Emilia smiling in the take-out area at Del Ponte Bros. Creamery and Café. 600 Main Street in Bradley Beach.    6/16/20. Paul Goldfinger photos. Blogfinger.net . Click to look at her eyes–she is smiling.

 

Del Ponte’s Creamery and Café. Blogfinger photo. 6/16/20 ©

By Paul Goldfinger, coffee editor @Blogfinger.net  June 16, 2020.

The Del Ponte Creamery and Café just opened one week ago. It is next to Del Ponte’s Italian Bakery across from the Bradley Beach train station.

Because I am forever searching for a convincing cup of coffee around here, that is what I tried first, and their coffee was amazing.

The last time I had such good coffee was at the French Café in Ft. Myers, Florida, or else in Italy.   (Not little Italy, but big Italy–in Tuscany.)

The place is spotless and beautifully set up, with a selection of gelatos which is the best I have seen outside of Île Saint-Louis in Paris.

The menu contains a tempting array of desserts, but this time I tried only the coffee.

My preference today was to take my coffee and go next door to Del Ponte’s Bakery for one of their remarkable cinnamon raisin buns with icing on top—none better, but get there early for that item.  They are big, so I bought one and brought half home to Eileen.

The Creamery does not sell baked goods.  We must try the gelato.

If you love coffee, go there just for that.

2022 note:  You will notice the glass opening to the street pictured above.  It reminds me of the soda shops in New York and New Jersey where, years ago, you could get ice cream, egg creams, sodas and malts while ordering from the street.

The glass structure that opens and closes is made by a Virginia company called ActivWall.  They will be using the Blogfinger photo above for their marketing campaigns.

The Del Ponte family is from Little Italy in New York, so that might explain the use of the street approach in Bradley Beach.

A few years ago, our black and white image of the Eiffel Tower was used in an ad campaign in Spain.  And it is not uncommon for Internet photo thieves to post our pictures without our consent or payment.  ActivWall contacted us for permission.

LOUIS PRIMA:   from the soundtrack of HBO’s wonderful show Tremé

“Buona Sera.”