I absolutely love Sweets & Cortaditos in Belleville. They're conveniently located near me, in between work and home so I can stop in anytime and I won't be going out of my way for a home style dish or dessert. I always come here to pick up a cake for any occasion but they also offer other amazing desserts, such as, a delicious moist tres Leches cake (either full cake or an individual slice), bread pudding with raisins, croissants, bread (pan), all kinds of empanadas, sandwiches like your typical Cubano sandwich or a bistec con sevoya (steak with onions), and let's not forget that cafe. Get your strong coffee from here in any style and you'll be pleased. They even have iced coffee even though they do not advertise it. They have this great chicken and mango salad that is so flavorful, they have typical Cuban soups for a rainy day or even if you're looking to have something that reminds you of your abuelas cooking, and I believe on Thursdays and Fridays they have Lunch and dinner specials of rice and beans. I'll have to get back to you on that. Love that I can come to a place that I know is clean and the food is home style to bring me back to when I was a child with my grandmother cooking for me. I miss that - but when I don't feel like making empanadas or something Latino myself, at least I know I can come here for that fix. Especially knowing they have that strong coffee I love! read more

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I'm Cuban-Anerican from Miami-that's like, a Cuban borough. This is vital information because it means I am a Cuban bakery elitist. After living in NJ for 10 months and desperately seeking a good Cuban bakery which run rampant back home, I FINALLY discovered this place. I've seen bakeries advertised as Cuban here, only to find southern Americans behind the counters and the baked goods just being all kinds of wrong. Several disappointments. Upon walking into Cortaditos, the music is right, the smell is right and the woman behind the counter spoke Spanish to me in my beloved Cuban accent! They have pasteles de guayaba, guayaba con queso, y de coco. They're authentic. They have croquetas de jamon which aren't as great as back home but still pretty darn good. Finally, they actually sell Cuban bread-REAL Cuban bread, the baked loaf with the correct crisp exterior and soft, soul-soothing soft inside! They even had cubiertas which are my fav childhood pastry. I was so overjoyed, I practically wept at the counter! My only gripe-it's a little pricier than I'm used to. Let's talk about their flan. I am not a huge fan of flan-gasp, I know, I know. However, I do try it at certain places I know I like. I wasn't disappointed here. It's amazing. It's more solid than other flans, which I love. The consistency is firm and the sweetness isn't overwhelming, the caramelized syrup is perfect. They have the plain and coco-both are WOW. On my last visit, I met the man who makes the food. It was a wonderful, missed exchange that felt like hugging my roots. Love this place and will continue to frequent when I need a little taste of home. read more

"I'm in love, I'm in love, and I don't care who knows it!" Clean, open welcoming space, great music, a variety of sandwiches and pastries (and delicious ones at that) and the ABSOLUTE BEST CAFE CON LECHE EVER. I guess that makes me a fan. Named for its two signature menu offerings, Sweets & Cortaditos delivers on both. The pastry case is full of freshly made cakes and pasteles (pastries). I love that Cuban food crosses the savory/sweet line for desserts and meals. Cuban or guava and cheese sandwiches for lunch? Chorizo or guava empanadas for dessert? Sign me up for any of them. The guava and cheese pastry was out of this world. Flaky layers of puff pastry/phyllo dough surrounding a thick smear of guava paste and cheese. This is the first time I've had a dessert like this and the cheese wasn't sweetened. What a winning idea! The sweet, salty, creamy, tart all balance each other perfectly. I tried to savor it slowly, but alas my eager taste buds got the better of me. As mentioned the cafe con leche is beautiful, but I must also point out the three types of cortaditos. A standard cortadito is a shot of espresso with a touch of milk (strong coffee lovers). The cortadito bon bon adds condensed milk (sweets lovers). The cortadito coquito includes coconut milk (coconut and exotic taste lovers). I'm fairly certain any one would be a good choice. **I'm holding out for star 5 until I try a savory sandwich (definitely a Cuban) and can be assured they deliver meals and pastries equally well. Alas for me on a Friday in lent, I have to pass on meat today; however, I suspect once I sink my teeth in, the 5th star will promptly appear. read more

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Great options for Cuban sandwiches and deserts are plentiful. The only drawback was the Cuban sandwich was a little dry but otherwise great portions and delicious coffee read more

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I was across the street at Topaz Thai when I noticed this new store front selling Sweets & Cortaditos. But what the heck is a cortadito is what I asked myself. Determined to find out, I walked in near their closing time and asked the owner. He was nice enough to describe it to me as a Cuban sweetened espresso, which is VERY potent. I'm a caffeine lightweight, so I ordered the cafe con leche instead. It was divine. If you like sweets like guava turnovers, brazo de mercedes (that's the filipino term, but it's basically a carmel roll cake), tres leches, or flan this is the shop to stop in and order with a cup of strong coffee or iced coffee. They even sell empanadas and small breakfast/lunch options, but I have not tried any of those yet. read more

Cortaditos - Cuban Near Me - Belleville, New Jersey

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I was super excited to see that a new Cuban bakery opened up, so much so that I didn't even check the Yelp reviews before ordering! It is cute inside, with a good amount of seating area, perfect place to read the paper or have a cheap date. They sell decorative cakes, pastries, sandwiches (hot) and a variety of coffees at a reasonable prices. Sadly I wasn't very impressed in comparison to Cuban bakeries I go to in Union City. Pastries: The guava and cheese pastry lacks A LOT of guava. The meat one was OK, there was nothing in particularly awesome about the meat. The tres leches cake was just ok too, I prefer my cake to be softer consistency, this was more of regular cake and the icing was too sweet, I like when it's more like whip cream than icing for tres leches. The only pastry I particularly liked was the cheese one. It had a nice filling of ricotta and really delicious. I do have to say that the pastries flaky dough was very fresh and crunchy, I just don't like so much dough. The service was just ok, I was standing there for like 5 mins with 2 ladies right there making a boxes for a cake. Yes, I get that you are busy, but a "hello, we will be right with you" would have sufficed. So I'm not writing this place off, it's just not as amazing as all these 5 star reviews are claiming.....or maybe I just know too many Cubans. read more

One of my favorite places to eat in the area. It's perfect for a quick lunch, coffee run, and they have a great assortment of -- you guessed it -- sweets and snacks! My go-to order is the cubano medianoche with a large cafe con leche with 3 sugars. They also accept contactless payments like Apple Pay & save paper by emailing receipts. The dining area is a decent size and pretty comfortable, however, not the most ideal in the winter time. Since the seating is so close to the door, you feel the cold air from outside pretty quickly after it's opened. That's small inconvenience for an otherwise good experience with Sweets & Cortaditos! read more

Came by here two days back to back.. thats how much I enjoyed this place!! The place is located on the main road in Belleville (Washington) and there is plenty of parking on the street or the lot across the street and on the side next to BOA. The inside is pretty cool and modern and very clean. The service is great - very little wait time and they have a full inventory of empanadas and cakes around 3pm on Saturday from the looks of it. Onto the food.. I ordered a chicken empanada and a ropa vieja empanada. The two were very moist and delicious and the shells of the empanada were very crunchy - just the way i liked it. The ropa vieja filling was delicious and the steak was shredded very thinly in there. I also got the cuban sandwich, it was very tasty and pretty big compared to most cuban sandwiches. I think it needed a little more cheese and mustard though for my liking. Afterwards I got a tres leches to go and it was out of this world sitting in extra milk and not too sweet. So far its one of my favorites out there. And of course.. the cafe con leche and a cortadito to end the meal. I love cortaditos and I always look for them in NY/NJ area ..they will keep you wired! read more

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First time ordering from here and they didn't send my pastry's. I called to get a woman that barely spoke English and then refused to pass me on to someone that could help me instead she said it was her fault and she would Zelle me the money because there is no other way to refund me or I could come tomorrow and pick up what was missing??? Well I will never order from here again they need to make sure delivery is taken more seriously and train them to read tickets So someone else doesn't go threw this. We pay extra to get better service. ??? Still no refund read more

I realized my review is outdated. This place has the best tres leche I have ever had. We usually pick up at least 3 when we go. I've had the latte, as well which is good. My husband recently discovered the cafe con leche this week and has already been there twice this week to pick up coffee. This place always has customers, and lots of regulars picking up their cafecito. The cuban sandwich is good. I've has their breakfast torta, which was great. The pan con bistec was good too. And recently an egg and cheese on a roll. Yummy! read more

When I lived on Mt Prospect Avenue, I liked to take a long, leisurely walk to this gorgeous Cuban cafe. Decent enough coffees, but the crown jewels were the sandwiches. read more

Cute little mom and pop cafe serving sandwiches, empanadas, bread, and pastries. Recommend the Cuban sandwich and savory and sweet empanadas. The Cuban sandwich takes some time to prepare, but it's done very well. Pork is not too dry and the bread is nicely toasted. My fav empanada is the CHORIZO. I love chorizo so this is always a must when I visit. The sweet guava and cheese empanada is tasty as well. The prices are very reasonable, friendly staff, and cosy, clean cafe. read more

Love the coffee and pastries here. Deliveries orders are often on time and well packaged

The staff was so friendly and helpful. The owner takes pride in his shop and it's great to see. Great customer service. Even the other customers were friendly. I called in the morning to reserve a Tres leche cake for my boyfriends 31st birthday... other then a little language confusion for a moment it went smoothly. I got there they had one on the side for me... I also ordered a Cuban sandwich of course , chicken empanadas, a few pasties and a frozen cafe con leche. Everything was AWESOME. I'm a picky coffee drinker I like a strong brew nothing fancy it was to die for on a hot day like today. It's truly hard to find a great quality Cuban place. I drove from Elmwood park to Belleville in hope It would be everything the reviews said But It defiantly was! I'm excited to return I wish I ordered more :( read more

Love the coffee here.....great pastries and choice if desserts....very casual...reasonably priced.....def a hidden gem in Belleville read more

Cortaditos - Holy Cuban sandwich - Cuban Near Me - Belleville, New Jersey

Coconut cupcake and cappuccino! That's pretty much all I can say! The coconut cupcake here is AMAZING... If you have a sweet tooth and love for coconut, then this cupcake will be heavenly! *** they sell out fast *** you've been warned =) (if always stocked this would have been 5 stars) Maybe sweets aren't your thing. No problem! Their Cuban pressed sandwiches are awesome! I personally love the Cuban sandwich, but my second fav is the chipotle chicken sandwich. Will definitely be back. I'm pro support for mom & pop businesses. The staff is awesome =) read more

Cortaditos - Wall art - Cuban Near Me - Belleville, New Jersey

I have been a faithful customer for a while now and I love love this place! I must shout out to Johanna (Waitress/Barista)-she is always with a genuine smile and too boot-she helps me learn the Spanish language every time I visit and she is working! You cannot beat the customer service with a smile and the coooofffffeeeee (Cafe' con Leche') is my most favorite brew ;-). Their sandwiches...especially the whole grain Croissants are delightful :-) Thank yo read more

Cortaditos - Cuban Near Me - Belleville, New Jersey

OMG I wish this place could be open after hours when I'm usually craving sweets.... Been here a couple of times and every time has been a pleasant experience.... They have a bunch of fresh pastries and every single one is delicioso ... I decided on the 3 leches cake and it was so good the extra 30 minutes at the gym was well worth it. read more

Cortaditos - 3 leched cake - Cuban Near Me - Belleville, New Jersey

Homemade pastries, delicious Cuban sandwiches, and great coffee! Sweets & Cortaditos is a surely a sweet spot in Belleville. It is located on a very busy street, so only metered parking. If you are coming alone or in a small group, definitely dine in! If not, take it to go and maybe you can sit on a near by bench. I heard the town will be installing more soon! The Cuban sandwich has a decent amount of meat on it and taste very fresh. Their café con leche is delicious! Looking forward to visiting this place more often! read more

We were looking for some treats,came across Sweets and Cortaditos. Loved the guava cheese cake and frozen cafe con leche they were delicious! read more

I have been here many, many times. I love the cafe con leche. The ropa vieja and the guava and cream cheese empanadas are delicious. My daughter loves the batido de trigo. Before the pandemic I was a big fan of the Cuban sandwich. The authentic Cuban bread really made the amazing taste but unfortunately they changed the bread since last year and I'm disappointed. Ingredients are good but what always made this sandwich was the amazing bread. Everything g else is very good. Tres leche cake is one of our favorites. read more

Best cup of coffee in town. Their pastries are par none. The guava and cheese pastries are as good as you would expect, but their cookies and creme brûlée are surprisingly some of the beet I've ever had! read more

I loved the plain cheese and ham and cheese empanada. The only thing I would not recommend is the chicken empanada. It was extremely dry and flavorless. I would repurchase other items, but not the chicken empanada. It was a bummer because I was looking forward to it. The fruit tart was also delicious, but it had issues. The blueberries were getting sour, so I had to take them off. Please check the produce before putting them on the sweets. Otherwise, great experience. read more

Wow. Ordered a Cuban sandwich on a lark from door dash and this is easily the best Cuban sandwich I have ever eaten. Looked it up on Yelp and many great reviews. I will be sure to visit soon. Sounds like an amazing little place. read more

I've spent a good part of my adult life searching for authentic Cuban bread in North Jersey. Time and again, I've been met with disappointment. Until today. This place is legit. The Cuban bread, Cuban sandwich, pastelitos de guava y queso crema, and pastelitos de carne -- ay Dios mío! If Cuban bread, food, and pastries are your jam, you have to go here. read more

The cafe con leche is pretty good .we ordered the Cuban sandwich and rope viejo empanada. Both were good . We also had the creme brulee which was excellent. Street parking and can get busy at certain times . read more

The best thing here is probably the cortadito. The selection is simply too small to get me excited, but small can translate to fresh, and this place did not disappoint. The two things I tried were fresh delicious. The mantecado (sugar cookie with fruit jam) and cheese pastry hit the spot. Service was fast and friendly, and I'm thinking the woman behind the counter may be the owner, which is always a good sign. read more

everything about this place is good. the sandwiches are delicious and the staff was really friendly. I highly recommend

The cuban sandwiches here are amazing. The service is friendly, but they were a little slow. I need to go back and try more of their sweets.

Okay no lie though this place has one of the best empanadas I've had in quite a while. I don't know if they sprinkled some magic Cuban pixie dust on those little miracles but the first time I had some I instantly wanted to eat like...well the whole pile! And I wasn't even that hungry going in. I try to eat something every couple of hours and since I happened to be nearby this place, and I remembered how much I liked it the first time I came by, I decided to have another visit. This time around I saw them bring out a fresh heaping pile of their empanadas so naturally I had to bite like a fish at a fish pond. I settled for their chicken empanada and guava and cheese empanada. I can't tell you how the pork or the beef tasted but the two flavors I got were outstanding. I wouldn't go so far as it being legendary, on account that I've already had a couple of legendary empanadas, but make no mistake they are up there ladies and gentlemen. Catch them when they just come out of the kitchen and you will know exactly what I mean. The flaky, golden crust delicately cradles the abundance of goodness inside. The pastry is buttery and the chicken filling is moist (ugh I hate that word!) and scrumptious. There is a hint of spice that adds to the flavor but doesn't overpower it one bit. As for the guava and cheese the combination of fluffy cream cheese with the undeniable sweetness of the guava jam makes for a pastry snack that few can deny is ever bad. Surprisingly the flavor of the guava did not drown out the flavor of the cream cheese maybe because they created a dual pocket inside the empanada to separate the two fillings. Only when you bite into it do the flavors mix and harmonize! Now don't get me started on their tres leches. Yes, I know I'm obsessed with anything that puts the words "tres" and "leches" together, but don't think I don't know what is good and what is mediocre. Their tres leches is darn-diddly-good. The first time I had it was during an afternoon stop, paired with their frozen café con leche, and I have to say it was an amazing siesta break. In fact this place would be awesome anytime of the day for a siesta break. I just have to come back during lunch service and see how their sandwiches are. But for now easily a four stars café! read more

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The food was the best Cuban cuisine I've tasted in quite a while. I should know I am Cuban! The cuban sandwich and the steak sandwich are excellent. The papa rellenas r bigger then my fist, very generous portion. Would definitely recommend. This is the place to try for authentic Cuban flavor, good food. read more

Just went back today to try the Cuban sandwich and it was just as good as expected based on the positive reviews. Bread was fresh and the flavor was spot on. Small selection of empanadas which were also very good. Doesn't seem that they have any sauces to go with them, but Tabasco was fine. Also tried some of the pastries today, which you guessed it...were just as awesome. In short, you really can't go wrong with anything this place has to offer! read more

Cortaditos - Tres leches y pastelitos - Cuban Near Me - Belleville, New Jersey

Went there today and walked out. On thier webpage it shows a variety of food to order upon arrival it was totally different. Was in the mood for cuban food not pastries or sandwiches. read more

Cortaditos - On thier webpage - Cuban Near Me - Belleville, New Jersey

I really liked this place. I'm an avid cappuccino sampler, and like to try one wherever I venture... the coffee here is fantastic. The cappuccino was surprisingly delicious ... so of course I had two. First time having a Cuban sandwich, so I have nothing to compare it too. However, it was tasty and half is extremely filling. Overall I was satisfied and will return to purchase the guava pastries (which was the intention of the visit, but they were sold out). read more

Cortaditos - Cuban - Cuban Near Me - Belleville, New Jersey

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Excellent desserts, empanadas, sandwich and coffee. Don't go if you are in a rush. Their ropa vieja empanadas and Cuban sandwich are the best! read more

Everything is delicious ! We are frequent at this place .. not so much after we moved but we still go back sometimes! Their tres leche is to die for lol ! read more

One of my favorite spots! Their pollo loco is AMAZINGG! Oh and their coffee! Very much reccomend going in there and asking for a pollo loco!

Some of the best Café & empanadas in the area. I've never had the baked goods from the bakery but those that do when I'm here always seem to be smiling. Cheers. Eat for life. read more

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Clean and awesome little Cuban bakery! On separate occasions I ordered a chicken empanada and a Pollo Loco chicken sandwich. The empanada I must admit wasn't what I expected. I found it to be simple and underwhelming. The Pollo Loco sandwich, however, was hot, fresh and pure deliciousness. I'm not going to lie, I lack a bit patience so when my chicken sandwich order took a while to make (approximately 10 minutes), I began diving headfirst into a pool of opinions. I was REALLY HUNGRY! Thankfully Sweets knows how to make a great sandwich. The cheese was gooey yet its consistency held up well. The chicken tasted fresh and the bread was wonderfully pressed and toasted. For its portion, this sandwich didn't break the bank and left my belly full and taste buds satisfied. Sweets has quickly become my new spot for a weekend breakfast/lunch delight! read more

Tried their cuban Sandwich with no pickles, is was great! Also their cheese and guava empanada. Perfect breakfast ñ!