Places We Love: Del Ponte’s Bakery | Bradley Beach NJ
- Jul 29, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: 15 hours ago
When you see a twine-wrapped box from Del Ponte’s Bakery, you know you’re in for a tasty treat. Del Ponte’s Bakery in Bradley Beach, New Jersey, is a local standout for its amazing assortment of luscious layer cakes, cookies, pastries, and Italian bread.
You can't miss the biscotti-lined front window at Del Ponte's when you're walking down Main Street in Bradley Beach. The bakery sells over 20 varieties of the twice-baked Italian biscuits.
The biscotti at Del Ponte’s are the perfect texture for dunking but won’t bust your teeth if you prefer to eat them straight like I do. Some of my favorite flavors include peanut butter, cinnamon, and chocolate chip with pecans.
Cookie trays from Del Ponte’s Bakery are always a hit when I bring them to BBQs or family get-togethers.
The velvety cheesecake at Del Ponte’s is THE BEST I’ve ever eaten! No one ever complains when I bring a whole Del Ponte's cheesecake to a dinner party! If I'm just treating myself, I like to buy it by the slice (a generous portion), eat a little bit, and then freeze the rest for another time.
If you can't make up your mind, Del Ponte's Bakery sells several different types of cheesecakes by the slice, including New York style, Italian style (ricotta cheese), crumb-topped cheesecake, cookies and cream cheesecake, marble cheesecake on chocolate cake, blueberry cheesecake, and pumpkin cheesecake.
Del Ponte’s is also known for its indulgent brownies (peanut butter, Snickers, mint, and more), old-fashioned jelly doughnuts, pies, cupcakes, and custom cakes. They make specialty baked goods and desserts for all the major holidays and even seasonal celebrations such as St. Joseph’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day.
The cannoli at Del Ponte’s have been named among the “Best of Monmouth County” by the readers of Monmouth Health & Life Magazine.
The original Del Ponte's Bakery was founded in Brooklyn, New York, by the current owner's parents. The family’s traditional Italian baking techniques were passed down by a beloved grandfather who emigrated from Naples in 1960.
The Bradley Beach bakery was established in 1999. You really must stop in for yourself to see the “oasis of sweet treats” at Del Ponte’s – as one customer described it in a Yelp review. Del Ponte's baked goods deliver on their promise of "The best of Brooklyn in Bradley Beach."
Del Ponte’s Bakery
600 Main Street Bradley Beach, NJ 07720 732-869-1111
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