1109 Nostrand Ave
1906

Born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, an island country in the eastern Caribbean, Allan Smith moved to the US in the 1950s. He began working at hospitals, and by the late 1950s he and his wife Gloria started baking products at home and selling them from the back of their vehicle. In 1961, they rented a storefront at 425 Saratoga Avenue and opened their first bakery. Due to its popularity, by 1967 the family had relocated the business to its current address at Nostrand Avenue. The bakery is known for its Caribbean and West Indian breads, pastries and cakes, as well as savory
preparations. It is one of the longest-standing Caribbean businesses in the neighborhood and is still owned and managed by the Smith family.