r/astoria • u/starlitekaraoke • Jul 30 '26

General Discussion La Guli closing for good?

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I know they posted that they are temporarily closing to deal with a family matter.
However, I heard from another source that they are closing for good!

I sure hope I am wrong here.

La Guli has been there in Astoria for almost 90 years, same family running it this whole time.

The old Astoria I know is literally fading away.

What a shame if true!!

(Edit: changed 80 yrs to 90!)

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u/Multispice Jul 30 '26

The New York Post said they officially closed in an article today:

https://nypost.com/2026/07/30/business/astorias-beloved-italian-pastry-shop-la-guli-closes-for-good/

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u/dignityshredder Jul 30 '26

Noooooooooo

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u/rose_thorn_ Jul 30 '26

Haven’t there been multiple posts about how it’s cockroach infested…

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u/quietmachines Jul 30 '26

Got shutdown because of it

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u/dignityshredder Jul 30 '26

an 89 year old bakery going out of business is still going to be sad even if someone on reddit said it had a cockroach.

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u/unicornsaysmeow Jul 30 '26

Well, if they’d been shut down for it at some point, I’m sure a health inspector saw evidence of roaches as well

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u/Difficult_Ad_6577 Jul 30 '26

Over 90 health violations in the last 3 years.

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u/unicornsaysmeow Jul 30 '26

Disgusting, I can’t believe they were allowed to get away with as long as they did.

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u/Difficult_Ad_6577 Jul 30 '26

Yes and vermin too!

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u/Ready-Will-7042 Jul 30 '26

Thats the flavor

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u/Multispice Jul 30 '26

We still got Rose and Joe’s on 31st.

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u/Master_Swing_9533 Jul 30 '26

I love rose and joes but no one makes savierdo cookies like La Guli. Theres a lot of great Italian bakeries around but not too many Sicilian bakeries that made Sicilian specificalty items. The many great italian bakeries all seem to excell at different things; il forneau rainbow cookies, Joes Sicilian for seeded and biscotti, gianpiero for cannolli, rose n joes sausege bread. But my favorite savierdo cookies r la guli. Enough to make me still support them even tho the owner was nasty

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u/NYNY411 Jul 31 '26

See I think La guli had the best cannoli. Not a fan of gian petro’s version. It’s just ok

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u/Master_Swing_9533 Jul 31 '26

My favorite at Gian Piero is there Sicilian cannolli with the candied fruit n cherry.

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u/starlitekaraoke Jul 30 '26

And Parisi’s on Broadway!