Royal Crown Bakery

"The term “ladies who lunch” was probably created around 2pm on a Friday at Royal Crown Bakery in Dongan Hills, when the bridge clubs of Staten Island fill the covered patio area in front and share plates of shrimp parmesan and caesar salad. Grab a table, order sausage and broccoli rabe pasta, and tell your dining partner to kindly shut up so you can hear what exactly Trisha did. Or just head to their take-out deli area and order a vodka chicken parm hero to go—it will be a glistening, saucy beauty, just with slightly less drama. Royal Crown also has a bakery where you can pick up some tiramisu or Italian cookies." - willa moore

"Lunch favorite Royal Crown Bakery has set up a semi-enclosed structure in front of its shop with space heaters and chairs to eat outdoors. Aside from its vast selection of Italian pastries, the restaurant also serves sandwiches, pizzas, and pastas." - Tanay Warerkar, Bao Ong

"Even at 2pm on a Friday, Royal Crown is packed. Groups of Staten Islanders who come here every weekend crowd the covered patio to eat shrimp parmesan, and discuss the location of next week’s cribbage match. There’s also a deli, where you can pick up sandwiches or meatballs for dinner tonight, and a bakery that sells giant tiramisu, tricolor cookies, and other Italian sweets that you’ll want several pounds of. A seat on the counter-service patio is worth it for some Islander gossip, and a steamy bowl of broccoli rabe and sausage pasta. But if you don’t have time, grab a vodka chicken parm hero, and scarf the glistening, orange beauty down in the parking lot. (Because this is Staten Island, and there are parking lots.)" - Willa Moore

"A pipe-wielding man was shot by police in New Dorp on Staten Island. I headed there and did two live reports. Once this ended, I immediately went to Royal Crown Bakery — which is my favorite place to eat on Staten Island. I grew up in Morris Park, an Italian enclave in the Bronx, so naturally, it’s my favorite food. I get an egg-and-cheese sandwich on their house bread and pick up cannoli for the road."

"A classic Italian from Royal Crown Bakery in Old Town." - AFAR Editors