I'm so sorry to admit that I haven't been here in years! I used to come regularly with my Nonna as…read morea kid. I'm so glad that I decided to visit again! This place is the best of the best! It's cute inside and the service was friendly and informative. They let me know that EVERYTHING, even the puff pastry is made in house!!! Very impressive! I bought a couple glazed donuts to make up for the horrible pastry and donuts that I had this week from elsewhere. I'm so glad I did because they were fresh made and moist and the glaze was still wet! If nothing else they made was good, I would go back just for the glazed donuts! But everything is great so let's keep chatting! I originally decided to drive there to get the cinnamon bread that I remember as a kid. Unfortunately they were sold out. But they did have what they called Easter bread, which is s rich egg loaf, similar to Challah with red and golden raisins in it and the dough is lemon flavored. I bought a loaf of that and brought it home and made epic French toast with it! I highly suggest you do the same! I also tried their spinach pastry and "pizza" pastry, delicious! All the dough here just melts in your mouth without leaving a leathery film on your tongue which means it's real pastry made with butter! I have thus resigned myself to the fact that I will be gaining weight soon due to the frequency in which I plan to keep visiting this place haha!

Very disappointed! Years ago, this bakery had the best donuts ever. I went first thing this…read moremorning, 8 AM, for the first time in years to pick up a dozen donuts. I ordered six glaze, three jelly and three Boston cream. First of all, when I get home and open the box, there are six glazed and six jelly. The order was wrong. I started with a glazed doughnut, remembering how they were the best glaze ever. It was stale! I tried a second one to see if it was just that one doughnut, and that was stale also! The jelly was worse! The donuts were actually crunchy. Once again stale. It appears that they sell stale old donuts at regular price. I could see if I got there at three or 4 PM. But this was 8 AM, first thing in the morning. These donuts should've been extremely fresh. They were obviously made the day before and sold as fresh. Never again!

Very tasty little treats can be found here....all sorts of lovely pastries and desserts and some…read moreyummy breakfast items as well. I actually prefer the Italian desserts sold here over those sold at Italian bakeries....so there is that too :) Only thing to note is cookies here are not sold by the pound, but sold by the piece, regardless of size. Staff is friendly.

I'm appalled at the current 3.4 review rating. THIS PLACE IS THE BEST BAKERY IN THE CAPITAL REGION…read moreNO DOUBT. I've been coming here for years after being gifted a cookie platter where my D&B cookie addiction began. Now, I get them for every occasion I possibly can and everyone else I get them for who has never had them LOVESSSSS them as well. They deserve nothing less than

Cookies are my biggest weakness. If I had to pick a spirit character, I'd be the Cookie Monster…read morebecause I devour them :P I was so excited to try Nocturnal Cookies and ordered the 6-pack. As soon as I opened the box, I was honestly a bit disappointed by how tiny they were for the price (the photo make them look bigger). The flavor options are fun, and I liked the taste of all of them. Double chocolate chip was probably my favorite, while red velvet was my least favorite. It had a bit of a strange taste to me. I think the main appeal of Nocturnal Cookies is that they're perfect for satisfying a late night sweet tooth since they're open until 1 a.m., but for the price, I just don't think they're worth it.

Not happy with the guy running nocturnal cookie tonight!!!! Need to get people who can take the…read moreorder requested, First of all the website says the hours are 1pm-1pm M-Sa. Today is Tuesday and they didn't open until 7pm. Wrong! I ordered 4 PB and 2 chocolate chip. I said the order twice and the guy rang up 2 PB and 2 chocolate chip. Not happy at all!

I've been to The Placid Baker a couple of times over the years (a Troy farmers market fav, iykyk)…read more Today, I could smell the fresh baking bread from way down the block and thought to myself I need to go in there again how do I pass that up? This place is really cool. You're able to see all the baking happening behind the counter. The staff is so friendly. Fresh made pizzas are made multiple times daily, and the pastry assortment is great. A true staple establishment of Downtown Troy!

Oh my this gem of a place is delightful! Filled with individuals who have laminated like bakers of…read moreyesterday! The pizza for the superbowl was worth the cost indeed. There are so many delicious offerings...service is outstanding! Intimate setting, the goodness is tremendous!! Check out the pictures...

A friend who misses The Bread Butler, maybe even more than I, told me that there was an excellent…read moresourdough bread being baked by Anicca Bakery in Troy, NY and sold at the Honest Weight Co-op. I was at the Co-op the next day. A variety of their breads are located in a shelf display across the aisle from all the other breads. I saw sandwich rolls, French baguettes, plain sourdough, three seeds sourdough, whole wheat sourdough, plain challah, everything topped challah, and a couple of variations that I don't recall. Some of the loaves are also available in half-loaf sizes. I purchased a loaf of 3 Seed Sourdough ($8.69) and a loaf of Everything topped Challah ($7.29). Both are excellent in their own right. The 3 seeds on the sourdough are organic dry roasted pumpkin, organic dry roasted sunflower, and organic golden flax seeds. Anicca makes a point of stating that they make every attempt to obtain all their ingredients within 200 miles of the Troy bakery. The sourdough has a nice chewy crust and a decent sour flavor. The challah has a softer crust than the sourdough, just a bit of sweetness and a slightly lighter colored crumb. The challah is also double bagged for some reason. The loaf is placed in a plastic bag before it is placed in the outer paper bag. Maybe that was to protect the everything topping? If you visit their web page https://aniccabakery.com/ you will learn that you can order online and pickup your order at Alias Coffee Shop in Troy. You may also notice that their web page does not mention all the varieties of bread that I saw at the Co-op and shows a more limited production schedule. Maybe their web page is just not up to date. Another issue I ran into was knowing whether the bread was fresh. Glancing at the information on the label of my two choices, I saw that the sourdough was labeled as "Date Baked on10/29/25" (GREAT! That was today), while the challah was labeled as "Date Baked 10/30/25." WAIT!!! How can that be? 10/30/25 is not until TOMORROW!!! I checked several other packages and found that all the packages of challah were labeled with tomorrow's date. As an aside, does that mean I wouldn't be able to eat the challah until tomorrow? LOL Or better yet, if I eat it today does that mean the carbs don't exist yet? Still, LOL. In any event, a Co-op employee noticed my confusion and insisted on informing management while wondering if this meant the sourdough could have actually been sitting on the shelf since 10/28/25. Today or not, but probably tomorrow also, both breads were excellent. I'm looking forward to trying a whole wheat sourdough.

It's a haul for me to get there but it's worth it. Annica's bakery items are really remarkable. Her…read moreskill with sourdoughs is right up there with the best of them. I get her bread at honest weight food co-op because I live closer to that market than I do to the Troy bakery. But trust me I would drive to Troy even though it's an hour or so from my house. I would buy anything that they make there. I absolutely love the breads.

Grace makes the best frosting out there! Her cakes are consistently delicious, priced well, and she…read moreand her girls are the sweetest people. I've ordered from Grace for years and have never been disappointed!

For our wedding we wanted to support small local business as much as possible. For our cakes we had…read morethe pleasure to work with Grace & Girls and they were phenomenal! She provided us complementary cupcake flavors and filling to try. All of which were phenomenal. During the planning process she was very responsive. I did a custom style cutting cake where I showed a picture and she matched it perfectly. On the day or our wedding she came in and did the set up. The cupcakes were a hit! They were moist and the frosting wasn't overly sweet. I can't recommend this place enough! If you want to do a birthday cake they also make those, however I do recommend you book in advance since it seems like they get booked up pretty quickly from just word of mouth. There isn't a physical location like a typical bakery where you can walk in and browse, it seems like they operate out of a home.

So many yummy waffle selections to choose from! You get one large, single waffle with a multitude…read moreof toppings to choose from, and homemade whip cream. The cinnamon toast one was very good as was the strawberry cheesecake! The breakfast burrito with guacamole is also delicious! Great find for the price point and our food was ready pretty quickly after ordering online.

They are so beautiful that you almost feel bad eating them....but they are so delicious you can't…read moreNOT eat them! Cupcakes are my most favorite thing on earth, so I am VERY picky, and Deb's are the BEST. She is super easy to work with and a true artist. I highly recommend!!