Category: Bakeries

  • No Soggy Bottoms at Janie’s Life-Changing Baked Goods

    No Soggy Bottoms at Janie’s Life-Changing Baked Goods

    212 W 80th St, New York (3 locations in Manhattan) Janie’s Life-Changing Baked Goods is pretty good. We went to the one on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, and it was small and hard to find. The quaint shop felt home-like with very little branding, other than the pinks and pastels. Of course, the pie-crust… Read more

  • Best Bonbons at Stick With Me Sweets

    Best Bonbons at Stick With Me Sweets

    202A Mott St, New York, NY 10012 Of all the handmade chocolate bonbons I’ve had so far, Stick With Me Sweets has the best. Even the chocolatier I apprenticed for said that the founder and master chocolatier of Stick With Me Sweets, Susanna Yoon, is in the top 1% in the world. (She used to… Read more

  • Butterdose Offers Light Cream Puffs

    Butterdose Offers Light Cream Puffs

    Butterdose Cafe is a bright bakery and coffee shop in the East Village in New York City. It has a large variety of sweet pastries and savory options, such as sandwiches. The stars of Butterdose are its cream puffs ($3.75 each at the time of our visit), with a mix of fun flavors, and we… Read more

  • Davelle Toast is the Perfect Afternoon Treat

    Davelle Toast is the Perfect Afternoon Treat

    Davelle is a quaint Japanese cafe on the Lower East Side in New York. Even well into the weekend afternoon, the cafe was packed, but there is limited, non-heated outdoor seating. By pure luck, there was an open table outside and service was friendly and quick. While the cafe also serves savory items, perfect for… Read more