My crumb cake ($2) was not one of the squares already cut free; given a choice, I always ask for an edge, if not a corner. Also shown: an apple turnover, courtesy of the counterman. Although summer weekends are slow, he noted, Monday through Friday remain big days for bread. Not in the morning — in late afternoon and evening, when fresh-from-the-oven Italian loaves welcome customers headed home for dinner.
Cucuzzella's Bakery
196 Jefferson St. (Warwick St.-New York Ave.), Newark, New Jersey
973-589-1646
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