Vesuvio Bakery
New York, NY 10012-5339
Phone: (212) 925-8248
- Cross Street:
- Between Thompson Street and West Broadway
- Directions:
- N, R, W at Prince St
- Hours:
- Sun-Thursday 8am-7pm, Fri-Sat 8am-11pm
Editorial Review for Vesuvio Bakery – by Kat Kinsman
The Scene
The modest-looking bakery is one of New York's great landmarks. With appearances in innumerable films, photographs and paintings during its eight-decade existence, the green, stenciled facade of this Prince Street fixture has come to symbolize an Old World/New York craftsmanship only scarcely evidenced in Soho's current rash of chain store hegemony.
The Goods
The bakery lovingly churns out the kind of handcrafted, heart-wrought bread that's kept Vesuvio in business since your granddad was a kid. You won't find any fancy multi-grain, nut-studded loaves here-it's all about the classics. The pepper rings, biscuits and crusty Italian loaves here are as good as you're ever going to get, and Vesuvio's old-school ambience and artisanal values are something to be treasured.
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User Reviews for Vesuvio Bakery
02/19/2007 Posted by whatsd
Great food, great NYC-style service. The gals who work there are hilarious and give us a dose of NYC accents and great laughs. I love taking my family there when they're in town, and I often have them deliver one of their great omelettes and fantastic lattes. Good prices, highly recomended.
12/21/2006 Posted by williamrog
I have been frequenting Vesuvio's now for more than 25 years and while my other favorite Soho haunts have given way to flashy boutiques and overpriced Tourist-oriented fare, this remains a neighborhood gem. The Coffee is among the best in the city - offering frothy lattes and rich creamy espressos with a smile. The lunchtime Chicken Pesto sandwich on Vesuvio's own Ciabatta rolls takes me right to Rome in one bite. Though the shop is too small for a business lunch it is great for reading the paper or having a romantic tete-a-tete. The longtime staff remembers its regulars and rewards even new clients with a nod, a smile and sometimes intimate details of their personal lives. (Solicited or not ;-)
Pros: Great coffee sandwiches and baked goods
Cons: small and sometimes slow
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