15 Delightful NYC Bakeries

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Discover 15 delightful New York City bakeries that sell cupcakes, cookies, donuts and more. Some are neighborhood gems while others have exapanded into local chains. Some have branched out to other cities or have thriving online distribution businesses. They’re all delicious!

1. Dominique Ansel Bakery

Cronut from the Side at Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York City — Image: ©2foodtrippers

Dominique Ansel Bakery achieved legendary status when owner Dominique Ansel introduced the cronut, his revolutionary croissant-donut mashup, in 2013. While it’s been copied by bakeries around the world, there’s nowhere better to eat the cream-infused, flaky, layered pastry than at the Soho bakery where it was invented.

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2. Lafayette

Pistachio Supreme at Lafayette Grand Cafe and Bakery in NYC — Image: ©2foodtrippers

Open since 2013, Andrew Carmellini’s Lafayette hit a nerve on March 31, 2022 when Scott Cioe, the restaurant’s executive chef, announced the suprême’s debut on social media. Now, crowds queue up to an hour for the chance to photograph and eat a suprême.

3. Levain Bakery

Two Chip Chocolate Chip Cookie at Levain Bakery in New York City — Image: ©2foodtrippers

Levain Bakery’s thick, bumpy, chipped-filled cookies are world famous but a closer look reveals that Levain Bakery sells bread too. In fact, bread was the original focus when Connie McDonald and Pam Weekes opened the Upper West Side Levain Bakery in 1995. And, while the bakery continues to sell baguettes and boules, it’s the chocolate chip cookies that most customers crave.

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4. Magnolia Bakery

Cupcake at Magnolia Bakery in New York City — Image: ©2foodtrippers

Magnolia Bakery proves that you can create an empire around cupcakes. However, Magnolia Bakery doesn’t just sell cupcakes. Full-sized cakes, cookies and brownies are also on the menu along with banana pudding. Pudding options include both classic banana pudding made with fresh bananas and vanilla wafers as well as a ramped-up red velvet version with chocolate shavings.

5. Orwashers

Pastries at Orwashers in New York City — Image: ©2foodtrippers

Although Orwashers has been part of the Upper East Side’s fabric since 1916, the centenarian bakery sells pastries that are just as good as anything you’ll find in New York’s modern pastry scene. The UES bakery sells a range of traditional Jewish baked goods that include bagels, rye bread, rugelach and babka.

6. Milk Bar

Bday Cake Truffle at at Milk Bar in New York City — Image: ©2foodtrippers

Milk Bar’s fame is all about pastry ingenuity – like the compost cookies, which are baked with a crazy assortment of ingredients that include chocolate and butterscotch chips, coffee, potato chips and pretzels. There’s also nostalgic cereal milk soft serve ice cream – a flavor that hearkens back to the cereal-eating days of childhood.

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7. Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery

Devil in Ganache on Plate at Ma Ze Dahr in New York City — Image: ©2foodtrippers

Open since 2016 in the West Village, the original Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery is both stylish and well stocked. The bakery is a pretty sunlit space with a comfortable array of tables both inside and outdoors. The bakery offers classic items like cheesecake and carrot cake. It also bakes a range of pastries from scones to croissants along with esoteric items like croissant monkey bread.

8. Supermoon Bakehouse

Honey Lavender Croissants at Supermoon Bakehouse in New York City — Image: ©2foodtrippers

Scientists consider a supermoon to occur when the full moon’s orbit is closest to the earth. It’s surely a special event. The same can be said about eating pastries at Supermoon Bakehouse in the Lower East Side. Since the compact NYC bakery’s array of pastries changes regularly, plan to be surprised by the flavors on offer.

9. Win Son Bakery

Mochi Donut at Win Son in Brooklyn New York — Image: ©2foodtrippers

Open in Williamsburg (Brooklyn) since 2019 as an offshoot to Win Son, a popular Taiwanese restaurant, Win Son Bakery has a eclectic menu that includes sweet and savory milk buns, banana tarts and custard toast. It also has two donuts – a gluten free Millet Mochi donut and a Fermented Red Rice donut. Although these flavors are more typical in Asia, they taste great in Brooklyn too.

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10. Petit Chou

Hazelnut Puff at Petit Choux in New York City — Image: ©2foodtrippers

Despite its East Village location, Petit Chou sells bakeries pastries inspired by pastries sold at the top Paris pastry shops. The bakery bakes these French pastries on site. Options include viennoiseries and some of the prettiest eclairs outside of France.

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11. Daily Provisions

Meyer Lemon Poppy Cruller at Daily Provisions in New York City — Image: ©2foodtrippers

Open since 2017, Danny Meyer’s Daily Provisions bakes one of the most memorable versions of the cruller, a choux based pastry. It also sells brownies, cookies, croissants and muffins in addition to its rotating cruller roster. Savory options like sandwiches, soups and salads are on the menu too.

12. Breads Bakery

Chocolate Rugelach on Table at at Breads Bakery in New York City — Image: ©2foodtrippers

You may be wondering why a bakery called Breads Bakery is in this guide. And, yes, while Breads Bakery has sold an assortment of boules, challahs and baguettes since its original Union Square location opened in 2013, the local bakery chain also sells a myriad of pastries, many of which have Jewish roots. Popular items include babka, rugelach, cheesecake and cinnamon buns.

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13. Veniero’s Pasticceria

Chocolate Covered Cannoli at Veniero Pasticceria and Caffe in New York City — Image: ©2foodtrippers

Veniero’s, a classic East Village bakery, dates back to the 19th century – 1894 to be exact. Antonio Veniero, an immigrant from Sorrento, was no baking novice when he opened his self-named bakery an ocean away from his homeland. Today, the bakery still sells traditional Italian desserts and it’s still operated by the Veniero family.

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14. Partybus Bakeshop

Pistachio Rose Croissant at Partybus Bakeshop in New York City — Image: ©2foodtrippers

Open since 2018, Partybus Bakeshop is a cute Lower East Side spot decorated with eye-catching pink partybus wallpaper. It feels like a French boulangerie with its mix of breads and pastries but Jacqueline Eng’s products have an eclectic spin that’s pure New York City. Baked with locally sourced organic stone milled flour, her repertoire includes everything bagel baguettes, monster cookies and even pizza.

15. Petee’s Pie Company

Classic Lemon Chess Pie at Petees Pie Company in New York City — Image: ©2foodtrippers

Petra and Robert Paredez opened the original Petee’s Pies on Delancey Street in 2014. Popular pie flavors include salty chocolate chess and lemon chess (we chose the latter) as well as banana cream, Hudson Valley apple and lemon meringue. The pie shop also has special Nesselrode pies with chestnut custard and rum-soaked cherries during the holiday season.

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