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Lucibello’s Italian Pastry Shop – New Haven, CT – May 1, 2009

By Joshua Lurie | May 18, 2009 3 comments
Lucibello’s Italian Pastry Shop – New Haven, CT – May 1, 2009
Lucibello's Italian Pastry Shop
935 Grand Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
203 562 4083
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We just finished enjoying Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana and needed a dessert that would complement our epic pizza experience. Libby’s is just down the street from Pepe’s, but proximity isn’t reason enough to endure underwhelming Italian pastries. We opted for lucibellos-cannolis
Everything at Lucibello’s is made from scratch, including the crisp cannoli shells. The ricotta isn’t piped to order, but the cream is fresh and studded with pistachios and citron.

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Supple almond tarts are loaded with marzipan and apricot jam, then dusted with powdered sugar.

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French Squares are airy puff pastry sandwiches filled with vanilla cream.

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We filled a box with multiple pastries, including a French Square, almond tart and clam-shaped sfogliatelle. For the final choice, the shell was too chewy, but the middle was moist and studded with diced citron.

Overall, Lucibello’s really delivered, and could easily become a post-pizza tradition in New Haven.

Comments

  1. Great information! I’ve been looking for something like this for a while now. Thanks!

  2. lucibello says:

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  3. mattatouille says:

    gah, i need to go to New Haven! I should have gone when i had friends attending Yale. They’ve all graduated now.

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