Wondering where to find the best bakeries near you?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top bakeries in New York City, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to fulfill your urges.
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1. Titan Foods
First on the list is Titan Foods. Located at 2556 31st St. in Astoria, the Greek specialty food store and bakery is the highest-rated bakery in New York City, boasting four stars out of 151 reviews on Yelp.
2. Red Ribbon Bakeshop
Next up is the Woodside location of Red Ribbon Bakeshop, situated at 65-02 Roosevelt Ave. in Queens. With four stars out of 250 reviews on Yelp, this outpost of the Filipino bakery chain has proved to be a local favorite.
3. Hungarian Pastry Shop
Morningside Heights' Hungarian Pastry Shop, located at 1030 Amsterdam Ave., Floor 1 (between Cathedral Parkway and 111th Street), is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the bakery and cafe four stars out of 660 reviews.
4. Two Little Red Hens
Last but not least is Two Little Red Hens, with 4.5 stars out of 2,583 Yelp reviews. Head over to 1652 Second Ave. (between 85th and 86th streets) on the Upper East Side to see for yourself.
Deciding when to check out the top spots above? Saturdays tend to be the busiest days of the week for consumer spending at food and beverage shops across the New York City area, while Mondays are least busy, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a software provider that helps small businesses manage customer relationships. Last year, average daily transactions at food and beverage shops grew to 35 per business on Saturdays, compared to 28 daily transactions on average on Mondays.
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