Love the Italian stuffed breads - sausage, broccoli, eggplant, & spinach- & lemon cookies!
A cute Belgian chain cafe that has outdoor seating in front & a lovely back patio. A bit pricier but worth it for the relaxing atmosphere-surf, snack,& sip away. Their Summer berry trifle to die for!
My absolute fave is the Kouign-amann, which tastes like a more sugary croissant that's crispy on the outside & soft inside. For macarons, Maison LadurΓ©e still reigns supreme!
Apricot Danish is like a croissant that has an apricot jam w/ pistachio cream filling. The croissant was good. I would get it again if I was in the area but wouldn't make a special trip just for it!
Savory Canotto w/ brioche dough, gruyere, prosciutto, fennel seed, & mascarpone is my 1st pick of savory items. And for my fave sweet one, I'd take any one of their Canottos Dolce w/ seasonal fruit.
Canotto w/ brioche dough, gruyere, prosciutto, & mascarpone is my 1st pick of savory items. And for my fave sweet one, I'd take any 1 of their Canottos w/ bits of super-juicy & fresh seasonal fruit!
For dinner - There are four-course βKazeβ ($55) and eight-course βHanaβ ($85) menus. Tip - Menus change monthly. Try the Seasonal Special Menu - http://www.kajitsunyc.com/pdf/sp_menu_2013_05.pdf Read more.
Garlic Bread Croissant, served warm, with garlic confit & drizzled with rosemary olive oil.
Time is an ingredient here so come and pick from the green tea beignets, the brown sugar DKA or the croque monsieur. All amazing
Gourmet's stop for donuts made w/ fresh fruit & nuts! My faves:cashew & orange blossom filled (R), PB & blackberry jam filled (front), & Concord grape (not shown). Apple cinnamon (L) tres leches (bk)
If you're hungry and with another friend, the Madhatter is the best deal for you. You get two sandwiches, three scones, two pots of tea and dessert for $23/person!
Excellent mocha. Egg sandwich on croissant was quite good also. Quaint high quality non chain breakfast coffee place,
The chocolate croissant is really flaky with just enough chocolate. The cannelΓ© de bordeaux here is better than Dominique Ansel's.
$3usd for this small piece of Pao de Queijo (Brazilian cheese bread) but it's yummy! Chewy and fragrant. Worth a try!
These innocent-looking rolls are Brazilian cheese bread, a magical balance of fluffy, eggy and cheesy. Get one (or five)Β plain or amped up as a hamΒ and queso sandwich. Read more.
Brazilian stuffed cheese-rolls (pao-de-queijo), empadas, guaranΓ‘, nice environment but don't expect a Brazilian-like padaria!
Best veggie cream cheese I've ever had. My go-to spread! If you want your bagel toasted, you have to ASK for it toasted. And know your order before you get to the counter. They are quick!
Best bagels. Hands down. They come fresh out of the oven many times a day. You can get hot bagels at 1pm as easily as at 1am. 24hrs a day 7 days a week.
Fabulous marketplace with great fresh seafood, produce, prepared food, cheeses and pretty much anything else you could possibly need. Love the imported marcona almonds in sunflower oil!
A great place to work (or have a meeting.) Free wifi, a downstairs filled with tables and an outdoor space, PLUS: doughnuts from Dough! I love it here.
The hand filled donut with red raspberry jelly is to die for. You must go in and get it!!
Very good coffee. Also - they inject the jelly donuts right in front of you with your choice of 5 delicious jellies! Amazing!
Delicious artisanal cakes by the slice in an ethereal setting. The cheesecake is the star attraction. The crepe cakes and strawberry shortcake are also outstanding.
I get their bento boxes for lunch or dinner at least three times a week. Around $6-7 and a good variety. My favourite is the miso salmon. The onigiri aren't amazing, but they're cheap and filling.
Try the banana chocolate cheddar pastry called pisang molen. Fresh out of the oven or just warmed up, it's really delicious.
Stick to the bakery and try the almond croissant. It's like a crispy cookie on the outside with creamy almond paste on the inside between layers of flaky, buttery pastry. Absolute perfection.
Lovely ambience. Lemon ricotta pancakes light and fluffy. Salmon Benedict was yummy. The runaway hit - almond croissant. Will be back for the pastries .
Save room for the passionfruit cheesecake. It has the perfect balance of sweet and tart.
Their bakery is top notch. Look out for the push-pops! So refreshing.
Pick up a canelΓ© (or two!) near the register. $3 apiece, with a beautiful caramelized exterior, custardy soft all the way through. Read more.
It's sufganiyot season, and Breads makes some of the best versions of these jelly doughnuts in flavors like chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, and dulce de leche. Read more.
i'm not even a fan of lemon desserts but the lemon-poppy kouign amann at this place was seriously the best thing EVER. such a nice balance of crunchy outside + soft, squishy insides + custard. perfect
Great deserts of course but the most surprising thing they offer are incredible breakfast sandwiches - ham and cheese croissant is my fav - and healthy to-go salads for lunch!
Very small so call ahead of you are coming after 10am on weekends (or plan on grabbing a cup of coffee nearby while you wait)
Get the French toast. Scones are fluffy and awesome, too. And if you like floral tea, you have to try the house tea blend.
Service is slow w/ only 1 server & 1 hostess. Oreo Chocolate Chip scone was AMAZING. New England Clam Chowder w/ rosemary bread is SO GOOD!!
AMAZING Eggs Benedict and French Toast! This will definitely be a regular spot to take my family and friends when they come to visit.
Get the chicken sandwich... The buttermilk scones are to die for!!! And one rule: always ask for extra cream and preserves!
Love the tables in the window, summer peach tea, and lemon blueberry scone
Moistest cupcakes ever! Decent Red Velvet but my faves are the Key Lime & Carrot cake! Will need to try their scones, pies & cheesecake - just wish they had strawberry.
Great cozy seating. La Columbe coffee is the standard-awesome. Croque Madame is brunch worthy. Apple turnover, to die 4. Pain au chocolate, sometimes is still warm--Ridic! Run there, don't walk.
Best croissants in the city. Almond croissant is something special. Coffee is made for you to chill for a while, gigantic cups!
When Iβm on the go I grab a banh mi, made with our homemade pΓ’tΓ©, sausage and ham, it is the most incredible on the planet. For something sweet, a crispy on the outside, soft on the inside canelΓ©.
Great carrot ginger soup! A bit expensive for a snack place but the quality of the food is really good.
I keep coming back for the amazingly fresh & juicy apricot danish, Kouign Amann & almond croissants!
LOVED raspberry croissant, chocolate cookie, & Blue Bottle coffee (from SF!) here! Bacon gruyere scone were pretty decent. So is Kouign Amann when they have 'em. Unique macaron flavors!
This locale is a bit of a bummer: mostly a tourist trap, crowded & not as comfy as UWS locale-which is the 1 that offers my fave Kouign Amann in NYC. For macarons, Maison LadurΓ©e still reigns supreme!
Passionfruit (front) + dulce de leche doughnuts were IMO more tasty & less oily & dense than the ones at the Doughnut Plant.
Altho' Passionfruit + Blood Orange frostings are tastier than most, doughnuts here are breadier & less sweet which I prefer. IMO, they're still less oily & not as dense than the 1's @ Doughnut Plant.
All the decadence of perfectly executed French pastries (like lemon-meringue tarts, profiteroles and chocolate-chip brioche), none of the gluten. Read more.
Die Kekse und Italienische Leckereien sind Hammer geil!!! Unbedingt eine Reise wert! Vor allemMist es viel schΓΆner als downtown Manhattan!!!!
Everything here is fresh, delicious and makes your mouth water just walking inside! I 100% recommend this place to anyone!
We can't believe an Italian Bakery introduced us to Lard Bread! Praise the Lard they did!
Tip 1 -- Chocolate rolls on Friday. Tip 2 -- Sign for diet bread actually holds loaves of semolina bread, which is awesome.
Sunday & Wednesday you can find freshly made Raisin fennel bread sells out quick.
Pain de Gruyere = to die for. Your mouth won't know what to do except smile :) Get a loaf to go if the bakery line isn't too long. If so, you can buy at the table at restaurant price for $0.50 more.
Best Baguette: baguette Monge-slightly swollen at middle & slender at tips, crackly outer crust yielding to a moist, almost damp crumb...tastes buttery w/o butter, rich & complex w. a subtle tang.
Delicious French pastries. Obviously the chocolate croissant is a must, but the Yuzu pastry is also good!
Chocolate almond croissants were some of the best I've ever had, not too heavy or oily. We had lunch - salad was good, salmon was amazing.
One of the best bakeries in NYC. Try their strawberry shortcake and Kyoto matcha mousse!
Btw, French but βNO dairyβ cuz theyβre a Jewish deli was a bit confusing for me (since Iβve never come across 1) but I guess it makes sense after I thought about it!
Get ur act together...KNOW WHAT UR SELLING..I came in & asked abt pastries & neither owner nor BAKER seemed to know for sure so I bought βspinach borekasβ home but they were all potato inside??!
Welcoming this new neighborhood cafΓ© that carry a few of my faves: cold brew, breakfast sandwiches, Dough doughnuts & Kouign-Ammanβs! :)
freshly baked jelly doughnuts with your choice of jelly are heaven (4 of 4 petals via Fondu) Read more.
Stop in to get a ham & cheese croissant & their amazingly refreshing Summer Tropical Garden Herbal Iced Tea -a blend of mango, pineapple, papaya & peach flavor! π
Giant, wonderful, delicious, heaven-in-every-bite cookies!!! $4 per cookie. Four types to choose from: Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip Walnut, Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip, and Oatmeal Raisin.
These cookies are big, heavy, kinda deformed....but SO GOOD. Probably the best oatmeal raisin cookie I've had (I usually never go for these) and the chocolate chip walnut one is heavenly too.
Being a complete glutton at Levain's Bakery is socially acceptable. The oatmeal raisin scones are a must-have! Order milk or an ice coffee with it & you won't be disappointed. Best scones in the city!
Omg this place smells soooo good when you walk in! It's tiny, but a hopping place. All the breads are vegan and they have chocolate rolls that are vegan and to die for.
Beautiful, large new space opened to alleviate the lines of the original UWS location. Original cookies along with delicious breads, pastures, pizzas and sticky buns. But get there early for the buns!
Best bakery in NYC! Cookies are all amazing. Dark chocolate chocolate chip is my favorite! Blueberry muffin is also to die for!
The selection may be small, but every item on the menu is crazy delicious! Stop by on a weekend for the incrediblecinnamon rolls (not normally sold during the week).
Great for late night munchie because they're open till 2am. Really fun flavors, the peanut butter chocolate chip melts in your mouth.
Great spot for a late night cookie fix. My favorite branch of the insomnia cookies chain.
The cookies are really good, but way overpriced. The ice cream sandwiches are a little more worth it.
The chocolate-chip cookie is 3rd after Levain and the City Bakery. It tastes familiar and simple and you'll make a fool of yourself trying to recreate it, but you'll want to try
Cookies are thinner (and yummier?) than the Levain treats down the block.
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.
Good lobster salad, foie Gras salad and club sandwich. Low key quiet feel
I stopped here to pick up something yummy for my friend's bday. Everything looked so good! I got her a little set of 4 cake pops. The manager and staff were very nice and I'll definitely be back.
Black & whites and hamantaschen are the headliners here, but don't overlook the scrumptious butter cookies -- covered in almonds or filled with raspberry jam. These are WHOA NELLY good.
Order the Black Raspberry Rum Cake- our fave & the Caribbean Rum Bundt Cake is also great. Both have pure Madagascar vanilla & packed full of dark Bacardi Rum in the batter & the sauce.
Tasted (+ bought 2!) BEST rum cakes off the Caribbean @ an UES street fair. Not cheap & they're originally based in Troy NY but you can also order the Black Raspberry Rum Cake- our fave- online!
Dim sum 'til 5pm. One of the better baked BBQ pork buns I've had in NYC!
Great fresh baked goods. Loved the blueberry muffin and strawberry scone. Lots of fresh fruit.
I love their fruit pastries, the blueberry and cream pastry is my favorite. The sweet potato twist is pretty awesome too. The fruit tarts are as good as the ones I have eaten in real European bakeries
Blueberry stuffed French toast yum. All the baked goods. This has what Starbucks is missing--great baked goods. If you're tired of Starbucks food and looking for a carb-bomb definitely try this place!
May be dirty but I scored some great hard-to-find yummies here: Maxim moon cakes + SCHWEPPES CREAM SODA (not cheap tho')!! Happy upcoming Mid-Autumn fest on 9/24/18 all! :)
Fan of their Brown Sugar DKA even thoβ itβs denser than Bouchon Bakeryβs & the canelleβs are Mβs faves but not loving the little flies buzzing around uncovered pastries.
Forget the BBQ Pork Bun, curry fish balls, rice noodles & the rest. Stick to their authentic HK-Style Milk Tea + famous SPONGE CAKE (plain, green tea, strawberry, etc) which are BEST in Cβtown!
Breakfast sandwiches are to die for! Definitely get the sundried tomato spread on it
Nice outdoor seating on patio to the right of shop, great coffee and pastries. Refrigerated sandwiches aren't the best but a decent snack if you're in a hurry. Overall, awesome spot for coffee in OGT
IMPRESSIVE UES French bakery w/ FRESHEST Mixed Berries Tart, BEST Tarte aux Pommes + Flan PΓ’tissier Iβve had in yrs! Skip mediocre macarons! Quiches + Ham & Cheese Croissant are also MUST-TRYβs!
