Some Baltimore families pass down recipes, and some pass down a standing order for cannoli from the same corner shop in Little Italy. Grandparents bought them there, parents kept the habit going, and now a new generation lines up at the same counter after dinner in the neighborhood.
The shop has stayed busy for so long that thousands of people have weighed in on it, and cannoli come up more than anything else on the menu. Keep reading to learn where it sits, how to order like a regular, and the house rules that catch newcomers off guard.
A Corner Address Worth Remembering
Every neighborhood has one address that locals give out without thinking twice. In Little Italy, that address belongs to Vaccaro’s Italian Pastry Shop.
The shop sits at 222 Albemarle St, Baltimore, MD 21202, right on a corner in the heart of the city’s Little Italy neighborhood in Maryland. It is a bakery first, but it also works as a sit-down dessert cafe for people who want to linger…