You’re walking through an unfamiliar neighborhood when all of a sudden that feeling strikes. No, not the one where you think you’re being followed. You just really need something sweet. But you haven’t spent much time in these parts, so you’re not sure where to sate your craving. What do you do? Consult our guide to NYC’s best sweet treats by neighborhood, of course.
The Best Sweets in Every NYC Neighborhood
Sate your sweet tooth wherever you are
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Published Jul 21, 2015
1. Union Square: Breads Bakery
What to get: The chocolate babka.
18 E. 16th St.; 212-633-2253 or breadsbakery.com
2. Midtown East: Café M Studio
What to get: A green-tea macaron.
315 Fifth Ave.; 212-213-8392 or cafemstudio.com
3. Midtown West: Schmackary’s
What to get: A strawberry-rhubarb cookie.
362 W. 45th St.; 646-801-9866 or schmackarys.com
4. Soho: Dominique Ansel Bakery
What to get: A Kouign Amann.
189 Spring St.; 212-219-2773 or dominiqueansel.com
5. Upper East Side: Canelé by Céline
What to get: A canelé, a small pastry with a custard center and caramelized crust.
400 E. 82nd St.; 646-678-4124 or canelebyceline.com
6. Astoria: WAVEthai
What to get: The fried ice cream.
21-37 31st St.; 718-777-6789 or wavethainyc.com
7. Williamsburg: Bakeri
What to get: The Gâteau Basque, an almond-scented pastry filled with vanilla bean cream and fresh fruit.
105 Freeman St.; 718-349-1542 or bakeribrooklyn.com
8. Lower East Side: Ice and Vice
What to get: The buttered-popcorn ice cream with toasted raisins and chocolate flakes.
221 E. Broadway; 646-678-3687 or iceandvice.com
9. Washington Heights: Esmeraldo Bakery
What to get: The pastelitos de guayaba, buttery puff pastries filled with guava paste.
538 W. 181st St.; 212-543-2250
10. Flatiron: The City Bakery
What to get: The hot chocolate.
3 W. 18th St.; 212-366-1414 or thecitybakery.com
11. Clinton Hill: The Good Batch
What to get: A stroopwafel, two thin waffle cookies filled with caramel.
936 Fulton Street; 718-622-4000 or thegoodbatch.com
12. Forest Hills: Eddie’s Sweet Shop
What to get: An old-fashioned ice cream sundae.
105-29 Metropolitan Ave., Queens; 718-520-8514
13. Park Slope: People’s Pops
What to get: The cherry-limeade shave ice.
808 Union St.; 347-850-2388 or peoplespops.com
14. Little Italy: Caffé Roma
What to get: A sfogliatella, a shell-shaped, cream-filled pastry.
385 Broome St.; 212-226-8413
15. Fort Greene: Dough
What to get: A passion fruit doughnut.
448 Lafayette Ave.; 347-533-7544 or doughbrooklyn.com
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16. Upper West Side: Levain Bakery
What to get: A dark-chocolate peanut-butter-chip cookie.
167 W. 74th St.; 212-874-6080 or levainbakery.com
17. Chinatown: A-Wah
What to get: A tang yuang, a rice-flour dumpling filled with black sesame paste.
5 Catherine St.; 212-925-8308 or awahrestaurant.com
18. The Bronx: Concourse Jamaican Bakery
What to get: The carrot cake.
242 E. 167th St.; 718-681-4015
19. West Village: Sockerbit
What to get: The biggest bag of Scandinavian candy you can hold.
89 Christopher St.; 212-206-8170 or sockerbit.com
20. East Village: Peacefood Café
What to get: The vegan chocolate-chip-cookie sandwich with chocolate filling.
41 E. 11th St.; 212-979-2288 or peacefoodcafe.com
21. Brooklyn Heights: Lassen & Hennigs
What to get: A black-and-white cookie.
114 Montague St.; 718-875-6272 or lassenandhennigs.com
22. Jackson Heights: La Nueva Bakery
What to get: An alfajor, a South American cookie sandwich filled with dulce de leche.
86-10 37th Ave., Queens; 718-507-4785 or lanuevabakery.com
23. Red Hook: Steve’s Authentic Key Lime Pies
What to get: A Swingle, a frozen key-lime tart hand-dipped in chocolate and served on a stick.
185 Van Dyke St.; 718-858-5333 or stevesauthentic.com
24. FiDi: Gelato ti Amo
What to get: The hazelnut gelato.
12 John St.; 212-470-1159
25. Bed Stuy: Scratchbread
What to get: A chai sticky bun.
1069 Bedford Ave.; 917-803-5773 or scratchbread.com
26. Harlem: Make My Cake
What to get: The butter-lemon cupcake.
121 Saint Nicholas Ave.; 212-932-0833 or makemycake.com
27. Chelsea: Doughnut Plant
What to get: The crème brûlée doughnut.
220 W. 23rd St..; 212-505-3700 or doughnutplant.com
28. Cobble Hill: Blue Marble Ice Cream
What to get: The sea-salt caramel sundae.
196 Court St.; 718-858-0408 or bluemarbleicecream.com
29. Staten Island: Egger’s Ice Cream Parlor
What to get: The root-beer float.
1194 Forest Ave.; 718-981-2110
