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BABBO
Kareem (co-owner of Melt) loves the pistachio semifreddo at Babbo.
West Village
Italian
CAFE ANGELIQUE
Noho
Cafe/ Pastry
Cafe Angelique manages to roll out some pretty ridiculous croissantery.
JULIAN PLYTER OF
MELT BAKERY
CAFE ANGELIQUE
Cafe Angelique manages to roll out some pretty ridiculous croissantery.
West Village
Cafe/ Pastry
LE BERNARDIN
155 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019 (view map)
T: 212.554.1515 (make a reservation)
Midtown West
Seafood
Le Bernardin has an incredible pastry department, and Chef Michael really rolls it out for every guest.
LUPA OSTERIA ROMANA
170 Thompson Street, New York, NY 10012 (view map)
T: 212.982.5089 (make a reservation)
I'm never left wanting when it comes to desserts.
Greenwich Village
Italian
Chelsea
Spanish/Paella
I've been really impressed by the flan at Socarrat. There are so many bad flans out there, it's almost relieving to see one done so right.
TABLA
11 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010 (view map)
T: 212.889.0667 (make a reservation)
I love the dessert menu.
Flatiron
Indian
BOOMTOWN BAKED GOODS
Hester Street Fiar
Hester and Essex Streets, New York, NY 10002 (view map)
Lower East Side
Vegan / Organic Baked Goods
‘Gluten-free’ is anathema to most bakers, and my own attempts at it have been, at the very best, frustrating. These gals manage to crank out a whole line of really excellent vegan and gluten free products. So good that when I eat them, I say ‘that's really good!’ – without appending ‘for gluten-free!
DESPANA
Whenever you buy from them, no matter what it is, you can take quality as a foregone conclusion.
Soho
Spanish Market
DI PALO SELECTS
Whenever you buy from them, no matter what it is, you can take quality as a foregone conclusion.
Little Italy
Italian Specialty Food
MILK THISTLE FARMS
Available at a various markets and greenmarkets.
You can feel the care that's gone into creating their products.
Various Locations
Dairy
RUSS AND DAUGHTERS
Always top quality.
Lower East Side
Gourmet Deli
SULLIVAN STREET
Sullivan Street is tops, stem to stern; those people just know how to bake.
Hell’s Kitchen
Italian
LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT
One of my favorite experiences abroad was visiting La Maison du Chocolat in Paris.
Various Locations
Chocolates
IL LABORATORIO DEL GELATO
As small producers go, I'm a big fan of Il Laboratorio del Gelato.
Lower East Side
Desserts / Gelato
L’ARTE DEL GELATO
75 Seventh Avenue South, New York, NY 10014 (view map)
T: 212.924.0803
I also had a tremendous cone at L’Arte del Gelato a few weeks ago – their hazelnut gelato knocked my socks off.
West Village
Desserts / Gelato
L’ARTE DEL GELATO
Chelsea Market, 75 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY 10011 (view map)
T: 212.366.0570
I also had a tremendous cone at L’Arte del Gelato a few weeks ago – their hazelnut gelato knocked my socks off.
Chelsea
Desserts / Gelato
PERRY’S ICE CREAM
It's an upstate NY brand that I grew up on, which still tastes like the real deal to me whenever I visit (it's always in Mom's freezer).
Various
Ice Cream
LEVAIN
I'm also a fan of Levain, on the Upper West Side, when I'm in the mood for a behemoth, gooey wonder of a cookie.
Upper West Side
Bakery
MARCHE ATWATER
138 Avenue Atwater, Montreal, QC H4C2G3, Canada (view map)
T: 514.937.7754
Montreal positively wooed me with its stunning Marché Atwater, where I got nearly a gallon of incredible maple syrup for 20 bucks... Canadian!
Saint-Henri
Market
LA TOUR DE LA PELOTE
www.restaurant-latourdepelote.com
41 Quai de Strasbourg · 25000 Besançon, France (view map)
T: +33/(0)3.81.82.14.58
La Tour de la Pelote managed to incorporate their dessert menu so effortlessly that the meal wouldn't have been the same without it.
Franche-Comte
French
