The New York Bakery Frank Sinatra Loved Is Still Serving Up His Favorite Pastry

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The New York Bakery Frank Sinatra Loved Is Still Serving Up His Favorite Pastry By Erica Martinez Oct. 26, 2025 1:00 pm EST

It's fair to say that legendary singer and entertainer, Frank Sinatra, was particular about what he ate and drank. He liked his martinis dry, on ice, and garnished with a lemon twist. And, when he was in New York City, he always ordered veal Milanese at Patsy's Italian Restaurant. But when the craving for something sweet hit him, Sinatra liked to stop by Veniero's Pasticerria, an old-world Italian bakery in lower Manhattan's East Village that has been open since 1894. There, the crooner's confection of choice were Sicilian Regina cookies. He also had a favorite cake that you can find at many grocery stores .

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