Best fresh bread! You MUST pick up a french bread baguette (or a few) when in the area. So fresh and yummy!

They have delicious Italian bread. I have used them at many restaurants that I ran. The dinner rolls are always perfect for any event. Definitely recommend going if you need a good Italian bread. I love the round sliced bread toasted with butter and tea! Definitely a good breakfast! read more

They make the best bread in the state my favorite is French bread nice and warm just coming out of the oven

Lupi-Legna Marchigiano Bakery is an Italian bread bakery in New Haven, Connecticut that originally opened in 1900. It was founded by Angelo Gaetano, who immigrated to New Haven from Italy in 1885. By 1900, he built a two-story brick house on his property on Dixwell Ave in the Highwood section of Hamden, Connecticut. Gaetano utilized the first floor of his house as a grocery store. In the basement, he built a large wood-fired brick bread oven. Gaetano passed away in 1917 and he left the business to his wife Marianna. In 1926, she hired her son-in-law Pietro "Peter" Lupi and he eventually ran the bakery. Under Lupi's management, the bread bakery became one of the largest in the area. In 1956, Lupi's four sons purchased Legna Bakery on Prince Street in New Haven. At this point, the bakery became known as Lupi-Legna Bakery. By 1960, they had also bought out the P. Cusano Bakery on Grand Ave. The final merger took place in 1983 when they purchased Marchigiano Bakery on Washington Ave. This location had a newer larger oven, so the entire operation moved there. It still operates there today, where it is run by Peter Lupi III and Larry Lupi. Today, Lupi-Legna Marchigiano is one of the largest Italian bread bakeries in Greater New Haven County. In addition to traditional Italian bread loaves, they also bake hard rolls, grinder rolls, rye bread, French bread, semolina bread, rustic round loaves, stuffed breads and other various bread products. The bakery ships products to restaurants and grocery stores all over the area. Products can also be purchased directly from them at their retail store. One special item they also make is pizza. After making all of their bread orders for the day, they use any leftover dough to make personal sized pizzas for the local lunch crowd. They offer two kinds: Plain Cheese and Pepperoni. My wife and I recently stopped there for a cheap lunch. We ordered one of each for a total of $5.75! They were served to us in thin paper bags and they were both delicious! If you're interested in buying their pizza, make sure to call ahead as they run out quickly. read more

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being jewish, and used to good rye and pumpernickle bread, i have never, ever tasted such fresh and amazing bread in my life!! definately worth the trip and the money!! read more

Always been a Lupi bread fan...try slices of italian round for a grilled cheese...it will be epic! Problem however...I have discovered their chocalate chip cookies- they are worth a trip to their retail location for them alone. Soft, full of chips and amazing flavor- not good when trying to cut down on sweets! Next big problem...today just happened to be at the bakery at noontime for aforementioned chocolate chip cookies, and there on the counter are cheese and pepperoni pizzas- fantastic! The crust was like butter- made for a perfect lunch. Note to self...sc hedule all cookie pickups for noontime lol. Lupis rocks! read more

The bread is baked to perfection. I travel down to New a Haven on my days off, buy a variety of bread, take it back to New Hampshire and give it to people up here and even they love it. The owners take great pride in their business. You hear all the sounds and bells and whistles in the background. It's the sound of baking with Italian love and pride!!! read more

Been going there since the 80's. It is what it is..meaning they don't try to be appealing visually..they are serious bread bakers. Somehow they even managed to survive all the Yale take overs around them. I do not go to the New Haven location of late..I do buy their italian bread at several grocery stores options however. Glad they stayed on Washington Ave. good for New Haven. When I worked nextdoor for General Foods..(Croissant Bakery) they and we were great neighbors..sometimes one would run out of an ingredient or borrow baking equipment. Great relationship with nice people! read more

Really impressed! Simple but tasty ，Owner operated prides himself on quality. Highly recommend! read more

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love their rolls and specialty breads. Wish I could find them in more stores!!!

I never heard of this bakery but was walking back from the hospital with a friend saw it was Italian (yeah) and open. Went it and Was a little dissapointed it was mostly breads then eyed the small pizzas on the counter. So I bought one that was room temperature sat in my car eating it and YES IT WAS YUMMY! Considering New Haven has 3 restaurants that made the best pizza list in the US This here bakery pizza rivals them. Just my opinion but Im sticking to it. Seriously for $2.50 it can't be beat. Plan to go back tomorrow and see if the pizza is still that good . read more

Lupi Italian loaves of bread are simply the best, no question. I love bread and grew up having Italian bread on our table almost nightly. Enjoy you won't regret your choice. read more

This is a bakery that sells small pizzas (apparently) I went in to buy a pepperoni pizza at 10am. The woman behind the counter told me to come back at lunchtime. Grrrrrr... Ok, so I come back at lunchtime (11:30). I tried once more to order a pepperoni pizza. This time, the tall old dude behind the counter looks up at the clock and says, "Come back at 12 o'clock". REALLY? You're standing around BSing, doing absolutely NOTHING. You think maybe you can break away from that "busy" schedule and throw together a quick pizza for a BRAND NEW COSTUMER? Holy Crap! No wonder businesses fail so often with that kind of lazy mentality. Keep your food. I'll go spend my money elsewhere where someone actually wants to make money... which is exactly what I did. I went to the Mexican takeout place just down the street: Taqueria Santa Ines (Howard ave). So glad I did. They made me a couple of fantastic street tacos (I'm from the Houston area - lots of great authentic Mexican food there - this place was just like them). I'll definitely be going back there. To hell with Lazy Lupi Legna Bakery. read more

To Karen T. Too bad you feel the way that you do about this landmark. It makes me sad to think that you had a bad experience here. My grandmother (from that area) used to go there all the time and I remember the breads being fresh, doughy, tasty, hot, true to the flavors of what they stuffed the breads with, without any fluff or extra fancy ingredients and it was awesome. This place comes from the tradition that less is more and they also hailed from the depression era, right after when many Italians migrated to the east coast circa the 1890's and beyond. These hard working people started their own business, working hard to make a difference and provide for their families here. New Haven was a place many Italian's called home and they made a huge impact on the economy and the food "scene". About your comment about it being in the middle of nowhere. I just want you to know that the whole area is known as THE HILL SECTION. It's the old "guinea green" or at least that is what my grandmother and her fellow Italian's used to jokingly call it. Back in the 1920's-30's 40's, 50's and even the 1960's that area took in a very large Italian population. It was a place of much pride and delicious food; that bakery included. Unfortunately although they can change their location, they may not want to. They are being swallowed up by big business and other buildings and the neighborhoods vibe has changed dramatically over the past 30 years and not necessarily for the better. Give them some slack. Maybe it seems like it's in the middle of nowhere and maybe the guy had a shitty attitude that day (most likely because the whole area has become quite seedy and is in disrepair as of late. This must make them a bit sad and aggravated, but, like many people that moved to this area (which WAS beautiful back in the day)-they probably have so much pride that they don't want to budge. It means something to them and they have such a long line of history there and quite a good reputation to boot, so I can only imagine their frustration when they see the whole neighborhood going to shi* ---This doesn't mean that you shouldn't go give it another try and try to understand that there is nothing fancy about it...it's just beautiful bread cooked with love and it's simple and is tradition. If you want a BEYOND Fresh French Baguette, then got to FRANCE!! (just kidding)--no seriously...if you want something baked right then, then asked them to make you a fresh one. I bet they would do it!!! There definitely isn't an excuse for rude behavior, and I am not apologizing for this guy, but I guess that is all relative. HA...I'm Italian.....these days people are so sensitive about every little thing that people say-----Parents coddle their children and let them get away with anything and back in the day (and this is just an example of the Down to Earth and no bullshit approach to EVERYTHING that at least I experienced as a person growing up in New Haven and in an Italian family)---WE DON'T SUGAR COAT ANYTHING and sometimes, just sometimes, it's OK !! Let the guy be human, have a shitty day.....and maybe if he gives you attitude, just throw him some love and it will come back to you too! I promise. For the sake of this crap ass economy, go ahead and give them another chance. Go there and tell the person behind the counter how grateful you are to be there, to be able to have such lovely bread, and that you heard so many wonderful things about them and then tell me how the bread tastes. ;-) Let's all support each other. Our economy does depend on it........... read more

I went here on a Saturday morning on a recommendation posted here at Yelp, and only now do I notice that this one review was written 2 years ago. That'll teach me. This tiny little storefront is the the middle of nowhere near the hospital. It is primarily a bread factory that distributes to local grocery stores, including Stop n Shop. Upon that piece of information, I knew I was unlikely to be impressed by their bread, and I was right. We got a decidedly mediocre seeded french baguette. Even my fiance who is a bread fanatic, only took a few bites and then forgot about it. Now it's the next day and fit only for french toast or croutons. Whatever. I saw no sign of sfogliatelle and only a handwritten sign mentioning a couple flavors of stuffed breads, which didn't engender confidence in my palate, so I passed. Would probably not go back here again. But if you have a need for day old bread, they do still have that for 75 cents a loaf. read more

Stopped by to visit my wife at The Anlyan Center up the street on my lunch break, and realized I wouldn't have time to venture far for lunch. Figuring I was parked right in front Lupi Legna, I decided to stop in. The storefront, as mentioned by other reviewers, is a small, quaint area, from which you can see the rest of the bakery and experience some great aromas. I picked out a small personal pizza and two chocolate chip cookies, and headed out on my way. There was a pretty wide selection of brad of all types, rolls, and other items. The pizza is good, but dont expect much for $2.25 (Spinach and cheese). It's more like a foccacia, with a think doughy crust, light on sauce and toppings. It must have been sitting for a while, but it was still tender and tasted good enough. It's about 6-7" in diameter and best for a quick grab and go. The cookies, surprisingly, are almost the same size. They have a very homemade texture to them, and are very gooey - tons of chocolate and doughiness too. However, I would never get more than one again, as it is just so rich. All in all, it's a quaint small bakery with good breads, great cookies and conveinient little pizzas...for $4, I definately got my money's worth. read more

Sometimes I like to walk by, just to take in the beautiful aroma of their bread baking. It's an amazing olfactory experience. And on special days, I actually walk in and make a purchase. I very often buy their day old breads (you can't go wrong with 50cent bread!) for bread pudding. Their fresh bread is... well, it's quite fresh, as it is made in the back of the storefront area. They also sell stuffed breads and pizzas, although I have tried neither. But I have had the pleasure of tasting their pastries - they sell chocolate chunk cookies and something I could probably never spell or say correctly. The cookie is great. It's small-ish, but it's got a lot of goodness packed in and has this distinct "homemade" taste, and Packed with chocolate chunks. The other is a pastry with a flaky/crunchy crust, filled with ricotta cheese and fruit zest and it is the best thing EVER! It is so rich and filling and satisfying. It is my Friday afternoon treat very often. AND!! Everything is quite economical, and there's a great homey feel to the place. Go and check it out, and I'm almost sure you will leave happy and starch-filled. read more

They have the best bread. It makes the best toast or grilled cheese you've ever had. So good read more

I have been in this area in awhile but their cookies etc are really good you must try the spinach stuff breads or sausages I can do pepperoni etc but I am sure they are just as good read more

I get up to CT. every summer and always go to Ferrarro's in New Haven to get items I can't get in FL. We got what we wanted and went to get my beloved hard rolls, they were out of them. Love how they sell them, just a plain plastic wrapper, no name, price, no anything. I asked one of the help and he gave me a loaf of Italian bread and said this is the address on the bread. Off we went, love my gps. Got my 3 doz. put them in the cooler and back to FL. we go. Arrive and wrap in freezer plastic wrap and we are enjoying the best hard roll ever. Love them buttered and grilled to a tan color. See you next year in New Haven read more

Can always smell the fresh bread all day long, and it tastes as good as it smells. At noon on weekdays they sell personal pizzas hot out of the oven that are awesome. Great bakery. read more

Great personal size pizzas used to stop in all the time when I was on my lunch break.

This place is a gem! Their bread and rolls are always extremely fresh. Everything is baked right there. You can even see some of the hot baking action when you're standing at the counter. The stuffed breads are amazing - I am a huge fan of the pepperoni and mozz! The little pizzas are very tasty and make for a nice lunch. And the cookies are a happy ending to any meal. Seriously, check this place out. Once you do you'll kick your own ass for not discovering them sooner. read more

Bronx Arthur Avenue quality. The Semolina is as good as it gets.

Got a loaf of Semolina Italian bread from Stop & Shop on Putnam in Hamden only one time. Have you discontinued making it?? I LOVED it and would like to see more of it in that store. Can't get to the bakery. Can you do it??? read more