Dessert in New York

2.1.2024, archive, guides

Below is a list of our favorite places to have something sweet in New York. In no particular order:

Burrow
68 Jay St #119, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Order: Pistachio cake, mont blanc
Small French-Japanese pastry shop in DUMBO
Yardsale Café
620 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Order: Nutella and dark chocolate babka
Brooklyn vintage shop and bakery serving sandwiches and pastries
Yellowrose
102 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10003
Order: Sheet cake
Informal Tex-Mex restaurant and bakery
Magnolia Bakery
Several locations
Order: Banana pudding
Long standing West Village bakery famous for their cupcakes and pudding
From Lucie
263 E 10th St, New York, NY 10009
Order: Lemon olive oil cake, chocolate cake, chocolate chip cookie
Seasonal cakes and flavors inspired by the French countryside
Café Sabarsky
1048 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028
Order: Linzer torte, sachertorte, klimttorte
Classic Viennese style café inside the Neue Galerie uptown
Breads Bakery
Various locations
Order: Chocolate babka, rugelach
Jewish pastries and breads popular in Union Square
Levain
167 W 74th St, New York, NY 10023
Order: Chocolate chip walnut cookie
Started as a bread bakery in the late 90s, became famous for the chocolate chip walnut cookie they created as an energy snack for triathlon runners 
Mah-ze-Dahr
28 Greenwich Avenue, New York, NY 10011
Order: Cheesecake, black & white cookie, cookie boxes
Wide range of pastries from all over the world
King
18 King St, New York, NY 10014
Order: Seasonal icecream, tarte tatin, chocolate cake
Formal, daily-changing menu restaurant in West Village. Have lunch or dinner then stay for dessert
Cosme
35 E 21st St, New York, NY 10010
Order: Corn husk meringue
Upscale Mexican restaurant in the Flat Iron district. Have dinner and mezcal cocktails, finish with the corn husk meringue dessert invented by Daniela Soto-Innes
Bar Bête
263 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Order: Yellow cake
French Canadian restaurant, stay for dessert
L’Artusi
228 W 10th St, New York, NY 10014
Order: Olive oil cake
Italian West Village restaurant, order the cake to-go or dine in


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