Mario’s Gelato and Bakery! Just steps away from the main Piazza Tasso. Every year we take at least a month and travel around part of a European country. This year it was Rome/Lazio, Abruzzo, Puglia, Matera, and Sorrento/Amalfi Coast. Enjoying good food is an important part of our travel. While walking down the tiny historic street of Via Santa Maria della Pieta that Rick Steves mentions in his guide book, we happened on this brand new (only three weeks old) bakery. It was ALL locals getting coffee and pastries in the morning so we tried it - absolutely the best cornetti (croissants) in all of our travels this month. The plain ones were not as sweet as so many have been - and they were flakier- more like a classic French croissant. The coffees were smooth and well prepared. We went back several times and all of the baked goods and gelato we tried lived up to a five-star review - and I am usually very picky. We learned that the young man who opened it learned the art of baking from his family who have a locally famous cafe in town. This is a gem. Via Santa Maria della Pietà, 10, Sorrento, Italy
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