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The Best Bakeries in New York: French-Style
Petrossian Boutique & Cafe is one of The Best Bakeries in New York: French-Style.

1. Petrossian Boutique & Cafe

7.9
911 7th Ave (btwn 57th & 58th St.), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Theater District · 65 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: We love their plain and marzipan- and nut-laden pistachio croissants, insanely chocolatey, crispy chocolate chip cookies, blackberry-almond danishes, and blueberry tarts with crisp, flaky crusts. Read more.

Cannelle Patisserie is one of The Best Bakeries in New York: French-Style.

2. Cannelle Patisserie

8.9
75-59 31st Ave (76th St), East Elmhurst, NY
Bakery · 96 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Their filled croissants are standouts, filled with passionfruit or ham and cheese; the raspberry muffin is like a pound cake. Classics like a Gateau Breton and a St. Honoré are also done perfectly. Read more.

Colson Patisserie is one of The Best Bakeries in New York: French-Style.

3. Colson Patisserie

8.9
374 9th St (at 6th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bakery · South Slope · 65 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: We love the morning bun, a croissant dough snail with a sprinkle of cinnamon-sugar; the liege waffle, with soft, elastic dough, pearls of sugar, and a perfect crust; and an actively buttery palmier. Read more.

Patisserie Claude is one of The Best Bakeries in New York: French-Style.

4. Patisserie Claude

7.3
187 W 4th St (Barrow), New York, NY
Bakery · West Village · 35 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Floppy, buttery croissants and pain au chocolat, both a little unorthodox but easy to love; a silky-creamed and intensely nutty hazelnut cake; and fruit tarts with golden shortbread-like tart shells. Read more.

Ceci-Cela is one of The Best Bakeries in New York: French-Style.

5. Ceci-Cela

55 Spring St (btwn Lafayette & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Bakery · NoLita · 120 tips and reviews
Francois Payard Bakery is one of The Best Bakeries in New York: French-Style.

6. Francois Payard Bakery

116 W Houston St (at Sullivan & Thompson St), New York, NY
Bakery · Greenwich Village · 114 tips and reviews
Almondine Bakery is one of The Best Bakeries in New York: French-Style.

7. Almondine Bakery

8.4
85 Water St (btwn Dock & Main St), Brooklyn, NY
Bakery · DUMBO · 151 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Their croissants and chocolate chip cookies are excellent—but don't overlook their flaky-crusted squares of fruit tarts, superior oat streusel-topped raspberry muffins, or weekend jelly doughnuts. Read more.

Lady M Cake Boutique is one of The Best Bakeries in New York: French-Style.

8. Lady M Cake Boutique

8.7
41 E 78th St (btwn Madison & Park Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · Upper East Side · 128 tips and reviews

9. Desserts by Michael Allen

1015 Fulton St (at Grand Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Bakery · Clinton Hill · 17 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Their croissants (in our NYC Top 5), tarts (like this not-too-goopy, crispy-topped pecan tart) and canelés are more than good enough to have us coming back. Read more.

Balthazar is one of The Best Bakeries in New York: French-Style.

10. Balthazar

9.0
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1059 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: We love seasonal sweets like the spicy-crusted linzer tart; but all year, you'll find one of the best coconut cakes in NYC; extra-buttery scones; and mini vanilla, caramel, or chocolate profiteroles. Read more.