https://www.the-carboholic.com/recipes daily 0.75 2025-01-27 https://www.the-carboholic.com/recipes/cinnamonrollloaf-kj7sx monthly 0.5 2023-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/1699536380820-95FK328P1LSYUGNIVRTM/Cinnamon+Roll+Loaf.jpg Recipes - Cinnamon Roll Loaf https://www.the-carboholic.com/recipes/bananabread monthly 0.5 2025-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/3f639117-92a1-4a3f-b195-f7fe4eadbbc4/64F69408-E6CE-437B-81B4-BB511B3709B0.JPG Recipes - Banana Bread https://www.the-carboholic.com/recipes/broiled-salmon-with-spring-onion-risotto-4xsnb monthly 0.5 2023-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/20e4939d-1465-4b3b-a289-f56270259356/Pumpkin+Crumb+Cake.jpeg Recipes - Pumpkin Crumb Cake https://www.the-carboholic.com/recipes/cinnamonrollpancakes monthly 0.5 2023-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/a9a73927-855b-46b5-86cc-3a725a9e6c5f/Cinn+Roll+Pancakes+3.JPG Recipes - Cinnamon Roll Pancakes https://www.the-carboholic.com/blog-2 daily 0.75 2024-09-15 https://www.the-carboholic.com/blog-2/bad-roman monthly 0.5 2024-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/bab1f7a0-8845-4a29-a754-61f27c7dcb7d/garlic+babka.jpeg Blog - Bad Roman - Make it stand out Roasted Garlic Babka ($8) ★★★★★ This buttery, cheesy, Garlic Babka is a great dish to share with the table as a starter. If you are here with a group of 4 or more people, I’d say this is a “must order.” It’s a bit heavy, so if you are a party of 2, I’d skip it and go with the Black Truffle Honey Whipped Ricotta below instead! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/38fc1a38-7b33-49e9-a8cc-3dd996c5d38e/bad+roman+sticky+toffee+pudding.jpeg Blog - Bad Roman - Make it stand out Sticky Toffe Panettone ($14) ★★★★☆ I love a good sticky toffee pudding and was so excited to try panettone version. IT was a bit heavy on the orange for my taste, but was objectively good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/854d5b50-9409-4e96-a40a-5e164ae0164e/bad+roman+burger.jpeg Blog - Bad Roman - Make it stand out Bad Roman Burger ($28) ★★★☆☆ I had high hopes for this lunch-only burger but it was overcooked and lacked flavor, and I don’t recommend ordering it. The pastas here are far more special. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/b6fdcfa1-3f17-4b87-8ba9-50fb568b5c35/bad+roman+chocolate+tart.jpeg Blog - Bad Roman - Make it stand out Caramelized Chocolate Tart & Olive Oil Gelato ($14) ★★★★★ This caramelized chocolate tart with olive oil gelato is phenomenal. It’s very rich (think: fudgy undercooked brownie) with a silky texture and a buttery crust, and is my go-to dessert here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/ad6f8e1a-b9f1-4e6b-8af9-a1c24eb18468/kale+mafaldine.jpeg Blog - Bad Roman - Make it stand out Kale Mafaldine ($24) ★★★★☆ The Kale Mafaldine was not memorable one way or the other. The noodle itself was nice, but the sauce was a bit bland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/27769294-a73c-40e3-9db2-b118256e6656/bad+roman+ice+cream+cake.jpeg Blog - Bad Roman - Make it stand out Tiramisu Ice Cream Cake ($17) ★★★★☆ The tiramisu ice cream cake is a fun and different way to enjoy the flavors of a traditional tiramisu dessert! The coffee flavor definitely comes through, and this is a great dessert to share with the table! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/531b00e7-2ef5-49ed-9cb0-aae3ac6f96da/bad+roman+blood+orange.jpeg Blog - Bad Roman - Make it stand out Blood Orange Sorbetto & Whipped Zabaglione ($10) ★★★★☆ For a light and refreshing bite that isn’t as rich as the other desserts on the menu, I recommend this blood orange sorbet! It was well balanced in terms of sweetness, and the texture was spot on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/106bcc1e-fded-4ec8-ab2d-c9764377b806/il+divorzio+half+half.jpeg Blog - Bad Roman - Make it stand out Il Divorzio Half + Half Por Due ($64) ★★★★★ This pasta dish made for two comes with a pesto pasta, pomodoro pasta, and stracciatella cheese. The pesto in particular stood out, and if you are here with a group of 4+ I’d definitely order this to share! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/47d4efc5-0e61-40af-bab2-11c7c480b45c/bisteca+bad+roman.jpeg Blog - Bad Roman - Make it stand out Cappelletti Bistecca ($42) ★★★★★ This dish is definitely smaller and more expensive than the other pasta dishes, but is worth the little splurge! These cappelletti are stuffed with with a tender filet mignon filling, and are topped with 20-year balsamic, and you’ll savor every last bite! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/927accf8-7911-4c20-91c9-f648bc76b1ea/bad+roman.jpeg Blog - Bad Roman - Make it stand out Penne Luongo alla Gricia ($29) ★★★★★ The Penne Luongo alla Gricia is one of my favorite pasta dishes here. The penne noodles are super long (~ 5 inches) and are perfectly chewy! The sauce is simple but well done, with a is rich and cheesy flavor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/bdd9e0cd-825f-4621-8a67-24ece2cf6a2e/bad+roman+rigatoni.jpeg Blog - Bad Roman - Make it stand out Chicken Scarpariello Rigatoni ($28) ★★★☆☆ The rigatoni noodles were delicious, with a similar texture and flavor as the penne luongo, but I didn’t love the chicken itself in this dish, and found myself eating around it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/d0cfa7ef-10b7-47a1-b959-0da01cf2a54f/shortrib+papardelle+bad+roman.jpeg Blog - Bad Roman - Make it stand out Short Rib Pappardelle ($34) ★★★★★ While Pappardelle is not my go-to noodle shape, I loved this dish and would definitely say it’s a “must order” item if you are visiting in the winter months! It’s a heavy dish with a generous amount of short rib ragu. The ragu itself is tender, juicy, and flavorful, and left a lasting impression. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/66925579-b36e-4e82-b1b3-af29bab3f19b/rock+shrimp+garganeli.jpeg Blog - Bad Roman - Make it stand out Rock Shrimp Garganelli ($34) ★★★☆☆ This is objectively a nice dish, with a denser, chewy noodle, but unfortunately it had cilantro in it, and the menu didn’t note it, and due to an aversion I was unable to eat much of it. If you don’t eat cilantro, don’t order this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/21ae6b2c-5921-4166-83f2-ceabb0b02f1c/Bad+Roman+Lemon+Cheesecake.jpeg Blog - Bad Roman - Make it stand out Lemon Cheesecake ($19) ★★★★☆ These lemon-shaped white chocolate covered lemon cheesecakes are a true work of art, and are rich, creamy, and delicious! If you enjoy a good cheesecake, this belongs on your table! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/7c6dee83-5ef1-4a15-ba26-9dbb22982629/whipped+truffle+ricotta+bad+roman.jpeg Blog - Bad Roman - Make it stand out Black Truffle Honey Whipped Ricotta ($18) ★★★★★ I’ve ordered this whipped ricotta drizzled with truffle honey and served with focaccia toast four out of the five times I’ve dined here. It’s a perfectly constructed dish that I think about often, and is a “must order” item for me! https://www.the-carboholic.com/blog-2/matchboxes monthly 0.5 2024-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/69c94e79-332d-4db8-8d75-1f4728ffd29d/matches.jpeg Blog - NYC Matchboxes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.the-carboholic.com/blog-2/rezdra monthly 0.5 2024-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/bc5541ef-feeb-4b56-a431-1abeae916a04/rezdora+bread.jpg Blog - Rezdôra - Make it stand out Fett'unta ($9) ★★★★☆ We enjoyed this grilled and toasty bread with olive oil, but it isn’t necessary to order on it’s own. If you order the Stracciatella or Burrata, I would order this so that you have something to enjoy the cheese on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/4fdd76b4-1c46-49c8-b71c-d96dfdb1674c/tagliolini.jpg Blog - Rezdôra - Make it stand out Tagliolini al Ragu ($26) ★★★☆☆ This dish was my least favorite of the pastas we tried, as the tagliolini noodle itself had a strong eggy flavor that was not for me. The ragu was nice, but not as flavorful as the duck ragu in the Pisarei dish. I would recommend skipping this one entirely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/79378cbc-1098-4858-8957-bc2d90419ae8/rezdora+salad.jpeg Blog - Rezdôra - Make it stand out Cacio e Pepe in Emilia ($15) ★★★★☆ The Cacio e Pepe salad is made with “little lettuces,” pecorino dressing, and cracked pepper. It was delicious, but heavily dressed and cheesy, and if you are ordering this to have something “healthy” on the table, think twice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/fa4de093-a328-4876-802a-bd010b434c86/pisarei+2.jpeg Blog - Rezdôra - Make it stand out Pisarei ($27) ★★★★★ Of the four pastas we tried, the Pisarei with duck ragu from Emilia was by far my favorite, and I’d go as far as to say it is one of the top pasta dishes I’ve have in NYC. The pisarei pasta was dense and chewy, and the duck ragu tender and flavorful. This is a “must order” item! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/77a9b573-9431-4200-8269-172ae604b6ae/olive+oil+cake.jpeg Blog - Rezdôra - Make it stand out Torta D’Oliva ($18) ★★★★☆ I really enjoyed this olive oil cake! It had a bold and satisfying olive oil flavor and a soft texture. It was the perfect bite to finish off the meal with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/0d866310-c42d-4ca6-943b-0745d06c908b/rezdora+matches+2.jpeg Blog - Rezdôra - Make it stand out Bonus points for cute matches! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/04f20a51-50a4-4536-9f1f-3a666752dab0/rezdora+green+pasta.jpeg Blog - Rezdôra - Make it stand out Grandma Walking Through Forest in Emilia ($28) ★★★★☆ When you think of Rezdôra, you probably think of this dish. These cappelletti verdi with roasted, sautéed leeks and black mushroom puree are the restaurant’s most iconic item! I enjoyed them, but found the filling to be a bit sweet for my taste, and the flavor was strangely reminiscent of a mole sauce. I would personally skip this one next time, but I understand why people love it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/b9568f6d-1cb7-40cc-ba1a-c4e2deedd35f/rezdora+strac.jpeg Blog - Rezdôra - Make it stand out Stracciatella Incontra Lambrusco ($25) ★★★★☆ We started off with an order of the “Stracciatella Incontra Lambrusco,” which was rich and delicious, but would have been difficult to eat without the side of grilled bread (“Fett’unta) pictured below. While we enjoyed this, I wouldn’t say it’s a “must order” dish and if anything, it will just fill you up quickly! It’s also pricey for a starter… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/f6cbc76b-dad5-4a51-8f55-3f91e081f381/rezdora+gelato.jpeg Blog - Rezdôra - Make it stand out Gelati ($15) ★☆☆☆☆ We tried two different gelato flavors- the extra virgin olive oil and the stracciatella, and I would advise against ordering either. The texture of both was icy, and neither had much flavor at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/0b7bab1d-903c-4f5d-b687-fd6087a6b018/raviolo.jpg Blog - Rezdôra - Make it stand out Uovo Raviolo Di Nino Bergese ($35) ★★★★★ This large raviolo topped with black truffle was another favorite dish of mine. The pasta was thick with a satisfying level of chewiness, and the ricotta and egg yolk filling was rich and indulgent. This is a “must order” dish for me. https://www.the-carboholic.com/blog-2/san-sabino monthly 0.5 2024-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/9f91a950-94b4-44a6-979e-b736f95d6fba/san+sabino+fritelle.jpg Blog - San Sabino - Make it stand out Cheesy Frittelle ($14) ★★★★☆ We started the meal with these Cheesy Frittelles with orange blossom honey and saffron. They were light and flaky, with a gooey and cheesy center, and a crispy sweet outside. They were a great bite to kick the meal off with! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/9fa5acdf-9c11-4f0a-9265-a82972adc81d/pasta+alle+vongole.jpeg Blog - San Sabino - Make it stand out Pasta alle Vongole ($29) ★★★★☆ The Pasta alle Vongole features a long and tangly homemade fusilli with Manila clams and aji amarillo. The pasta itself was excellent, but this dish was difficult for me to eat as it had cilantro in it, which unfortunately the menu doesn’t mention. If you don’t mind cilantro, I’m confident you will enjoy this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/8772ac24-6470-49a3-97ba-1628f3dbc425/san+sabino+crab+mortadella.jpg Blog - San Sabino - Make it stand out Crab & Mortadella Dip ($18) ★★★★☆ We shared an order of the Crab & Mortadella dip with dill, pistachio, and Ritz Crackers. I didn’t have high expectations for this dish- especially with a store-bought cracker being the vehicle for the dip, but I was pleasantly surprised, and would order this again! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/d2788c61-c302-41f2-980e-4a2ab484f48e/san+sabino+octopus.jpeg Blog - San Sabino - Make it stand out Octopus Carpaccio ($22) ★★★★☆ The Octopus Carpaccio with spicy capocollo, garlic potatoes, and a side of (unpictured) grilled sourdough is unique in both presentation and flavor. The octopus/capocollo is salty and soft, and pairs nicely with the crunchy sourdough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/a85cae73-0926-425b-9633-51b47f41ef71/lobster+triangoli.jpeg Blog - San Sabino - Make it stand out Lobster Triangoli ($38) ★★★★★ We tried three pastas here, and each was excellent, with these Lobster Triangoli being our favorite. The pasta itself is thin with a perfectly chewy bite to it, and the lobster filling is rich and indulgent. It’s topped with a creamy white vodka sauce and lots of black garlic. I’d come back for this dish and this dish alone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/1086f274-821d-4ead-a384-d330c24a560b/crespelle.jpeg Blog - San Sabino - Make it stand out Caramelized Crespelle ($15) ★★★★☆ There were three desserts on the menu, and we tried all of them. My favorite was this Caramelized Crespelle with Italian Rum Crema, and Key Lime filling. Again, this is not a combination that was immediately obvious or appealing to me, but it worked! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/fb3b01ab-ea05-4025-bc6d-ca60e17a5f72/san+sabino+matche.jpeg Blog - San Sabino - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/7681747f-047a-411f-ade2-d219a17d00f5/steak+magazzino.jpeg Blog - San Sabino - Make it stand out Steak “Magazzino” ($39) ★★★★☆ We enjoyed the breaded steak with anchovy chili crisp, pine nuts, and lemon. It was tender and juicy, and the toppings added a welcome crunchy texture. For me, this wasn’t a “must-order” dish, but I’d enjoy a bite or two if it were on the table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/58c8bb82-de8a-48ba-9627-a9e0441decd0/toasted+rice+panna+cotta.jpeg Blog - San Sabino - Make it stand out Toasted Rice Panna Cotta ($12) ★★★★☆ This toasted rice panna cotta with Sicilian pistachio and young coconut was unique, sweet, and light with a variety of different layers and textures. I don’t personally love coconut, so this dish did not do it for me, but it was objectively very good, and I enjoyed the toasted rice at the bottom of the glass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/2e66baff-d477-4e9b-9344-cffaaabe2a28/gelato+viennese.jpeg Blog - San Sabino - Make it stand out Gelato Viennese ($14) ★★★★☆ The Gelato Viennese with torta caprese and burnt hazelnut caramel was well balanced and enjoyable. I wouldn’t say it’s a “must order” item, but I enjoyed sharing a few bites of it with the table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/527484a7-4788-405f-a4ce-3c394e301244/san+sabino+website.jpg Blog - San Sabino - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/27dc3ebb-1afb-4726-a7a3-a1597e481901/san+sabino+broken+arancini.jpeg Blog - San Sabino - Make it stand out Spicy Tuna ($19) ★★★★★ The spicy tuna is served with broken arancini (fried Italian rice balls), Rabe Furikake, and Charred Scallion Crema. This is not a combination that made sense to me on paper, but this turned out to be one of my favorite dishes of the meal, and is a “must order” dish! Simply put, it is like an Italian take on tuna crispy rice, and it works. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/863987b7-d0c4-429c-9833-e37116340fdb/stuffed+farfalle.jpeg Blog - San Sabino - Make it stand out Stuffed Farfalle ($32) ★★★★☆ These Stuffed Farfalle filled with smoked chili crab and chives were really special. I’ve never seen a stuffed farfalle shape before, and these had a great ratio of filling to pasta dough. The pasta itself was a bit thicker, and also had a great chewy bite to it. The crab filling was soft and flavorful, and I’d say this is also a “must order” dish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/18f10f6f-e1bd-4d71-87c5-f6824551d8ac/shrimp+parm.jpeg Blog - San Sabino - Make it stand out Shrimp Parm ($38) ★★★★★ This Shrimp Parm with breaded and fried shrimp served in a sweet and sour arrabbiata sauce has quickly become San Sabino’s most iconic dish. I wasn’t particularly excited to try this, but it blew me away! The shrimp had a thick and well-seasoned coating of breading, and a meaty texture, and paired beautifully with the unique arrabbiata sauce. This is absolutely a “must order” dish. https://www.the-carboholic.com/blog-2/hoexters monthly 0.5 2024-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/856040d4-8d5d-4946-95ae-c702ee2d589d/gorgbread.jpg Blog - Hoexter’s - Make it stand out Hoexter’s Famous Gorgonzola Garlic Bread https://www.the-carboholic.com/blog-2/travelers-poets-and-friends monthly 0.5 2024-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/daa455c5-2678-4f50-b48f-f713dc41415f/travelers.jpeg Blog - Travelers, Poets, and Friends - Make it stand out Fusilli with Anchovies, Butter, and Truffle https://www.the-carboholic.com/nyc-guides daily 0.75 2025-02-11 https://www.the-carboholic.com/nyc-guides/nyc-best-sticky-toffee-pudding monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/04b20422-31ee-4d25-b373-1a857248b7f9/lobster+club.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Sticky Toffee Pudding - Make it stand out The Lobster Club (98 E 53rd St.) “Warm Okinawa Cake” - $15 *technically not a sticky toffee pudding or date cake (it’s a “brown sugar cake”) but had a very similar flavor profile and texture https://thelobsterclub.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/5ea3fba8-2edd-4fd9-a143-97babef4ad76/ma+de.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Sticky Toffee Pudding - Make it stand out Ma.dé (22 Spring St.) “Sticky Toffee Pudding” served with crème fraîche ice cream, and candied pecans. *brunch only https://www.ma-de-nyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/fb013786-a249-4c83-aebc-6bf8716a052f/crown+shy+sticky+toffee.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Sticky Toffee Pudding - Make it stand out Crown Shy (70 Pine Street) “Sticky Toffee Pudding for two” served with pecans and apple sorbet - $26 https://www.crownshy.nyc/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/ffc84c55-1fa7-4115-a29d-cd709034dfc1/hawksmoor+sticky+toff.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Sticky Toffee Pudding - Make it stand out Hawksmoor (109 E 22nd St.) "“Sticky Toffee Pudding” served with milk ice cream - $16 https://www.hawksmoornyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/e9001adb-0cc4-4e22-958c-638e64935304/queensyard.jpg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Sticky Toffee Pudding - Make it stand out Queensyard (20 Hudson Yards) “Banana Date Sticky Toffee Pudding” served with dark chocolate crunch, brandy caramel, and honey ginger ice cream - $20 https://www.queensyardnyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/543b2009-50f4-4860-afb8-1e23dc125f11/cafe+carmellini.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Sticky Toffee Pudding - Make it stand out Café Carmellini (250 5th Ave) “Sticky Toffee Pudding” with aged rum - $22 https://www.cafecarmellini.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/f0c5a355-1008-40af-a324-5d712541ad54/commerce+inn+sticky+toff.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Sticky Toffee Pudding - Make it stand out Commerce Inn (50 Commerce St.) https://www.thecommerceinn.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/e86246f2-e254-40a6-8ec7-29674a3b6f0e/Dame.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Sticky Toffee Pudding - Make it stand out Dame (87 MacDougal St.) “Sticky Toffee Pudding” - $15 https://www.damenewyork.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/3415b27b-9aac-483a-864a-1993e4d98807/torrisi+date+cake.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Sticky Toffee Pudding - Make it stand out Torrisi (275 Mulberry Street) “Sicilian Date Cake” - $20 *dinner only https://www.torrisinyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/128b79c6-8aeb-4c7f-9ef1-6c07171c8eb1/jack+charlies+sticky.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Sticky Toffee Pudding - Make it stand out Jack and Charlie’s (118 Greenwich Ave) “Sticky Toffee Banana Cake” - $16 https://www.jackandcharlies118.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/f9784729-cfdb-4dd3-9541-c480d57215fb/golden+swan+sticky.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Sticky Toffee Pudding - Make it stand out The Golden Swan (314 W 11th St.) https://www.tgsnyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/a00a7698-4940-4573-922f-f1bff38eb804/ruby%27s+sticky+toffee.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Sticky Toffee Pudding - Make it stand out Ruby’s (multiple locations) “Sticky Date Pudding” - $10 https://www.rubyscafe.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/1cb85bbb-6119-44a7-ada5-c1c9e2c3602e/bad+roman+sticky+toffee+pudding.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Sticky Toffee Pudding - Make it stand out Bad Roman (10 Columbus Circle) “Sticky Toffee Panettone” - $14 https://www.badromannyc.com/ https://www.the-carboholic.com/nyc-guides/nyc-best-soft-serve monthly 0.5 2024-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/dc06a553-9d85-4153-a945-ed135e132c68/orchard+grocer.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Soft Serve - Make it stand out Orchard Grocer (78 Orchard St.) Orchard Grocer on the Lower East Side offers a delicious dairy-free Peanut Butter Soft Serve that’s available year-round. They also offer a vanilla flavor (and possibly others are in the rotation too) but I feel strongly that the peanut butter is the way to go! https://www.orchardgrocer.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/5d439541-ed59-406e-9c63-e85f6693c95d/supermoonb.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Soft Serve - Make it stand out Supermoon Bakehouse (120 Rivington St.) In the summer months, the iconic Lower East Side Bakery Supermoon Bakehouse serves a weekly rotating flavor of homemade soft serve, and it’s worthy of your attention. My favorite flavor to date was this Olive OIl soft serve made in collaboration with Graza. You can check Supermoon Bakehouse’s instagram page each week to see what flavor is on tap. https://www.supermoonbakehouse.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/3c595100-a9a6-442e-bd72-20b8dc1223e5/dreamery.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Soft Serve - Make it stand out Dreamery (299 Greene Ave) Dreamery is a plant-based soft serve shop in Brooklyn located next-door to sister concept Clementine Bakery. They’re open March-September (ish), and offer self-serve soft serve, candies, popsicles, and more. I loved the birthday cake flavored soft serve. https://dreamerybk.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/abe7bb06-122e-42a6-8e9d-7efef1623c63/glace+soft.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Soft Serve - Make it stand out GLACE by Noglu (1266 Madison Ave) Glace by Noglu is best known for their viral hot chocolates, but their ice creams are the real star of the show in my opinion. Their ice creams are hand-made using organic and seasonal ingredients, and everything here is 100% gluten-free. Flavors rotate weekly, and some of my favorites to date have been the Oreo soft serve (pictured above) and the Frozen Hot Chocolate soft serve sundae with toasted marshmallow and hot fudge. https://glaceny.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/a1e05461-809d-4260-906d-08ae096cad82/dudleys.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Soft Serve - Make it stand out Dudley’s Deli (85 Orchard St.) Dudley’s Deli opened in summer 2023, and they’re serving chocolate and vanilla soft serve with a variety of toppings, 80% of which are Australian themed (think: Tim Tams, Milo powder, and more). Their hours vary, so call to check for if they are open before heading over. https://www.dudleysnyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/7b0fe338-390f-4881-8119-d0e534c12b11/bananas.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Soft Serve - Make it stand out Morgenstern’s Bananas (2 Rivington St.) Morgenstern’s Bananas is a dairy-free soft serve concept from Nicholas Morgenstern of Morgenstern’s Finest Ice Cream. Flavors here rotate seasonally, and are 100% natural in terms of both flavor and coloring. Each flavor has it’s own specially curated dairy-free milk base, and the quality is notable. My favorite flavors in summer 2023 were the Peanut Butter and Mango. https://morgensternsbananas.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/12e0824e-a1f3-49fb-8c34-c082db69d360/lilia.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Soft Serve - Make it stand out Lilia Caffé (567 Union Ave) When I think of ice cream + olive oil, Lilia’s is the first to come to mind. It’s not easy to get a reservation at their restaurant, but luckily, you don’t need one to try their iconic “The Italian Job” soft serve, because it’s available at their next-door caffé too! It features vanilla soft serve gelato topped with honey, olive oil, sea salt, and fennel pollen. It may sound strange, but trust me, it works. https://www.lilianewyork.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/b5ea2143-d968-487e-b0d0-273ec971012c/l%27industrieice.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Soft Serve - Make it stand out L’Industrie Pizzeria (254 S 2nd St. or 104 Christopher St.) L’Industrie Pizzeria is best known for their slices, and for good reason, but don’t sleep on their soft serves! The flavors rotate, and my favorite is the Pistachio which is made with pistachios from Bronte, and topped with L’Industrie’s own EVOO imported from Puglia and flaky sea salt. It’s super creamy, and strikes the perfect balance of sweet yet savory. https://www.lindustriebk.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/efc937b5-d16f-45aa-ac42-02dfb8edf321/fan+fan.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Soft Serve - Make it stand out Fan Fan Doughnuts (448 Lafayette Ave) Fan Fan Doughnuts is home to some of my favorite doughnuts (and hot chocolate) in NYC. Fanny Gerson can do no wrong, and it is no surprise that her seasonal soft serve is great. The flavors rotate weekly, and some of my favorites to date have been the strawberry-mascarpone (pictured above) and blueberry-corn. https://www.fan-fandoughnuts.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/d5092dd7-17f8-415a-8085-a5fe5f42928f/lilia+soft+serve.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Soft Serve - Make it stand out Librae Bakery (35 Cooper Square) If you follow me on Instagram, you know that Librae Bakery is my happy place. Librae Bakery is a Middle Eastern Bakery in Cooper Square serving some of the highest quality croissants, cookies, and focaccias I’ve had in my life. They also offer a fun seasonal soft serve on random days throughout the summer. The flavors may vary, but when I visited, it was a “Coffee & Cardamom” soft serve topped with a dark chocolate cookie and drizzles of Brightland olive oil. The texture was icier than I prefer, but the flavor was nice. I recommend checking their instagram for availability before showing up. https://www.libraebakery.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/9b465857-c328-491b-bd0f-956d4a478782/milu.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Soft Serve - Make it stand out Milu (333 Park Ave S) Milu is a Chinese restaurant near Madison Square Park that serves a unique Egg Custard Soft Serve topped with caramelized puff pastry. It’s sweet, rich, and creamy, and to me, can be best described as tasting like a frozen creme brûlée. It’s available daily, in addition to a seasonal soft serve flavor. https://www.eatmilu.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/0f9b93f3-d197-437b-a83b-06f8289eaf29/patti+ann%27s.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Soft Serve - Make it stand out Patti Ann’s (570 Vanderbilt Ave) If you find yourself in Prospect Heights and are craving soft serve, you can head to Patti Ann’s where they have a self-serve soft serve machine churning out nostalgic chocolate and vanilla swirls with simple DIY topping selections. I wouldn’t go out of your way for this cup, and don’t think this does the other pastries there justice, but it gets the job done on a scorching summer day. https://www.pattianns.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/fc678a31-b88c-4838-b43b-d4415bdec144/soft+side.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Soft Serve - Make it stand out Softside (51 Spring St.) Softside in Nolita (next to Upside Pizza) offers a variety of different cones, sundaes, and milkshakes made from a base of chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, or pistachio soft serve. My go-to order here is “The Riff” sundae which has vanilla soft serve topped with EVOO, honey, and sea salt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/b763f8f5-fb3e-4313-8795-1bfb0536cdf9/soft+serve.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Soft Serve - Make it stand out Caffé Panna (77 Irving Pl) Every week, Caffé Panna offers one soft serve flavor that can be enjoyed “naked” or as a sundae with pre-determined toppings. Some of my favorite creations to date have been the “Teddy Graham Hibernation” with cinnamon soft serve, teddy graham crunch, and market honeycomb, and the “Rhubarb Crisp Soft Serve” with vanilla soft serve, Valhrona shell, and homemade rhubarb crisp. They announce the weekly flavors in real time on their Instagram page. https://www.caffepanna.com/ https://www.the-carboholic.com/nyc-guides/bestburgers-4xysy monthly 0.5 2024-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/0b4d5990-7153-43ea-9365-f35357e06e6e/gram+tav.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Burgers - Make it stand out Gramercy Tavern (42 E 20th St.) Gramercy Tavern is home to an excellent, thicker-style burger topped with cheddar and bacon served on a homemade whole wheat sesame bun. It’s available daily for lunch and dinner on The Tavern’s á la carte menu. https://www.gramercytavern.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/99a6339b-b58b-41ed-81f8-82dcef36a58d/redhook.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Burgers - Make it stand out Red Hook Tavern (329 Van Brunt St) If you like a thicker-style burger, you will love Red Hook Tavern’s Dry Aged Red Hook Tavern Burger. It’s well-seasoned, juicy, and flavorful, with simple toppings (American cheese and white onion) that allow for the meat to remain the star of the show. They’re open for dinner seven days a week, and for lunch Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. I recommend making a reservation first. https://www.redhooktavern.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/c9597184-a4d3-4c1f-b2a2-2ac745860c1a/Corner+Bistro.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Burgers - Make it stand out Corner Bistro (331 West 4th Street) If you prefer a thicker-style burger, you will appreciate Corner Bistro. Their legendary burgers are juicy and flavorful, and are affordably priced beginning at $10.75 for a plain Hamburger. My go-to here is the Bistro Burger, which is topped with American cheese. https://www.cornerbistrony.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/f30226d0-40df-4e15-97dc-d4c20c756950/4+Charles.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Burgers - Make it stand out 4 Charles Prime Rib (4 Charles St) 4 Charles Prime Rib is home to what is arguably the most iconic burger in NYC. It’s a griddled and pressed 10oz Double Wagyu Cheeseburger that comes topped with American cheese, pickles, and marie rose sauce. I highly recommend adding the additional farm egg and bacon toppings for the full experience. I don’t typically prefer a thinner patty, but this burger is just about as good as it gets for me. https://nycprimerib.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/bbc9a0ed-2e1d-41b1-86ed-e91e21f171d4/virginias.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Burgers - Make it stand out Virginia’s (200 E 3rd Street) Virginia’s is a neighborhood restaurant in the East Village that’s best known for their burgers, and for good reason. Virginia’s Burger is thick and well seasoned, and is topped with cabot cheddar, onion marmalade, and marrow aioli, with the optional addition of bacon and egg. It’s available on both their brunch and dinner menu. https://www.virginiasnyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/7289f632-7df8-4e35-b869-ca3e404c9694/luger.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Burgers - Make it stand out Peter Luger (178 Broadway) Peter Luger has a lunch-only half-pound burger that is in my opinion, the best item on the menu here. It has a well seasoned and seared crust, with a juicy and flavorful center, and the onions and cheese are nice additions. The burger is served daily until 3:45pm, and should not be skipped. See my full review here. https://peterluger.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/1c72a7b2-bfd3-4e1f-a357-ae85fcc12604/portrait+bar.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Burgers - Make it stand out The Portrait Bar (1 W 28th St.) The Portrait Bar is an intimate, beautifully decorated, lounge-y cocktail bar with a small food menu located inside of the new Fifth Avenue Hotel. Their dry-aged burger with cheddar and special sauce is sublime. I recommend ordering “medium” for a true “medium-rare.” https://www.theportraitbar.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/0e39c17c-7142-4a94-8ec8-931a653f9054/polobarburger.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Burgers - Make it stand out The Polo Bar (1 E 55th St.) As you know by now, I love a thicker-style burger, and The Polo Bar’s is no exception. Every evening, “The Polo Bar Burger,” topped with tomato, lettuce, onions, pickles, cheddar cheese, and crispy bacon is available, and there is often a burger special as well. The burger pictured above is a Truffle Burger Special, and I highly recommend it if it’s available. If not, the classic burger is great too! You can’t eat here without a reservation, and to make one, you have to call one month ahead of the date you’d like to dine on at 10:00am. https://www.ralphlauren.com/global-polo-bar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/df1c4d89-5141-4a5c-86a5-e55beb0095f8/jack+charlies.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Burgers - Make it stand out Jack and Charlie’s (118 Greenwich Ave) I was really impressed by the quality of the Bacon Cheeseburger at Jack and Charlie’s. It reminded me of one of my favorite burgers in the city, from 4 Charles Prime Rib, but with a thicker patty, which I appreciate. It’s an 8 oz prime beef burger topped with tomato, gem lettuce, aged cheddar, red onion, tomato, and thick-cut bacon. The burger was perfectly cooked and flavorful, and I’m surprised more people aren’t talking about it. https://www.jackandcharlies118.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/39234662-fc65-4cbd-a5dc-03c4ab42b17c/gotham+burger.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Burgers - Make it stand out Gotham Burger Social Club (131 Essex St.) I don’t typically seek out smash-style burgers, so when I do, you know it’s good. Gotham Burger Social Club started out as a pop-up, and recently opened their first brick-and-mortar shop on the Lower East Side. Their burgers are smashed and griddled to perfection with a generous amount of onions, and are served on a toasty roll, with or without toppings. https://www.gbsc.nyc/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/d3caea08-53e1-41e6-aedf-69be5ca82b50/golden+swan.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Burgers - Make it stand out The Golden Swan’s “The Wallace Room” (314 W 11th St.) On the menu in The Wallace Room on the first floor of the West Village restaurant the Golden Swan, you’ll find “The Brixton Burger.” The burger itself is made from a blend of chuck, brisket, and short rib, and is topped with gruyere cheese, garlic aioli, and balsamic glazed onions. It pairs well with the soft brioche bun it’s served on, and is one of the most memorable burgers I’ve had in NYC. They only make a limited quantity per evening, so try to make an early reservation. https://www.tgsnyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/c83c3ef6-6299-4d56-8270-7493d7e5c83c/raf%27s.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Burgers - Make it stand out Raf’s (290 Elizabeth St.) I really enjoyed this lunch-only burger from Nolita’s French and Italian inspired restaurant Raf’s. It’s a thicker-style dry-aged beef burger topped with gruyère cheese, tarragon aioli, and capers served on a sesame roll. The aioli and capers were nice, but if I had this again, I’d probably ask for them on the side. https://www.rafsnewyork.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/a7706993-139e-4b50-ac0a-f052946027a0/lords.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Burgers - Make it stand out Lord’s (506 LaGuardia Pl) Lord’s is an English bistro in Greenwich Village serving some of the most unique, high-quality dishes around. In Spring 2023, they introduced their “Welsh Rarebit Burger” served with onion on a pretzel bun. They only make twelve per evening, so in most cases you’ll need to have a 5:30pm reservation to get your hands on one. It’s thick, juicy, and bursting with flavor. This was one of the top 5 dishes I ate in 2023, and is worth going out of your way for. https://www.lordsenglish.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/d7ddb968-782b-49cd-8415-32f9b69bcf83/7th+street+burger.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Burgers - Make it stand out 7th Street Burger (multiple locations) If you like a smash-style burger, you’ll love what they’re serving at 7th Street Burger. I recommend the “Double Cheeseburger” which comes topped with American cheese, grilled onions, pickles, and house sauce on a grilled bun. https://7thstreetburger.com/ https://www.the-carboholic.com/nyc-guides/best-cinnamon-rolls monthly 0.5 2024-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/8324ab97-0b13-47a1-8918-8692fa01f623/kyucinnroll.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Cinnamon Rolls - Make it stand out KYU (324 Lafayette St) KYU is an Asian-inspired restaurant in Noho best known for their smoked and wood fired menu items. They offer a special weekend brunch menu that features a black sugar Cinnamon Roll with chai frosting. The rolls are made from scratch in-house and are served warm, They’re super gooey and indulgent, and are a must order item if you’re here for brunch. See my full review here. https://www.kyurestaurants.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/8df32dda-c311-4445-ba2e-fe1b96fee0d7/red+gate.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Cinnamon Rolls - Make it stand out Red Gate Bakery (68 E 1st St.) Red Gate Bakery is an American-style bakery in the East Village serving classic pastries with a twist. Every Friday and Saturday, they offer a limited quantity of freshly baked buns. Some weeks, they whip up their classic Brown Butter Cinnamon Bun flavor (pictured above), and other weeks they get creative with combos like “Triple Corn Cake Buns” and “Lemon Brûléeberry Buns.” They announce the flavors on their instagram page. https://redgatebakery.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/40c21c7c-b2a4-4b4e-95d6-81d3ead2a5d1/Noortwyck+cinn+roll.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Cinnamon Rolls - Make it stand out The Noortwyck (289 Bleecker St.) The Noortwyck is an American restaurant in the West Village by Chef Andy Quinn and Sommelier Cedric Nicaise who met at Eleven Madison Park. Their weekend brunch menu features a variety of freshly baked pastries, including a generously frosted, warm, and buttery Cinnamon Roll. https://www.thenoortwyck.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/ae2f0dcb-8099-4049-befb-abf69a900038/barachou.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Cinnamon Rolls - Make it stand out Barachou (15 8th Ave or 449 Amsterdam Ave) Barachou is a French pastry shop with locations on the Upper West Side and in the West Village that’s best known for their cream puffs. I was surprised and delighted to discover that they also have a stellar cinnamon roll that’s doughy and gooey, and topped with a thin vanilla glaze. https://www.barachou.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/38a1c468-3249-4b99-9ffe-2331daa7a26b/winnercinnrolll.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Cinnamon Rolls - Make it stand out WINNER (367 7th Avenue) WINNER has a few different locations surrounding Prospect Park in Brooklyn, and each serves their scratch-made cinnamon rolls daily beginning at 7:30am. These are on the denser and breadier side, with a generous amount of robust cream cheese frosting. https://www.winner.nyc/location/winner-bakery/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/3943b7ba-81ce-4a66-b685-2b1059da6938/librae+bakery.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Cinnamon Rolls - Make it stand out Librae Bakery (35 Cooper Square) Now technically this isn’t a “cinnamon roll” but I feel compelled to include Librae’s seasonal sticky buns on this list. The bun pictured above is White Chocolate Ginger, and other flavors that have rotated through their menu include Pumpkin (with pumpkin puree filling, graham cracker crust, and a torched marshmallow topping), Mango Saffron (with mango compote and curd, saffron syrup, and vanilla bean frosting), and Coffee (with whipped cardamom icing and candied espresso beans). If you are hoping to try one, I’d plan to get to the bakery early, as they sell out quickly. https://www.libraebakery.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/3f41ba7e-4d24-46e3-b06d-c85754a8a692/cinn+roll+pies+thighs.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Cinnamon Rolls - Make it stand out Pies ‘n’ Thighs (166 S 4th St) Pies ‘n’ Thighs is home to a fluffy, generously frosted cinnamon roll that is sure to catch your eye the second you step into the shop. It’s made from donut dough, and has a light, airy texture that pairs well with the thick layer of cream cheese frosting. https://piesnthighs.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/36453ae0-856c-44c5-964b-7764c1585b9f/petir+chou.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Cinnamon Rolls - Make it stand out Petit Chou (229 1st Ave) Petit Chou is a tiny, small-batch bakery in the East Village serving a variety of cookies, pastries, cinnamon rolls, and more. Their cinnamon roll is light and fluffy, with a conservative amount of cinnamon sugar filling, and is topped with a vanilla frosting. While I wish this had been a bit gooier, I enjoyed the flavors and it’s a solid option if you find yourself in the area craving a cinnamon roll. They also sometimes do special flavors like an “Apple Pie Cinnamon Roll.” https://www.petitchouny.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/d649cc9b-a54f-4e0e-accd-617b43902ddc/as+you+are+cinn+roll.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Cinnamon Rolls - Make it stand out As You Are (252 Schermerhorn St.) The Ace Hotel in Downtown Brooklyn’s restaurant “As You Are” has a warm, fluffy Cinnamon Bun on their daily bakery menu. It’s soft and bready, but could have a stronger cinnamon presence. Nevertheless, it was enjoyable and if you are dining here for breakfast or brunch, I recommend ordering one to share with the table. https://www.asyouarebk.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/32638d27-e62d-4eb0-ac0a-aafda0d0d666/ciao+gloria.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Cinnamon Rolls - Make it stand out Ciao Gloria (550 Vanderbilt Ave) Ciao Gloria is a cafe and bakery in Prospect Heights serving breakfast and lunch daily. They have a thick, fluffy cinnamon roll topped with a generous amount of frosting. They’re available daily, and sell out quickly, especially on the weekends, so I recommend coming early to guarantee availability. https://www.ciaogloria.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/fe8fbd82-a768-4f9c-a037-18288fb6acc7/cinrollkingston.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Cinnamon Rolls - Make it stand out Kingston Bread + Bar (43 N Front St) Kingston Bread + Bar is an all-day bakery with a food and drink menu in Upstate New York. Their cinnamon roll is super dense with a thick, gooey layer of brown sugar and cinnamon filling. It’s appropriately frosted with a vanilla icing that pairs well with the bun underneath. This was the most memorable cinnamon roll I’d had, until I tried the one from The Hive (featured below). Their cinnamon rolls are not available daily, so call to confirm availability before going out of your way to get one. https://www.kingstonbread.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/9db47aa7-516a-4127-bca4-d53f07c088a4/bakerie.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Cinnamon Rolls - Make it stand out Bakeri (105 Freeman St.) Bakeri is a small bakery with locations in Greenpoint and Williamsburg churning out scratch-made muffins, cookies, pies, cinnamon rolls, and more. Their cinnamon rolls are dense and gooey with a delicious, thick layer of frosting. They are available daily, and sell out quickly, so I recommend stopping by early for your best odds at snagging one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/203996f5-6b50-4314-856a-42fd940fcfd7/bAKED.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Cinnamon Rolls - Make it stand out Baked (359 Van Brunt St.) Baked is a small batch bakery in Red Hook that offers a dense, bready cinnamon roll topped with a thick layer of vanilla icing. I appreciated how the sugar got crunchy and caramelized towards the bottom of the roll. Overall, this one leans towards the drier side, but it’s a great pastry to enjoy with your morning coffee. https://bakednyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/47394654-7c6c-4163-a7b3-cec6240c43c7/american+bar.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Cinnamon Rolls - Make it stand out American Bar (33 Greenwich Ave) American Bar is a sceney restaurant in the West Village serving elevated classic American foods. They offer a weekend brunch menu that features these croissant-like Warm Cinnamon Rolls that come with a side of cream cheese frosting so you can lather on as much or as little as you desire. https://www.americanbarnyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/6694e4aa-c8f3-4916-a4fa-b252c12d4aa5/cinn+roll.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Cinnamon Rolls - Make it stand out The Hive (1000 Park Ave) The Hive is a coffeeshop in Hoboken, New Jersey, just outside of New York City, that serves freshly baked, scratch-made cinnamon rolls on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. These are miraculously gooey without being underbaked, and have the perfect ratio of dough to filling to frosting. They typically sell out within the hour, and lines begin around 7:30am, so plan accordingly. See my full review here. https://www.thehivemarket.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/63d9eda9-324c-4942-850c-b699a3e8d6a5/cinn+roll+ceremonia.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Cinnamon Rolls - Make it stand out Ceremonia Bakeshop (743 Driggs Ave) Ceremonia Bakeshop is home to a wide-array of homemade pastries and breakfast sandwiches, and one of my favorite items to grab here is there Cinnamon Roll. It’s on the denser and drier side, and is topped with a light layer of glaze rather than frosting, but it’s a great pastry to enjoy with your morning coffee. I recommend heating it up before digging in. https://www.ceremoniabakeshop.com/ https://www.the-carboholic.com/nyc-guides/nyc-best-fall-pumpkin-cakes monthly 0.5 2024-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/760d551c-57f3-46f5-8e8e-b637d14736c2/redgate+pumpkin.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pumpkin Cakes - Make it stand out Red Gate Bakery (68 E 1st St.) Red Gate Bakery is a tiny, charming, small-batch bakery on the Lower East Side with a constantly rotating menu of cookies, cakes, bars, cinnamon rolls and more. Their seasonal olive oil pumpkin loaf cake with apple cider frosting and pumpkin seed brittle was impeccable. The cake itself is soft and well-spiced, the frosting is sweet, and the pumpkin seed brittle adds the perfect crunch. https://redgatebakery.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/dda637cd-534b-4cf0-8eba-18b3fc80b8ae/lcbpump1.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pumpkin Cakes - Make it stand out Little Cupcake Bakeshop (30 Prince Street) Little Cupcake Bakeshop is an American bakery serving classic treats like cakes, cupcakes, and brownies with locations in Soho, Bushwick, and Prospect Heights. They don’t offer many seasonal specials, but the ones they do are special. From roughly September-December, they bake a Pumpkin Spice layer cake that’s sold by the slice. It’s incredibly soft, filled with warm fall spiced, and is generously frosted with a maple cinnamon buttercream. I’ve tried nearly every one of the 15+ layer cake flavors here, and the pumpkin spice is my favorite, along with the cookie dough. http://www.littlecupcakebakeshop.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/359164fe-48f4-4a70-96dc-3c1526e8235b/levainpump.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pumpkin Cakes - Make it stand out Levain Bakery (multiple locations) Levain Bakery is best known for their cookies, but don’t sleep on their seasonal pumpkin ginger loaf cake! It’s a thick slice of soft pumpkin cake made from pumpkin puree, and packed ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. It’s sold by the slice, half loaf, or full loaf, and can be enjoyed with your morning coffee, or for dessert! https://levainbakery.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/b2020967-bf44-49ad-a1c9-686abe5b1924/fromluciepumk.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pumpkin Cakes - Make it stand out From Lucie (263 E 10th St.) From Lucie is a charming bakery inspired by the French countryside located in The East Village. They’re best known for their floral cakes which are as beautiful as they are delicious, but in my (possibly unpopular) opinion, the other baked goods here are somehow even more impressive. Their seasonal pumpkin loaf cake is no exception. It’s incredibly soft and well spiced, and is topped with a sweet chai frosting, pumpkin seeds, and an edible flower. It happens to be vegan, although you’d never know it, and was one of the best pumpkin cakes It tried this fall. https://fromlucie.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/121f069f-ae4e-473e-b9f8-feccee1bda90/JM+bakery.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pumpkin Cakes - Make it stand out JM Bakery (601 W 26th St.) JM Bakery is a French bakery with Asian and American influence that serves some of the best pastries in NYC. Their seasonal pumpkin cake has a tender crumb, and is packed with dried cranberries and nuts. I intended to try one little bite, and polished off the entire slice. They’re located inside Olly Olly Market food hall in Chelsea, and while it’s a bit off the beaten path, it’s worth going out of your way for! https://www.ollyollymarket.com/jmbakery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/3be30933-f74f-4800-92b9-b82d86051cf5/daytime+brooklyn.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pumpkin Cakes - Make it stand out Daytime (415 Graham Avenue) Daytime is a neighborhood cafe in Williamsburg serving homemade pastries, sandwiches, salads, and more. I haven’t tried any of the savory food here, but I was blown away by their seasonal pumpkin bundt cake with brown butter frosting. https://www.daytimebk.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/a8dba827-70da-4924-8fb7-cd2e1da8325a/baby+blues.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pumpkin Cakes - Make it stand out Baby Blues Luncheonette (97 Montrose Ave) Baby Blues Luncheonette is a greek diner in Williamsburg serving breakfast and lunch seven days a week. This fall, they offered a delicious pumpkin bread special that was griddled and topped with honey, butter, and pumpkin seeds. It had crispy edges and a soft center. The cake itself was subtly spiced, and my only complaint is that this isn’t a year-round menu offering! https://www.the-carboholic.com/nyc-guides/nyc-best-pizza monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/b794c9ff-ca53-49cf-8e47-4d5ad5733875/mama%27s+too.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pizza - Make it stand out Mama’s Too (2750 Broadway, New York) Mama’s Too is a tiny slice shop with well-deserved long lines on the Upper West Side. They’re best known for their thick and heavily topped square slices, but they do serve traditional thin crust, triangular slices as well. My favorite items here are the Vodka and Cacio e Pepe square slices, but you can’t go wrong. Their homemade gelato is also divine and worth saving room for. https://www.mamastoo.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/e289fe1f-2017-4e91-a461-14185bb81ca5/deep+dish.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pizza - Make it stand out Emmett’s (50 MacDougal Street) Deep dish pizzas have a nearly non-existent presence in NYC. The best (and one of the only) I’ve found is from Emmett’s. You can build your own deep dish pie here, choosing from a list of 20+ toppings, or you can go with one of their pre-designed specialty pies. If you visit around Valentine’s day, your pizza will be heart-shaped, as pictured above. They also serve thin crust “tavern-style” pizzas here, as well as at their sister restaurant Emmett’s on Grove. https://www.emmettsnyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/0bd0bb08-d6a7-4807-8317-8308d64248cf/l%27industrie.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pizza - Make it stand out L’industrie (multiple locations) L’industrie is a slice shop with locations in the West Village and in Williamsburg. They offer classic slices like Margherita, as well as unique flavors like Fig Jam and Bacon. My favorite slice here is the Burrata, but there’s no “wrong” order here! I also recommend saving room for their homemade pistachio soft serve gelato topped with olive oil and sea salt! https://www.lindustriebk.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/47a2b864-449b-4182-9a9c-7c987bc16c6a/emmy+squared.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pizza - Make it stand out Emmy Squared (multiple locations) While I know it’s become a bit commercial, there are few Detroit pizzas I enjoy more than those from Emmy Squared! Detroit-style pizzas are thick with crispy, chewy, cheesy edges. The Classic, Vodka, and MVP pies are my go-tos, and all travel well for take-out too if you’re in the mood for delivery. https://www.emmysquaredpizza.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/a8f97e3a-7724-47dd-afdf-427c167c4835/fini.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pizza - Make it stand out Fini Pizza (multiple locations) Fini Pizza, owner-and-operated by Lilia co-owner Sean Feeney, is not your average slice shop. Yes, Fini offers traditional slices like cheese and pepperoni, but their menu also features out-of-the-box combos like Tomato with calabrian oil and garlic bread crumbs (pictured above), White with three cheeses and lemon, and Long Hot Pepper and Shallot. In addition to slices, they serve Sicilian style pies, salads, homemade gelatos and Italian ices, and bagels on the weekends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/78fd4afe-44e1-4144-8ff3-9e5313728025/Lucia.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pizza - Make it stand out Lucia Pizza (multiple locations) Don’t be fooled by appearances- Lucia Pizza is not your average slice shop. They’re churning out pies all day long, in addition to occasional sandwiches, and the sauces here are among some of the most flavorful I’ve had. The “Creamed Spinach” slice is a must. The creamed spinach is rich and garlicky like your favorite side at a steakhouse, and makes for the perfect pizza topping. I also loved the Margherita, Vodka, and Poblano slices. See full review here. https://lucia.pizza/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/4115d28b-6e69-4045-89b1-1491bc99bf63/rubirosa.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pizza - Make it stand out Rubirosa (235 Mulberry St.) Rubirosa is one of the few NYC restaurants I feel is worthy of all of it’s hype. I’ve dined here on 10+ separate occasions and can confidently say there is nothing they don’t do well. I’m a sucker for their Tie Dye Pizza made with their homemade vodka, marinara, and pesto sauces. The crust is thin and crispy, the cheese fresh, and the sauces flavorful. It even delivers well (if you can tolerate the 90-minute wait). They take a limited number of reservations per evening, and save room for walk-ins. I recommend putting your name on the list right when they open. https://www.rubirosanyc.com/ https://www.the-carboholic.com/nyc-guides/nyc-best-chocolate-chip-cookies monthly 0.5 2024-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/f3b53d3d-30b8-4cbb-aa69-6171c1a4e2c1/funny+face.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies - Make it stand out Funny Face Bakery (multiple locations) Funny Face Bakery is best known for their hand-painted face cookies which are a true work of art, but don’t sleep on their thick, gooey cookies either! Their Chocolate Chip Cookie is thick with crispy edges and a soft, gooey center. It is one of my favorite cookies in New York City, along with their S’mores. https://funnyfacebakery.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/ad9a1cfe-7ba5-4efd-87a7-ea39128ba4c7/from+lucie.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies - Make it stand out From Lucie (263 E 10th St) From Lucie is a charming bakery inspired by the French countryside located in The East Village. They’re best known for their floral cakes which are as beautiful as they are delicious, but in my (possibly unpopular) opinion, the other baked goods here are somehow even more impressive. Lucie’s Chocolate Chip Cookie features three different types of dark chocolate and a 35% milk chocolate, and is then topped with Maldon salt. The edges are crunchy, the center is chewy, and I couldn’t construct a better chocolate chip cookie if I tried. https://fromlucie.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/3ea33314-ecd7-428f-b20d-6fd60647c8d9/patti+anns.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies - Make it stand out Patti Ann’s (570 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn) Patti Ann’s is a Midwest-inspired restaurant and bakery in Prospect Heights from Chef Greg Baxtrom. Their Chocolate Chunk Cookie is both thick and large in size. It features three different types of chocolate- dark, milk, and white. It’s crispy around the edges, and gets chewier and gooier as you get closer to the center. It’s a stellar cookie that’s best served warm, and can also be found at Baxtrom’s Midtown, Manhattan restaurant Five Acres. https://www.pattianns.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/7da1ff1a-c3c1-4416-83c6-f73acc7193c7/burdick+cookie+2.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies - Make it stand out L.A. Burdick (156 Prince Street) Is there anything L.A. Burdick doesn’t do well? Unlikely. This European-style chocolate shop in Soho is best known for their handmade artisan chocolates, but let it be known that they also have a phenomenal chocolate chip cookie, known as the “Burdick Cookie.” It features a rich and moist dark chocolate center, dark chocolate chips, walnuts, and vanilla beans. It has crispy edges and a gooey center, with the walnuts adding an additional crunch. Good luck taking just one bite. https://www.burdickchocolate.com/location-new-york https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/3c7d2dc3-e28f-48da-b8e5-f6cbfaba0872/radio+bakery.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies - Make it stand out Radio Bakery (135 India Street) Radio Bakery opened in Greenpoint in spring 2023, and is led by Kelly Mencin who oversees baking at the popular restaurant Rolo’s. Throughout the day, they roll out an assortment of breads, pastries, and sandwiches. I tried a LOT here, and was blown away by their Chocolate Chunk Cookie. It’s simple with a buttery flavor, high quality chocolate, a sprinkle of sea salt, and a super chewy texture. They usually come out around 10am, and sell out quickly, so plan accordingly. https://www.radiobakery.nyc/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/cc418e57-772f-4042-8423-e33182bf1415/gramtavcookie.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies - Make it stand out Gramercy Tavern (42 E 20th St) Gramercy Tavern is a contemporary American restaurant from restaurateur Danny Meyer with a tasting menu in the dining room, and an á la carte menu in “The Tavern.” On said á la carte menu, you’ll find this Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookie served with a side of Vanilla Bourbon Milk. It’s served warm, and has crispy edges and a soft center. Disclaimer: I haven’t had it since their beloved pastry chef Miro Uskokovic left in early 2023, but I have high hopes it remains just as good! https://www.gramercytavern.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/afc814ca-05ac-4c4b-a482-612f9d68b7fe/levain.JPG NYC Guides - NYC: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies - Make it stand out Levain Bakery (multiple locations) No “Best Chocolate Chip Cookie” list would be complete without Levain Bakery’s Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie. These are super thick and buttery with crisp brown edges, and a gooey molten-like center. They do make a nut-free version, but I prefer the walnut version as it adds depth of flavor and a nice crunch. https://levainbakery.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/4a229743-7afa-45be-90a6-50e4d8ed3d2a/bread+butter+cookie.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies - Make it stand out Bread + Butter (53 Rockaway Ave) Bread + Butter is a bakery in Bed-Stuy serving a rotating menu of superb, creative pastries. Their chocolate chip cookie is simple and perfectly executed. It has crisp edges with a soft but not underbaked center, pools of high-quality dark chocolate, and a sprinkle of flaky salt. It’s chewy, butter, and delicious, and immediately soared my “top 3” for best chocolate chip cookies in NYC. They are only open Thurs-Monday and I recommend pre-ordering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/e8569840-d883-492f-8d11-5e153f9863c1/ediths.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies - Make it stand out Edith’s (495 Lorimer St.) While you may not be met with the friendliest service here, you WILL be met with an exquisite chocolate chip cookie, formally known as the “Amba Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie.” These cookies are flat and buttery with crispy edges and a super chewy center. I’ve never had a cookie quite like it, and it’s worth going out of your way for. https://edithsbk.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/db42417d-7703-416b-aa40-23681e9f8959/culture+espresso.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies - Make it stand out Culture Espresso (multiple locations) Culture Espresso is a coffee-shop with three locations in Midtown West. In addition to drinks, they offer an assortment of freshly baked cookies, and they are anything but average! Their chocolate chip cookies are crispy around the edges, and soft and chewy in the center. They’re buttery, not overly sweet, and are loaded up with a generous amount of dark chocolate chips. These are not a stop along the way, they’re the destination. https://www.cultureespresso.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/9b743d7f-ef56-4c1c-b2fb-6967c68e6a09/Ceremonia+bakeshop.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies - Make it stand out Ceremonia Bakeshop (743 Driggs Ave) I’ve never had a bad (or even mediocre) pastry from Ceremonia Bakeshop, and there’s no “wrong” order here, but I do think that their cookies are special. Their chocolate chip cookie is buttery with crispy edges and a chewy center. It’s packed with delicious dark chocolate chunks and is topped with a sprinkle of flaky salt. It’s a perfectly constructed chocolate chip cookie. https://www.ceremoniabakeshop.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/bcad0412-923d-4683-b4c0-b913f1af2ffc/little+maven.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies - Make it stand out Little Maven (30 W 18th St.) I was wholly impressed by these homemade Miso Chocolate Chip Cookies from the new restaurant Little Maven in Flatiron. They are sweet and salty with crispy edges and a chewy center. It definitely doesn’t hurt that they are served fresh out of the oven. The scoop of ice cream on the side is nice but unnecessary. I didn’t love the savory foods here, but it’s worth stopping in for dessert! https://www.littlemavenrestaurant.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/7e6fe90a-9dd6-48ea-9a84-6ee84d23ecc6/jeans+cookie.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies - Make it stand out Jean’s (415 Lafayette St.) Jean’s is a trendy new restaurant and nightclub in NoHo with a giant, freshly baked chocolate chip cookie served with bourbon milk on their dessert menu. It has crispy edges and a soft center, and isn’t overly sweet. I loved all of the desserts at Jean’s and would go out of my way to have them again. https://jeans.nyc/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/d355a84f-22e8-47d5-a6c3-0002f777449b/jacques+torres.jpg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies - Make it stand out Jacques Torres (multiple locations) Jacques Torres is well known for his thin and crispy, buttery chocolate chip cookies made using 60% Belgian dark chocolate, rich European butter, and a combination of bread and cake flour. They’re available at the Dumbo and Grand Central Station storefronts, and for nationwide shipping. The recipe is also published on their website if you prefer to try it out in your own kitchen! https://mrchocolate.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/2d254c46-ca71-4bec-8f6b-1ead7707de9b/olly+olly+market.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies - Make it stand out JM Bakery (601 W 26th St.) I was so impressed by the quality of all of the baked goods at JM Bakery in Olly Olly Market, but their brown butter chocolate chip cookie left a particularly long lasting impression. This cookie has crispy golden edges, a soft gooey center, and just the right amount of dark chocolate chunks and flaky sea salt. https://www.ollyollymarket.com/jmbakery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/f07249f9-ad64-4b28-bc74-f513ab405f5e/la+mercerie.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies - Make it stand out La Mercerie (53 Howard Street) La Mercerie is a French restaurant in Soho with a unique and exemplary off-menu chocolate chip cookie. It’s thick with crispy edges and a gooey yet light center, with a hint of hazelnut and a dusting of flaky sea salt. It’s worth dining here for the cookie alone. https://www.lamercerieny.com/ https://www.the-carboholic.com/nyc-guides/nyc-best-breakfast-sandwiches monthly 0.5 2024-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/b3f01985-0c8e-404e-82ef-df1aa81e7913/golden+diner+sando.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Breakfast Sandwiches - Make it stand out Golden Diner (123 Madison St.) Golden Diner is an Asian diner with New York influence serving traditional comfort foods, sometimes with a little twist. Their “Chinatown Egg & Cheese Sando” is my favorite breakfast sandwich in the city. It features soft-scrambled eggs, American cheese, and a hash brown patty served on a homemade sesame scallion milk bun. https://www.goldendinerny.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/b4b241a0-7bbe-4a83-a8f2-85f08e887e00/thai+diner.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Breakfast Sandwiches - Make it stand out Thai Diner (186 Mott Street) There is nothing ordinary about this breakfast sandwich from Thai Diner! The “Thai Diner Egg Sandwich” has egg, cheese, sai oua herbal sausage, and Thai basil wrapped in roti and is served with a spicy dipping sauce. It’s rich, flavorful, and always satisying. https://www.thaidiner.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/0c80e098-d8f1-4fad-9de4-0848849eb89b/Daily+prov.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Breakfast Sandwiches - Make it stand out Daily Provisions (multiple locations) Daily Provisions’ “The Lumberjack” breakfast sandwich began as an off-menu special, but quickly grew so popular that it was added to their daily breakfast menu across all locations. It’s a BEC (bacon, egg, cheese) sandwich on a homemade maple cruller. I had high expectations for this, and it exceeded all of them. It’s the perfect balance of sweet and salty, but is definitely heavy, even though it’s small. https://www.dailyprovisionsnyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/eb722c8f-5fef-43cd-bc14-c60fcde02b2a/ursula.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Breakfast Sandwiches - Make it stand out Ursula (387A Nostrand Avenue) Nobody does a breakfast burrito better than Ursula! They have four different menu options, and I usually go with the “Vegetarian Egg” which has hashbrowns, scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese and green chile packed into a flour tortilla. The eggs are soft and fluffy, the hashbrowns are gold and crispy, and the chiles add the perfect kick. The pastries here are also top notch and should not be skipped! https://www.ursulabk.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/b4a26336-5190-4bbc-b066-571f1761588d/vinegar+hill+house.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Breakfast Sandwiches - Make it stand out Vinegar Hill House (72 Hudson Ave) Vinegar Hill House is a cozy American restaurant in Brooklyn serving dinner seven nights a week, and a great brunch on the weekends. You don’t hear many people talking about their breakfast sandwich, and I think that’s a mistake. Their “Egg & Époisses Sandwich” features a scrambled egg, époisses cheese and chives on a brioche bun. It’s simple and perfectly done. Bacon can be added for an extra charge, but in my opinion, it doesn’t need it. https://www.vinegarhillhouse.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/63b6cd8a-1ff6-40e7-9e15-7adec47e7d8e/Edyths.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Breakfast Sandwiches - Make it stand out Edith’s (multiple locations) Ediths Sandwich Counter began as a pandemic-era pop-up, serving comfort foods out of Paulie Gee’s Pizzeria in Greenpoint. They now have two brick-and-mortar locations- one in Williamsburg, and one in Tribeca. They have a great breakfast sandwich named the “BEC&L.” It has bacon, egg, latke and cheese on an everything bagel and is simple and delicious! https://edithsbk.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/2e82f749-d215-4e6f-bfe9-af7203f5ff87/ruby%27s.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Breakfast Sandwiches - Make it stand out Little Ruby’s (225 W 4th Street) The popular chain of Australian cafes, Little Ruby’s, opened a fourth location in The West Village, that offers exclusive menu items, and a full bar. Their daytime menu has a Breakfast Burrito on it that’s filled with scrambled eggs, chorizo, scallions, jack cheese, spicy aioli, tater tots, and shishito salsa. It was hefty and flavorful, and will hopefully be added to their Murray Hill, Soho, and East Village menus as well! https://www.rubyscafe.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/534e02bb-7249-43f5-bfc0-3a5851173d00/electricburrito.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Breakfast Sandwiches - Make it stand out Electric Burrito (multiple locations) Electric Burrito is a Californian-style burrito shop with locations in the East Village and Chelsea. They offer various different breakfast and lunch burritos, and my favorite is the Classic Breakfast Burrito filled with eggs, beans, cheese, and fries! https://www.electricburritonyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/ed3a3440-a320-478d-9880-2d1f7312c97b/noortwyck.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Breakfast Sandwiches - Make it stand out The Noortwyck (289 Bleecker Street) The Noortwyck is an American restaurant in the West Village opened by chef Andy Quinn and sommelier Cedric Nicaise who met working at Eleven Madison Park. Their weekend brunch menu has a simple and delectable breakfast sandwich featuring aged cheddar mornay and a fried egg on a Japanese Milk Bun. You can add bacon and hash browns to it for an additional charge, and I definitely recommend the latter. https://www.thenoortwyck.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/0a664e5a-b82e-4fb2-86ac-a334e3da8ecd/blue+cheese+speakeasy.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Breakfast Sandwiches - Make it stand out Blue Light Cheese Speakeasy (158 Green Street) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/25cb6a09-e8f8-4986-9a28-57515e4787da/WinSon.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Breakfast Sandwiches - Make it stand out Win Son Bakery (164 Graham Avenue) Not to be dramatic, but Win Son Bakery’s breakfast sandwich will change your life. It has an egg and raclette cheese folded and griddled into a crispy scallion pancake served with a side of ginger aioli. I had high expectations for this, and it exceeded all of them. They don’t take reservations and lines can get excessively long on weekends, but I assure you, it’s worth the wait. https://winsonbrooklyn.com/bakery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/28414eb4-c309-41ba-8e25-9666132d70c8/isle+of+us.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Breakfast Sandwiches - Make it stand out Isle of Us (1481 3rd Ave) Isle of Us is a marketplace and cafe on the Upper East Side serving made-to-order and prepared foods as well as a beautifully curated selection of pantry and household goods. Their all-day breakfast menu has an “Eggs & Hash Burrito” filled with scrambled eggs, a hash brown potato, pickled jalapeño, roasted garlic, cheddar cheese, and tomatillo salsa. There is also an option to add chorizo. I was impressed by this wrap, and highly recommend it, along with their “Yogurt and Preserves Bowl,” and “Green Garden Toast.” https://www.isleof.us/ https://www.the-carboholic.com/nyc-guides/nycs-best-pasta-dishes monthly 0.5 2024-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/798eae10-9a54-4d3f-bea2-6819a420d545/american+bar.jpg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pasta Dishes - Make it stand out American Bar (33 Greenwich Ave) I’m as surprised as you are, but American Bar in the West Village is home to a perfectly constructed Cacio e Pepe dish made with homemade pasta from Raffetto’s. The sauce is thick and cheesy, the pepper is present but not overpowering, and the spaghetti is chewy and al dente. Not every dish here is great, but this one won’t disappoint you (and neither will the Peanut Chicken Salad). https://www.americanbarnyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/009c7981-76f6-4db9-80ff-d24efea0651d/torrisi.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pasta Dishes - Make it stand out Torrisi (275 Mulberry Street) Torrisi is an Italian restaurant from Major Food Group located inside the Puck Building in Nolita. They recently earned a Michelin star, having been open for less than a full year. I’ve tried every pasta on the menu here, and my favorite is the Tortellini Pomodoro (pictured above). The space is beautiful and this is a great place to celebrate a special occasion, or for an upscale date night. Reservations are hard to get, so plan accordingly. https://www.torrisinyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/ecec31e7-c33d-47f9-9d26-a207120ff650/don+angie.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pasta Dishes - Make it stand out Don Angie (103 Greenwich Ave) Another Quality Branded hit! Getting a reservation at Don Angie is just about as easy as getting tickets to a Taylor Swift concert. Do I think it’s worth the hassle? No. Is the pasta good? Yes. They’re best known for their “Lasagna For Two” made with Italian Sausage Bolognese and Whipped Robiolina cheese, and it’s great, but I think their Buffalo Milk Caramelle is even better. If you are hoping to try the Caramelle, try to go early, because they have a limited amount available per evening and sell out quickly. https://www.donangie.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/8a8a4375-92f3-47d7-8d63-577d2ef48c48/via+carota.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pasta Dishes - Make it stand out Via Carota (51 Grove Street) It’s been nine years since Jodi Williams and Rita Sodi opened Via Carota, and it’s still next to impossible to get a reservation. Via Carota serves traditional Italian cuisine in a rustic environment. My favorite dish here is their Tonnarelli Cacio e Pepe. It’s a simple dish executed perfectly. Their homemade pasta is thick and chewy, and the sauce is cheesy and rich. I also enjoy their Pappardelle with Wild Boar Ragu. I recommend walking in at 5pm to put your name down, or using Resy’s notify feature to snag a last minute table. https://www.viacarota.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/c87ecb6d-2fbd-4527-91b5-88e883d618a3/I+sodi.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pasta Dishes - Make it stand out I Sodi (314 Bleecker Street) Another hit from Jody Williams and Rita Sodi! I Sodi is a small, tuscan restaurant in the West Village that’s best known for their homemade pasta and great people watching. The first time I ate here, I sat next to Jennifer Lawrence. That aside, their Lasagna A Sugo is the best I’ve ever had. The ratio of pasta to cheese to meat sauce is perfect, and the pasta itself remains al dente. I also enjoy their Cacio e Pepe and Lemon Pappardelle. Reservations here are hard to get, and walk-ins are limited, so plan accordingly. https://www.isodinyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/7163bf2f-6d43-40c1-879c-d631bd94a19f/bad+roman.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pasta Dishes - Make it stand out Bad Roman (10 Columbus Circle, 3rd Floor) Bad Roman is a modern Italian restaurant from the Quality Branded group serving traditional dishes with a twist (think: filet mignon topped with ravioli). Not all dishes here are created equally, but their handmade pastas are always excellent. The Penne Luongo alla Gricia, Short Rib Pappardelle, and Cappelletti Bistecca are among my favorite dishes. Reservations here are hard to get, but they do save tables in the bar area for walk-ins. https://www.badromannyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/5e911428-3eb9-4eb7-8308-4541a2f9f984/cafechelsea1.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pasta Dishes - Make it stand out Café Chelsea (218 W 23rd St.) Café Chelsea is a French American bistro located inside the historic Hotel Chelsea. It opened in late summer 2023, and it didn’t take long for their “Ravioles du Dauphiné” pasta to go viral on TikTok and Instagram. The dish is a take on a centuries-old French regional specialty, and is essentially an uncut sheet of ravioli stuffed with comté cheese and topped with vin jaune (a yellow wine) and salted butter. The sheet of pasta is smaller than it appears in photos, and the ratio of pasta to cheese is optimal. It’s listed as an appetizer, and is easy to share. For my full review of the meal click here. https://www.cafechelseanyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/a69d0cf2-d26a-4f05-8541-df0139e2a94d/pisarei+2.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pasta Dishes - Make it stand out Rezdôra (27 E 20th St.) Rezdôra is an intimate Italian restaurant in Flatiron serving handmade pastas and more! They’re best known for their cappelletti verde (formally known as “Grandma Walking Through Forest in Emilia”) but my favorite pasta dish here is the Pisarei with duck ragu. The pisarei pasta was dense and chewy, and the duck ragu tender and flavorful. Within a matter of bites, this became one of my top pasta dishes in NYC. https://www.rezdora.nyc/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/1de5c958-a40c-4ae6-aa72-58d0431af095/il+cantinori.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pasta Dishes - Make it stand out Il Cantinori (32 E 10th St) Il Cantinori is an Italian restaurant in Greenwich Village serving Tuscan classics in a charming, dimly lit space. My go-to here is to order a custom pasta sampler, with half pesto cavatelli and half penne alla buttera. The staff here are incredibly accommodating, it’s not impossible to get a reservation, portions are large, and the food is excellent. It’s great for celebrating a special occasion, or for a date night. https://www.ilcantinori.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/9e359452-d192-4db2-b7a8-018433fe447f/forsythia.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pasta Dishes - Make it stand out Forsythia (9 Stanton Street) Forsythia is a Roman trattoria on the Lower East Side serving what I believe is New York City’s best homemade pasta. The space is small, warmly lit, and beautifully decorated, and the service is impeccable. The menu rotates seasonally, but a few dishes are there to stay, including my personal favorite, the Braised Short Rib Agnolotti. I’ve eaten here more than fifteen times since they opened in 2020, and have never had a bad meal. It’s expensive, but worth the splurge. https://www.forsythianyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/263c0a16-4adb-42fd-9fe0-0b9c44527027/l%27artusi.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pasta Dishes - Make it stand out L’artusi (228 W 10th St.) Nobody does a better Cacio e Pepe than L’artusi. Nobody. Every component of this dish is a 10/10. Their handmade Pici noodles are thick with the right amount of chewiness, and the sauce is glossy, rich, and cheesy. The other pastas here are good, but nothing can compete with the Pici Cacio e Pepe. They even deliver, and it travels well- trust me, I’ve done it on multiple occasions. https://www.lartusi.com/ https://www.the-carboholic.com/nyc-guides/nycs-best-pancakes monthly 0.5 2024-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/b922e6c8-8c6a-4a09-b11a-61caa47121a2/l%27amico.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pancakes - Make it stand out L’amico (849 6th Ave) If you like ricotta pancakes, you’ll love the Lemon Ricotta Pancakes from L’amico. They’re soft and light with a subtle lemon flavor, and are topped with a generous amount of blueberry compote and lemon curd. This stack is available on both weekdays and weekends, and they take reservations. https://www.lamico.nyc/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/1d3422a6-51f0-42fa-80c9-3e0d66b9a434/five+leaves.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pancakes - Make it stand out Five Leaves (18 Bedford Avenue) Five Leaves in Williamsburg is home to a stack of dense Ricotta Pancakes topped with banana, blueberries, strawberries, honeycomb butter, and maple syrup. They’re dense and filling, and I especially loved the flavor of the honeycomb butter. They’re available both on weekdays and on weekends. https://fiveleavesny.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/83eddd74-5899-4c91-adfc-613bac10af4d/commerce+inn.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pancakes - Make it stand out The Commerce Inn (50 Commerce St.) The Commerce Inn is a Shaker-inspired restaurant in the West Village from Rita Sodi and Jody Williams. Their weekend brunch menu offers a delicious stack of modestly sized buttermilk pancakes topped with fresh blueberries and maple syrup. They’re fluffy with a spongy texture, and are a unique stack to try. https://www.thecommerceinn.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/b26fd3fd-8978-4a8b-b442-6918c8c81477/llulu.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pancakes - Make it stand out Lulu & Po (274 Hall Street) Lulu & Po is an American restaurant in Clinton Hill with a simple, fluffy, satisfying stack of pancakes available on their weekday + weekend lunch/brunch menu. They aren’t overly sweet, and can be enjoyed as a main dish, or shared among the table with a larger group. http://www.luluandpo.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/cfe24a92-ec66-43c6-bb74-559042888f4d/nomo+pancake.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pancakes - Make it stand out NoMo Kitchen (9 Crosby St) NoMo Kitchen is a beautiful restaurant in Soho located in the NoMo hotel. I was impressed by the Lemon Ricotta Pancakes here. They had a soft texture, and a tangy flavor that reminded me of Sryniki-style pancakes. They’re served with mixed berries, candied pistachios, maple syrup, and ricotta sauce, but I wouldn’t mind eating these plain either! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/353defc2-0ae6-42e1-9cfc-f050650ff76c/vinegar+hill.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pancakes - Make it stand out Vinegar Hill House (72 Hudson Ave) Vinegar Hill House is a cozy American restaurant in Brooklyn with a pancake unlike any you’ve had before on their weekend brunch menu. It’s a sourdough pancake with seasonal fruit baked into the batter and topped with butter. It’s cooked in a skillet giving it crispy edges with a soft, french-toast-like center. It isn’t overly sweet and could be enjoyed as a solo dish, or shared amongst the table. https://www.vinegarhillhouse.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/cc11e75c-cdc3-4b52-bcb2-2bca434481e6/s%26p.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pancakes - Make it stand out S&P Lunch (174 5th Ave) S&P Lunch, run by Court Street Grocers, is a lunch counter in Flatiron serving diner classics, sandwiches, and comfort foods. They have an excellent, simple stack of pancakes available Mon-Fri until noon, and Sat-Sun all-day. They’re flavorful, soft, and not overly sweet, and happen to be pretty cheap for NYC, priced at $10. While I wish they had add-ins like blueberries or banana/chocolate chip, they’re some of the best pancakes I’ve had in recent years and I highly recommend them. http://www.sandwich.place/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/043b3ec3-bb0a-4094-9b4a-ca8828954e22/pancakes+yellow+rose.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pancakes - Make it stand out Yellow Rose (102 3rd Avenue) Yellow Rose is a Tex-Mex restaurant in the East Village with some of my favorite tacos and sheet cakes in NYC. On some weekends, during brunch, they offer a pancake special. I was lucky enough to get my hands on one of their short stacks, and was impressed. The pancakes are topped with blueberry compote, maple syrup, olive oil, and sweet toasted rice powder. They cost $15, and I recommend ordering some to share for the table. https://www.yellowrosenyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/0caa4314-c416-41ec-85ec-d83cd41c8951/frenchette+pancake.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pancakes - Make it stand out Frenchette (241 W Broadway) Many New Yorkers are sleeping on Frenchette’s brunch-only Levain Pancake! Do not make the same mistake. This is a stellar pancake- it’s fluffy in the center with crispy edges, and is topped with both butter and maple syrup from the Catskills. https://www.frenchettenyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/be60b56e-e7b1-422b-a46d-628f121ae4de/A838755F-F2B3-4994-971A-6A67C504194A.jpg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pancakes - Make it stand out Golden Diner (123 Madison St) Golden Diner is an Asian diner with New York influence serving traditional comfort foods, sometimes with a little twist. They offer excellent Honey Butter Pancakes with honey maple butter and fruit compote. They’re light, fluffy, and sweet, and I recommend ordering a stack to share with the table. Wait times are long over the weekend, so plan accordingly! https://www.goldendinerny.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/2702a8a2-2695-457d-b68d-727a0c640b8f/la+bergamot.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pancakes - Make it stand out La Bergamote (177 9th Ave) La Bergamote in Chelsea has an expectedly great plate of Lemon Ricotta Blueberry Pancakes topped with maple syrup and fresh berries. The edges are golden and crispy, and the inside is fluffy and light. They aren’t too sweet, and I appreciated that they also had blueberries baked into the batter. https://www.labergamotenyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/9b2a08fc-a0ef-4c25-a86c-84f972aa2b37/clinton+st+pancakes.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pancakes - Make it stand out Clinton Street Baking Company (4 Clinton Street) Clinton Street Baking Company is home to my favorite stack of pancakes in NYC, and beyond. They are fluffy, flavorful, not overly sweet. They offer a few different flavors, but my favorite is the Wild Maine Blueberry with their famous Warm Maple Butter. They don’t take reservations during weekends, and wait times can get close to three hours, so plan accordingly. https://clintonstreetbaking.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/fa787d50-42a4-491f-abae-74ac559caa60/baby+blue.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pancakes - Make it stand out Baby Blues Luncheonette (97 Montrose Ave) Baby Blues Luncheonette is a greek diner in Williamsburg serving breakfast and lunch seven days a week. During the week, they offer pancakes in two flavors: Blueberries and Cream (pictured above) and Banana Baklava. I tried and enjoyed both, but the Blueberries and Cream really stood out. They were fluffy and flavorful with a slight tang and a generous amount of fresh, sour blueberries. They don’t take reservations and wait times can get long, so plan accordingly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/9b692a12-7f9f-41e2-b187-6a7a757307d8/syrniki.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pancakes - Make it stand out L’Adresse (1065 6th Ave and 1184 Broadway) Last summer on a trip to Montréal, I tried Sryniki pancakes for the first time at Arthur’s Nosh Bar. I immediately fell in love with this savory, cheese-based pancake, and sought to find something similar in NYC. The closest I got was L’adresse. On weekends, for brunch, they serve these small Syrniki Pancakes made from cottage cheese and served with a side of jam. They have a nice tangy flavor, and a soft pillowy texture. https://ladressenyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/feb26e57-8cc0-41e7-9493-b1ce5bf8daf5/fossetta.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Pancakes - Make it stand out Fossetta (198 Allen St) Fossetta is a new Italian cafe and wine bar on the Lower East Side that’s serving brunch and dinner seven days a week! Their Apple Butter Pancake is cooked in a cast-iron skillet, allowing for perfectly crispy edges with a fluffy, bread pudding-like texture in the center. It’s topped with a sweet and chunky apple butter, and is served with a side of maple syrup. While here, I also recommend trying their freshly baked focaccias and homemade pastas. See my full review here. https://fossetta-nyc.com/ https://www.the-carboholic.com/nyc-guides/hotchocolate-fcly3-alywa monthly 0.5 2025-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/d5778340-18dc-4720-b476-b90f0e504b0e/Jacques+Torres.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Jacques Torres (66 Water Street) Jacques Torres is a chocolate shop that is best known for its homemade truffles, chocolate chip cookies, and hot chocolates. They offer four hot chocolate flavors- the Classic, Wicked (spiced), Snowball (classic + a scoop of ice cream), and Frozen (classic blended with ice). I tried all four flavors, and my favorite was the Wicked, which is spiced with ancho and chipotle chilis. The hot chocolate base is rich, bitter, and velvety, with a melted-chocolate bar consistency, and the spice adds depth of flavor without muting the intensity of the chocolate. I also enjoyed the Classic, and the Snowball for a more decadent treat. The Frozen tasted like water ice, and I would personally skip it. See my full review here. https://mrchocolate.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/33ef4f1b-037e-4818-b17d-f0876d4f54df/frenchette.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Frenchette (241 W Broadway) Frenchette and Frenchette Bakery both serve a European-style, thick, rich seasonal hot chocolate topped with a homemade Chartreuse marshmallow. It’s bitter and decadent, and is generally one of my favorite cups in the city, although it can be a bit inconsistent (not always hot, sometimes darker than others). It can be enjoyed to-go from Frenchette Bakery, or for dining-in at Frenchette restaurant. https://www.frenchettenyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/4544df16-253d-4ce9-a914-1b1c827fdc4f/stick+with+me+sweets.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Stick With Me Sweets (202A Mott St) Stick With Me Sweets is an adorable, 9-year-old, chocolate shop in Soho that serves a fantastic rich and slightly bitter hot chocolate with a drinkable consistency topped with two homemade marshmallows. They offer a vegan hot chocolate base made with oat milk that is equally great. It’s made to order, so expect a longer-than-usual wait time after ordering (10 minutes?) but it is worth it! See my full review here. https://swmsweets.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/0266d0e5-127d-42e4-afdd-a7e5e415675d/the+chocolate+room.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out The Chocolate Room (269 Court Street) The Chocolate Room in Cobble Hill is a chocolate lover’s paradise. This family owned-and-operated shop sells brownies, cookies, sundaes, truffles, fudge, and more, and it’s all handmade daily in small batches on-site. Their hot chocolates are made from a blend of cocoa powder, chopped chocolate, and sugar, and are steamed and blended to silky perfection. They can be topped with homemade marshmallows and/or whipped cream. I tried the milk with marshmallows, spiced with whipped cream, dark with oat milk, and white. Each was excellent, with my favorite being the spiced! While here, I also highly recommend trying their brownie sundae. See my full review here. https://www.thechocolateroombrooklyn.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/3f8a3c8b-f433-4c88-8d4e-61be67e0fbd9/lysee.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Lysée (44 E 21st St.) Lysée is a two-story French-Korean dessert shop in Flatiron with table service on the ground level, and a museum-like pastry gallery and to-go counter on the second level. They have a phenomenal seasonal hot chocolate that happens to be dairy-free. It’s made from a blend of dark chocolate and oat milk, and is topped with a torched homemade marshmallow. It’s rich, bitter, and has a unique buckwheat-like flavor. It’s one of the most expensive cups I’ve had, priced at $11.50, but is worth the splurge. See my full review here. https://www.lyseenyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/dbd1be9c-f0be-4887-8b09-df3231003b33/dailyprovhotchoc.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Daily Provisions (multiple locations) Daily Provisions offers a seasonal hot chocolate made from a blend of milk and their homemade chocolate ganache that’s topped with homemade whipped cream. The hot chocolate is thick and rich. It isn’t too sweet, but isn’t bitter either, and the whipped cream has a delightful saltiness that brings out the flavor of the chocolate. It’s a great cup to indulge in on a cold winter day. See my full review here. https://www.dailyprovisionsnyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/6a5fdaee-e1a1-4ba0-a357-94c649a2b6eb/Cocoa+Store.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Cocoa Store (873 Broadway 6th Floor) Cocoa Store is a speakeasy-like chocolate boutique located on the sixth floor of an office building in Flatiron selling a beautiful assortment of artisan chocolate bars, truffles, caramels and more, as well as an excellent Venezuelan hot chocolate. It’s rich and bitter with a drinkable consistency and intense chocolate flavor, and I highly recommend checking it out. See my full review here. https://cocoastore.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/7a3f3307-b088-46bf-8ef6-1625e2f0df72/mah+ze+dahr.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Mah Ze Dahr (28 Greenwich Ave) Mah Ze Dahr is a bakery with locations in the West Village, Midtown, and FiDi. Their seasonal hot chocolate is light and milky, like a high quality version of Swiss Miss, and is topped with a homemade torched marshmallow. It’s sweet, and easy to drink. While I’ll always prefer a more rich and bitter cup, this is a great option for something lighter, or for kids! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/a4a17c1f-5211-4c93-89f3-e48906ab8322/Rigor+Hill+Market.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Rigor Hill Market (227 W Broadway) Rigor Hill Market is a small grocery/provisions shop with a small cafe menu in Tribeca owned and operated by the One White Street team. When they launched a seasonal hot chocolate, I knew it would be good, but I didn’t know it would be THIS good. The hot chocolate is thick, rich, and bitter with a hint of cinnamon and other fall spices, and is topped with a mountain of torched homemade marshmallows. This is the only cup I rated a 10/10 in my 2023 search for New York City’s best hot chocolates. See my full review here. https://www.rigorhillmarket.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/718fac96-914a-4f8f-93d5-09b70c83c018/viaporta.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Via Porta (522 Hudson Street) Via Porta is a small cafe in the West Village serving pastries, coffee, sandwiches, and prepared foods run by the team behind L’Artusi. They have a seasonal hot chocolate spiced with cloves, nutmeg, and bay leaf with a hint of orange, topped with a homemade marshmallow. It’s rich, and the spices added great flavor, but I personally could have done without the orange. Nonetheless, it’s a great hot chocolate to try in the neighborhood! See my full review here. https://www.viaportanyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/b227769c-82b3-447c-bc77-76ce108b7a18/LA+burdick.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out L.A. Burdick (156 Prince Street) L.A. Burdick offers five hot chocolate flavors, each made from a blend of steamed milk and chocolate bar shavings. I tried their Milk, Dark, White, and Spiced (everything but the Single Origin). My favorite was the Dark, which was rich and bitter, with the White coming in close second. The spiced had too much of a kick, making it difficult to appreciate the flavor of the chocolate. You can enjoy their hot chocolate in the shop, or get it to-go. I recommend also trying one of their “Burdick Cookies,” which I believe are some of the best chocolate chip cookies in NYC! See my full review here. https://www.burdickchocolate.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/7d7792d6-3757-4957-8c21-7ec4bd51dd5c/butterfield.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Butterfield Market (1150 Madison Ave) Butterfield Market is a gourmet market with a beautifully curated selection of your typically grocery store items, prepared foods, a sushi counter, a frozen yogurt window, a coffee-stand, and more! They have a rich, drinkable hot chocolate that you can have topped with one of their homemade marshmallows, and it’s one of my favorites in the neighborhood! https://www.butterfieldmarket.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/54990f94-fefb-4075-8977-6c234bd69f92/maison+du+chocolat.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out La Maison Du Chocolat (multiple locations) La Maison du Chocolat is a French chocolatier with boutiques in NYC in Midtown, on the Upper East Side, and in Penn Station. At their Upper East Side location, they offer two hot chocolates, the Guayaquil and Caracas, both of which are a dark variety. I liked the Caracas which was just a bit less bitter more, but not by much! You can also enjoy a complimentary side of their homemade whipped cream. The Upper East Side location offers both table service as well as cups to-go. See my full review here. https://www.lamaisonduchocolat.com/en_us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/4f1526f9-8318-4087-96e4-8da1884cc023/Caleta.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Caleta (131 Avenue A) Caleta is an ice cream shop by day, and wine bar by night in the East Village that happens to have a phenomenal seasonal hot chocolate. It’s a rich, thick (ganache-like), bitter hot chocolate topped with a torched homemade marshmallow. It’s available for dining in, and to-go, and is a must try. See my full review here. https://www.caletanyc.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/a2bc03e5-1611-4144-921f-4aaf28222ff7/hot+chocolate.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Fan Fan Doughnuts (448 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn) If I *had* to choose a favorite hot chocolate in NYC, it would be this cup from Fan Fan Doughnuts. They offer just one variety, that’s made from a Belgian dark chocolate, and is topped with a toasted homemade marshmallow, and served with doughnut croutons (I recommend asking for these on the side). It’s rich, thick, and bitter, with a touch of sweetness from the marshmallow as it begins to melt into the drink. Of course, I also recommend trying one of their fabulous, small-batch doughnuts while here! See my full review here. https://www.fan-fandoughnuts.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/ff4232f9-6e76-4e0e-b7d3-9149e53f2c2d/no+chewing.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out No Chewing Allowed (Urbanspace Holiday Markets) No Chewing Allowed is a chocolatier that pops up in Urbanspace’s Bryant Park, Union Square, Columbus Circle, and World Trade Center holiday markets. Their hot chocolate is rich, bitter, and velvety, and even has one of their truffles melted into it to make it extra chocolate-y. Of the four hot chocolates I tried at the Union Square holiday market, this was my favorite, and the least expensive. See my full review here. https://nochewingallowed.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/09c97298-8a65-41c5-9532-19196e62ee16/Martha%27s.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Martha’s Country Bakery (multiple locations) Martha’s Country Bakery has been around for more than 54 years, and when it comes to baked goods, they do it all! I stopped by their Williamsburg location to check out their hot chocolates, and tried 4 of the 5 that they offer. I tried the Dark, Peanut Butter, Nutella, and Mexican- all but the Red Velvet. The Dark was rich but drinkable, and I enjoyed it! The Peanut Butter was unique, with a naturally nutty flavor, almost as if it was made with peanut-infused milk. I was impressed by the Nutella, which had a strong Nutella flavor without being too thick or rich. The Mexican was too spicy and had many loose spice leaves floating around, and I’d skip this one. https://marthascountrybakery.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/84970c28-0401-46d3-9f26-7abe553fd833/Davey%27s.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Davey’s Ice Cream (multiple locations) When it comes to hot chocolate, Davey’s Ice Cream knows what they are doing! Their seasonal cup is made with Guittard chocolate, milk, and cream, and is topped with homemade marshmallows and chocolate shavings. It’s rich, thick, and bitter, and is served at the perfect hot temperature to allow the marshmallows to slowly melt into the drink. This hot chocolate exceeded my expectations and I’ll definitely be back for another cup! https://www.daveysicecream.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/bd963c6c-ef1a-41ef-90eb-5795a55fb106/mariebelle+horizontal.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out MarieBelle (484 Broome Street) MarieBelle in Soho is a charming french chocolate shop with a cafe in the back where you can sit down to enjoy afternoon tea, or of course, a cup of hot chocolate. They offer nine varieties that all start with a dark, milk, or white blend of shaved chocolate, milk powder, and sugar. I tried the Plain Milk, White with Tahitian Vanilla, Spiced, and Hazelnut. Each 4 oz cup costs $8. My favorite flavors of the four I tried were the Plain Milk and White with Tahitian Vanilla. I would skip the Hazelnut. You can enjoy their hot chocolate to-go, or dine in. If you visit during the holidays and wish to dine in, I recommend making a reservation. See my full review here. https://mariebelle.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/c9c273e4-1be1-45bb-be11-91be6512ac2c/Color+of+Chocolate.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out The Color of Chocolate at Urbanspace Vanderbilt (230 Park Avenue) The cup from City Bakery that sparked my love for hot chocolate is BACK for a limited-time only, with a new name and location. Maury Rubin, the owner of City Bakery launched “The Color of Chocolate” in November 2023 at Urbanspace Vanderbilt in Midtown. He’s serving multiple flavors, and I tried all three that were available on opening day: the milk vanilla bean, dark, and white. I loved each, with my favorite being the dark. Maury will be there through at least the end of the year, and I recommend ordering a small 4 oz cup of each flavor so that you can experience all of them! See my full review here. https://www.urbanspacenyc.com/urbanspace-vanderbilt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/cd17b354-eec2-46c7-85c5-3c9771157c1b/S%27mores+n+More.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out S’mores N’More in Bryant Park’s Winter Village (41st street and 6th Avenue) There are many hot chocolates to be found at Bryant Park’s Winter Village, but my favorite is from S’mores N’More at the Lodge! Their hot chocolate is made from a blend of dark cocoa, semi-sweet chocolate, and milk, and can be topped with whipped cream, candy, and/or a torched homemade marshmallow in the flavor of your choice! I kept my cup fairly simple, topping it with a funfetti marshmallow and highly recommend this combination. See my full review here. https://bryantpark.org/shop-eat/the-lodge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/d18e49ba-ba7a-4773-be48-5832f7bae2ce/thierry.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Thierry Atlan (436 W Broadway) Thierry Atlan is a French chocolatier in Soho best known for its bon bons, truffles, and macaroons. They have a fantastic authentic European-style seasonal hot chocolate that’s thick, rich, and bitter like a melted chocolate bar. I highly recommend checking it out! https://www.thierry-atlan.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/966913e0-ba45-40bc-8bc4-f2308d12631f/Bar+Pisellino.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Bar Pisellino (52 Grove Street) Bar Pisellino is a classic Italian bar from the team behind I Sodi and Via Carota that’s best known for its wine, cocktails, and light bites. They serve a traditional Italian-style hot chocolate made from a blend of milk, cocoa powder, sugar, and cornstarch topped with homemade panna (Italian whipped cream). It’s incredibly thick, but flavor-wise, isn’t that rich. It reminded me of a warm chocolate pudding. I enjoyed the cup, and the atmosphere, but personally prefer a more intense chocolate flavor. See my full review here. https://barpisellino.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/3391394a-b83b-44ae-ac22-a9d9b758cd7d/Glace.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Glace by Noglu (1266 Madison Avenue) Glace by Noglu is an ice cream parlor on the Upper East Side that opened in Spring 2023. They’ve kicked off their first fall season with a few different hot chocolate offerings. I tried the S’mores Hot Chocolate which features their classic hot chocolate and torched Italian-style marshmallow fluff. The marshmallow was exquisite, and the hot chocolate itself was lighter and milkier, like a gourmet Swiss Miss. See my full review here. https://glaceny.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/0e379ede-c062-4472-bf65-36d31ba123dc/amorino.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Amorino (multiple locations) Amorino is an Italian Gelateria with an international presence, serving some of the thickest hot chocolate around! It’s a traditional Italian style hot chocolate made from a blend of cocoa powder, sugar, cornstarch, and milk, and while it looks rich and intense like a melted chocolate bar, it actually more closely resembles a warm chocolate pudding! You can enjoy it plain, as an affogato with a scoop of gelato, or topped with whipped cream. I enjoyed it best plain. See my full review here. https://www.amorino.com/en-us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/639f0190-5065-49c3-af1c-9eb779b68885/gramercy+tavern.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out Gramercy Tavern (42 E 20th) Gramercy Tavern’s seasonal hot chocolate is European-style, meaning it’s thick, rich, and bitter, almost like a melted chocolate bar . It’s topped with a divine homemade cinnamon marshmallow that melts into the steamy drink. It’s available for dining-in only, and is definitely on the more expensive side, but if there’s one hot chocolate you’re going to splurge on, it should be this one! https://www.gramercytavern.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/917ff488-92dd-4a15-ab20-9c363545d824/FromLucie.jpeg NYC Guides - NYC: Best Hot Chocolates - Make it stand out From Lucie (263 E 10th Street) From Lucie is a charming bakery inspired by the French countryside located in The East Village. They’re best known for their floral cakes which are as beautiful as they are delicious. They just launched a seasonal hot chocolate (“Chocolat Chaud”) that’s made with a 64% chocolate ganache and the milk of your choice, and is finished with the vanilla bean whipped cream they use on their cakes. The drink itself is rich, but lightened by the generous scoop of whipped cream. It’s dark but not bitter, and is a delightful cup to sip on a cold day- and bonus points for the adorable mug! https://fromlucie.com/ https://www.the-carboholic.com/holidays daily 0.75 2024-11-03 https://www.the-carboholic.com/holidays/blog-post-title-one-akdy6-bn8hm monthly 0.5 2024-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/a17fa1af-f43f-4d2c-bc82-96bc64f178d3/Screenshot+2023-11-09+at+2.18.16+PM.jpeg Gift Guides - December Holiday Foodie Gift Guide - Make it stand out Velvetiser Hot Chocolate Maker Hotel Chocolat’s sleek, at-home hot chocolate machine is the perfect gift for anybody with a sweet tooth. The start kit costs $180, and comes with the machine, two mugs, and four boxes of chocolate flake packs (enough for 40 cups). It’s easy to use, easy to clean, and works quickly- each cup is ready in less than three minutes. us.hotelchocolat.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/7fffcee1-7657-4212-9ef3-1eb03f5059bf/Screenshot+2023-11-21+at+4.06.06+PM.png Gift Guides - December Holiday Foodie Gift Guide - Make it stand out Pasta Shaped Jewelry You are what you eat… Delicacies Jewelry has created a bunch of food-related collections with of earrings, bracelets, rings, and necklaces available in sterling silver and plated yellow gold. From dumplings to doughnuts to al dente pasta, there’s something here for everybody. My personal favorite is the dainty farfalle pasta bracelet. https://delicaciesjewelry.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/a9e3f62c-c48b-4599-9399-2e95d2cc11a4/Screenshot+2023-11-21+at+4.15.41+PM.png Gift Guides - December Holiday Foodie Gift Guide - Make it stand out The Balmuda Toaster Oven I was perfectly happy with my $20 Amazon pop-up toaster oven, until the Balmuda toaster oven arrived on my doorstep. The Balmuda toaster oven uses steam technology to toast the surface of your bread (or baked good- see cookie above) to golden perfection while keeping the inside perfectly soft. It has different modes for pastries, breads, and pizza, as well as oven functionality. I used the toaster to reheat these mail-order Last Crumb cookies and the results were incredible (click here to see). https://us.balmuda.com/collections/toaster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/c9759955-e0d1-43ac-a102-721e76880d2d/Screenshot+2023-11-27+at+2.32.12+PM.png Gift Guides - December Holiday Foodie Gift Guide - Make it stand out Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) from NYC’s Hottest Restaurants This year, many of New York City’s hottest restaurants began to jar up their best-selling products to reach a larger audience. Two of my favorite CPG lines include Rubirosa’s at-home sauces and pastas, and Momofuku’s at-home ramen and chili crunch condiment. You’ll find many of these products at fine foods markets throughout the country, and they’re also available online for nationwide shipping. Any of these products would be a great gift for the New York City loving foodies in your life! https://shop.momofuku.com/ https://www.rubirosanyc.com/store/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/398b86b3-cf79-41da-b000-6fa343f5dcc2/Screenshot+2023-11-28+at+8.35.58+AM.png Gift Guides - December Holiday Foodie Gift Guide - Make it stand out Zac Young’s Christmas PieCaken Zac Young’s Christmas PieCaken features layers of chocolate pecan pie, cherry cheesecake, and red velvet cake frosted with a cream cheese icing and topped with festive holiday sprinkles! It’s the ultimate gift for anybody in your life with a sweet tooth, and/or dessert to serve at your family gathering(s) this holiday season! *the 2023 cake features a different variety of sprinkles than the photo above https://www.goldbelly.com/the-piecaken-shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/6f942f94-664e-4517-b63f-0b9b0431310c/Screenshot+2023-11-27+at+9.37.44+AM.png Gift Guides - December Holiday Foodie Gift Guide - Make it stand out Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer Pasta Attachments This trio of pasta attachments is the perfect accessory for every Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer owner. They screw into the front of the mixer, and make cooking homemade pasta an effortless endeavor. One attachment rolls the pasta dough into flat sheets, one cuts the pasta into tagliatelle, and one cuts the pasta into spaghetti. They’re easy to clean, and store, and make for a great gift for any home cook who is a pasta lover! https://www.amazon.com/s?k=kitchenaid+attachment+pasta+maker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/5e7dab68-9c6c-4f28-a138-de759803ecfd/Screenshot+2023-11-10+at+9.18.47+AM.png Gift Guides - December Holiday Foodie Gift Guide - Make it stand out Dominique Ansel Cookie Shot Mold Dominique Ansel worked with Flexipan to create these flexible, heat-resistant, silicon molds for baking their iconic Chocolate Chip Cookie Shots at home. I’ve tried them out, and can vouch that they are incredibly easy to use. The mold makes six cookie shots at a time, and costs $49.95. It’s available exclusively at Williams Sonoma, and at Dominique Ansel’s shops. https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/cookie-shot-mold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/a069d206-211c-4b03-a3e4-a286546b6c7f/domansel.jpeg Gift Guides - December Holiday Foodie Gift Guide - Make it stand out Dominique Ansel’s Christmas Morning Cereal Dominique Ansel’s signature Christmas Morning Cereal is a gourmet cereal blend made with Valrhona Caramelia covered crispy puffed rice, smoked cinnamon mini meringues, and candied hazelnuts. You can enjoy it right out of the box, in a bowl with cold milk, or in any other way you see fit! To me, it reads as more of a dessert than a breakfast, but I loved it. It’s the perfect holiday gift for any foodie with a sweet tooth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/ef1ff790-2fbe-4bc3-87ce-f74472149e89/Screenshot+2023-12-05+at+1.18.10+PM.png Gift Guides - December Holiday Foodie Gift Guide - Make it stand out Eli Zabar’s Chanukah Gift Basket Eli’s Chanukah basket has EVERYTHING you need to get the holiday started! It’s filled with candles, matches, chocolate gelt, a menorah-shaped challah, sweet treats, and more! It’s priced at $200 per basket, https://www.elizabar.com/Chanukah-Gift-Basket https://www.the-carboholic.com/travel daily 0.75 2024-12-03 https://www.the-carboholic.com/travel/italy monthly 0.5 2024-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/81305c36-c0ee-4580-9a32-d17207c21679/insolita.jpeg Travel - Italy - Make it stand out L'Insolita Zuppa (Via Romana, 7) We had such a special meal at L’Insolita Zuppa, which is the only restaurant in Santa Margherita to receive a Michelin star (or three). They offer indoor and outdoor seating, and both spaces are cozy and homey. Highlights were the gazpacho, burrata, and squid ink pasta. https://www.insolitazuppa.it/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/4f4da543-d00d-4e9e-8784-a30306aef124/papermooon.jpeg Travel - Italy - Make it stand out Paper Moon Giardino (Via Bagutta, 12) Of the many restaurants we dined at in Milan, Paper Moon Giardino was my favorite. This is another elegant, upscale Italian restaurant with chic indoor seating and a beautiful outdoor garden. I dined here in 2021, and the highlights were the Burrata, Chitarra, Gnocchi, and Monkfish. https://www.papermoonrestaurants.com/paper-moon-giardino.html https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/247e3f3b-b46d-4efe-b9f0-6a66350358bb/la+giostra.jpeg Travel - Italy - Make it stand out La Giostra (Borgo Pinti, 10/18R) La Giostra is a 30+ years old beautiful Tuscan restaurant in the historic center of Florence. I dined here in 2017, and loved their homemade pastas, with the Ravioli filled with pecorino and pears being a highlight. https://ristorantelagiostra.com/en/ristorante-la-giostra/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/2a735b44-c852-4b81-a172-4047ef82a05e/antiaoosteriacavallini.jpeg Travel - Italy - Make it stand out Antica Osteria Cavallini (Via Mauro Macchi, 2) Antica Osteria Cavallini is an upscale restaurant with a backyard garden serving modern Italian dishes. I highly recommend the breaded veal cutlet here! https://www.anticaosteriacavallini.it/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/f2295468-72fe-458e-92c5-90735f122681/gianni+franzi.jpeg Travel - Italy - Make it stand out Trattoria Gianni Franzi (Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 1) I dined here in 2021 and had a delicious gnocchi dish with fresh pesto. We ate outdoors on their crowded patio, overlooking the water. It definitely felt a bit touristy, but we enjoyed our casual lunch here. https://www.giannifranzi.it/english/restaurant.html https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/05650a07-90fd-4734-b4be-50dce7461ad3/belmond+splendido.jpeg Travel - Italy - Make it stand out La Terraza at the Hotel Belmond Splendido (Viale Baratta, 16) If you find yourself in Portofino, a meal at La Terraza in the Hotel Belmond Splendido should be a MUST! The views are unparalleled, and the food exquisite. Highlights were the burrata, homage to Elizabeth Taylor spaghetti (pictured above), and eggplant parmigiana. https://www.belmond.com/hotels/europe/italy/portofino/belmond-hotel-splendido/dining https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/dee7681a-6561-4c89-95ae-2455059f8d7d/la+piccola+cuggana.jpeg Travel - Italy - Make it stand out La Piccola Cuccagna (Via della Cuccagna, 14) La Piccola Cuccagna is a casual restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating serving traditional Italian dishes and homemade pastas. We loved the Tonnarello Cacio e Pepe and Fettuccine with pesto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/972e8457-cdea-4455-b19c-fb01e26e839d/grand+hotel+miramar.jpeg Travel - Italy - Make it stand out Grand Hotel Miramare (Via Milite Ignoto, 30) For an upscale lunch overlooking the water in Santa Margherita, I recommend dining at the Grand Hotel Miramare. Their pizzettes made for the perfect light and satisfying mid-day bite! https://www.grandhotelmiramare.it/en/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/ca8186b6-a65a-4397-b87d-50c03b5f4108/giani.jpeg Travel - Italy - Make it stand out Cook with Us in Rome Pasta Class (Vicolo di Sant'Onofrio, 22) If you are looking for a cooking class to take in Rome, I recommend “Cook With Us in Rome!” The class begins at a local market where you will pick up the ingredients you will need to cook two different types of pasta from scratch. When all of the instruction is done, you will sit down to enjoy your lunch over some local wines. They offer both public and private classes. https://www.cookwithusinrome.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/7ca0d217-d1bf-41ab-86c6-d1e358a3d188/osteria+del+beuc.jpeg Travel - Italy - Make it stand out Osteria del Beuc (Via Felice Cavallotti, 1) There aren’t a ton of restaurants to choose from in Cernobbio, and we were glad to have stumbled upon Osteria del Beuc. This is a casual, charming restaurant with indoor or patio seating where you will find homemade pastas, fresh fish, and more. The lemon ravioli with bottarga (pictured above) was a highlight! https://www.osteriadelbeuc.it/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/ab347f95-a0a5-4f21-9267-d73138396d85/ristorante+antonoiio.jpeg Travel - Italy - Make it stand out Ristorante Antonio (Piazza S. Bernardo, 6) Ristorante Antonio is a cozy, local restaurant with great homemade pastas, seafoods, and wine. We really enjoyed our meal here, with the highlights being the tagliatelle with pesto genovese, and the fish of the day special. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/563d08f6-feaa-44da-a02c-85245d073dcc/oseria+santo+spirito.jpg Travel - Italy - Make it stand out Osteria Santo Spirito (Piazza Santo Spirito, 16/R) I highly recommend checking out Osteria Santo Spirito for a casual and affordable, delicious lunch in Florence. While they are best known for their baked Gnocchi Gratinati with four cheese and truffle, my favorite dish here was the Chitarra con Pomodoro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/914cb14d-fbd1-40a3-a341-a9279a9f4c0f/17620216_10210753973138886_8954807085370615585_o.jpg Travel - Italy - Make it stand out Gusta Pizza (Via Maggio, 46r) I tried Gusta Pizza for the first time in 2017, and was wholly impressed by their wood-fired pizzas! The dough was soft and chewy, and both the sauce and cheese were bursting with flavor. While this spot may be touristy, it’s worth checking out, but note that they don’t take reservations, and lines can be long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/7b25a678-2309-492b-989f-d0c6f87af258/panorama+capri.JPG Travel - Italy - Make it stand out Ristorante Panorama (Traversa Lo Palazzo) Panorama is a beautiful, non-touristy, restaurant with outdoor terrace seating overlooking the water. There are beautiful gardens on the property where many of their vegetables are grown. I dined here in 2018, and the homemade pastas were excellent. We particularly enjoyed the gnocchi and chittara pasta. https://www.panoramacapri.com/en/index https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/d511f80c-6694-4505-b742-d4cb6de89f2f/il+salumaio.jpeg Travel - Italy - Make it stand out Il Salumaio di Montenapoleone (Via Santo Spirito, 10) Il Salumaio di Montenapoleone is an elegant, upscale restaurant with gorgeous, private, courtyard seating in the center of Milan’s fashion district. We came here for lunch in 2021, and the various pasta dishes we tried were excellent. https://www.ilsalumaiodimontenapoleone.it/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/79e4e319-7baa-46b6-b97a-f0ef1f33837f/cooking+class+velle+delle+ferriere.jpeg Travel - Italy - Make it stand out Cooking Class Valle Delle Ferriere (via Monte Brusara, 12) I highly recommend taking a private cooking class with Valle Delle Ferriere! You’ll spend hours on a beautiful terrace with stunning views receiving hands-on instruction in how to make authentic Italian pizzettes, pesto, homemade pasta, and more, and can take the recipes home with you. https://www.cookingclassamalficoast.it/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/5107f523-1e43-42fa-af80-2541d7b95c33/villa+desti.jpeg Travel - Italy - Make it stand out Villa d’Este (Via Regina, 40) Villa d’Este is a 5-star hotel with expansive gardens and beautiful views overlooking Lake Como. There are multiple restaurants on the property, that vary in terms of price and fanciness. I dined here in 2021, and we enjoyed our dinner at The Grill. I recommend the agnolotti if available. https://www.villadeste.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/ded63aa3-ab7a-4af7-87cd-66ca75e7c4c1/Salvatore.jpeg Travel - Italy - Make it stand out Salvatore (Via della Repubblica, 2) Salvatore is a beautiful, upscale restaurant in Ravello with stunning views serving contemporary Italian food. My favorite dish here was the truffle fettuccine (pictured above). https://www.the-carboholic.com/travel/miami monthly 0.5 2024-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/6620d496-51cb-433e-b89a-de931a77f397/miss+crispy+.jpeg Travel - Florida - Make it stand out Miss Crispy Rice (2335 N Miami Ave) Miss Crispy Rice is a small handroll bar inside Oasis Wynwood that offers a crispy rice-centric omakase menu! I love a good piece of crispy rice dish, and have rarely seen it offered with anything but tuna or salmon. This was a fun lunch experience that I’d recommend for solid sushi and a unique experience. https://misscrispyrice.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/5c1e0075-409b-4a7c-bff5-44437066683b/forte+de+marmi.jpeg Travel - Florida - Make it stand out Forte Dei Marmi (150 Ocean Drive) Forte Dei Marmi is an upscale Italian restaurant in Miami Beach with Tuscan influence. This is a great restaurant for an intimate special occasion dinner, as it is pricey, and there is a strict dress-code. I recommend the Truffle Cacio e Pepe served in a pecorino cheese wheel. https://fdmmiami.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/dea0e955-d5b5-44a5-b7df-66745507dd2b/mandolin.jpeg Travel - Florida - Make it stand out Mandolin Aegean Bistro (4312 NE 2nd Ave) Mandolin is a classic, and it’s not all due to their gorgeous outdoor patio seating. This husband-and-wife owned restaurant offers a Greek/Turkish inspired menu with mezes, fresh salads, fish, kebabs, and more. I recommend the Turkish Sampler, Greek Village Salad, Grilled Halloumi, Chicken Kebab, and Honey Pie for dessert. https://www.mandolinrestaurant.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/9355ae89-5e58-45bb-9e25-704edbb28a1f/miami+slice.jpeg Travel - Florida - Make it stand out Miami Slice (1335 NE Miami Ct) For a more casual, and child-friendly dinner option, you could check out Miami’s hottest slice shop, Miami Slice. The slices here are crispy and flavorful with elevated toppings and will satisfy even the pickiest of New Yorkers. The lines are long, so be prepared to wait 1+ hour. Seating is also limited. https://www.miamislicepizza.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/f5f39039-18e4-4dbb-9e58-c48d1221f89a/jaguar%27s+sun.jpeg Travel - Florida - Make it stand out Jaguar Sun (230 NE 4th St.) Jaguar Sun is a fun, moody restaurant with great food and cocktails in Downtown Miami. I’d recommend this for a date night, or special occasion group dinner. We loved the Hokkaido Scallop, Parker House Rolls, and Bucatini Cacio e Pepe. https://jaguarsunmia.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/1625c454-5f6b-432b-82c9-3278983a6757/la+bicyclette.jpeg Travel - Florida - Make it stand out Bicyclette Cookshop (819 Vanderbilt Beach Road) Bicyclette Cookshop, helmed by chef Kayla Pfeiffer, is an American restaurant with New York energy offering traditional dishes with a twist. Highlights were the Homemade Crumpets, Tuna Crudo, Parmesan Salad, Chicken Schnitzel, and Fancy Soft Serve. https://www.bicyclettecookshop.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/dbe297b6-c5e3-43d0-bd95-11094c79df88/Mikkelson%27s.jpeg Travel - Florida - Make it stand out Mikkelsen's Pastry Shop (1068 Business Ln #2) Mikkelsen’s Pastry Shop is a 23-year-old bakery serving fresh breads, pastries, cookies, cakes, and more! I recommend their Key Lime Pie, Sticky Pecan Buns, and Blueberry Scones. https://mikkelsenspastryshop.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/a8b94698-6e91-4acc-88ad-05fb292fbcd0/casa+tua.jpg Travel - Florida - Make it stand out Casa Tua (1700 James Ave) Casa Tua is a romantic spot for an upscale Italian meal with homemade pastas and great people watching. It’s on the pricey side, and is a great spot to celebrate a special occasion at. You can’t go wrong with whatever you order, but I recommend ordering a pasta or two to share with the table. https://www.casatualife.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654be7cf693f5453d3d83acb/57d9007b-3f22-4bed-80d5-25d76ea154eb/campi.jpeg Travel - Florida - Make it stand out Campi (233 NE 2nd Ave) CAMPI is an upscale Italian restaurant inspired by the Upper East Side’s Campagnola. They’re serving old-school Italian favorites, and homemade pastas that give NYC a run for its money. My favorite dish here was the Lasagna Rotolo with a rich bolognese sauce and ricotta cheese, that closely resembles Don Angie’s signature dish. 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