Monday, January 25, 2010

Pastries

Cakes, cookies, brownies, are sitting patiently at these stores and cafes waiting for you.

Fat Witch Bakery
Located in Chelsea Market, Fat Witch Bakery has amazing brownies.  They are so confident in their brownies they often give out free samples.  Fat Witch brownies are so rich you need not be a witch to become fat after eating them.  Plus, Chelsea Market is great and worth visiting. (75 Ninth Avenue, between 15th & 16th street Map)

Venieros Pasticceria and Caffe
Venieros has outstanding desserts including chocolate mousse cake, biscotti, cheesecake and the best cannoli in the city according to some people.  In addition to the great food, the atmosphere transports you back to old New York.  The ceilings of the cafe are stamped copper and the floors are Italian marble.  The lines can be long but make sure you know you are waiting on the right one.  (342 E. 11th Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenue Map)

Hungarian Pastry Shop
While it's hard to recommend visiting this pastry shop as your main destination, it's a worthy stop after visiting the Church of St. John the Divine (across the street) or Columbia University.  The Hungarian Pastry Shop has been a staple of this neighborhood and a popular destination for Columbia students (count how many students with Macs you can spot).  The prices are reasonable and it's a pretty unique atmosphere compared to most other cafes in NYC.  Despite its name, no Hungarians have been spotted working here. (1030 Amsterdam Ave, between 110th and 111th street Map)


Financier Patisserie
Despite the name, you don't have to work in Finance to afford this cafe.  The chain keeps expanding and that's probably because people can't get enough of their French pastries.  Multiple locations

1 comments:

Reclaiming magic January 26, 2010 at 3:48 AM  

Venieros is great, it makes me drool just thinking about those cannoli. Definitely a must-check-out if you have a sweet tooth like me :)

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