Looking for the best new bakeries in New York City? One of these new spots might be just what you're seeking. Here are the newest places to check out the next time you're in search of a new bakery near you.
Levain Bakery
1484 Third Ave., Upper East Side
Levain Bakery is a bakery specializing in oversized cookies and other sweet and savory baked goods.
This the latest outpost of the cookie bakery, which first opened on the Upper West Side in 1994 and which now has a total of five shops around the New York City area, with plans to expand beyond the region. Levain Bakery is known for its large, 6-ounce cookies, which Insider named one of the "50 famous foods you should eat in your lifetime."
The new shop offers Levain Bakery's four varieties of fresh-baked cookie, including its signature chocolate chip walnut cookie, as well as seasonal cookie ice cream sandwiches. Also available are sticky buns, loaf cakes, rolls, bread and pizzas. The spot serves coffee and other beverages, too.
Levain Bakery currently holds 4.5 stars out of 46 reviews on Yelp, indicating good reviews.
Yelper Jackie K., who reviewed Levain Bakery on Aug. 18, wrote, "You definitely need to try the classic chocolate chip walnut. The cookies are perfectly cooked and mouthwatering."
Levain Bakery is open from 6 a.m.–9 p.m. daily.
E's Cake Shop
1508 86th St., Bath Beach
E's Cake Shop is a bakery offering Japanese-style treats and custom cakes for weddings, birthdays and other occasions.
The shop's cakes, which come in a wide variety of flavors and styles, can be ordered in several sizes and by the slice. Check out the matcha sponge cake, mango yogurt cream cake, Japanese sponge cheesecake, tiramisu and more. E's Cake Shop also serves bubble tea.
E's Cake Shop's current Yelp rating of 3.5 stars out of three reviews indicates the newcomer is finding its way, but it's still early days.
Yelper Amy C., who reviewed E's Cake Shop on July 28, wrote, "I'm very excited that I have a modern cake shop near me instead of those traditional bakeries."
E's Cake Shop is open from 10 a.m.–8 p.m. daily.
Duchess Cookies
Penn Station, 8th Avenue and West 33rd Street, Midtown
Duchess Cookies is a cookie kiosk serving up original cookie creations.
The new bakery kiosk is situated in Penn Station and is Duchess Cookies' second location (its other cookie stand can be found further downtown in the Gansevoort Market food hall). Duchess Cookies bakes more than two dozen kinds of cookies, from classic chocolate chip to signature varieties like its sea salt caramel and pretzel cookie and its oatmeal cookie filled with apple pie. Try the Unicorn Cookie, a strawberry cheesecake cookie with rainbow sprinkles. (View the full cookie list here.)
Yelp users are still warming up to Duchess Cookies, which currently holds 3.5 stars out of 24 reviews on the site.
Yelper Ilyssa M., who was one of the first users to visit Duchess Cookies on May 25, wrote, "As far as I am concerned, if you are a cookie lover, hop on a subway, Amtrak, LIRR or New Jersey Transit and get to Penn Station."
Duchess Cookies is open from 11 a.m.–8 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 11 a.m.–10 p.m. on Friday and noon–6 p.m. on Sunday.
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