STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — For just over $2 million, this longtime Staten Island bakery and its many beloved recipes could be yours.
Alfonso’s Bakery, a Victory Boulevard staple with decades of sweet sales, is available for purchase, according to owner Anthony Campitiello.
He told the Advance that health concerns prompted the decision to sell the Castleton Corners venue, which has served as the Alfonso’s cornerstone location for 45 years.
“It weighs heavily on my mind to make this decision,” said Campitiello. “If it wasn’t for my health I would have never thought of this. But after you’re home for a month recuperating, you tend to reevaluate life.”
The bakery was founded in 1970 and moved to its current location in 1978. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)Alfonso's
The bakery remains open and operational as usual in the meantime.
Broker and listing agent Christine DeHart of Salmon Realty offered some of Alfonso’s highlights: She said, “The business’s sale includes all the equipment, plus the recipes. And you’re getting an iconic bakery that’s been on Staten Island since 1970. It was the father’s, then the son’s, and now it’s Anthony’s.”
The asking price for 1899 Victory Blvd. is $2,000,025. Separately, DeHart said, “There’s also the opportunity to own the real estate at 1899 to 1903 Victory for the same price which includes the bakery, an upstairs office, the restaurant next door (Mambo’s Cafe) plus a two-family house behind Alfonso’s with a garage.”
The family also owns Alfonso’s at 4366 Amboy Rd. The Eltingville business is not for sale. The Red Bank location closed in 2020.
FRENCH AND ITALIAN CRAFT
Alfonso’s Bakery was founded in 1970 with its current home at 1899 Victory Blvd. established in 1978. The business’ moniker comes from the late Alfonso Campitiello, a native of Salerno, Italy. He learned his craft in Neapolitan bakeries and Brooklyn pastry shops before earning the title of pastry chef at the Plaza Hotel. Alfonso’s career further took him to the Essex House and, subsequently, his own baking business on Staten Island.
Rodney Dangerfield (right) and Joe Pesci (left) in front of a renamed Alfonso's Bakery in 1983. (Staten Island File Photo by Tony Carannante)SIA file photo
Mainstays of his namesake business include Italian and French pastries, breads, chocolates, ice cream cakes plus elaborate cakes, torts, butter cookies and cannoli.
The store’s cameo in the 1983 movie “Easy Money,” starring Joe Pesci and Rodney Dangerfield, was among its most famous moments.
The making of "Easy Money" with an Alfonso's cameo (Staten Island File Photo by Tony Carannante)SIA file photo
Grandaughter Justine Campitiello shared in Alfonso’s obituary, “My grandpa really did make the cake Joe Pesci and Rodney Dangerfield walk out with. But we never sold fish; they changed the sign on the Victory Boulevard store.”
The late Alfonso Campitiello (Courtesy of the Campitiello family)
Alfonso also co-owned the former Monte Bianco catering hall in Grant City. A long-time Castleton Corners resident, Alfonso was living in Boynton Beach, Fla. until he passed in 2020.
Anthony Campitiello, owner of Alfonso's Pastry Shoppe cuts and weighs dough slated for fresh baked bread loaves. (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)Staff-Shot
Alfonso’s is open daily except Mondays. Thanksgiving week hours are Monday, Nov. 20 and Tuesday, Nov. 21 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Nov. 22 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thanksgiving from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The bakery is closed on Friday, Nov. 24 and reopens normal hours for the weekend.
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