Carmen's Italian Bakery – Union, NJ: Hours, Menu & Directions

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609 Chestnut St, Union, NJ 07083

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Address609 Chestnut St, Union, NJ 07083

Phone(908) 686-6400

StyleItalian bakery

CountyUnion County

Time zoneEastern Time

From city center0.7 mi south

About Carmen's Italian Bakery

Set at 609 Chestnut St (07083), Carmen's Italian Bakery is an Italian bakery about 0.7 mi south of central Union.

Union has 22 places on our map that bake or sell fresh pastry, and this is one of them, roughly one for every 3,042 residents. Nearest alternative: Emily's Portuguese Bakery at 962 Stuyvesant Ave, 0.6 mi away.

Opening hours for Carmen's Italian Bakery are not verified in our data. A quick call to (908) 686-6400 before you go saves a wasted trip, especially on holidays.

What to order

Typical items at an Italian bakery like this one — the bakery's own selection may differ.

Full menu

Pastries

PasticciottoSmall oval tart from Puglia with tender shortcrust pastry baked around a thick vanilla or lemon custard, sometimes paired with black cherries.
Zeppole di San GiuseppeChoux pastry rings fried or baked, filled with pastry cream and topped with an amarena cherry; traditionally made for St. Joseph's Day in March.
Cream Puff (Bignè)Light, airy choux shells split and filled with vanilla or chocolate cream, dusted with powdered sugar or glazed on top.
NapoleonStacked sheets of caramelized puff pastry layered with vanilla custard, topped with a feathered white and chocolate fondant icing.

Cookies

Butter CookiesPiped spritz-style rings and swirls, some dipped in chocolate or sprinkles, with a crisp bite and a rich vanilla butter flavor.
StruffoliTiny fried dough balls tossed in warm honey and piled into a mound, decorated with nonpareils and candied fruit for Christmas.
PignoliChewy almond paste cookies rolled in whole pine nuts, baked until golden outside while staying soft and marzipan-like in the center.
Rainbow CookiesThree thin layers of almond sponge tinted red, white and green, sandwiched with apricot or raspberry jam and coated in dark chocolate.

Breads

FocacciaThick, olive oil-rich flatbread dimpled by hand and topped with rosemary and sea salt, crisp on the bottom and pillowy above.
CiabattaRustic, flour-dusted slipper loaf with an irregular, holey interior and chewy crust, made from a very wet, slow-fermented dough.
Pane di Altamura-Style LoafLarge round loaf of remilled durum semolina with a thick, dark crust and a dense, fragrant crumb that keeps for days.
GrissiniHand-stretched breadsticks, thin and brittle, sometimes rolled in sesame or flecked with rosemary, served alongside antipasto.