Bella Napoli Italian American Bakery

Bella Napoli is a family-owned Italian bakery and café celebrating 68 years of serving the Capital Region, with a full-service bakery on River Street in Troy and a sit-in eatery and bakery on New Loudon Road in Latham.

What to know

• John Mainella, from the countryside near Naples, opened the first shop in Troy in 1957 after learning the trade at the Royal Bakery.
• His wife Phyllis helped bake and sell the early Italian bread, pizza dough, and sub rolls.
• His brother Michael joined after the first year, and eldest son Dominic opened the Latham location in 1982.
• The Latham café serves lattes, cappuccinos, and smoothies.
• Customers rave about the cannoli and eclairs.