionate with the elderly with his kindness. Counter girls are so friendly and patient. Old school charm- so Nostalgic. The best bakery in Queens. Cookies are moist - so flavorful-decadent aromatic. Stellar masterclass baked goods. A huge variety of cakes to breads. A prestigious bakery!!!!! read more

Old school Italian bakery with the sweetest staff. Everything was absolutely delicious and fresh. And the prices??? Incredible. Very reasonable and the quality was excellent. So happy to still have a real Italian bakery close by. read more

Once again Joe's did not disappoint ! My family and I get our St. Joseph pastries from this bakery ....,they are always fresh and always delicious too ! read more

If there is a gem in the neighborhood, this has to be it. The best sun dried tomatoes and prosciutto french bread we've ever had!! I think I finished the entire bread in like.. a day. Amazing desserts.. just ask them for recommendations and they will point you to the right direction! read more

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Best of the best Old school spot, I've been coming here for over 30 years, and will continue to do so. read more

Amazing grain pie and their bread as well. Very good service. Cozy and very clean. And their pastries are also fenomenal. read more

Cute old school bakery serving classic Italian pastries. The store is small but it carries a lot of the classic Italian breads and cookies for a reasonable price. They also have some out of the box items such as the rainbow cookie donut. It was nice and light and tasted like a Rainbow cookie in donut form. However it is not as rich or large as the one from glaze donuts in jersey. Good neighborhood spot and the cashiers were friendly. read more

Joe's Sicilian Bakery - Rainbow cookie donut - Bakeries Near Me - Bayside, New York

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Their mini cannolis were soft when I bit into them. I really was looking forward to a fresh cannoli with a nice crunch in the shell. The rainbow cookies were pretty good. And the Prosciutto bread was ok but lacking those large chunks of Prosciutto. read more

Great desserts! Service is good and the place is nice! Old style Italian bakery! Fresh bread and pastries and cookies every day!

Been coming here for years. They're most known for their Italian cookies and breads. There's always a line for the holidays. The cookies are something like $17/lb. Comes out to more than $1/cookie. Keep that in mind when you're drooling over every single cookie in there. It adds up quick. Don't sleep on the pastries. The cannoli is top notch, so are the rainbow cookies. Best in the area. I think these are also sold by the pound. For cannoli it might be around $4-$5 each for the large ones. Also, they have a decent Sicilian slice. I wouldn't go out of my way for it, but if I'm already there.. read more

Joe's Sicilian Bakery - Pastry counter - Bakeries Near Me - Bayside, New York

For every birthday, holiday, or any special event we always come to this bakery to buy their apple cake. It's THE BEST. You cannot go wrong coming here. Not expensive and the baked goods are amazing. read more

Joe's Sicilian Bakery - Apple cake - Bakeries Near Me - Bayside, New York

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Small Italian bakery with great variety. They have fresh bread, cookies cakes and pizza. The service is good , friendly and quick. The prices are a bit more than you can pay at the grocery store but the quality is incomparable. read more

Great local bakery selling classic Italian cookies by the pound and both full and mini sized desserts. To my surprise, they now sell pizza too! How convenient for me as I intended to buy lunch after hitting up the bakery. Win win. The servers behind the counter were very nice and friendly. They took their time with each customer as needed. The space is a bit small now that we're social distancing inside, so only three customers at a time for the line inside. My friend and I were here for the first time so you know we had to look at everything!! I've heard about this place through my neighbors and have even tried their desserts before from friends but I never went to the store before. At one point we were greeted by the owner it would seem. He had overheard us talking about how we had not had a certain dessert in the longest. He chimed in with a friendly demeanor and was cracking jokes with my friend. Now that makes for a repeat customer! Greeting us and making sure that they refilled what needed to be as well as checking orders (people phone in more these days for pick up from what it sounded like). I'm happy to see these smaller mom and pop shops working during the Pandemic and trying to operate as normal. Even more reason to frequent the business. If you don't want to see them go, you need to support these folks! I'll be back... Cake order pending. BTW, I bought the pizza (pretty good) and I left with some cookies with the jelly in the middle and sprinkles on the outside (forget what they are called), two red velvet cupcakes and some sfogliatelles. Everything was delicious. read more

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Great bread and pastries but pricey.each month prices are going up.Coomies and cakes are delicious too

Delicious cookies. Great service from the younger staff. Served by an older woman before whose customer service was so so. Got a regular cake which was little dry. But overall a great neighborhood bakery! Tips: they close at 6 pm. read more

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Great cakes, pastries, cookies and bread! Also and very important, great service!! Just had my grandsons 's christening cake made by Joe's Sicilian and it was delicious! read more

5/11/25 We love this bakery! Been going here for years. We are cannoli lovers. Lately the Cannoli doesn't taste as good as it should. Maybe the shell itself has too much cinnamon? What are your thoughts? read more

I get my olive loaves here, love, love, love it! And it smells amazing the second you walk in.

The ladies behind the counter are very pleasant. I think their cannolis and rainbow cookies are very good. Probably the best in Bayside. Same goes for their Italian bread read more

first off, the sweet lady who helped us with our order was so kind and funny, definitely 10/10 service! she was so patient with our indecisiveness, as they all looked so good! we got cannolis and a mini strawberry cheesecake, which were both so good, especially the cheesecake. the store was so cute with the displays of cookies and pastries, it was a great experience! read more

Joe's Sicilian Bakery - cookies! - Bakeries Near Me - Bayside, New York

Good stuff , only thing I didn't lie was cash only...classic good spot. cannolis are great

Top tier #1 Italian Bakery. Old world, old school family owned. Lemon cookies, apricot cookies, and biscotti are excellent read more

Amazing Italian pastries and cookies. Their lobster tail is huge and really weighs. It is filled completely (had the cannoli filled and there was not one air pocket). Their cannoli sandwich (cannoli filling between two mini chocolate chip cookies) is very tasty. Hubby had the rainbow cookie cupcake. He loved it and we were both amazed at the amount of jam inside of the cupcake. He also had the mini carrot cake which he was not fond of. It was very dry. Carrot cake is usually moist. Daughter had the anisette cookies and fell in love with them. She said they are best anisette cookie she has ever had. Apricot cookies are delicious. We purchased a decent amount of items and still haven't tried everything yet. Will get to them though. read more

Joe's Sicilian Bakery - Assorted Italian cookies - Bakeries Near Me - Bayside, New York

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hidden gem, cash only Really good Italian butter cookies

Awesome bakery that I recently discovered. Tons of cookies and other Italian treats. Great for sharing. read more

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You know, we get our baked goods from here because it's great. Some of the best cookies in town. But this may be the last time I do because the last few trips I've made, someone always gives me an attitude. It's one thing when it's busy, but it wasn't at all. I can't even ask a question without a rude response. It's really no longer worth the trip. read more

Excellent service. Fresh tasty cakes, etc. Old fashioned great bakery! Our go-to birthday cake source.

So disappointed. Going here for too many years. My family wanted only jelly butter cookies. So obviously I go here since they have an array of delicious cookies. Not very busy for the morning of Christmas Eve. At last my turn. I can tell this older woman been having a bad day even though it's only 9 am. I can tell they had premade batches of cookies but were an assortment. So I asked for 3 pounds of only jelly butter cookies. She pointed behind me and said that they are there. I looked and said where? She came around the counter and pointed to a 2 pound bag but I can tell already that there are regular butter cookies plus can't tell how many are in the middle. I said my wife WANTS only jelly. She said well you buy two packages totaling 4 pounds! I said why should I? Now I am angry for being rail roaded. I said I want 3 pounds of only jelly butter cookies that you have behind the counter. Are these not for sale??? I said I go elsewhere. Then she complied and provided me with only 2.5 pounds of cookies at an inflated price. To top it off they only take cash but charge tax. Hmm maybe contact IRS It's amazing how some owners try to justify their employees or family members actions. I was going to contact this man tomorrow so he can rectify the problem as I would do as a business man. But unfortunately, I was wrong. I never said I did not have it wrapped like the ones on a shelf. I needed More and wrapped. Also only JELLY. Obviously you don't either respect your customers so I will decline contacting you tomorrow. As for tax, I wouldn't know considering I did not receive a receipt. I firmly believe you're not the actual owner that established this at one time a wonderful fixture in Bayside. read more

Great local Italian bakery!! I felt comfortable while in the bakery. Door was left open, plexiglass barrier between customer and staff, money tray used so there is no contact. All wearing masks inside and were friendly and helpful. The cookies were delicious and fresh. We chose the cookies with chocolate chips and the sprinkle cookies with raspberry filling. They also sell apricot but we weren't sure if the kids would like it so we skipped those. The entire family enjoyed them and we will definitely be back! read more

Joe's Sicilian Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Bayside, New York

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