The Rockland Bakery is a landmark in Nanuet. For over 40 years they have been providing baked goods “From the heart of Manhattan to the heart of Harrisburg and beyond”. The bakery produces breads, bagels, rolls, cakes, pies, pastries and much more.
From the outside, the Rockland Bakery looks much like any other building in the area. The long line of cars waiting for parking spots on weekends and before holidays hints that there is something special inside. Upon entering you are greeted with a vision of pastries, cakes and specialty breads that are sure to delight. However, the real magic happens when you cross through the hallway, put on your plastic gloves, grab your bags to fill and enter into the bakery area.
The smell is intoxicating. The warmth and aroma of fresh bread envelopes you as you take in the site of fresh bagels coming off the conveyor belt. If you look to your left you will see racks upon racks of fresh baked breads, buns and bagels. Looking up you will find a conveyor that takes the baked goods on their journey from oven to customer. It is like Willy Wonka’s factory for bread lovers.
After choosing all the fresh baked goods you desire you travel back to the front area and then choose even more goodies from the cases that hold the most beautiful cookies and pastries you have ever seen. Black and white cookies, tarts, Italian cookies, pies and the most delicious brownies await.
The bakery is a weekly staple for locals and many travel to pick the perfect complement for holidays and gatherings. They deliver to vendors from the Massachusetts border to Harrisburg, Pa. You might often spot one of their trucks on the highway during your travels.
Once you visit the Rockland Bakery is a place you won’t soon forget. The smell is amazing and like nothing you will experience anywhere else. Living in the Hudson Valley this is just one of the many unique and delectable places you can visit. And it is definitely worth the trip and a destination of itself.
