1. Golden Diner
8.7
123 Madison St (at Market St), New York, NY
Diner · 35 tips and reviews
Sheyla De los Santos: I had the chicken club and my boyfriend had the vegetalian hero, both amazing! They do close at 3, so be mindful of that. The coffee cake was also great. ❤️
Noel Purcell: The Chicken Katsu Club, Golden Cheeseburger, Chinatown Egg & Cheese Sando, and Matcha Coffee Cake are all blow-away great. The home fries are sneakily the best anywhere. Perfect pancakes, too.
Lizzy K: Green tea coffee cake is delicious
2. Levain Bakery
9.3
167 W 74th St (at Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · Upper West Side · 857 tips and reviews
Susie Sitzer: Try the dark chocolate peanut butter chip cookie or even the coffee cake if they're out of their cinnamon rolls.
Mike Campton: Walnut Choc chip, sourdough coffee cake and scones were all amazing!
Mike Chau: Try the sour cream coffee cake - Ok, everything here is just really really good.
4. Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery
9.3
28 Greenwich Ave (Charles Street), New York, NY
Bakery · West Village · 62 tips and reviews
Sophia Nilsson: The coffee cake is amazing!
kate wang: I tried every flavor cookie and the chocolate explosion (crinkle cookie meets brownie) is the best. Chocolate chip cookie second. Most forgettable/skipable is the brown butter & bourbon.
Gothamist: The amazing Chocolate Explosion, has a crackling exterior, fudgie insides, and deep cocoa flavor. Read more.
5. Jeffrey's Grocery
9.0
172 Waverly Pl (at Christopher St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · West Village · 236 tips and reviews
Serious Eats: Chocolate Coffee Cake. Is this a muffin? Well, it's baked in a muffin tin, so we can pretend. The tin gives the perfect texture—light and fluffy on the inside, crisp on the outside. Delicious. Read more.
Village Voice: Winner of Best Doughnut Masquerading as a Cake in the Village Voice 2011 Best Of issue! The chocolate coffee cake is the best of both worlds.
Paul Lomax: Controversially, I didn't actually enjoy the Brisket Sandwich. However, I loved everything on the 'raw bar' menu! Great grilled fish (Skate) too, and a good wine list (esp the Santorini).
8. David's Bagels
8.3
273 1st Ave (at E 16th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Gramercy Park · 87 tips and reviews
Eduardo Carvajal: Excellent muffins and bagels, this time I also bought a coffee cake and was incredibly good, the owner gave me a free bagel with my purchase.
Michelle: The best bagels in the city by far! They're always fresh and have a large selection of bagels and spreads. The whole wheat everything with lite veggie cream cheese is delish
Phoenix 💥💥💥: Go for the whole wheat everything
10. Zabar's
8.9
2245 Broadway (at W 80th St), New York, NY
Food and Beverage Retail · Upper West Side · 216 tips and reviews
Andrew Leung: their russian coffee cake is to die for!
Sonia Kazarova: One of my foodie Meccas killer cheese selection and the master lox cutting experts. Heaven for all that you desire. Caviar 2 chocolate, from kitchen wares 2 chef's gadgets not to be missed when in NY
Food Network: On Giada's Weekend Getaways, Giada De Laurentiis shops and snacks at Zabars, a grocery store that's lived on the UWS of New York, NY for over 70 years. Find more tips at Food Network Local. Read more.
11. Empire Cake
8.2
112 8th Ave (btwn 15th & 16th St), New York, NY
Bakery · Chelsea · 124 tips and reviews
Serious Eats: Try the Apple Streusel Muffin. Delicious in the way of coffee cake, with just the right balance of crumbly, buttery streusel and tender-crumbed muffin. Read more.
S S: Wonderful passion fruit Twinkies. One of the few times when I can endorse something made with white chocolate. The cake in this is just superb.
Jessica DeWitt: Lemon snack cake induces labor.
13. Breads Bakery
9.3
18 E 16th St (btwn Union Sq W & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · 335 tips and reviews
BuzzFeed: Not your grandmother’s babka. Breads’ version tastes less like dried-out coffee cake and more like challah French Toast, delicately striped with super-high quality chocolate.
Chris L: Breads’ version of Babka tastes less like dried-out coffee cake and more like challah French Toast, delicately striped with super-high quality chocolate.
Jeffrey: Scandinavian rye loaves, airy cheese straws, tender poppyseed hamantaschen, city’s best chocolate babka. Sandwich: the harissa-fueled potato-and-tomato-studded Tunisian tuna on house-baked ciabatta.