Rizzo Bakery

I go here three to four times a week at least. They are the best in jersey. Love the Rizzo family.

Heights residents are lucky to have this gem hidden in plain site. Go early to enjoy potatoes and eggs on fresh Italian bread right out of the oven.

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Fresh fresh fresh bread right out of the oven. I am laying here trying to fall asleep and I can’t stop thinking about the fresh bread and lasagna that I fell in love with this afternoon.
I will most definitely visit tomorrow to try a slice of their famous margarita pizza.

My husband buy my son pizza here on a daily basis. May I say more. Super friendly people and excellent food.

Awesome fresh bread. Outstanding fresh mozzarella. Compassionate owners. Definitely recommend this place.

One of my favorite local spots! The pizza is great but my favorite is their bread!!! It’s always fresh and I try to go early to get it hot from the oven. This is usually my go-​to spot for lunch. The pasta with garlic and oil is delicious! It also has broccoli and I get it with a piece of chicken parm.
The salads and sandwiches are very good! The mozz is a must try! The service is excellent. It always has a «homey» feel.
Those with a sweet tooth must try the cookies and pastries. The cannolis are out of this world!!! I love everything about this place.

Amazing family owned neighborhood pizza, food and Cookie/​Biscotti place.
Been going here for years. The service is exemplary. The biscotti is delicious and fresh. It’s a great place.

Don’t forgot to try the pastries (the croissant and pain au chocolat can rival France)! And the fresh bread is just amazing!

Heard about this place from one of my students and decided to give it a try. I walked out the door with one of the largest slices of pizza I’ve ever had, for just $ 2. The slice was a quintessential area slice — foldable (though it was like folding a road map due to size), with just the right balance of cheese and slightly sweet sauce.

This is by far the best pizza in jersey city. The slices are not only big but the prices are cannot be beat. I’ve tried nearly all the pizza places in both central avenue and the surrounding streets and I will now only eat at this places! Highly recommend if you want amazing pizza!

That’s a damn good, old-​fashioned and deliciously huge slice they’ve got going on. Not sure if they deliver, but if so, I’ve I got a new favorite pizza to order.

I’ve been dreaming about the Rizzo slice since my last time there. $ 2.00 for a slice that is possibly bigger than my face. My husband and I had a slice each and split a third. I was full for hours after! I haven’t done take out but I can’t imagine waiting to eat such amazing pizza. Do yourself a favor and go ASAP.

Great bakery in great neighborhood!
Crusty and delicious bread! I’d also reccomend very good and rather cheap pizza (they also do delivery :))
I’m pretty sure their other products are as good as those above.
Well deserved ⁵⁄₅

HUGE House pie, so big it takes two boxes and the best part is that it is REALLY good!
Italian gem in the Heights for pizza, bread, cookies, pastries, sandwich and other delights, made by an Italian family, not some wanna Bs. The owner is a certified Pastry chef.

A friend put me on the huge slices, 2 $ a huge slice? I said no way, so i had to check it out… what a blessing! cant find that hardly anywhere anymore… as i walked in their was a bakery/​deli in the front, followed by food to pick from to go, and the pizzeria all the way in the back! Not a lot of seating but their are a few tables (4 – 6)…i got their right when a fresh pie came out… the slices are awesome times 10! One is enough and i purchased 3… huge slice made me reminisce about the late 90s early 2000s when franks on monmouth who had the big slices was still open… what a gem!

Heard about this place from one of my students and decided to give it a try. I walked out the door with one of the largest slices of pizza I’ve ever had, for just $ 2. The slice was a quintessential area slice — foldable (though it was like folding a road map due to size), with just the right balance of cheese and slightly sweet sauce.
Having been back since that wonderful day, I’ve tried some of their other menu and bakery items. They make a solid cheesesteak, which I surprisingly liked much better than the eggplant parm hero. All their breads are carbtastic. Lemon ricotta cookies are outstanding and I may or may not have destroyed an entire container in one day.
On any given day, you will find a mix of students, cops, firemen, and other born-​and-​raised JC people. You will probably hear both Italian and English. You will want to purchase everything you see. Go with it. Buy it all, throw away your scale, and don’t look back.

This bakery is great. I moved here from Queens, NY and I have eaten some great pizza, this place can beat or match any of the pizzerias all over Queens, and Brooklyn that I used to go to. You heard that? I USED to go to, because now I don’t NEED to go to THERE when I can just eat HERE. Capice?! :-)
The staff, all of them, are friendly, and great, ready to serve you quick and with a smile.

This was a pretty cute bakery in Jersey City that felt a bit reminiscent of my normal north end haunts. Immediately upon entering the wooden paneled joint your eyes are drawn to the large pastry cases at the front of the store. Unfortunately, when I visited the cases were pretty empty but I’m not positive if that was because it was post holiday rush or if that’s there norm. Ordered two mini cannolis (no regular sizes in sight) but luckily they fill the shells upon demand. Yay fresh ricotta. Pretty standard cannoli – I wasn’t overly impressed but sweet ricotta that’s just a touch under smooth is a weakness so snack on them I did. The man tried the thumbprint cookies and was happy, so maybe cookies are more there thing. Directly opposite the dessert cases is a couple shelves stocked with Italian grocery items and some normal grocery fare. Pasta, sauces, jams, flour, and bagged sweets.
What really had me about this place was the pizza counter in the back. Making huge pies with single slices for sale at just under 2.50, this was the real star of Rizzos. Me and the man grabbed a gigantic slice each of the cheese and instantly released a sigh of happiness upon first bite. Thin light crust, sweet and tangy sauce, wonderful glorious cheese, and minimal oil. Just absolutely hit the spot. They sell whole pies with a variety of toppings and has some seating in the back.
Definitely would happily go back for a slice or two next time I’m in jersey! And maybe by then the dessert cases will be filled.

This place is legit! I am not much of a pizza person but the huge slice of goodness from Rizzos has almost made me a convert.almost.The pie that we got was just the right amount of gooey cheese, bite-​sized chicken pieces full of flavor and caramelized onions. Yes, caramelized onions! That makes all the difference.
We got the special with the wings and a large pie and a soda. The wings were decent but the star of the show was the
was enormous! Inspite of the fact that it was one of the very few times in life when I have truly appreciated pizza, I could not go beyond a slice.
It seems to be a family-​run business and the food reflects the effort and love that they put into it. There is an assortment of cookies too which I’ll have to go back and try. Overall, the place is small but definitely one of the hidden gems in JC.

First a little history, Rizzo’s Bakery is a 32 year old hidden gem! I had the pleasure of meeting and speaking to two generations of the family, Nonna and granddaughter.
After reading so many great reviews, this was a place I definitely had to check out. As soon as we walked in, it was like walking back in time. Nonna was on the telephone conversing in Italian. Brought me back to my childhood when Italian was spoken by family.
OMG they have the most amazing bread! If you get anything here you have to try it. It is the soft bread (not the really crusty loaves).
We ordered a Chicken Parmesan sandwich to go, a loaf of bread and two pastries. The pastry that caught our eye was the Sfogliatelle, which you may call lobster tail, it is crispy layers of pastry around a creamy vanilla custard. The bakery also has several kinds of cookies and biscotti.
It was pretty busy for a beautiful Sunday afternoon which says a lot about how good the food is.
Didn’t get to try the pizza, they have hot and cold sandwiches and pasta dishes. Definitely will have to come back, there are just too many items for me to try.
Come for the bread and put on the sauce at home, you won’t be disappointed.