Best coffee in downtown Brooklyn ... The ham and cheese croissants are amazing !! Friendly staff and great service !!! read more

Mazzola Bakery - My personalized coffee - Bakeries Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Their lard bread is delicious and still so good the next day. Lots of meat inside! Got some of their cookies and some were good but the sprinkle cookies were a miss. read more

Great neighborhood bakery! The staff is friendly and the bread is amazing. The best part about this spot is after hours you can knock on the back door and the late crew will sell you a FRESH warm bagel, or roll for $.50 - $1.0 . Neighborhood gem! read more

One of my biggest weaknesses is bread, and my biggest weakness is a good bread. I will never forget the 2 months I spent in Paris. This place is a celebration for the bread lovers, and like I said - I like bread. So my way to determine if the bread is good or not is very simple, how many things do I need to add to it in order to enjoy it? If it is just better, then the bread id great, and if I need nothing in order to enjoy it, then I have a problem LOL Now, Mazzola is the kind of place that offer bread that you can just eat it without anything else. And people, this place is dangerous, you can easily find yourself eating twice the amount you planned, and even starting to think about one more bite. The Italian bread and the Ciabatta is amazing, and I always take one extra, because I know I will finish at least one on my way home. Go there, this is a place for the bread lovers. read more

Lard bread. Twist bread. Ham and swiss croissants. Great service. Nice folks. And if you're walking by drunk at 2am buy a loaf out of the side door. You won't be disappointed. classic bakery with exceptional quality and taste. read more

The people were not joking. This place is amazing! I live in south slope but use Henry Street as my bike route home. Riding down around 2am Sunday evening, the air was suddenly filled with the most heavenly scent of baked bread. As I neared upon Union Street I see several pan racks with loaves waiting to be sent off on their way. I died! So today, on my day off...I woke up a little too early for the small amount of sleep I had with one thing in mind...bread adventure. I'm usually really good at order...no fooling around get down to business. But...I.LOVE.BREAD. No if's and's or but's about it. But it's just me and my man at the casa so I couldn't go too crazy. $14.50 = 1 anisette toast with almond and chocolate, 1 croissant (light but a little denser than I have had before. Not greasy at all and definitely enjoyable.), LARD BREAD (this is up there with the HOLY GRAIL of bread. who DOESN'T LOVE cured meat in their bread?!) and a small Pane Italiano loaf. I have yet to consume everything at this moment for fear of food coma overload. I will revise post upon consumption of all goods. Get thee to the bakery asap! read more

Take a deep breath once you enter Mazzola's doors and your screwed. You came in for some bread but the smell won't let you leave without something more. Sometimes, just sometimes I allow myself to buy a cookie or two or a coffee here and they are as good as they smell. The bread (also as wonderful as it smells) comes in quite a few varieties. I love their garlic bagette. This is embedded with chopped garlic throughout the loaf... it is oh so wonderful and crispy. read more

4.5 stars...great bakery by any standard. They've got every type of bread you could want from a NY bakery and many sweet baked goods as well. The place is just a shop, no place to sit or enjoy anything. The best thing about having this place down the street is anytime you're walking by in the evening the smells of the bread baking is incredible. I wish they had a bigger spot but this really is a hidden gem, the kind of place that makes you happy that you live in the neighborhood. read more

Saturday morning.. not too busy.. I order a regular mini cannoli., pay for it and walk out. Walk a block away look into my bag and theres a regular size chocolate chip cannoli !!! I later realized she even charged me for a bigger cannoli! Young lady had a negative aura and she was inattentive . I could could sense her disdain for an unfamiliar (non "neighborhood ") face like mine never going back I'll go to mulberry street next time I want a cannoli read more

an italian bakery famous for it's lard bread (which is soft, buttery bread with bits of prosciutto in it), but their baked treats (cookies, croissants, muffins) along with their breads that make the entire block smell of deliciousness, are not to be ignored. they do a great coffee - it's not fancy but it's fresh and it's hot (or iced if that's your fancy). cash only. read more

I just moved to Carroll Gardens from the Slope.....and I stopped into Mazzola while exploring my new digs. I decided to try the "lard" bread, yes I said lard...and I too thought that sounded nuts until I put it to my lips....GREAT SCOTT this bread is like transcending...I can't even describe to you...just get one! I was going to save it for later...but then I felt that it was warm through the bag and couldn't resist. Once I took a bite, I realized I could easily polish off the whole thing right then and there and not apologize for it! I am so excited to go back and try everything else! Ha and while I'm at it better hit the gym :) I don't miss you Park Slope! read more

My landlord clued me in to Mazzola's lard bread. A thick-but-not-too-thick small loaf with bits of sausage in it. So addictive. I've also gotten the sfogliatelle's, shell-shaped Italian desserts from my childhood, and they're perfect. read more

I secretly hoped I'd be the first to review, but the secret is out. Enjoy this neighborhood treasure. They deserve the money long lines would bring, even though I'd prefer to be the only one in line. I suppose the delicious aromas will occupy my time spent in this tiny neighborhood bakery waiting, like everyone else, for the best baked goods in the city. read more

There are moments in your life when you just know you have discovered perfection. There is no place else in Brooklyn with coffee, Sfogliatelle, or Italian bread like Mazzola's. As a native New Yorker who openly laments the old days, I have to say that Mazzola's embodies Old School New York. In the many years that I have frequented the bakery, the only item that has ever increased in price is the iced coffee. read more

Wow! This is the sort of place that makes me glad to live in Brooklyn! I go out of my way to come here!

The fact that no one seems to have mentioned HOW FRACKING AMAZING THE BAGELS ARE is nothing short of a travesty. Hand to god. H&H, Essa, et al have NOTHING on a plain bagel toasted with butter from Mazzolat. For the three (loooooong) years that we were away from Brooklyn I schemed about how to overnight bagels from Mazzola approximately seven hundred and eighty nine thousand times. The staff are some of the sweetest ladies in the world with seemingly little to no turn over. It's a good thing that they are now just enough of a walk away to prevent DAILY consumption. read more

Mazzola is a great neighborhood resource, it keeps the area smelling like fresh baked bread at every hour. Cookies prepackaged and ready for bringing to someone's house on a whim. The coffee always makes me feel cozy and the staff is on it! Prices have been increasing though and the lines can be long. But none of that has stopped me... read more

I received an Easter cookie assortment as a gift yesterday. When I tasted it this morning, it didn't taste fresh and rather tasted like it was starting to get stale. The package was just wrapped in clear plastic and did not have an expiration date label on so I could not tell when they were baked or when it should be sold by. I am a fan of their bread, but do not recommend these pre-packaged sweet baked goods. read more

Fabulous breads and cookies. Best in Bklyn! For years they have the corner..literally..on semolina!!

My sister lives a few blocks away which is seriously dangerous for how delicious and addictive the pastries and coffee are here! We decided to pick up a variety of baked goods to have with fresh fruit one rainy Sunday morning and we were above and beyond pleased with the experience. We both got a small eggnog coffee and our mouths and bodies were oh so happy to be warmed up by the delicious creamy aroma and hearty flavors. The pastry, pie, doughnut, bread and muffin selection is really overwhelming. EVERYTHING looks unbelievably scrumptious! We ordered a couple chocolate croissants, apple turnovers, cherry pastries and plain croissants. Everything tasted like a piece of a cloud from heaven. I couldn't get enough. I'm glad there isn't a bakery around my place this good because I would gain 100 pounds easily. read more

The bread is the best! Unfortunately, I don't get to go to Mazzola Bakery quite often, but when I do, I buy as much bread as I can. Everything is freshly made & the aroma alone will get you to go in. Their seven layer cookies are delicious & probably the best I've ever had. They sell cookies, coffee and even make sandwiches. If you're in the area, definitely stop in at least for two loaves (one for the car ride and one to share at home). You won't be disappointed! read more

Just walked 2 miles in the cold for the best bread (Lard bread) on the planet. This bread is heaven in your mouth.

I miss you Mazzola! Lived around the corner for a couple of years but moved out of NYC. Just went back for a very nice visit. Really, everything thats been said about this place is right on, just wanted to add another five star review. Mazzola, you have a special place in my heart. read more

Obsessed. Perhaps the best bakery in the world. Staff is friendly. Service is quick. Coffee is delicious. Unable to resist the baked goods.

the coffee is delicious. the chocolate croissants are to die for. but the sweetest bit is the service. i always leave with a smile on my face. read more

the illest, reallest, sickest bakery I have found in this city so far. coming from Rochester NY, where good bread is the sine qua non of life, I had a hard time after moving to NYC. living in Manhattan, I was underwhelmed by the bakeries on offer (Balthazar and Sullivan were solid, but inconvenient from my location). after I moved to Bklyn and wound up living down the way from Mazzola's it was like I found heaven. finally, good bread. I have sampled tons of their offerings, and still make it a point to stop back even though I no longer live as close as I once did. Things to try: croissants - not always exactly the same, but that's a good thing, right? some times more crispy on the outside, sometimes softer overall, but always good. when filled with chocolate or ham and cheese, also quite nice. rainbow cookies - my favorite dessert! mini muffins - they have at least orange, chocolate, lemon usually; sweet 2-bite nibbles. biscotti - so much better than that packaged stuff olive bread - really good, but variable. the olives don't seem evenly mixed in, so you might get an olive-heavy or an olive-light loaf, and it can be hard to tell from the outside... whole wheat and multigrain - healthy, well-shaped, dense, hearty. good work. seeded italian torpedo - airy middle and crusty outside, good for havng with dinner, esp. zuppa de mussels/clams lard bread - everyone else here has already said: it's phe-fuckin-nonmenal. watch that you don't eat the whole loaf walking home or your spouse might be displeased... foccaccia - they don't always have it, but when they do it's always worth getting. lastly, it's amazing what you learn from Yelp. I didn't know they had pizza dough, but now I will make sure to get some the next time I go. read more

Mazzola is a great bakery with crispy Italian breads and delicious cakes.. There is more variety of course, but my favorites are chocolate devil cake (yummm!) and sour dough baget. They have coffee, too... It is a clean, I bet you cannot find a place this clean in New York, nice place... People who serves are friendly... Tip: You can buy bread in the middle of the night while the bakery is closed though out the side door. read more

Part of my daily ritual . This must be heavens bakery . They don't do the typical pastries and cakes and chose to focus on bread and thank god for that. Any time I have to bring something to someone's house the combination of a few loaves of Lard bread , cheese bread , olive bread and chocolate bread can not be beat. Usually there are fights for the last pieces of any loaf I bring. There is a guy who comes from Jersey who used to live in the neighborhood who will drive here just for bread. Baking is done round the clock so there are always fresh hot loaves of goodness being stocked in the window. read more

You cannot go wrong with the breads. The olive bread is incredible. There's also a reason everyone sings the praises of the lard bread. The iced hazelnut coffee is a delicious treat as well. The ham and cheese croissants (especially when they're still warm) are a must! Make sure you have cash as they do not take credit cards. read more

God's honest best lard bread in town. From the time I was a kid, I use to go "down to the old neighborhood" with my dad where we would go into all these specialty Italian-American shops over the course of about 3 hours. Mazzola has always been on our list as the go-to for lard bread. Check them out and pick up 3 loaves - 2 for when you get home and the other for while you are on your way - you won't regret it. read more

Stopped in after brunch across the street for rainbow cookies, and they were easily some of the best I've ever had. I also picked up a sandwich for later - the prosciutto & mozzarella - which was very simple and tasty. read more

OMG! I have to come back for more goodies here. Bought two walnut cranberry rolls. Da Bomb! Chock full of walnuts and cranberries. Was tempted by the rainbow cookies, but my diet held me back. Been reading about the lard bread here on Yelp. Staff was friendly and down to earth. Yes, I will return. read more

Wow, just wow, circle this place for all your fresh bread needs! Amazing bread, well priced, and friendly service. This is how every place should bake bread! read more

A great place to pick up a quick bite, coffee, pastry and the like. The Ice coffee is particularly good in the summer, but all the breads, even the Easter bread, Baked loafs, cookies are great too. The only thing is that you can't expect to stay and munch there, there is no seating indoors. Only outdoor seating in the warmer monthes. Very neighborhoody! read more

BANANA CREAM COFFEE! Blew my mind. I would definitely go again, but ask for half the amount of sugar, or maybe even none. I also ordered a poppyseed muffin which has been good so far, but not as fresh as I would've thought. I heard this place starts baking their bread at 1AM, so if I'm ever around at that time I'm definitely picking up a fresh loaf. read more

Been going here since I was a child. Best coffee in the neighborhood. Wonderful specialty breads but I prefer the plain loaf of bread. Seven layer cookies are the best I've ever had and I'll only buy them here. Line can be out the door on weekends but its worth the wait. read more

I work down the block from here and can't help but go here every day on my way. The BEST BAGELS I'VE EVER HAD. Truly. And as my hips show, I have had a lot of bagels. Nothing here disappoints. I spend my tips from my work here, without fail. I have yet to actually buy a loaf of bread here, for fear I'd have no clue how to perfectly pair it with something else. Instead, I stick to their muffins and croissants and bagels - heavenly. Also, great coffee. read more

I live around the corner but I want to live at Mazzola. Hazelnut coffee, iced or hot. Their bagels. Love. Their breads are amazing. Try an everything stick. THE STAFF are all angels from heaven. It's one of my favorite places in ny, from time to time I'll have a day where I only go there and otherwise don't leave my apartment (I work freelance), and I feel I've still done something truly gratifying and pleasurable in my day. read more

Was in NYC for a weekend and heard about this bakery. How can you go to this bakery and not buy some lard bread? It was heavenly- soft bread flavored with cheese and chunks of salami baked right in. Awesome. It was easy to get to from the Carroll St. Station off the F. read more

I only tried the Olive Bread but I have to say it wasn't very good. Not much flavor and I prefer to have to whole pitted cured olives in it not chopped the way they do it. Maybe I'll try something else next time just because it is very nearby. read more