Reviewers describe Café San Gennaro as an authentic Italian spot with a welcoming vibe, where Roman style square pizzas, fresh pastries, and robust espresso stand out. The pizzas are praised for crisp crusts and flavorful toppings, cannoli with crisp shells and creamy fillings, and pistachio bomboloni that are a dessert highlight. The staff are consistently friendly and attentive, adding to the homey atmosphere and the sense of being in Italy, occasionally with Italian speaking staff. The menu also features focaccia sandwiches and a wide range of sweets, though seating can be limited and the space can feel crowded at peak times. A few notes mention price concerns and occasional confusion about wall pricing, and some reviews point to changes in the coffee that affect the overall experience. Overall Café San Gennaro comes across as a beloved local gem that draws guests for a quick bite, coffee, and desserts as well as a memorable Italian cafe experience.
San G is a great spot with super friendly staff & a welcoming vibe. The team is always kind & attentive, & you can tell they care about their customers. The pizza is fresh daily & consistently delicious. Definitely a place a local gem I come back to when I'm in the area.
Mar 3, 2026
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The food & pastries here is so so so good. Their cannoli filling is fresh & sweet & their bombolones are so fluffy & delicious. Their pizza tastes amazing & their service & prices are great!! There isn't much seating but during the summer that's no problem.
Love this little gem I heard about & pizza is outstanding. I picked up my order. Staff was friendly, prices reasonable, great counters for people to grab a pizza, coffee or dessert & sit. Pizza was fresh, fluffy, tasty & delicious. My family agreed as well.
Being a pizza maker myself, this gets a 5 + ++
It was the first time I went there & honestly it wasn't what I expect based on the Google rate. Consider a Cafr style restaurant that you have to pay around 8 dollars for each piece of pizza! Their food & pastries was fresh but not like wow you for 4.7 rate. It worth to go once if you like Italian style cafe restaurant.
Great service all day long.
Roman style square pizza with a great variety of fresh toppings. I love the thinly sliced potato topped slabs.
The lemon-basil Gelato is particularly refreshing.
Pistachio bomboloni is delish & decadent.
Absolutely love this spot! It's perfect for a lunch bite & the focaccia pizza is SO good. They clearly use high quality ingredients & everything tastes so fresh. Must try the pistachio bomboloni for a sweet delight after the pizza. By far the best I've tried yet in comparison to others in the city.
Restored my faith in pizza after years of being disappointed by fast food "pizza." I thought pizza was supposed to be a greasy & kind of sad until I tried San Gennaro. Fresh, crunchy, flavorful - I always order 1 whole Marg pizza during big study sessions (literally lasts me the whole day for the price of 1 meal). Love it!
Overall amazing place but I have an important feedback: I've tried your pizza with potato two times in a week (Saturday & the next Friday afternoon) & the freshness levels were really different. I understand that you need to sell every piece but this time the pizza was not good, 4/10 maks. I'll definitely come back btw, affogato was amazing too.
My friend brought me to this place, & it made me feel like I was at home. The pizzas are excellent. Warmed up or fresh off the tray, they are amazing. They remind me of what my Nona & great aunts used to make when I was a kid-taking one bite through me back 30 years. The pastries are fluffy & sweet. I had the pistachio donut, which tasted like soft, sweet bread with a pinch of pistachio cream. We tried Margherita & Mariana. Both are superb choices. Next time, I'm excited to try the pepperoni. We finished with two cannolis, which were fantastic. I will have to go back & buy a dozen to share with my family. All the staff were super friendly with a giant smile, ready to provide excellent customer service. I did enjoy the attempt to upsell & see if there was anything else the customer was interested in purchasing.
We had the fresh mozz pizza when it was hot out & with a peroni, it was fantastic! The owner or manager, he was really friendly & suggested we try it. Very happy I stopped by
