Bay Ridge Bakery

"Venerable family-run shop with Greek roots, offering pastries, pies, custom cakes & other sweets."

Bay Ridge Bakery is a family-owned Brooklyn bakery, founded by John and Peggy Nikolopoulos in 1974, offering custom cakes, pastries, cookies, and other baked goods from their retail shop at 7805 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge. The bakery produces French, Italian, Greek, and American pastries, including wedding cakes, mini-pastries, sculpted chocolates, and layer cakes, with everything made on premises and baked fresh daily. Reviewers highlight specific items such as cheesecake, pignoles, almond wedding cakes, cannolis, baklava, and chocolate chip cookies. Founded in 1974 as a wholesale bakery by John Nikolopoulos, a pastry chef trained in Greece and across Europe, the business has been operated by the Nikolopoulos family for over 50 years. Pastry Chef Nick Nikolopoulos, the son, joined in the 2000s and later opened a separate gluten-free facility in Stirling, NJ in 2016. Located at 7805 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209, with wholesale distribution noted across the NY tri-state area and allergy-friendly products also available at the Brooklyn location. Reviewers frequently mention the wide selection of Greek and Italian-American pastries, consistent freshness, quality ingredients, and the welcoming presence of owners John and Peggy, though at least one customer reported disappointment with a custom cake order.