Best Pastries on Broadway?

[dmwnc1959]

Posted: 8/13/18 at 8:15pm

With some luck and good timing I’ll be in Times Square this Saturday around 9am. Not looking for a full breakfast or brunch, are there any to-die-for pastry shops in the Broadway area close around Times Square. I’ll probably be having lunch around 11am so that it “settles” well before the 2pm show, so a couple of yummy sweet treats for breakfast sounds just about right. Any ideas? :)

 

[Sondheimite]

Posted: 8/13/18 at 8:22pm

Can't beat a cookie or two (or six) from Schmackary's!

[David10086]

Posted: 8/13/18 at 8:26pm

I usually go to Junior's late at night for their cheesecake. I believe they offer breakfast pastries in the morning - and if I can judge by their cheesecake, you can't go wrong. 

[greenifyme2]

Posted: 8/13/18 at 8:34pm

I’d take the subway down to The Donut Pub on 14th street. There are so many decadent different ones and they’re like $1. My favorite!

[BalconyClub]

Posted: 8/13/18 at 8:44pm

Bring some buckeyes from the market in Ohio City to trade for NY treats.

[Anakela]

Posted: 8/13/18 at 9:01pm

Donna Bell's Bake Shop

[HSky]

Posted: 8/13/18 at 9:13pm

Bouchon Bakery in Rockefeller Center or Columbus Circle. (Thumbs up to Donna Bells, too. Love their biscuits.)

Updated On: 8/13/18 at 09:13 PM

[smidge]

Posted: 8/13/18 at 9:16pm

I second Donna Bells. Good variety and exactly what you're looking for.

[Skye8]

Posted: 8/13/18 at 9:19pm

Bibble and Sip on 51st has amazing desserts and coffee/tea. 

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 8/13/18 at 11:13pm

"I usually go to Junior's late at night for their cheesecake. I believe they offer breakfast pastries in the morning - and if I can judge by their cheesecake, you can't go wrong. "

Glad Juniors added another location(49th St) which is lees crowded then the one on 45th St.

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 8/13/18 at 11:14pm

"Can't beat a cookie or two (or six) from Schmackary's!"

Always get a dozen when I am in NYC and bring a few back home to NC.

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 8/13/18 at 11:26pm

I haven’t done it lately as I’ve been staying further away from Times Square, but I used to enjoy having breakfast at Blue Fin. I enjoyed sitting in the front near the first floor window and people watching as people walked by in Times Square. They have a breakfast menu that ranges from light to heavier fare. I will say when I walked by in June, it appeared that maybe they’d converted that front area into another restaurant, but I may have just looked wrong. Regardless, they still appear to serve breakfast:

http://www.bluefinnyc.com/menus-and-food/

They do serve pastries, but I doubt they’re the “best pastries on Broadway.” 

[Chaugman7]

Posted: 8/14/18 at 12:13am

Another vote for Donna Bell's at 301 West 49th Street just off of 8th Avenue.  Tiny place, no seating but great breakfast sandwiches (especially the biscuit sandwiches), scones and Southern-inspired pastries. 

 

[uncageg]

Posted: 8/14/18 at 12:26am

Donna Bell's...hands down!

Those lemon bars...dear GOD!! And their biscuits can just be eaten with no extra butter. You never know what they will have in there....but it is, mostly, all good! Can't go wrong with the desserts.

Schmackery's is wonderful and you should drop by but don't miss out on Donna Bell's. Just don't!

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 8/14/18 at 12:37am

I’m glad dmwnc1959 started this thread. I’m adding Donna Bell’s and Schmackary’s to my New York favorites on TripAdvisor so I hopefully won’t forget to try them.

Updated On: 8/14/18 at 12:37 AM

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 8/14/18 at 12:43am

Wow. When I looked it up on TripAdvisor, I found out Pauley Perrette from NCIS is co-owner of Donna Bell’s.

[itsjustmejonhotmailcom]

Posted: 8/14/18 at 1:04am

You generally don't see Pasties on Broadway until Broadway Bares.

[vanbrig]

Posted: 8/14/18 at 1:50am

Donna Bell's is amazing. Maybe I'm biased toward a cookie shop in my home city (or maybe I just picked a blah selection the one time I went), but I'm not a fan of Schmakary's. It's okay, but Donna Bell's is better IMO.

[dmwnc1959]

Posted: 8/14/18 at 5:00am

BalconyClub said: "Bring some buckeyes from the market in Ohio City to trade for NY treats."

^ ^ ^  This made me crack up, since I was just up in Cleveland last month and wanted so badly to stop by Malley’s to get a box or two of Buckeyes. If I’d known that I could use them for “trade”...lol

 

As for the other suggestions...WOW! I used Google Maps to research each and every one, and I think I gained 15 pounds just looking at the pictures!!! Sooooo tasty looking. I’ll have to save this thread for future trips to NYC to make sure I hit them all. 

Thank you to everyone for the fantastic tips! Can’t wait to get to NYC this weekend and try a couple of them out. :)

[gimlet2]

Posted: 8/14/18 at 8:49am

Maison Kayser on the south side of Bryant Park is pretty good for French baked goods. A few doors down is Lady M (matcha crepe cake) but it opens later on the weekends.
Also open later (11am or noon) is Gabriel Kreuther Chocolates on the other side of Bryant Park (42nd?). Right now the dessert selection is weak (go when it's not summer) but they have excellent/expensive chocolates.

[uncageg]

Posted: 8/14/18 at 9:05am

Miles2Go2 said: "Wow. When I looked it up on TripAdvisor, I found out Pauley Perrette from NCIS is co-owner of Donna Bell’s."

Yes, I think the guy that owns it with her is her best friend. He is in there a lot. Have never seen her there though. It is also a tiny place. No seating except 2 window seats that people use sometimes. They also make a certain amount of things each day so i would suggest getting there earlier in the day. 

 

[Eliza2]

Posted: 8/14/18 at 9:13am

Amy's Bread on 9th between 46th & 47th. Huge assortment of breads, pastries, cookies... 

[uncageg]

Posted: 8/14/18 at 9:31am

Eliza2, I was addicted to their olive bread! So good!

[dmwnc1959]

Posted: 8/18/18 at 9:11am

At the Donut Pub now. OMG someone should have warned me. Having the Maple Bacon Croissant, an Oreo Ring donut, and the Salted Chocolate Caramel Croissant. They warmed up the first one and it literally melted in my mouth. Soooo delicious!!!

[jbird5]

Posted: 8/18/18 at 9:17am

Levain Bakery on the Upper West Side.  Two locations about a 3 blocks apart.  The classic basement location on 74th (the line can get pretty long) and the new one around the corner on Amsterdam.

 

https://www.levainbakery.com/