Ciao, bella! The prettiest pastries this side of Palermo are sold on 18th Avenue
Eye On Real Estate
A slice of Sicily lives on 18th Avenue – a pasticceria with a stand-up coffee bar and separate sections for pastry, gelato and bread, just like in the old country.
The cannoli are so fine, they’re served at Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club at Barclays Center.
“We’re all about the cannoli,” said Antonio Alaimo, 26 (also known as Anthony), a third-generation co-owner of Villabate Alba, the Bensonhurst bakery in question.