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- 200 West St., Downtown Manhattan 10282
- 212-566-8300
François Payard Bakery
Third-generation pastry chef François Payard fills a void in Battery Park City with this ultra-high end bakery. Covers the basics well—madeleines, macaroons, the best baguettes you've ... read more
- 1000 Third Ave., Upper East Side 10022
Magnolia Bakery
Shopping and cupcakes? Diabolical. Little cupcake shop that could branches out to Bloomingdale’s in Dubai, bounces back to our humble little burg to repeat the trick. Street-level spot sells ... read more
- 120 Smith St., Boerum Hill 11201
- 718-852-0200
Bien Cuit
Tidy brick and wood storefront serving up serious baked goods. French technique meets fresh American ingredients. Nothing rushed: dough gets three-day fermentations before being transformed into sp... read more
- 343 Smith Street, Carroll Gardens 11231
Smith Canteen
By the same folks who brought you Seersucker is this shoe box of a cafe. Saying it gets crowded is an understatement, but there's a reason so many people flock here on a daily basis. The staff tend... read more
- 780 Lexington Ave., Upper East Side 10065
Sprinkles Cupcakes New York
ust when you thought the city's twee little bakeries had moved toward detente in the battle of bite-sized delights, this LA-based cupcakery opens up shop near Bloomingdales, bringing all the old te... read more
- 35 Third Ave., East Village 10003
- 212-201-1902
Birdbath
City Bakery's green flour movement infiltrates NYU dorm. Powered by wind, cups made of corn for quicker biodegrading. Crispy pignoli cookies nod to former doughboys, maple bacon biscuits don't got ... read more
- 305 Franklin Ave., Brooklyn 11205
- 347-533-7544
Dough
Gentrification brings delicious, malnutricious breakfast (other than McDonald's) to Bed-Stuy. It's all in the dough here - fluffy and cakey, but not too clumpy, these doughnuts make Dunkin's taste ... read more
- 116 W. Houston St., Greenwich Village 10012
- 212-995-0188
François Payard Bakery
Third-generation pastry chef François Payard fills a void on the southern end of Greenwich Village with this ultra-high end bakery. Covers the basics well—madeleines, macaroons, the be... read more
- 7204 Fifth Ave., Bay Ridge 11209
- 718-238-8111
Cedars Pastry
Authentic Lebanese bakery serving traditional Middle Eastern pastries and goat's milk ice cream. In this friendly, family-run Bay Ridge shop, you may not recognize the smorgasbord of sweets on disp... read more
- 120 Essex St., Lower East Side 10002
- 212-673-4950
Pain D'Avignon
Amber waves of grain muraled on the back wall, but your appetite will already be primed by scent of fresh croissants, baguettes, and brioche. Wholesale supplier to Eleven Madison Park and Ssam Bar ... read more
- 338 E. 11th St., East Village 10003
- 212-777-2227
Tu-Lu's Gluten-Free Bakery
Cupcake-centric confectionery run by gluten-intolerant baker. Mix of vegan treats and those with butter and eggs. Bright East Village shop slings flawless sweets, so good you can't believe it's n... read more
- 390 Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg 11211
- 718-388-5260
Cupcakeland
Williamsburg's inevitable cupcakery, run by two Polish girls who wish to "make you high on sugar." Less gauche than certain forerunners (cough, cough, Magnolia), think smaller, airier ‘cakes ... read more
- 47-11 11th St. , Long Island City 11101
- 718-389-9700
Breadbox Café
Queens bakery's looks are closer to the Getty Museum than a Getty auto body shop (which is what it's converted from). High-design café starts with rolling-pin motif outdoors, moves on to con... read more
- 160 Prince St., Soho 10012
- 212-612-3066
Birdbath
Soho oven of City Bakery's green flour movement. One-ups sibs by salvaging landmark Vesuvio Bakery, no reclaimed hemp required. Crispy pignoli cookies nod to former doughboys, maple bacon biscuits ... read more
- 29 Ave. B, East Village 10009
- 646-410-0333
Sigmund Pretzel Shop
The high-class escorts of twisted dough, street pretzels got nothing on these beauts. Plump, Deutsche, and moist, each is hand-coiled by a former Bouley pastry chef. The Alphabet City storefront bu... read more
- 378 Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg 11211
- 718-387-4777
Saltie
Ever-changing array of super-fresh locavore-ish sandwiches and salads nearly eclipsed by desserts, especially salted caramel ice cream sandwich. Keeps it creative with goat cheese tart, sardines wi... read more
- 1069 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn 11216
Scratch Bread
No need to go to Soho for fancy loaves, Bed-Stuy has the goods. Baker Matthew Tilden turns out divine Cacio e Peppe, Hands Boulle, and other breads for legions of loyal regulars. Savory muffins, sc... read more
- 352 Bedford Ave., Williamsburg 11211
- 718-782-0910
Rabbithole
No longer a place for freelancers to work and loiter (see the "no laptop" sign) unless you've come for the food. Formal dining room in the rear, casual café in the front, garden way back. D... read more
- 251 E. 13th St., East Village 10003
- 212-777-7773
Momofuku Milk Bar & Bakery - Downtown
Not for the lactose-intolerant. Dulce de leche cake, blueberry cream cookies, brilliant soft-serve creations, and The Volcano—potato gratin with gruyere cheese and Benton's bacon—certif... read more
- 211 Prospect Park West, Windsor Terrace 11215
- 718-788-2448
The Pie Shop
DUB (Down Under Bakery) brings the iconic savory pie experience of New Zealand and Australia to Brooklyn. The little cafe has sparse seating and the yippie moms with their bulky strollers fill it u... read more
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