Best Pastries on Broadway?

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? :)

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.

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

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

"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.

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.

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

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

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. :)

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.

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/