A West Haven family kitchen.
Louise's has always been about one thing: homemade food made with love for the people around her.
Ten years behind the counter.
Before the shop, Louise sold her cannoli and Italian breads at local farmers markets. She opened the doors at 4 Ocean Avenue on Super Bowl Sunday 2015, when Louise's was the only bakery in West Haven. For ten years the red-and-white checkered floor was home to breakfast sandwiches, six-foot party subs, stuffed breads, Mom's meatballs, birthday cakes and a pastry case full of cannoli and zeppole.
We celebrated ten years with the neighborhood, and after Mother's Day 2025 Louise closed the shop doors to the public.
From a farmers market tent to a West Haven favorite.
Louise sold cannoli and Italian breads under a tent at local farmers markets, opened the doors on Ocean Avenue in 2015 under a sign that said "Living the Dream," and in 2016 Louise's took first place in the Greater New Haven Meatball Challenge.
As seen on News 8 and Patch.
West Haven has new Italian bakery
News 8 covered opening week, when the cannoli and zeppole were selling out as fast as Louise could fill the case.
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Fried dough, pies & cannoli for the West Haven Apple Festival
Louise and Mikey showed News 8 how they make their fried dough, pies and cannoli for the festival.
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"Watch out for Louise on wheels"
After ten years on Ocean Avenue, Patch covered the move from the storefront to the food truck, catering and private events.
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The kitchen moved to wheels.
The recipes didn't retire. Louise's is now an Italian catering, party platter and specialty bakery business, delivered from our van, with the food truck still rolling out for events.
It's still a family operation. Louise cooks, and her son Mikey handles events, music and the media side. Customers who became friends at the deli are still ordering today.
Tell Louise what you're craving.
Party, holiday table, office lunch or a truck at your event. Call or text and she'll put it together.