De Robertis is great bakery, e buonissimo real authentic in my opinion. Also Ferrara's pasticceria is terrific. Both places I love to go after eating at Mulino's.
You must really love it, because Ferrara's is about a mile walk from Il Mulino's
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I know what you mean, though. About both places. My family owns some property on West 8th Street, just off Macdougal, so I'm in the West Village at least a few times a month. In my opinion the Il Mulino's on West 3rd is one of the best Italian restaurants in the entire city. But the one in Florida stinks.
Hard to beat the cannoli at Ferrara's. But Baby John's cannoli at Cafe Palermo beat them out by just a whisker (in my humble opinion). And if you're just a little further uptown, try
Veniero's on East 11th
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