cestra's bakery
3639 E Tremont Ave, Bronx
(718) 239-3180
Customers' Favorites
Rice Pudding with Fresh Strawberries
Cookie with Chocolate Sprinkles
Strawberry Shortcake
Chocolate Chip Scone
Chocolate Cream Pie
Cestra's Baby Cakes
Tri-Color Cookies
Assorted Cookies
Red Velvet Cake
Italian Pastry
Italian Bread
Italian Bread - Regular Loaf
Freshly baked Italian bread, made daily on premises. Choose with sesame seeds or plain (no sesame seeds).
Round Roll
Freshly baked Italian bread roll, made daily on premises. Choose with sesame seeds or plain (no sesame seeds).
Club Roll
Freshly baked semolina roll, made daily on premises. Choose with sesame seeds or plain (no sesame seeds).
Bagel
Fresh bagels daily! Choose from a variety of flavors.
Round Bread
Large round, not sliced - made daily on premises. Choose with sesame seeds or plain (no sesame seeds).
Semolina Bread
Long & skinny French style baguette. Made with Semolina flour, made daily on premises.
Small Hero
Fresh baked Italian hero, smaller sized - perfect for sandwiches!
Breakfast (Or Any Meal!)
Roll with Butter, Cream Cheese, and/or Jelly
Freshly baked roll with butter, cream cheese and/or jelly.
Bagel with Butter, Cream Cheese, and/or Jelly
Fresh bagels.
Muffin
Freshly baked muffins, variety of flavors available.
Crumb Cake
Buttery cake topped with mountains of crumbs.
Apple Turnover
Large flaky pastry stuffed with apples.
Cinnamon Danish
Plain or topped with fruit.
Vanilla Yogurt Parfait
Low fat vanilla yogurt topped with granola, strawberries & blueberries.
Blueberry Yogurt Parfait
Low fat blueberry yogurt topped with granola and fresh blueberries.
Scone
Sweet, heavy, dry and crumbly cake-like scone.
Black & White Cookie
A bakery favorite!
Palmier
French pastry known as elephant ears, angel wings or butterfly.
Baklava with Walnuts
Layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry sheets filled with chopped walnuts and sweetened with syrup.
Baklava with Pistachio
Layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry sheets, filled with chopped pistachio nuts, and sweetened with syrup.
Rice Pudding with Fresh Strawberries
Rice pudding with fresh strawberries.
Donut
Donut forget to treat yourself!
Cheese Danish
Pocket full of cheese, tucked in a pastry dough.
Brownie
Chocolate fudge brownie cup.
Linzer Tart
Large raspberry filled cut-out cookie.
Talumba
Fried dough soaked in a sugary syrup.
Croissant
Fluffy, buttery, crescent-shaped French pastry.
Cookies & Pastries
Assorted Cookies
Butter cookies with an assortment of sprinkles, jelly, chocolate, nuts and more! Freshly baked on premise.
Assorted Pastries
Assorted Italian pastries, sized just right - not too mini, but not large.
Tri-Color Cookies
Tri-color, 7-layer, rainbow cookies. Layered with raspberry.
Rugelach
Bite-sized cookie made with a cream-cheese dough, rolled around a filling of raspberry, chocolate or apricot.
Mini Cannolis
Mini cannolis, freshly filled - traditional or chocolate covered.
Lobster Tail
Chocolate dipped ends flaky pastry stuffed with cannoli cream.
Cakes
Chocolate Cestra's Cake
Our signature cake! Chocolate cake layered with chocolate mousse, covered with chocolate whip and ganache.
Strawberry Shortcake
Yellow chiffon cake layered with whipped cream and fresh strawberries.
Fiesta Cake
Vanilla cake filled with layers of vanilla custard, decorated with confetti sprinkles.
Cannoli Cake
Vanilla cake filled with layers of fresh cannoli creme, decorated with chocolate chips and a cannoli on top.
Oreo Cookies & Cream Cake
Chocolate cake filled with layers of Oreo cookies and cream, decorated with crushed Oreo cookie crumbs, topped with Oreo cookies.
Strawberry Mousse Cake
Vanilla cake with strawberry mousse, topped with fresh strawberries.
Raspberry Mousse Cake
Chocolate cake with raspberry mousse, chocolate whip frosting with a chocolate drip.
Carrot Cake
Carrot cake with cream cheese filling and frosting.
Red Velvet Cake
Red velvet cake with cream cheese filling and frosting.
Tiramisu Cake
Yellow cake soaked in espresso with mascarpone filling, surrounded by ladyfingers, topped with mocha.
Pineapple Layer Cake
Yellow cake layered with pineapple with whipped frosting and shredded coconut.
Confetti Mousse Cake
Yellow cake layered with chocolate mousse, buttercream frosting and chocolate ganache drip sprinkled with confetti sprinkles.
Dulce De Leche Cake
Yellow sponge layered and topped with dulce de leche. Dulce de leche buttercream and white trim.
Nutella Raspberry Cake
Chocolate cake with fresh raspberries and Nutella mousse.
Tres Leches Cake
Yellow cake soaked in 3 milks, with a fresh strawberry and whipped filling. Buttercream frosting. *Trim color may vary based on availability.
Quatro Leches Cake
Yellow cake soaked in 4 milks - buttercream frosting.
Cheesecakes
Plain Cheesecake
Creamy New York style cheesecake.
Cheesecake With Preserves
Creamy New York style cheesecake topped with preserves.
Cheesecake With Fresh Fruit
Creamy New York style cheesecake topped with fresh fruit.
Rainbow Cookie Cheesecake
Your favorite rainbow (tri-color) cookie surrounding creamy cheesecake with pieces of rainbow cookie, covered with chocolate.
Individual Cheesecake
No sharing required! Plain, blueberry, cherry, strawberry, fudge or pineapple.
Pies
Blueberry Pie
8-inch pie filled with blueberries.
Cherry Pie
8-inch pie filled with cherries.
Cestra's Cake in a Cup
Cannoli Cake Cup
Cannoli cream with chips.
Chocolate Mousse Cake Cup
Chocolate cake and chocolate mousse.
Red Velvet Cake Cup
Red velvet and cream cheese filling.
Tiramisu Cake Cup
Mocha espresso cake/marscapone and a ladyfinger.
Tres Leches Cake Cup
Yellow cake soaked in 3 milks.
Oreo Cookies and Cream Cake Cup
Chocolate cake with Oreo cookies and cream.
Guava Mousse Cake Cup
Vanilla cake with guava mousse.
Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cake Cup
Chocolate cake with raspberry mousse.
Lemon Mousse Cup
Yellow cake with lemon mousse.
Hot Beverages
Coffee
Fresh brewed coffees.
Tea
Delicate and floral to bold and robust teas.
Hot Chocolate
Hot chocolate made with whole milk.
Espresso
Bold robust espresso.
Cappuccino
A perfect balance of espresso, steamed milk and foam.
Latte
A shot of espresso, steamed milk and a final, thin layer of frothed milk on top.
Cold Beverages
Water
Poland Spring 16oz.
Bottle Soda
Gatorade
Snapple
Nesquik Vanilla Milk
Nesquik Strawberry Milk
Candles & Toppers
24 Pack of Candles
Assorted colors or all white.
Number Candle
Numbers 0-9
Sparkler Candle
Sparkler - 45 seconds - no blowing this candle out, just let it sparkle!
Happy Birthday Topper
Simple acrylic "Happy Birthday" topper in assorted shapes, designs and colors.
Dairy Items
Milk
1/2 gallon -- whole milk.
Half & Half
1 quart
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Recent Reviews
I always stop by and grab some of their delicious hero bread to bring to our Giants tailgates during the season. Bread is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Makes for a great sandwich.
February 2025
Cestra's bakery is the crown jewel of the Bronx! Their custom cakes always exceed our expectations, and the customer service is top-notch. My family has made it our go-to spot for all desserts for every occasion.
January 2025
This place has gotten better and better. The best semolina seeded bread i eaten in my 57 years on earth. It's like food crack. Please be careful highly addictive.
Super fresh cakes and other treats.
Super fresh cakes and other treats.
January 2025
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