A bakery good enough to make you wish you lived on the block
Must-try: Caramelized croissants, Pistachio eclair, Chocolate layer cake
📍 4996 Broadway, New York, NY 10034
a local favorite whose bagels come out fluffier than most
Must-try: Rainbow bagel, Pumpernickel everything bagel, Breakfast sandwich
📍 2712 Gerritsen Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11229
A German bakery founded in the 1930s, still the neighborhood's morning meeting point
Must-try: Bienenstich, Black forest cake, Alfajores
📍 905 Seneca Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Bakery in Sunset Park — 4.7 across 2,542 diner reviews
Must-try: Conchas, Chorizo breakfast burrito, Tacos
📍 4021 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11232
A French farmhouse bakery with a communal table looking straight into the working kitchen
Must-try: Pistachio eclair, Chouquettes
📍 109-01 72nd Rd, Forest Hills, NY 11375
The cult pie shop that made Brooklyn take pie seriously again
Must-try: Salty honey pie, Lemon chess pie
📍 439 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
East Village pasticceria since 1894 — cannoli, cheesecake, and a pastry case under pressed tin
Must-try: Cannoli filled to order, Italian cheesecake, Lobster tail (sfogliatella riccia)
📍 342 E 11th St, New York, NY 10003
Enormous hand-rolled bagels and a scoop of scallion cream cheese that could feed a household
Must-try: Everything bagel with scallion cream cheese, Nova and cream cheese, Baked salmon salad
📍 831 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10022
Bakery in Sunset Park — 4.3 across 1,668 diner reviews
Must-try: Egg tarts, Sponge cakes, Buns
📍 5617 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220
A proper appetizing store with some of the chewiest bagels in Brooklyn
Must-try: Bagel with smoked fish, Pastrami and egg on rye
📍 141 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
open since 1918, and the cannoli are still filled while you wait
Must-try: Cannoli filled to order, Biscotti, Olive and lard breads
📍 2348 Arthur Ave, Bronx, NY 10458
a busy bakery whose sweets are bouncy, chewy and very soft
Must-try: Pineapple buns, Coconut peanut mochi, White sugar sponge cake
📍 8512 18th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11214
exciting riffs on bakery classics, and a line most mornings
Must-try: Rotating special croissants, Chocolate croissant, Cinnamon buns
📍 135 India St, Brooklyn, NY 11222
a small Turkish cafe that dazzles well beyond its square footage
Must-try: Pistachio baklava rolls, Oreshki, Potato boregi
📍 2724 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11229
powdered sugar everywhere and biscotti that never sit long
Must-try: Pignoli, Lobster tails, Tiramisu
📍 670 E 187th St, Bronx, NY 10458
a Cantonese bakery where classic and bruleed egg tarts compete for your loyalty
Must-try: Egg tarts, Portuguese egg tarts, Milk tarts
📍 1310 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11229