Nicolo's Italian Bakery and Deli — Restaurant in Montclair

Step into the front door of this community institution and be transported into old world Italian homemade goodness just inside the town's border from Glen Ridge. Beware, they only take cash, but conveniently, there is an ATM located on the premises if you forget. The fragrance of daily baked, fresh bread and pastries behind the counter to your left fill your nose as your eyes fall upon a wall of shelves to your right with imported foodstuff of varying sizes. The deli toward the back serves sliced cold cuts by the pound and sandwiches using those rolls you walked past at the front. The daily specials include include favorite soups, Italian meatballs, chicken parm, eggplant, pastas and the like. They also sell pre-made, frozen or refrigerated meals and soups for busy people who miss their mom's cooking. What I love the best is that early in the morning, they make incredibly delicious egg scrambles with mushrooms or pepperoni or sausage and peppers, that are sold by weight. Absolutely scrumptious! Just go...

Ive been coming to this bakery for the 50yrs ive been in Montclair hands down the best coffee cake around. For the past 9 months I've been training my dog to be a service dog and was allowed to bring my Haze into the store where I would purchase him a lb of roast beef every morning along w my coffee cake and muffins. The staff was amazing they would come out feed my dog roast beef come from out of the bakery to pet him etc... My dog never out of line ever!!! I drop the package of roast beef at the curb to feed him he would sit and stay while I throw the trash away never disobey. Today I was told I can no longer bring my dog into the building w me 😢My dog goes everywhere I go if not I dont go PERIOD!!! It's was a pleasure but I will never step foot into your facility ever again. Sad bc people /staff included looked forward to seeing my dog in the morning. Guess it'll be Starbucks for a pup cup from now on... Thanks for many years of service you will be missed by my Haze and...

When I was a kid I would go to Nicolos in the early 70s when I would go to work with my father on Saturdays. First thing in the morning my job was to go and get fresh rolls hot out of the oven and bring them back to the shop. We would eat them back at the shop and keep smelling the food being baked all morning. Great memories. Haven't been to the bakery in since I was a kid. Went into the area about a year ago while I was sitting in a lot for an appointment that I had I started looking around and things were looking very familiar then I realized that it was the area where I would go with my father and remember the bakery and went and found it. They still made the same things made the same way and just as good as what I remembered. Brought back some great memories of my father Now every time I get in the area I get all my bakery stuff to last me until I get back the next time all the nicolo's has the best bakery and...