In Long Island City, chef Faye Hess runs 51st Bakery & Cafe, a neighborhood bakery and cafe that marries American home cooking with rustic French and Italian traditions. Hess also teaches cooking in France and Italy, while the cafe handles everything from daily breakfast and lunch to house-baked cakes, supper-club meals, and boxed lunches for groups of up to 300. Its baked-in-house cakes and famously sought-after chocolate chip cookie add a distinctly personal finish.
Rossy's Bakery & Coffee ShopWith two decades of cake-making experience, Rossy and Norma run a Lower East Side bakery and coffee shop known for Dominican-style cakes for special occasions. Rossy’s also serves café drinks, empanadas, and Dominican homestyle meals, bringing a distinctly Dominican neighborhood café presence to Manhattan.NEW YORK, NY
Carrot Top Pastries, IncKnown around New York City as the “Carrot Cake Queen,” Carrot Top Pastries has baked cakes and pastries on premises in Inwood since 1979 and Washington Heights since 1985. The family-run bakery is also a full-service restaurant, serving its uptown community from two locations and catering celebrations, offices, and other events. Its customers have included Stevie Wonder, Bishop Desmond Tutu, and the King of Spain, but the Mancino family says its heart remains with local neighbors.NEW YORK, NY
Martha’s Country BakerySince 1969, Martha’s Country Bakery has baked cakes, pies, and other desserts for special occasions and everyday sweet cravings. With locations across Queens and Brooklyn, the bakery draws on recipes perfected over time and serves its treats in a warm, neighborhood coffeehouse setting. It describes its approach as bringing the family’s table to its customers, with classic specialties such as tres leches and layered cakes.BAYSIDE, NY