City Bakery
New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 366-1414
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
- Directions:
- F at 14th St; N, R, W, Q, L, 4, 5, 6 at 14th St-Union Sq
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 7:30am-7pm, Sat 7:30am-6pm, Sun 9am-6pm
Editorial Review for City Bakery – by Kevin McDonnell
The Scene
This vast, incredibly popular Flatiron super-bakery is the sort of institution where people have no shame about approaching you to ask, "Are you leaving soon?" Sunday morning brunches are as crowded as an uptown 6 train during rush hour: a mad jumble of Prada bags, baby strollers and fierce body-to-body jockeying for open seats. An observant few find refuge on a balcony at the room's rear.
The Food
For its baked goods alone--the wonderfully salty, soft-on-the-inside pretzel croissants, the moist cheese Danishes, the textbook lemon and chocolate tarts--City Bakery would be worth a trip. But what puts the eatery in a class of its own is its global array of buffet salads and entrees. Typical choices include breaded catfish, black peas with kaffir lime and salads like jasmine rice with sweet preserved beans and Thai basil. When it's cold, steaming mugs of hot chocolate are served with or without a homemade marshmallow.
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User Reviews for City Bakery
03/19/2008 Posted by Harmony4all
I came here because I saw City Bakery on TV show called "in your Code" CB looked delish. So ,I finally went their for what they are known for Hot Chcoclate. Yummy right? Wrong it was far from hot and had a bad after taste. I was very disappointed after wating 15 minutes on line having to listen to the emaciated counter guys all complian about how cheap theri customers are. While trying to sell you four homemade marshmellow for $10.00.
02/19/2008 Posted by olive33
This place was boggus. My friend was here from out of town so I thought we could do something fun and I had heard about the 'hot chocolate festival.' What a huge dissapointment. We ordered the caramel hot chocolate--didn't have any hint of caramel whatsoever and was to thick to actually enjoy. My friend got a chocolate chip cookie and I got an oatmeal one. We threw them both away, they tasted like they had been sitting for days! They weren't moist and weren't remotely tasty. I've made better! The whole thing ended up costing 16 bucs. We were sick for the rest of the day. Don't waste your time at this bakery. Not worth it!
Pros: good atmosphere
Cons: cookies were dry
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