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Fortunato Brothers
Categories: Food Desserts Food Coffee & Tea Food Bakeries Desserts, Coffee & Tea, Bakeries [Edit]
289 Manhattan Ave(between Devoe St & Ainslie St)
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Neighborhood: Williamsburg - North Side
(718) 387-2281
- Nearest Transit:
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Graham Av (L)
Lorimer St (L)
Metropolitan Av (G)
- Hours:
Mon-Thu, Sun 8 am - 11 pm
Fri-Sat 8 am - 12 am
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
122 reviews for Fortunato Brothers
Review Highlights
"Good coffee, great gelato, and amazing cannolis."
(in 26 reviews)
"I want to eat delicious Italian pastries."
(in 9 reviews)
"The gelato is great, as are the miniature pastries."
(in 29 reviews)
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122 reviews in English
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Review from Leala V.
1/7/2012 1 Check-in Here
Get an African Cannoli. It is shaped like a cannoli but it is actually rolled chocolate and vanilla cake with a frosting (zebra-like). It disappeared in minutes. Nice flaky Napoleon too.
Cute cafe hidden away in a residential area.
I am going to make this a regular spot on my Brooklyn visits. -
Review from Emily B.
It's bad when you discover something this good so close to your home. I tried my best to avoid the sugary goodness but alas I am only human and slightly food obsessed so one late night we finally did it.
I don't regret it for a second, in fact I'll be back (most likely) every single late drunken night on my way home. Mmmm chocolate covered strawberries so big you can't eat them in one bite, red velvet cake that's fresh, moist and delicious at 11 pm on a friday night and just about any other delectable dessert you can think of.
It's off the main drag so to speak but just wander a block or two off graham and you'll find it and you'll be oh so happy you did! -
Review from Alli H.
12/20/2011
so i called my friend one morning and made him get out of bed to drive to bensonhurst so we could go on a cannoli crawl. this crawl involved trying 8 different cannolis from different places in the area.
i'm a little biased towards these guys because there was once a street fair and i stumbled upon these guys and was obsessed. this was the last stop on our tour and was amazing and a good place to rest. i actually almost wanted to have a book and just hang out there for hours because it was not very crowded and pretty large on a saturday afternoon.
they also make large themed cakes, which looked amazing.
the pastries here looked good and despite the fact that i hate most things about williamsburg, this bakery and this place felt comfortable and homey (there were guys playing chess in the corner).
i would go again to hang out. service was spotty and it was different to get someone's attention but once we did, we were all set.
the cannoli was: fresh, the cream was a good consistency, the shell was hard and there was just the right amount of powdered sugar
there are no more comments than that and they aren't too far from manhattan -
Review from Rafael D.
New York, NY
1/24/2012 1 photo
This place is a great Italian bakery in NYC. A group of us had a variety of pastries and we were all very happy with out choices. The rainbow cookies are awesome. The African cannoli is rolled in chocolate and vanilla cake and the ends are covered in pistachios. The strawberry shortcake comes in two choices, the standard yellow cake option and also as a devils food option. then topped off with strawberries. hot chocolate, espresso with Sambucca. Totally worth the 15 minute ride from Manhattan.
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Review from Dustin M.
Orlando, FL
1/26/2012
This place has the dankest Italian pastries, gelato, and coffee. There's this really hot Polish girl that works there too!
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Review from Michael L.
Brooklyn, NY
2/3/2012
Great atmosphere and the African cannoli is a must if you visit this place!
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Review from sugarplum p.
Glendale, NY
1/20/2012
Must. have . Canoli , it is sooo delicious I have had their canoli cake as well and also the tiramisu, so go to this bakery if you want to treat yourself to a very nice yummy treat, and everyone is super nice and fast :)
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Review from nicole b.
Brooklyn, NY
Italian culture is steeped in traditions and we are huge on loyalty. Every time I eat a cream puff somewhere other than fortunatos I feel like I'm having an affair with the secretary. It's never as good as what's at home and always filled with regret. No one...I repeat no one does LULU cream like fortunatos. In the cream puffs, in a lobster tail ( no not the fishy one, but the horn shaped pastry with a flaky shell), or even sandwiched between yellow sponge layers with strawberry in a special order cake, lulu rocks!
I have been getting birthday cakes from fortunatos since I'm born...classic strawberry with bananas, fresh whipped cream with lulus on circumference. So as an adult I continue to enjoy what I have been raised on and come to love, not to mention crave at any given moment.
Service is hit and miss with the table servers being the sweeter of the bunch. Whenever family comes from out of town, or we take a long trip, we always include fortunatos...those cannolis can make anyone smile. -
Review from Vanessa M.
Brooklyn, NY
1/20/2012
I love this place. Great service, awesome pastries.
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Review from Michael O.
Brooklyn, NY
11/24/2011 1 Check-in Here
Fantastic coffee.
Awesome Brooklyn atmosphere.
Fantastic desserts. -
Review from L L.
Brooklyn, NY
12/11/2011
Sometimes service is "hit" or "miss." I usually get the "miss." When I come here, I feel like the person who takes the order is trying to rush me out. I mean, this isn't even at a peak time. I ask questions like, "what's in the cake?" I get answers like "chocolate"--one worded answers are not going to sell the product. My patience has run out of this place. The pastries aren't even that great; it has some refrigerator after taste. The best Italian pastry places I find are all in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn and the Bronx.
I feel like the Brooklyn pastry stores around here are very limited in this area. Now I have to get pastries in the city. -
Review from Diana F.
12/20/2011 1 Check-in Here
The rainbow cookies here are delicious. Slightly pricey for $14/pound. Service behind the counter leaves a lot to be desired - especially since the girl ringing up our 1lb of rainbow cookies still decided to charge us the .049lb that went over. Seriously?
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Review from Heather H.
Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY
11/23/2011
Yummy old school Italian pastries, coffee and gelato. Great to take home with you or to dinner dinner.
Gotta try 'em. -
Review from L R.
New York, NY
11/30/2011
This is the real thing. The cannoli is the best I have had in New York. The pastry has just the right amount of crispness and texture, the cream is light and not over sweet, just right! With a coffee you have a little slice of heaven.
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Review from Chrissy E.
Brooklyn, NY
10/10/2011
This place easily receives five stars as it truly is "as good as it gets". The pastries, coffee and other desserts at Fortunato's are nothing short of fantastic. I could be happy for the rest of my life living off their cannoli's and rainbow cookies. Their coffees are made perfectly and are very affordable. Nestled in the middle of WIlliamsburg not only are the pastries amazing but the atmosphere of the place is quintessential Italian. The posse of old men hanging outside arguing in Italian, the waitresses/cashiers in their green aprons and as you walk by you are hit in the face with the sweet smell of sugar. I love love love this place.
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Review from Remy S.
Brooklyn, NY
7/5/2011 1 Check-in Here
I'm gonna say it...
This place has the BEST rainbow cookies I have found in any Italian bakery. Layer of marmalade AND raspberry preserves? I'm sold!
Prices have gone up considerably but I do treat myself every once in a while to those delicious 7-layer cookies.
Great spot for dessert with friends after dinner--try some gelato inside a croissant! -
Review from Naomi A.
Durham, NC
9/17/2011
The cannoli I just ate from Fortunato Brothers was the best cannoli I've ever eaten. It was the perfect cannoli.
The shell was crisp and fresh, not soggy at all, perfect thickness, and didn't break in the wrong places while you were trying to eat it. The filling was overflowing, creamy (not at all mealy), fluffy, and perfectly sweetened. And the size of the whole cannoli was absolutely perfect: just enough to leave you not wanting more, yet not so much that you feel like you overdid it.
Seriously. Anyone reading this that lives in, is planning to visit, or is currently visiting Brooklyn needs to go there and eat a cannoli. Even if you don't like cannolis, their cannoli may just convert you into a cannoli lover.
I just discovered this place today, and sadly I am moving far far away on October 1st. I plan to try almost everything on the menu before I leave.
The cannoli was that good.
After I'm done, I'll update this review. -
Review from Enzo C.
Brooklyn, NY
9/1/2011
ohhhhhhhhh wwwwwoooooowwwwwwwwww!!!!
i'm an italian from napoli.... and i discovered this pasticceria about a year after i moved in this neighborhood. WHO WOULDA THOUGHT!? That around the corner from my place, I can just take a 5 minute walk and enter the wonderland of pastries. As soon as you walk around the corner, you can already smell the sweet scent of dessert that reminds me of the streets of naples. MMMMMMMM
To start, the baba' either plain or filled with cannoli cream is like an orgasm in your mouth!!! The zuppette and also the cannoli, are just to die for and just so authentic. all the dry pastries are also perfect. the ice cream flavor, I never thought i would taste again since i moved from italy, zuppa inglese, is here. creamy, sweet, and brings back memories of walking along the lungo mare on a sultry summer night.
the atmosphere and decor too, from the tiles to tables to napkins really makes it feel like a pastry shop in naples. GOOD JOB!! I'M PROUD OF YOU!!!
UNA PASTICCERIA NAPOLETANA AL BACIO!!!!!!!!! E BRAV!!!!!!!!!!!!! -
Review from MarcAnthony C.
Brooklyn, NY
2/6/2011
We were excited to go to Fortunato Brothers after a great meal at nearby Motorino - and even more excited when we saw the delicious pastry in the display cases when we walked in.
Let me start off with the service... Our server was lovely. We ordered some coffees (perfect) and they get the 1 star review for this alone. (they steam the milk that they bring to the table) Here is where it all goes awry.
A young lady was using a brush to clean the crumbs in the display case. (innocent enough) but she did this kneeling and sitting on the floor - where she proceeds to rest the brush from time to time. Yes, you heard me, she put the brush on the wet, dirty floor where people stand after they walk in off the street! I cringed every time that brush hit the floor and then seeing her use it to clean the inside of the cookie and pastry display case. I wanted to vomit! (and needless to say, did not eat the desserts we ordered)
To make matters worse, this pretty young Italian girl with "cannoli cream for brains", gets up and playfully uses the same brush to, get this.... Tickle her male co-worker on the back of his head and neck!!! He was clearly grossed out because he shoo'ed her away. "Cannoli Cream for Brains", giggles and twirls playfully away.
Fuggetaboutit! Avoid this place at all costs!!! -
Review from kimmy m.
Brooklyn, NY
8/15/2011
Fortunato is one those true neighborhood favorites. They've been here for years long before Williamsburg became Williamsburg. Anytime I need a pick me up, I would come here whenever I need a pick me up. The mini-pastries are amazing - cream puffs, cheese cakes, strawberry shortcakes, canolies, apple tarts, etc. The list goes on. If you're a coffee addict like me, you'll love the espresso here. Fortunato is the Ferrara of Brooklyn without the overpriced Manhattan menu!
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Review from Jessie D.
New York, NY
12/15/2010
I know I should have gone for the gelato or canolis like other yelpers suggested.
But it was 11 AM, freezing winter time, I just didn't feel like having those.
So I chose sfogliatelle. The shell was stale. the texture was more like puff pastry than flaky buttery. I chose a small one, a few bite size which was $2.50. I could have gotten the nice almond croissant from Northside Bakery and still have left 55 cents in my pocket. -
Review from colleen f.
Astoria, NY
11/24/2010
In my big catholic family from brooklyn, it is a tradition that on special religious events like first communion and confirmation you get a cannoli filling cake from fortunatos. Let me tell you, if I were a dude I would join the priesthood right now if it meant fortunatos cakes.
This place is like the Mecca of desserts. The prices are so reasonable for what is the best desserts youve ever had. The pastries are all amazing, delicate, moist little things piped with sweet creams.
Fortunato's is what dreams are made of. -
Review from Valerie C.
New York, NY
8/13/2011
Fortunatos has been here forever. This place is authentic. Great cannolis, sponge cake and coffee. Everytime I travel back to Williamsburg I make sure to stop by. Make sure to try the banana strawberry chocolate cake.
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Review from Desirae L.
College Point, NY
Love Fortunato's have been going there since I was a little girl with my grandma. My family just ordered a cake for a family party, the cake was amazing!! I have never been disappointed in Fortunato's cakes. I could absolutely go there every day big fan!!! It comes down to if you want great italian pastries, coffee and cake go to Fortunato's.
Listed in: TOP 3 best Italian Pastry!
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Review from Dave P.
Great pastries, great italian vibe and lovely service. The interior makes you feel like you're in a 70's italian coffee joint, complete with some interesting characters, typically all discussing their espresso makers. Definitely the canoli's and sfugliatelle are a hit, great tea and coffee and a wonderful place to grab dessert after a trip to Forcella or one of the local italian joints. Class all the way.
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Review from Rachel A.
9/2/2010
Reason #50 to Love Brooklyn- Fortunato Brothers
4 non-blondes* with 2 iPhones**, 1 DROID***, 1 ghetto phone****, and a craving for something sweet. How do you create harmony? See ***.
Fortunato Brothers was like finding an oasis in the desert. The trees outside were lined with xmas lights and when I saw them and the building I suspected was Fortunato Brothers, my head tilted a little, my eyes got starry and I was in disbelief. It was as if we found magic in Williamsburg. There was so much to choose from at Fortunato Brothers and if you have ever been to Veniero's or Pasticceria Rocco in Manhattan, then you know what you are in for. But Fortunato Brothers was much better because there were no crazy crowds, the price was lower, and it just felt homey. The staff was very friendly and helpful in explaining what everything was. Still in disbelief you made it to this wonderful gem? Take our advice:
Pistachio Gelato (not hideously green, wonderfully pistachio w/pistachio bits)
Bacio Gelato (will satisfy any chocolate lover and those obsessed w/Baci candy)
Cannoli Gelato (pretty good with bits of cannoli shell)
Baba w/ custard
Black Forrest with raspberry
Delicioso (it's filled with mocha mousse. there are miniature versions of the delicioso- try those instead of going large)
The gelato was really excellent, smooth, and refreshing. No pastry we tried had us wanting to down gallons of water. Nothing was too sweet at Fortunato Brothers and the 3 scoops of gelato is only $5! What a deal and that is in perfect alignment to how everything else is priced: cheaper than a school bake sale.
Fortunato Brothers was so good that I actually went two days in a row. It's nice to have friends with cars. The car ride from Queens was 11 minutes according to Google maps***. Dessert trip #2 consisted of:
Mango Gelato (would you believe this was gelato? even better than watermelon gelato!)
Banana Gelato (not yellow at all but definitely bananas!)
Bacio Gelato (so good it was a repeat)
Cheesecake (like a brick. texture is all there but the taste was just ok.)
Black Forrest Cake (all chocolate this time. raspberry was better.)
Lulu (like a cream puff! what's not to like?)
As you can see, I've tried quite a few things from Fortunato Brothers. My goal is to try everything even if that means I have to taste 50 cookies and swallow marzipan. They have all the cafe drinks, tons of seating and zero wait time. It's away from Bedford Ave with less hoopla and more heart. Great place to hang with friends, a date, and/or family. I will be back, especially since Chimu***** is my favorite restaurant and is right down the street!
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*Not the band, just some food obsessed females from Queens
**The iPhones proved useless as the network was so slow it didn't even have a pulse.
***Thank you Fortunata stella d for punching in "dessert" into Google maps and finding Fortunato Brothers!!!
****Perhaps the most useless phone of the bunch but owned by the most useful of the bunch- She got the group together for dinner at Chimu***** which then led to this review.
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Review from Marissa C.
Jersey City, NJ
1/26/2011
Legit Italian family bakery. I got two dozen cookies for New Years Eve here after finding the bakery on yelp (of course). The cookies were fresh and there was a great assortment. I'm sad because this place was a good find and my boyfriend didn't know he lived down the street from this place until I found it on yelp. Now we are moving.
It's a cute shop with everything you could think of. Gelato, spumoni, ices, pastries, cookies, espresso, struffoli. They even have tables for you to sit and enjoy before taking more to go. Everything looked great.
I'll be back there and I'll report back after I've had more than their cookies -
Review from judy c.
New York, NY
8/14/2010
It's interesting how this place either really great reviews, or really negative ones. I personally have never had any of the employees catch an attitude with me, or day old soggy cannolis. I haven't visited the bakery in a few months because I lived in the Bronx and travelling to any part of Brooklyn is literally out of the way, however I WILL ALWAYS make the trip down there for Fortunato Bros' cannolis and Di Fara's Pizza. Oh and spumoni from Spumoni Garden *drools*
Where was I? Ah yes, so during my last visit to Fortunato Bros I picked up a dozen mini cannolis; the girl serving me noticed that the ones they had left were getting soggy so she actually tossed them out and went into the back to grab a tray full of fresh ones!!! As noted by a previous reviewer, the cannolis aren't filled to order but you can always request the ricotta filling and shells separately (they'll give you a tube so you can fill it yourself) this is what my roommate's grandpa does and he's been going there for decades. It didn't bother me that mine were already filled since the girl got fresh ones from the kitchen.
On other occasions I've also had table service and the waiter(s) weren't rude or mean...who knows maybe they hired new staff. I'll have to trek down there to see the damage and report back. Until then you can grab your cannoli fix at a nyc street fair this summer =) -
Review from Elisabeth L.
Chelsea, NY
11/3/2010
My father has been going to Fortunato forever, always brought home st.joseph pastry's and struffoli for x.mas.
Over the passing years they have made the struffoli trays smaller increased the price and charge you extra for add nuts.
=/ whatsa matta wit you!
its still good though. pastry's and espresso A+ -
Review from Julie D.
Brooklyn, NY
10/31/2010
Cosi delizioso! Sfogliatelle and cannoli are my two favorite types of Italian pastries and Fortunato's really delivers. I love going in there, a. for the food, and b. because it feels like home. The young people that work the counters aren't the friendliest, but the old, gossiping Italian men that hang around are so adorable. It may be the owner, or just someone who lives on the block, I'm not sure, but there's one man who always says hi and asks how I'm doing.
There's plenty of seating, so you can sit down and enjoy coffee and pastries with friends. I've heard the gelato is good, so I'd say that's worth trying as well! -
Review from Daniela A.
Brooklyn, NY
10/13/2010
I had almost the same exact experience as Michael D. I was biking around the neighborhood because I didn't feel like going home just yet and remembered Fortunatos was right nearby... I saw a cute old couple by the window with their pastries and coffee... and imagined being greeted by a friendly old school Italian behind the counter. No. I was met by a young girl who seemed to roll her eyes at every INSANE request I had like "can I have a cover - I am taking it to go" (for the gelato) and "Can I have a bag?" (you know, to put the stuff in...what in the f?!!)
My Cannoli wasn't filled upon order :( I thought maybe after the 89th eye roll - at least I would have this to look forward to. Could very well be because I went close to 9 pm but I was disappointed. The filling, I do have to say was very creamy and good...but the cannoli shell itself - meh. Tasted stale if that's the word to describe it. I had a small one - ate some, gave the rest (and another small one) to my roommate who also said the filling was good.
The biggest redeemer was the pistachio gelato - delicious. I do have to note that I rarely ever get sweets, especially ice cream - so this may be why I thought it was so tasty. Roommate (I treat him well) - finished it for me and he also thought it was really good except for some chunks of ice. Of course, I did get a nasty stare when I asked for the cover and she had to take some gelato out of the cup. Oh ok - let me just hold this in my hand as I ride home. She then (with attitude) put the cannoli in a bag and left the cup just out on the counter. No napkins, no little plastic spoon...just all attitude. Kind of depressed me because no matter what I am always super polite to anyone who serves me anything.
I do like that there are tables, chairs - so I may be back with friends during the day on a weekend, but geeze - check the attitude ladies! -
Review from Peter F.
New York, NY
2/10/2011
Not shabby. Nothing spectacular or remarkable either... Perhaps it is because I am biased towards Little Italy?
However, I must say, it's a great place to take a date for a nightcap after dinner. I would definitely go here again. -
Review from Peter D.
4/15/2010 1 Check-in Here
Lots of people use the word "authentic" when it comes to food. You're not going to hear me saying that.* Since the world essentially revolves around me, it's irrelevant whether or not something is an accurate reproduction of the original. The only thing that matters is whether or not food tastes good, TO ME.**
And the gelato at Fortunato Brothers tastes freaking GOOD.
And yes, it's true that I've eaten disgusting...honestly revolting amounts of Italian food in my life. But I've never been to Italy, so I suppose that means I have no idea whether or not it's authentic. And quite frankly, I'm not concerned about that.***
But if you're really concerned about authenticity, I CAN report that as I sat in the window eating my gelato (a very pleasant afternoon activity), several people around the shop were conversing in Italian. So take that for what it's worth.
I hope you're happy.
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*Probably because I don't know what I'm talking about. But you knew that.
**Keep your opinions to yourself. What do you think this is, Yelp?
***I would like to go to Italy though, so feel free to invite me along. -
Review from Monique R.
Kew Gardens, NY
3/16/2011
It is with great love and respect that write this review for Fortunato Brothers. Their Italian pastries and sweets have been a staple in my family holiday gatherings for many many years. When we travel out of town, we have one request and one request only. "bring Cannolis from Frotunatos" and we do.
The staff there are nice and they do a good job of handling the heavy foot traffic on sundays and holidays (dude, every italian and their mother love thm some pastries on easter sunday! plan ahead!)
I dont have a major sweet tooth for flaky italian pastries but sometimes crave a cannoli- and they deliver.
One day my mother and I, on one of our brunch days, walked by the store on a particularly hot day and decided to get a cheese cake. We love their cheesecake. Mom cut into it immediately and I decided to wait before i grabbed a slice.
Later that evening, I served my self a slice of the creamy cheesecake and noticed a faint gray spot in my cake. Not wanting to take a chance, i gently scraped at the gray spot. And it got darker. Pretty soon, i was digging into my cake to find a giant black horse fly in my cheesecake. Not on the top, not on the bottom but DEAD in the CENTER of my cake.
I was horrified.
I left the specimen as it was and brought it back to the bakery where they took ZERO responsiblity for the fly. And even had the audacity to say "how do we know you didnt put it there to get a free cheesecake?"
Wait a minute.
Hold on.
Are you trying to tell me that you think i want ANOTHER cheesecake after that???
Craziness.
Despite that epicly GROSS story, i still go in there for a 7 layer cookie... but NEVER cheesecake.
My rating before cheesecake: 4 solid stars
My rating AFTER cheesecake: 2 weak stars.Listed in: The Bright Side of Disaster, Snacktastic
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Review from Elaine M.
5/17/2010
Do not be fooled, I did not venture to Williamsburg. The Fortunato Brothers came to Park Slope! The 5th Ave. Festival to be precise. Seriously, it's pretty bold to have signs displaying 'The Best Cannolis.' The dessert lover in me just couldn't walk on by without trying it. I'm not sure what it costs at their storefront, but it was $3 a piece at the festival. And well....the verdict is...YES, you do have some damn good cannolis! It was definitely fresh. The shell was not hard and thick--like a cookie shell nor was it soggy. Rather, it was almost flaky but not really. It was just absolute deliciousness with the ricotta cream filling.
Will have to make a trip soon to try the gelato and other pastries. Be on the lookout for an update, y'all. -
Review from jenine f.
Forest Hills, NY
10/5/2010
I must confess- I've never been to Fortunato Brothers in Brooklyn. I am enamored of their cannolis, and enjoy them twice a year, every year at the Forest Hills Austin Street Fair.
I'll pass by the Mozzarepa stand and ignore the Sausage and Pepper Sandwich trucks but I will make a beeline for this bakery's cannolis every single time- and they're not even for me.
My beloved's beautiful face lights up everytime I bring home a bag full of these delicacies...and this is what it's all about for me. -
Review from Michael D.
Jackson Heights, NY
11/19/2007
Manhattan Avenue it still an enclave of Italian Americana. The encroachment of hipster goofballs has not completely saturated this neighborhood. Fortunato Brothers is a homage to a different time when Brooklyn was like its own country.
I only wish that Fortunato Brothers lived up to my romanticization of it.
I want to walk in and be greeted by Italians. Instead I'm barely greeted by hood rat girl from the nearby projects who works behind the counter.
I want to eat delicious Italian pastries. Instead I eat soggy Sfogiatella that has been in the refrigerator too long.
I want to have smooth delicious gelato. Instead I'm fed some farce that their distributor has perpetrated on the public.
I want the guy at the table next to me to get whacked by a big guy in a wool suit and felt fedora for skimming from his bosses take.
Okay, I could live without the mob hit if the pastries were good.
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Review from Alicia V.
MILLSTONE TWP, NJ
8/5/2011
Love this place.
I had 2 cannolis, 1 chocolate covered strawberry, and 2 scoops of gelato (fragole e frutta di bosco - umm!) and it cost me less than $9. In Midtown, I'v paid more than that for only 2 cannolis that were half as good.
Everything I had from Fortunato Brothers was amazing. There were many people speaking Italian there, which was great. Very authentic and delicious!! Go here asap! -
Review from Meowella s.
Beacon, NY
12/4/2008
Yuck. I don't get the raves about this place. It's seriously gross. I don't care if it's been in the neighborhood for a gazillion years. The people are mean who work there and it's disgusting (the sweets and the dirty store). Always been that way.
Go to Settapani. Much better pastry, cookies and breads. -
Review from Rob L.
Brooklyn, NY
12/20/2007
Cookies A+
Cheese cake A++++
Cannolis A++++++++++
Being my local bakery, I often find myself walking past to sneak a whiff or a glimpse of all the goodies. My folks back home start reminding me weeks in advanced of holidays to remind me to stop in and get the desserts. Occasionally, I'll surprise them in between holidays with a cheesecake or a box of cookies. My mother knows to expect cannolis by now, though. That is, if I don't get stuck in traffic heading back home and end up polishing off the box. No, I wouldn't do that.
Juniors, step aside. Fortunato Brothers know how to do it better!Listed in: My Neighborhood
