$$$$BakeryWilliamsburgTue-Thu, Sun 12:00-18:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-20:00; closed Mon
Patisserie Tomoko on Union Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, makes French-Japanese pastries, macarons, salty almond cookies and custom cakes.
TipMacarons come in yuzu, black sesame, rose and lavender mint flavors; custom cakes need three days' notice.
$$$$BakeryFort GreeneWed-Fri 10:00-19:00; Sat-Sun 10:00-16:00; closed Mon-Tue
Saint Street Cakes on South Portland Avenue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, sells cake slices, cookies and cake martinis, and takes custom orders for full cakes.
TipCustom cakes and weddings, including large orders of 50+ servings, go through the bakery email; the storefront opened in June 2025.
$$$$BakeryGowanusMon-Sat 07:30-15:30; Sun 08:00-15:00
Brooklyn Granary & Mill in Gowanus, Brooklyn, bakes sourdough and pastries from flour milled upstairs at 240 Huntington Street, and sells the flour too.
TipThe bakery sits below the mill and sells fresh flour to home bakers. The biscone is the pastry to try, a barely sweet whole-grain bake.
$$$$BakeryBoerum HillDaily 07:00-19:00
Bien Cuit on Smith Street, Brooklyn, bakes dark-crusted loaves such as its miche and baguette, plus pastries, and opened in Boerum Hill in 2011.
TipThe loaves are baked bien cuit, or well-burnished; the second Brooklyn shop is at 721 Franklin Ave with its own hours.
$$$$BakeryGowanusMon-Fri 08:00-18:00; Sat 09:00-19:00; Sun 10:00-19:00
Four & Twenty Blackbirds on 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn bakes pies in lemon chess, rhubarb custard and Salty Honey, with communal tables for slices.
TipWhole pies go home by store pickup or same-day Brooklyn delivery, and the communal tables make it easy to linger over a slice.
$$$$BakeryBed StuyWed-Mon 08:00-16:00; closed Tue
Welcome Home on Bedford Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, bakes laminated pastries, loaves, baguettes, cakes and sandwiches, and is closed on Tuesdays.
TipLoaves and pastries are out at 08:00, baguettes at 09:30, cake at 10:00; sandwiches start at 11:00 on weekdays and 10:30 on weekends.
$$$$BakeryPark SlopeTue-Fri 08:00-15:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-14:00; closed Mon
Miolin Bakery on 7th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, bakes croissants and focaccia, with a strawberry croissant and a twice-baked almond one Thu to Sun.
TipArrive near 08:00 for the morning drop. Seating is limited and the bakery asks for books and conversation rather than laptops.
$$$$BakeryWilliamsburgDaily 08:00-16:00
Birdee is a bakery and all-day cafe in the Domino Refinery at Kent Avenue and South 3rd Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, open since spring 2025.
TipThe cream cheese and guava danish is the one to order. There is no free Wi-Fi, so the room runs more on talk than laptops.
$$$$BakeryWilliamsburgWed-Mon 08:00-16:00; closed Tue
A&C Super on Leonard Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, sells bread, pastries, coffee and breakfast sandwiches from a takeout window, with a patio nearby.
TipThe customer space is a takeout window with sidewalk tables, and a patio sits a few steps away on Metropolitan Avenue.
$$$$BakeryFlatbushTue-Sat 07:30-19:30; Sun 07:30-18:30; closed Mon
Allan's Bakery on Nostrand Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn, is a third-generation family Caribbean bakery that has served the borough for over 60 years.
TipMonday is delivery only; the shop is open Tuesday to Sunday, and hard dough bread is on the bakery's product list.
$$$$BakeryRed HookMon-Thu 08:00-16:00; Fri-Sun 08:00-17:00
Baked on Van Brunt Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn, sells brownies, blondies, tricolor cookies and apple pie from a snug neighborhood bakery and cafe.
TipPies for the holidays and custom cakes are ordered ahead; the apple pie with its crumb topping is the one to get.
$$$$BakeryGreenpointMon-Fri 07:00-18:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-18:00
Bakeri on Freeman Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, has baked small-batch European-style bread since 2009 and runs a small cafe with pastries and coffee.
TipThe Greenpoint shop and the Wythe Avenue shop keep the same hours; Bakeri also has a Ridgewood branch, which is in Queens.
$$$$BakeryGreenpointMon-Wed 04:30-18:00; Thu-Fri 04:30-19:00; Sat 05:00-19:00; Sun 05:30-18:00
Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, is a family-run donut shop that has served the neighborhood for over 60 years.
TipThe menu lists Fat Thursday and Fat Tuesday fillings: plain glazed, rose, plum, prune, raspberry jam and custard; weekday hours start at 04:30.
$$$$BakeryPark SlopeMon-Tue 07:00-19:00; Wed-Sun 07:00-20:00
Winner Bakery on 7th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, bakes sourdough croissants and egg sandwiches, and is open every day of the year as a takeout shop.
TipA long line forms in the morning; weekends bring babkas in different flavors. Seating is limited to outdoor tables, first come, first served.
$$$$BakeryProspect HeightsMon-Fri 08:00-17:00; Sat-Sun 09:00-17:00
Ciao, Gloria on Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, is a bakery and daytime cafe from a Baked co-founder, with frittata sandwiches and coffee.
TipFrittata sandwiches come on housemade brioche and toasts on seeded sourdough; it opens at 09:00 on weekends instead of 08:00.
$$$$BakeryWilliamsburgSun-Thu 08:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 08:00-24:00
Fortunato Brothers on Manhattan Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is an Italian pastry shop and cafe selling cannoli, marzipan, croissants and house gelato.
TipCases hold cannoli, colorful marzipan, croissants and cheesecake, and the house-made gelato changes seasonally, from pistachio to pineapple.
$$$$BakeryGreenpointMon-Thu 08:00-18:00; Fri-Sat 08:00-19:00; Sun 09:00-18:00
Charlotte Patisserie on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, makes croissants, mousse cakes, fruit tarts and quiches in-house, with croque monsieur.
TipThe shop takes online orders for pickup and lists catering and event space for up to forty guests; Sunday opens at 09:00, an hour later than other days.
$$$$BakeryDowntown BrooklynSun-Thu 07:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 07:00-24:00
Junior's Restaurant on Flatbush Avenue Extension in Downtown Brooklyn has served cheesecake since 1950, on a thin sponge-cake layer rather than a crust.
TipThe Brooklyn bakery counter sells takeout cakes; hours are for the bakery and takeout counter and close at 00:00 on Brooklyn Paramount show nights.