Elegante Pastry Shop

This place is always one of my first stops when I visit family that lives in the neighborhood. Coming in from California (LA) I would probably not be considered an expert but I know good pastries, that I’m an expert in Hehe.
The cookies are delicious, the cakes are beautiful and the hospitality is amazing. I initially wandered in here after visiting another similar bakery down the street where the service left a lot to be desired (ehem rude).
I always make sure I stop in one last time before I leave and take cookies back home as gifts.

the girls are super helpful and friendly You cannot go wrong with any of there cookie basket as the perfect hostess present when visiting for the holidays. There carrot cake is outta this world

LOVE this bakery!
The ladies are always super friendly and helpful. I’ve been coming to Elegante for the past 7 years since my ex used to live less than a block away. Even after we broke up, this is the only Italian bakery in BK that I buy pastries from.
MUST TRY:
Cannoli cake
rainbow cookies*
cheesecake
lobster tails
EVERYTHING
basically. try everything. Their cakes are GORGEOUS works of ART. Their rainbow cookies (by the pound and individual pieces) are my FAVORITE. Not overly sweet, perfect sweetness and almond taste. LOVE their cannoli cream cakes. Their sugar-​free cookies are a hit with my diabetic grandma.

My aunt has been picking up pastries from Elegante for years. The cookies are on par with other great bakeries in Brooklyn like Aliotta. In addition to a great selection of cookies, they also have very reasonably priced cakes and pies with most ready made options priced in the $ 10 – 15 range. Elegante also has a fair selection of individual slices of cakes such as carrot cake and red velvet cake; this makes Elegante great if you’re looking to buy a variation of items.
I highly recommend the ginger man, chocolate lace, and rainbow cookies though you can’t go wrong with any choice!

Best bakery, hands down! LOVE everything about them, from their pastries, their cakes, cannolis and great service!

What can I say. this place is the best…
Everything in this bakery is great from birthday cakes to specialty cakes to holiday cakes, pastries I mean EVERYTHING!!!

Love this bakery has been a favorite of my son and mines would take him to karate n then go get a couple of sweet treats from here they also sell cannoli dip n the cannoli shells which was a big hit at my baby shower the fruit tarts and cookies are also good always friendly service n sometimes they may hand out a sample

Elegante Pastry Shop offers fresh Italian pastries straight from the oven! I tried the red velvet cake and it was divine! Moist, not overly sweet, and delicious. The coffee cake had a strong coffee scent and taste; I felt like I was eating a cup of coffee. weird analogy but you must know that it works! The tiramisu cake was buttery and soft; it immediately melted on my tongue and is my second favorite (my favorite was the red velvet). The cone scone was crispy on the outside and warm and creamy in the inside! I loved the Nutella swirl on the crispy crust! I also loved the chocolate chip cannoli!!! Okay, this is in first place with the red velvet cake! The chocolate chip cannoli was not too chocolately; it was not overly sweet, and it was just perfect! I loved it! Lastly, the vanilla cake was moist and delicious as well; it tasted very simple and traditional.

Not bad. The sliced pieces of cake are pretty good. The cookies are decent as well. The Italian items such as canollis etc… are much better elsewhere. I’d recommend this place for its slices of cake.

the staff are amazing. They are very flexible and they take really good care of the displays. Felt really comfortable here. Not to mention they have the best 7 layer cookies

The pastries here are ok, but the best thing about this bakery is that they carry the seven layer cake or what some call «Spumoni cake» which is basically a giant rainbow cookie cake-​my favorite pastry ever!
After the Mona Lisa Café shut down, I could not find another bakery close by that sells that particular pastry. I hope they never stop making them.
I also liked the carrot cake from here.

They have the freshest cakes and that earns them 5 stars in my book. I love all of their pastries and their cream puffs and cannolis are the best I’ve ever had. The only thing not so great I ever remember getting was the pecan pie because it was too gooey but everything else is great.

Some of the best products are made from Brooklyn, this bakery delivers when it comes to delicious red velvet cheesecake. Yes that’s right red velvet cheesecake. The carrot cake is also noteworthy (they have the smaller cakes for a dollar and change, small enough treat so you don’t feel too guilty about your diet).
The women that work here are very nice, they always greet you with a smile. And should you need any advice, they’ll gladly give you some recomendations on what new sweet treats to try.

The macaroons in this place were DELICIOUS and CHEAP! Got a whole box full of them (a pound) for around $ 8. Felt like a steal!

Very nice service and the cakes are beautiful, tastes great and price is amazing! Recommend the crème fruit tarte cake!

If you have been living in Brooklyn forever, everyone knows when you bring a box from Elegante over for dinner. Maybe it’s the box; maybe it’s the sweet smell that emits from the box. Whatever the case may be, Elegante Pastry shop’s goodies have been a family tradition for years.
Whether you take the bus or decide to discover Avenue U one day, make sure you come in here; even if all you do is take a big sniff and walk out. It’s always hard coming in here for just one damn thing; it’s always a cake AND tack on a platter of cookies. Make sure to ask the ladies for help; they are usually too busy to pay too much mind to the indecisive. Have your money in hand, and step up to the counter you brave soul. No sugar added? Not today!
Cheesecake, cookies, donuts, tarts, cupcakes, pastries, puffed pastries, and even more than you could probably handle.
Family run, or run here with the family — it’s a great decision either way!

The interior smells amazing and the staff is friendly but I ordered 2 slices of cake, both of which were old and tasted funny.
— Oreo cake:
The Oreo on top of the cake was soft and crumbling when I touched it.
— Red Velvet cake:
It was old and stale and I ended up feeling woosy afterwards?¿

We stop by every time we’re in Brooklyn. I wanted the pumpkin cheesecake but they were sold out. What did I expect at 8pm on a Saturday? Got some cookies, a few cannoli, tiramisu and a chocolate mousse pastry. So good. NOTHING out here on Long Island compares. Worth the 90 minute drive!

This is what a small Italian bakery should be. The pastries are fresh and delicious. The prices are fair and the people who work here are very nice.
Today was my first visit after hearing about Elegante from my friends for quite a while. We bought cannolls and an almond cookie. A few days ago I had an almond croissant in a little French bakery on 9^th street. It was good and quite expensive. The cookie today was better and cost a lot less!
Elegante is located in Gravesend, an area that you would probably pass right by unless it was your destination. You can not sit in the bakery so you have to find somewhere else to enjoy your baked goods or bring them home. Also because it was late on a Sunday afternoon, I did not have a chance to see if they carry Italian bread, so a second visit is on my schedule after which this place just might rate a 5^th star!

Went here the other day because I was in the neighborhood. Like most bakeries like this, its family owned but this one has a better selection than most. For some reason they made small and medium sized pastry lambs for Easter which was kind of odd, but ehh whatever. I didn’t get any rainbow cookies (my standby) because they use apricot filing instead of raspberry; this isn’t what I like, but some people do so yea just fyi. The girl behind the counter was friendly, and she was likely related to the owners.
I got a small cannolo and a piece of Italian cheesecake which was dipped in chocolate and had a chocolate covered strawberry on top. The cannolo was alright, it was freshly filled which was a nice touch, but the shell got soggy by the time I ate it later in the day and the cream was more sugary than substantial. The cheesecake was much better however, and really didn’t need a dip in chocolate. The chocolate covered strawberry was a nice touch, but the cake itself was delicious with a nice orange-​y flavor and not too much sugar. It reminded me of the cheesecake served at La Palina, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this is where they get their stuff.
I’d reccomend coming here for the great cheesecake for sure. They are a professional, family owned bakery and I can reccomend them for that alone.