Presti’s Bakery

Five stars for this being a place where you can get any meal, snack, or drink and it be fantastic. I’ve never met a pastry, cookie, or piece of pizza I didn’t like here, and I’ve met a lot of the above! Though I’ve been rear-​ended by those who aren’t #blessed with parallel parking skills twice now, this place still has me coming back. Highly recommend: tiramisu, Napoleon, cream puff, cannoli, & coffee. Presti’s over Corbo’s any day/​dessert

I LOVE Presti’s. My favorite spot in Little Italy. Everything is always fresh, the service is fast and the workers are very friendly!

The place was crazy crowded with people not understanding the whole deal about taking a number and then calling numbers. They had taken numbers but then they felt that there was some reason that they still needed to put their nose against the glass. Whatever. I got my number and took a seat.
Presti’s isn’t just a bakery but that’s why I was here. They still have a big deli counter of sandwiches and salads and other ready-​to-​eat delicious looking things. Lasagna? Pasta salad? Tomato mozzarella salad? Fruit salad? All looked delicious.
But I was here for the baked treats. So many to choose from. Brownies (coconut, peanut butter and regular chocolate), cream puffs, eclairs, almond horns, all sort of tastiness! I went with a simple canoli and a handful of Linzers (apricot and raspberry). Heavenly!

I have been to this bakery ranging from times when it was very busy to when it was not busy at all. Regardless of the unpredicted chaos, the staff was always courteous. In terms of the bakery items, there was nothing there that really knocked my socks off from the cheesecake to the cannoli, but the bakery items were still good. I did try different bakery items around the country so I don’t know if i happen to compare the different items unfairly. However, this is still a go to place for most people in the area especially the students since this place is a walkable distance from the University circle, and the items are very reasonably priced. This place also has lunch items (which I personally did not try) and has a very large seating area.

I’ve come here for pastries and cookies and the like a number of times. Each time I got box of various things.

Friendly, fast, and fresh! Located in the heart of Little Italy, this bakery is a hit. I enjoyed he raspberry thumbprint cookies and the lemon bar. The pepperoni bread was amazing.

Super friendly staff that will cater to all your needs! You can’t go wrong with any dessert that you buy because everything is delicious. The mochas are super good drink wise and I love the Italian cheesecake and cannoli.

The best cannolis! Can’t go to university circle without stopping for one! My brother has even run from the corner alley to get us one. Better cannolis than corbos.

This bakery is really excellent. I last came with my family for a mid-​afternoon snack. We ordered a meat Stromboli and an assortment of desserts– a slice of sorrentina cake, a classic cannoli, and a crème brûlée. I have always loved the cannolis and crème brûlée here, so those were fantastic as always! The sorrentina was tasty, but there was a layer in it that I didn’t really enjoy, so I probably wouldn’t order that again. The stromboli was pretty solid as well. Also, even when this place is super busy, everyone behind the counter is always super nice and helpful, and their ticket system for getting through orders is really efficient. Overall, a great little gem in little Italy that I’ll definitely come back to whenever I’m in Cleveland!

Food: 5
Décor: 4
Ambiance: 5
Service: 4
Value: 4.5
The best biscotti I’ve ever tasted. Probably the best cappuccino and cinnamon roll as well. This place lives up to its hype for sure.

If you have sweet tooth, then this is the place for you. Love the crème brûlée, cannoli and macaroons. It is my favorite place for a quick sweet dish whenever I visit little Italy with my friends. The service is remarkable as the ladies behind the counter often offer their assistance and they make sure customers are well catered to. If you are near campus do visit this place for a bit of great pastry. You won’t regret it. I would recommend it from my heart to my sweet tongue

As I write this review, I must preface this by stating that my rating is based solely off my experiences eating their pastries and baked goods – I have yet to dabble in their lunch.
Presti’s has become my go-​to in terms of sweet treats, whether it’s ordering a cassata cake for a family party, getting ample amounts of cannoli’s to-​go, or getting a few loaves of fresh bread, Presti’s has yet to fail me. Everything I’ve had is incredibly fresh, loaded in flavor, and all at an affordable price.
While the wait may be intimidating with the old-​fashioned number dispenser, the employees are so accustomed to the rush that they truly handle the bustle in a consistently steady manner.
I always decline getting a dessert at one of the many restaurant’s down the street because of my adoration of Presti’s Bakery. To all of my sweet tooth friends, if you haven’t stopped at Presti’s you truly are missing out.

Always love having evening dessert here visiting from San Diego. I was hoping to get a slice of Cassata cake but this Easter Holiday weekend, the desserts were a bit limited and focused on Easter cakes and cookies. So, no Cassata cake! However, I went with Option B which is always consistently satisfying… a Cannoli and a coffee!!! Yum!!! To be honest, you cannot go wrong with any of the dessert offerings. Try the Cannoli cake…

This is THE place to be in little Italy. Stop in for lunch, coffee, gelato or their amazing bakery items. The margerita pizza is fantastic and my favorite, must-​have item is their iced mocha. I’d come here every morning for it if I could.

I’m from out of town, currently staying downtown CLE caregiving for a family member at a nearby hospital. As an Italian/​American I was craving better pasta than what the hospital cafeteria serves. Not knowing the area, I looked to Unilocal for a well reviewed restaurant to get a decent pasta lunch at nearby Little Italy. Presti’s Bakery had good reviews so that’s where I went. Personally, I judge an Italian restaurant by it’s carbs. As in… was that plate of pasta i ate worth the carbs? —- In this case, NO!
The first clue I wasn’t going to enjoy my pasta lunch at Presti’s was ordering at a counter. However I have had great meals at restaurants without table service so I took a number and waited to order. However when the guy who took my order returned from the kitchen with a plate of pasta which he then put in a microwave I knew what was coming. Over cooked pasta with runny red sauce heated up in a microwave. The place was very busy so maybe it’s just me. If you like your pasta served al-​dente with thick flavorful red sauce and freshly grated cheese, Presti’s isn’t what you’re looking for.

If you unfortunately must have lunch at this establishment… get Tiramisu for dessert. I’m not going to tell you what to get for lunch. They’re not worth mentioning.
Tiramisu should offer subtle, warm sweetness from the Mascarpone cheese and egg cream batch, balancing with the right amount of bitterness from espresso in the lady fingers and cocoa powder layer.
If the cheese layer does not have a tint of yellow, that means the recipe removes the egg yolks. If using only egg white, yes it enables an airy body, but it’s not worth it to lose that warmth that only the yolk renders.
It should NOT carry any sour taste, not even a hint — that means cream cheese is used. Cream cheese does not belong in Tiramisu. We’re not making cheese cake here.
Whipped cream also should NOT be used. That’s just lazy cooks attempt to create the illusion that the body is airy.
I make Tiramisu at home. Whenever there is a potluck occasion, the only dish I bring is Tiramisu. Hence you can say Tiramisu is the signature dish of my kitchen.
When I go to Italian restaurants, I used to always order tiramisu, just so that I can critique it. This includes restaurants IN Italy.
Presti’s tiramisu is one of the rare few that reminds me of my own. There may be a little variation: I don’t have electric mixer at home, AND I steam bain-​marie the raw eggs in case of salmonella, so my Mascarpone cheese batch is denser. I usually make mine into 2 layers, whereas Presti’s is one layer. For $ 5 worth of cost, mine is six times bigger than Presti’s.
But since I can’t feed the whole CLE Unilocaler community with my masterpiece, get your fill at Presti’s.

We dropped by during the Feast of Assumption and it was packed! The wait was well with the delicate and delicious pastry! The fresh fruit cheesecake is very fluffy and semi-​sweet — which is how I like my cheesecake. The cannoli had a nice crunch and deliciously sweet filling! I’ll definitely be back to the everything else!
Price is reasonable for sure. Just make sure you take a number and listen for it when they call it out :)

Whatever you do here — you MUST get the coconut chocolate macaroons. They are delicious! And I don’t even like macaroons! They have some pretty amazing dessert-​but those are by far the best.
Prestis is also great for weekend breakfast – crossaint sandwiches which are, of course, deliciously unhealthy. Good lunch variety too which is fresh and changes frequently — some of the sandwiches are just average but I’ve never had anything bad!

You know the convincing «it’s so hard to choose» face The Bachelor always gives during rose ceremonies? Well they practice that face trying to choose a Prestis dessert.
The counter is packed with unbelievably delicious looking cakes, cookies, and pastries, not to mention a Gelato selection. After careful consideration I went with a (gigantic) slice of casada cake. It was so good I don’t even shudder using the word ‘moist’ to describe it. In a group of 4 people with 4 different desserts, none of us left anything short of stuffed and satisfied.
The joint can get busy. Definitely grab a number ticket at the door and listen to be called, they go quick. Sometimes when it’s super packed they’ll help people paying faster with cash separately, so come prepared.

Great place to grab a coffee, pastry, or meal… But make sure you grab a number because the place is too busy to do a traditional line, they go by the number system.
Thoroughly enjoy their cappuccinos and their crème brûlée is one of the best in Cleveland. I love the front window seats for people watching and seeing all the fashions in Little Italy

Une excellente boulangerie Italienne dans ce petit quartier italien très serré de Cleveland. Cette boulangerie et pâtisserie propose aussi des sandwichs dans un décor sobre et aéré. C’est aussi le lieu idéal pour une pause café dans ce quartier et pour emporter des petits cookies à la pêche et des biscotti pour la route.