Great "slice of life" bakery in the heart of Little Italy. Stopped in mid-afternoon after visiting the art museum. The place was still bustling, but the counter staff were all very pleasant. It was an impossibly tempting set of choices but I went with the Napoleon and a cafe au lait, Despite a little bargaining with myself in the direction of restraint, I pretty much devoured the pastry. It was wonderful and a little unusual compared to other Napoleon's I've sampled, and, yes, I know: I had a French pastry in an Italian bakery. My tummy knows no borders. But at any rate the pastry layers were light and flavorful. The interesting thing is that the creme pâtissière was a rather substantial custardy layer, not especially elegant but very delicious. It gave me the strength to walk up from Murray Hill back into my home turf in Coventry! A must-visit in Little Italy.