Where all the pastries at?

Libby’s Italian Pastry Shop

All the Biscotti (source)

Picture from their website

Since the cookies part of beer and cookies lifestyle is so important, we thought that sharing some of our favorite Connecticut bakeries would be helpful for the explorer looking for quality cookies without all the mess in the kitchen. The first in our series of featured bakeries is Libby's Italian Pastry shop. 

Libby’s is a traditional Italian pastry shop. Their shop on Wooster Street in New Haven is where it all started. They are right next door to the famous Pepe’s pizzeria. I remember as a kid getting pizza at modern or Pepe’s and then going over to Libby’s for Italian ice afterwards. The shop hasn’t changed since, well, ever. The floors have the wear and tear of a place that has millions of people shuffling in for a cannoli, Italian ice, or cookies.

They also offer a variety of coffee products as well. You can sit, order a cappuccino and some biscotti and have a conversation like you were sitting in a European cafe, except you’re on a busy new haven street. My favorite thing about Libby's is the biscotti; they offer a number of flavors. They always have chocolate, almond, anise, cappuccino, and sometimes chocolate dipped. They are all great. I prefer the almond but each are crunchy, crisp, and very dippable. I also love the Italian ice they offer, lemon, cherry. Watermelon, chocolate, if it’s a flavor they probably have it. We often bring a pint of lemon and a pint of chocolate to our grandparents for Sunday dinner.

Lemon is the best

Other than cookies and Italian ice, they also offer a wide variety of Italian pastries, pies, and cookies. There are a wide variety of cannoli flavors as well; in short, the trip is worth it if you are looking for something sweet and delicious.  

They also have a location in North Haven. Their satellite location seems to offer just about everything their New Haven spot offers but it is super convenient, you don’t have to deal with the lack of parking on Wooster Street, and the cookies and Italian ice are just as delicious. An important note about their North Haven location is that it is directly between a Luigi’s Pizza shop and Vines Wine & Liquor a boutique liquor store, both of which are totally worth a stop.