Andrea Hong: Amazing pastries, esp the DKA w carmelized goodness + almond croissant. Mini egg sandwich is also delish! Cute indoor/outdoor patios - def making this my new spot for coffee + wkend breakfast hangs!
Lori Luo: Aside from the lauded Cronuts, you'll find an excellent array of French pastries, such as the Madeleines, DKA, and croissants.
Kristine Michelle: their cronuts are definitely worth it and there are always new flavors each month. the grapefruit panna cotta is refreshing and light. and cookie shots are a perfect after work/school/anything treat.
2. Ladurée
9.0
864 Madison Ave (btwn E 70th & E 71st St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Upper East Side · 257 tips and reviews
Abbey Keck: Wow. So far my favorites are: Vanilla, Raspberry, and Caramel and Salted Butter. Really unbelievably delicious macarons.
Teresa: So happy that Ladurée finally opened a shop in the US! I love their fruit flavored macarons. You can't go wrong with the raspberry or lemon macarons.
Julie L: The best pistachio macaron is at Ladurée. Same quality than the parisian ones.
Jessica Wickham: My favourite chocolate bread shop! The brioche is incredible, they bake throughout the day, love it when they are still warm from the oven, and the chocolate is all melty hmmm
Dolci Key: One of the absolute best French pastry shops in NYC. Walking by, the first time, I could have sworn I was back in Paris. Their sugar brioche and merveilleux are delicious.
Stephanie H: Crunch of the croissant is out of this world! Close your eyes and listen as you bite into it. You can hear Paree 😍 (also get a merveilleux speculoos)
5. La Bergamote
8.7
177 9th Ave (btwn W 20th & W 21st St), New York, NY
Café · Chelsea · 88 tips and reviews
Tim Shey: A longtime West Chelsea mainstay. Check out the ancient espresso machine. If you want to venture beyond their great croissants, they have a super-rich almond brioche toast, and a nice coffee eclair.
Kinjil Mathur: anything with brioche on the menu is the way to go.
Jan Roessner: I've never had more authentic and delicious French pastry in NYC. La Bergamotte est manifique!
9. Breads Bakery
9.3
18 E 16th St (btwn Union Sq W & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · 335 tips and reviews
kate kudish: Best customer service, hands down. This place is fantastic - cant go wrong with anything but almond croissant and frittata sandwich are amazing.
Amy Shackelford: As someone who works here and has tried everything, my favs are almond croissants, babka, and cereal bread. If you're there for lunch: go for the avocado sand. Delicious and high quality!
Liz: The best chocolate babka, chocolate croissant & banquettes!
11. Takahachi Bakery
9.1
25 Murray St (at Church St), New York, NY
Bakery · Tribeca · 203 tips and reviews
Rachel Haot: Some of the freshest, most delicious food near City Hall. Try the homemade tofu or tuna tataki salads, Midori juice and one of the unusual macarons - like goma or matcha.
Village Voice: Order the Green Tea Koshi Croissant for a whimsical, tea-spiked, sweet red bean paste imbued sweet treat.
Michelle R: Delicious, clean, welcoming, friendly. Everything's great. Try the salmon ginger sandwich, juice, and macarons.
12. Amy's Bread
8.5
672 9th Ave (btwn W 46th & W 47th St), New York, NY
Bakery · Hell's Kitchen · 267 tips and reviews
Nic Strahl: The most perfect hot chocolate I've had in a long time. Have it with a simple brioche roll...perfection!
Sharon Chen: Delicious Italian country bread and pain au chocolat. Service is also great, their workers are knowledgeable about the breads and very friendly! !
Jinnie L: Sticky buns are my fav. But all of their pastries are yummy♥ and must try almond croissant & cinnamon challah knots!!!
13. Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery
9.3
28 Greenwich Ave (Charles Street), New York, NY
Bakery · West Village · 62 tips and reviews
Michael Fox-Rabinovitz: Lovely bakery, try dry cherry scone, brioche donut is good, very decent latte.
Malcolm Chang: Their signature brioche donut is the best in the city.
Sophie Kim: Vanilla chef special, Cheesecake & brioche donuts 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Wenna: Velvety smooth latte, so good with the almond croissant.
Tatiana: Coffee has a nice, nutty flavor and the chocolate croissants are perfection.
Nicholas Doyle: Top-notch espresso and croissants from Ceci-Cela are among the best in the city. Come a little before closing and you might score some bonus pastries if you're sweet to the staff.