Tivoli Bread and Baking

Perhaps they have decent baked goods. But their service is pretty bad. Actually, really bad. I called to reserve a loaf of pound cake — they cheerfully accepted my request over the phone — so I spent 20 minutes schlepping over to get it only to lean they sold out of it. They coyly smiled and said «oh sorry.» Well, not as sorry as I am as I will be that a**hole who shows up at a dinner party without the pound cake I was supposed to bring. I will not be returning.

I can’t get enough of this place. On the weekend they do brie and ham on their famous baguettes. I’ll sometimes go there twice because one just doesn’t cut it. The croissants will melt your sweet panties off. The coffee has got the Zing that keeps you going in the morning. And the sweets, ugh don’t get me started. Who says its wrong to have brownies, chocolate chip cookies and lemon cake for breakfast. Ahhhhh who am I kidding I’m going there right now to get breakfast.

This is the best bakery in the world and I should know. I’ve been to them all. Get all the bread and eat it. Eat all the bread. And get a scone too.

Amazing corn muffins, decadent brownies, chewy chocolate chip cookies… ummm so good!
Definitely get there earlier…

I’ve been a customer for maybe 10 years. I became enamoured with the whole wheat walnut bread when it was baked for a local pub ages ago.
It’s my favorite cuppa in the area; always hot and bold.
The staples:
Scones — made with seasonal fruit and a dream. Not dry at all. Perfect.
Muffins — also made with seasonal fruit.
Cinnamon sticky buns — everyone’s favorite
Lemon squares — joyful, lemony goodness. flaky crust. large enough to share
On weekends there are quiche slices and ham or prosciutto with brie on baguette but get there early!
Anyone visiting Tivoli should definitely put this on their «to visit» list.

It’s all good, all of it.

Sticky bunz!
Custom coffee blend made by JB Peel in Red Hook (you can pick up a bag of their special mix at Peel’s shop)

I am obsessed with the baguettes at Tivoli Bread and Baking.
I’ve had baguettes from Balthazar. Baguettes from Tom Cat. They pale into insignificance when compared with biting into a crusty, soft freshly baked baguette from here.
I’m not even going to bother reviewing the lemon slices and sticky buns, suffice to say they too are ridiculous.
Just go here. That is all.

the absolute BEST lemon squares i have ever tasted (rest in peace Tracey Davis!).and a wonderful dense and cake-​like brownie with wonderful chocolate. and walnuts on top… HEAVEN
do not miss this…

I visited this small town favorite bakery in second time as a work with my boss and co-​workers.
We ahead to going back to the city always on Sunday morning every time so we a very lucky to stop by at this bakery both of times.
You’ll smell of the flesh bread or cookies when you get close to the store and I bet you’ll be very happy with that and I was!
I had a cinnamon roll and baguette sandwich with prosciutto and both was really good but I thought both of them were not wow for me.
I’ll be much more appreciated if I’m live there to have a good fresh made baking goodies. but please don’t get wrong! I’m still appreciated there business in there and I’ll stop by every time I’ll visit Tivoli!

THIS is the kind of bakery I love. Real, simple delicious goodies that are always great! I’m a big fan of the lemon squares. The first time I tried them, I couldn’t believe how tasty and creamy they were. The perfect balance of sweet and tart. They also have AMAZING cranberry scones-​mmmm MM! The atmosphere inside is great-​very rustic feeling. The staff is always pleasant and efficient. I like sitting on the porch in the summer and watching people go in and out. Definitely stop by if you haven’t already!

The lemon squares… are absolutely incredible (an understatement actually). Everything is delicious here… oh and pretzels on Sunday, amazing!!!

Oh why oh why did I never go to th is place when I lived down the street on Friendship lane?!
This little bakery is easy to miss, several paces back right behind a church in a little town center off of an isolated route in mi-​state NY. To top it all off, it has practically no signage either.
However, if you know the area, it is worth making a stop here. My boyfriend and I walked in on a Sunday morning at about 10 A. M and ordered 1 salted pretzel, 1 cinnamon roll, and 1 lemon square bar.
The server asked us if we wanted a crusty or crustless lemon bar piece, then put it it a biodegradable cardboard to-​go container. My boyfriend and I sat outside to eat the pretzel and the bun and oh sweet Beelzebub! The pretzel was still warm, apparently fresh out of the oven: crisp and browned with the dough starting to split on the outside while tender and chewy on the inside. The bun, similarly, was lightly crisped on the exposed parts, and a pillowy cinnamony cloud to bite into or gently tear bits off from.
The lemon bar was also supurb, a flaky slightly sweet crust, containing a well-​set lemony and not-​too-​sweet creamy curd filling. I will likely make a point of getting here in the early morning again, next time I am in the area.

Their french bread is out of this world. I also just tried their raspberry filled shortbread cookies– fabulous! This will definitely be my new bakery of choice.

Oh my my my. Chocolate brioche and pain au chocolate together on the same counter. How to choose? I chose ladylike and purchased one, then realized the rest of my group was ordering two at a time so I went back in and got another! Life is too short to deny yourself.
My only regret was that I didn’t get a taste of the other yummy looking things — cinnamon rolls (seriously adult with no icing), lovely muffins (style points for the tall tins used-​french?) and scones. I didn’t want to clean them out of stock, so the regulars had nothing left. Aren’t I kind?
Great place, I wish I had a cute coffee & breakfast bakery like this in my little downtown.
Btw, the coffee rocked — and I’m an Illy girl.

Wow. Daughter is at Bard College and went here on a friend’s rec. Wow. I’ve been to lots of bakeries all over the world. This is one great bakery for what it does: french breads, scones. brownies, lemon squares, brioche… Buy some and sit on porch or front steps with some great coffee. I’m almost glad it’s a 2 hour drive from home, else I would explode from all the goodness

Mikey bakes some amazing breads. He sells baguettes, these whole wheat round loaf things, really good lemon squares and lemon loaf, yummy cinnamon buns, etc… My dad will often walk there and pick up some bread, and sometimes it’ll still be warm. Another thing he sells is soap. I think he may actually make this himself. It comes in a bunch of different scents and is great as a gift.

If you don’t need eggs, sausage or home fries, then Mikey’s bakery is the place for breakfast.
Coffee is awesome. I’m pretty sure it’s mostly a french roast blend that is brewed just dark enough. Not insanely dark. Just dark enough for my taste. It comes from JB Peels, our very own coffee roaster here in Red Hook.
The scones are my favorite, flavorful and moist (well moist for a scone, not moist like a muffin), and no sugar on top. I have a friend who claims that Gigi’s Market scones are better, but think those are too sweet. I like scones that are more in the bread/​biscuit family, not in the muffin/​dessert family. Mikey’s are nearly perfect.
My other favorite are the Pain au Chocolat. He uses quite good dark chocolate.
My daughter is a big fan of the Sticky Buns. I, however, find these too dry without enough stick to the bun. Unlike scones, I think sticky buns should be sticky, syrupy, nasty cinnamon sugary cake type dessert for breakfast food.
The who’s who of Tivoli can be found on Mikey’s porch on any given morning getting the morning boost of caffeine, nicotine and pastrine (the calming, yet energizing drug found in pastries)