11 bakeries in New York City, editor-picked for bakeries open sunday. Bakeries baking on sundays. All bakeries in New York City.
Ess-a-Bagel ★ 4.6
midtown · 831 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10022
Hours: Daily 06:00-17:00
Ess-a-Bagel on Third Avenue has hand-rolled bagels in Midtown New York City since 1976. Boiled in barley malt water, baked on burlap, sold dense and seeded.
Tip: The line is 30 minutes at 09:30 weekends. Order over the counter; pre-paid online jumps the line.
Zabar's ★ 4.6
upper-west-side · 2245 Broadway, New York, NY 10024
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-19:30, Sat 08:00-20:00, Sun 09:00-18:00
Zabar's on Broadway has anchored Upper West Side appetising in New York City since 1934. Sliced lox, sturgeon, fresh-baked babka, and a famously argumentative counter.
Tip: Take a number at the appetising counter the moment you walk in; the bakery side has no number system.
William Greenberg Desserts ★ 4.5
upper-east-side · 1100 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10028
Hours: Mon-Sat 09:00-18:00, Sun 09:00-17:00
William Greenberg Desserts on Madison Avenue has baked the canonical black-and-white in the Upper East Side, New York City since 1946. Schnecken, hamantaschen, Linzer.
Tip: Order black-and-whites in the bigger six-inch size. Pre-order schnecken at Rosh Hashanah; they sell out a week ahead.
Breads Bakery ★ 4.5
union-square · 18 E 16th Street, New York, NY 10003
Hours: Daily 07:00-19:00
Uri Scheft's Breads Bakery near Union Square turns out the city's most-loved chocolate babka in New York City. Rugelach by the pound, challah on Fridays, Israeli sourdough.
Tip: Babka comes hot from the oven at 11:00 and 15:00. Slice with a serrated knife at home; do not pull it apart while warm.
Tompkins Square Bagels ★ 4.4
east-village · 165 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009
Hours: Daily 06:00-15:00
Tompkins Square Bagels on Avenue A boils bagels at dawn in the East Village, New York City. Eight cream-cheese flavours, hot bagels until they sell out, cash counter.
Tip: Sells out by 13:00 most weekends. Lunch arrives early; the lox sandwich is built thick.
Levain Bakery ★ 4.4
upper-west-side · 167 West 74th Street, New York, NY 10023
Hours: Daily 08:00-19:00
Levain Bakery has baked the six-ounce chocolate chip walnut cookie in the Upper West Side, New York City since 1995. Two-tray racks, lines around the block.
Tip: The original Upper West Side basement counter has the shortest line at 17:00. Heat one for ten seconds in your hotel microwave.
Veniero's ★ 4.4
east-village · 342 East 11th Street, New York, NY 10003
Hours: Mon-Thu 08:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 08:00-24:00, Sun 08:00-23:00
Veniero's has filled cannoli on East 11th Street in the East Village, New York City since 1894. Sfogliatelle, pignoli cookies, ricotta cheesecake, espresso behind the counter.
Tip: Cannoli are filled to order at the counter; never buy pre-filled. Espresso at the bar is the after-dinner move.
Black Seed Bagels ★ 4.3
nolita · 170 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY 10012
Hours: Daily 07:00-16:00
Black Seed in Nolita bakes Montreal-style honey-water bagels in a wood oven in New York City. Smaller, sweeter, denser than the New York standard, with house-cured lox.
Tip: Mobile order is the fastest line. The beet-cured lox sandwich is the cross-style order to share.
Balthazar Bakery ★ 4.3
soho · 80 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012
Hours: Daily 07:00-19:00
Balthazar Bakery on Spring Street in SoHo has supplied New York City's croissants and country breads since 1997. Keith McNally's brasserie next door uses the same loaves.
Tip: Take the morning pastry to the chairs at the Spring Street subway plaza; the bakery line moves faster than the cafe line.
Eileen's Special Cheesecake ★ 4.3
nolita · 17 Cleveland Place, New York, NY 10012
Hours: Mon-Sat 09:00-21:00, Sun 11:00-19:00
Eileen Avezzano has baked mini cheesecakes on Cleveland Place in Nolita, New York City since 1975. Single-portion glass-display counter, 25 flavours rotating weekly.
Tip: The plain or strawberry are the originals. The Oreo and the salted caramel are the indulgent picks; share two.
Junior's Restaurant ★ 4.2
downtown-brooklyn · 386 Flatbush Avenue Extension, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Hours: Daily 06:30-24:00
Junior's on Flatbush Avenue Extension has baked New York cheesecake in Brooklyn New York City since 1950. Cream-cheese-base, graham-crust, sour-cream top, plain or strawberry.
Tip: The Brooklyn original is the right room. The Times Square outpost serves the same cake under different lighting.