Circo's, Brooklyn
5 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/AskNYC, r/FoodNYC6 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Circo's receives pastry recommendations in Bushwick, including one specifically naming Knickerbocker Avenue. One visitor favors it slightly over a Williamsburg competitor, and another suggests getting a cannoli. A dissenting commenter is unimpressed by it and Italian bakeries more generally.
Address
Circo's Pastry Shop, 312 Knickerbocker Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Cannoli
- Best for
- Desserts
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Caveatu/StevenAssantisFoot in r/AskNYC · Feb 2025taste
Does not recommend Circo's, preferring a different bakery.
- Recommendsu/Panelak_Cadillac in r/AskNYC · Feb 2025
Names Circo's as an answer, noting it is in Brooklyn.
- Recommendsu/Few-Tangerine-3432 in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2024
Gives a direct recommendation for this shop.
- Recommendsu/TzSalamander in r/AskNYC · Dec 2023
Names Circo's as a Brooklyn pick in reply to the pastry request.
- Recommendsu/Disastrous-Bottle913 in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2026taste
Ranks this Bushwick shop slightly ahead of the Williamsburg one.
- Recommendsu/PTRBoyz in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2025taste
Suggests getting a cannoli there as a pastry pick.
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