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La Deliziosa

4.6 (95 reviews)
Closed 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

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Chocolate Florentines and an Italian custard filled delight drizzled with chocolate. Fresh Nespresso coffee
Jeanie W.

Fantastic bakery- I haven't had a great chocolate Florentine cookie in over 27 years. I visited Poughkeepsie so long ago I prayed I could find them again. La Deliziosa did not disappoint. So fresh and high quality ingredients. I ate there AND got a box of pastries to go. The service was excellent- my helper explained everything and helped me operate the Nespresso machine.The shop has a huge selection of pastries including ready to go decorated cakes. Fresh coffee made to order. Love Love Love

a variety of pastries in a box
Mary T.

My SIL was visiting and hankering for a napoleon. We brought her here since we order our cakes from here often. Very delicious and beautiful. The pastries are flaky and delicious but you have to know that the napoleons here are not filled with custard but a whipped cream type filling. I prefer the custard; that is the traditional and what I grew up with and love. If you want that, go to the Pastry Garden. The lobster claw and the chocolate pastry were great! I took a star off for not using custard but otherwise great.

Tiffany & Co. Box themed Birthday Cake
Robyn E.

I had ordered a Tiffany & Co. themed birthday cake for my Mother back in January and wanted to say that they did a wonderful job. It was a funfetti cake with buttercream icing. The cake was moist and had great taste. Also would like to mention that the staff were all very friendly, professional, and accommodating through out the whole process.

Viv L.

A great variety of pastries here. The marzipan and pastichote had wonderful flavor and were affordable as well. The marzipan was slightly dry but the pastichote had a lovely filling that left me very happy with my purchase. It's hard to find such high quality bakeries in poughkeepsie for the price, i'd really recommend coming here. Everything feels very authentic and made with love.

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Matthew L.

La Deliziosa is an Italian pastry bakery that opened in Poughkeepsie, New York in summer 1974. It was founded by Italian immigrant Michele "Mike" Buonaiuto. As a young boy in Moschiano, Italy, he was trained by his parents in the art of Italian culinary baking. After serving in the Italian Army, Buonaiuto went on to become a professional pastry chef and opened his own café. After marrying his wife Maria, Buonaiuto later relocated to the United States and settled in Poughkeepsie. He worked as a pastry chef at Caffe Aurora and dreamed of one day owning his own pastry shop. After working very hard for many years, he opened his own shop in the summer of 1974. For several years, Buonaiuto worked alongside his wife Maria and their children. He passed away in 2017 at the age of 87. Since 1984, La Deliziosa has been owned by Frank Cordaro. He started working there in 1975 as a dishwasher when he was just 14. Around the holidays, long lines often snake out the bakery's door with customers waiting for their popular cannoli, sfogliatelle, rum baba and biscotti. My family and I recently visited La Deliziosa while we were visiting the Poughkeepsie area. After having lunch in New Paltz and then going for a long walk on the nearby Walkway Over The Hudson, we decided to head to Poughkeepsie's "Little Italy" for some Italian pastries. We had heard about La Deliziosa from the 2018 short film "Cannoli, Traditions Around the Table" which was directed by Frank Cordero's children Andrea and Francesco. The place smelled so good when we walked in and the staff were so friendly and helpful. There were so many pastries, cookies, cakes, and Italian Ice available for purchase. My wife and I couldn't think of getting anything other than cannoli so we ordered two to share (one chocolate covered and one white chocolate covered). They filled the shells right in front of us, which is a great sign. Our son ordered a slice of 7-layer Rainbow Cake. We enjoyed our pastries at a table right outside. Everything was excellent! I have long thought that the best cannoli around were in New York City, but after trying the cannoli at La Deliziosa I realized that you can find ones just as good in Poughkeepsie.

Mango Italian ice
Eryn M.

Awesome bakery in Poughkeepsie! Huge selection of cookies and pastries. In the summer they have Italian ice which is awesome too!

Box of yum
Darren G.

I tried here a few times many times years ago, but since I was in the area again, I wanted to really try more here. counter people were pretty patient with me since a lot of great choices here and took me a bit to decide. all the pastries I got were amazing, can't say nothing I had was bad, all great. I will have tried more when am in the area again, since I did see a lot of pastries I never seen in other bakeries, which is a mark of great place not being a cookie cutter of others. The decor of place is very beautiful as well, it was very inviting when entering.

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Darrin O.

Childhood Hold Over I've even introduced my nieces and nephews to this spot. Always happy to grab some miniature pastries and or full size. Inside holds a devotion to the founders and is a staple in the neighbourhood. Charming and quaint The folks working the counter are quick to help

Everything was so fresh, presented well organized in displays, and tasted incredible. Staff was friendly even toward closing time. Not pictured but I tried the pumpkin gelato which of course was also perfect. Everything exceeded our expectations!!

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Everything is fresh and delicious. Their rugelach is amazing and they are one of the few places in the area I can find sfogliatelle.

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My girlfriend lives in the area and invited me to bring my Little along for a kiddie gingerbread…read morehouse baking class. We're taking a break from homeschooling for the holidays but I want to make sure that she does plenty of activities in her free time. Purchasing her spot for the class was easy and can be done on the business website. The classes are normally held on Sundays but this one in particular, was on a Friday, since the kids are out of school. Upon arrival, I scored parking right in front. There is plenty of street parking as they are located on a pretty busy shopping area street. The owner, Jenay, greeted us upon arrival. She directed us to hang up our coats and get comfy. They have a huge shared space. This is a woman-owned business and Jenay is currently using her space for various classes as she prepares to open her café next month. She also offers baked good via her online bakery, making items that can be picked up at this location. She has some interesting events coming up, including both Encanto and Black Panther cake classes for the kiddos, as well as a Cake and Sip Queen Bey class for adults. Once everyone arrived for the class, she provided each child with an apron. The kids will get personalized aprons with their names on them, along with baker's hats. She had a small issue with her custom order and will send us all our swag directly, but did have back-up aprons that worked well. After donning their aprons, the kids washed their hands and then we all headed to the kitchen. Some pastry dough needs to be prepared and chilled for some time before handling, but Jenay had pre-made dough all ready for the kids. She did prepare one batch of dough in real-time, with the help of every child, to show them how to follow a recipe and read the ingredients. I liked that she took the time to give each kid some one on one attention. My kid was the only girl, super reserved, and the boys were very active, but Jenay made sure she got involved and was able to enjoy the experience as well. She did a very good job bringing my kiddo out of her shell. After mixing some dough we all went to our stations to roll out the dough. Jenay demonstrated first and then the kids followed suit, with the help of the adults. We cut out the gingerbread house pieces and put them on our trays, placing them in the oven. During the break while we waited for them to bake, the kids were given cookies, brownies and cocoa. The parents were offered beverages as well, which I thought was nice. We listened to Christmas music and watched Christmas shows on a projector. It's a very cute setup. When the house pieces were all ready and cooled, Jenay helped the kids construct the houses and then we set off to our individual stations to decorate. We had all kinds of candy, along with icing already prepared in a piping bag. The kids were able to be heavily involved in decorating their houses, eating the candy and socializing. When we were all done, Jenay helped us to pack up our houses for transport. This is a great event to take the kiddies to or to even attend yourself. I look forward to visiting the café once it opens. She will offer coffee, teas, pastries and sandwiches. Jenay also mentioned that she would be bringing a NYC style brunch set-up to the space on Sundays with music and a bartender, so definitely keep a lookout for that.

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