Craving desserts?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top dessert hot spots in New York City, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to fill the bill.
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1. Bar Pa Tea
First on the list is Bar Pa Tea. Located at 85 Kenmare St. (between Cleveland Place and Mulberry Street) in Nolita, this bubble tea and ice cream shop is the highest-rated dessert spot in New York City, boasting 4.5 stars out of 833 reviews on Yelp.
2. Titan Foods
Next up is Astoria's Titan Foods, situated at 2556 31st St. With four stars out of 151 reviews on Yelp, the Greek specialty food store and bakery has proved to be a local favorite.
3. Red Ribbon Bakeshop
The Woodside location of Red Ribbon Bakeshop, at 65-02 Roosevelt Ave., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving this outpost of the Filipino bakery chain four stars out of 250 reviews.
4. Two Little Red Hens
Lastly, there's Two Little Red Hens, a cafe and bakery on the Upper East Side with 4.5 stars out of 2,587 Yelp reviews. Head over to 1652 Second Ave. (between 85th and 86th streets) 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 business owners build an email marketing strategy. 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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