Although this place is known for its sweets, I love coming here for lunch! They serve a pretty nice assortment of food as well as their dessert items. All items are displayed behind glass cases. During busier hours, they serve you by your number, so be sure to take one when you enter.
I usually get the spinach bread and a large order of their seafood mac and cheese. If you haven't had their mac and cheese, you're missing out! There is such great flavor to it! The pasta itself is cooked perfectly every time and it isn't overly cheesy. The mac and cheese is topped with bits of real crab meat. It tastes amazing! Their spinach bread is made fresh daily. It's basically a large bun stuffed with spinach and a bit of cheese. It tastes great with their fresh marinara sauce.
I like their pastries as well, their tiramisu is quite good. I'm also a fan of their "restaurant" bread. Presti's supplies the bread to most of the restaurants' in Little Italy.
What I like about this place is that it's a great place to hang out and people watch. The store front has floor to ceiling windows that overlook the busy street.