Civitello's Italian Pastry Shoppe

I met my cousin, Cheryl W. & her husband Cliff at this historic pastry shop in Schenectady's Little Italy neighborhood on N. Jay St. Thursday August 10, 2023. This shop has been serving the...

Civitello's reopened under its new owner Mark Novak on July 31, 2025 after renovations which included new plumbing and wiring. The new owner promised to keep the shop looking the same, and it...

So happy Civitello's finally reopened. However, after waiting in line for 25 minutes , (at 12:30 in the afternoon) staff announced that they were no longer taking any orders. The people sitting...

overpriced for what you get, I should have returned the lettuce sandwich. $34 for 2 sandwiches and 2 waters. Its not NYC, it's Schenectady. I don't mind paying for a good sandwich but I haven't...

This local business clearly makes mean desserts! First off, I love that they've been around for decades. Then there's one of the best tiramisu I've ever had. It looked simpler and more plain than...