Weakness For Sweetness pairs Jamaican cooking with custom cakes made fresh on site, giving Greenbelt diners both hearty Caribbean meals and made-to-order desserts under one roof. Its cake gallery showcases personalized creations made by customer request, while the kitchen also caters events and offers Jamaican favorites such as jerk chicken and oxtail.
Gifted Hands Creations by JMPartycakesRooted in the baker’s childhood in rural Jamaica, Gifted Hands Creations by JMPartycakes grew from family recipes and holiday traditions into a Concord bakery known for personalized celebration cakes. After completing Wilton decorating courses, the founder began shipping her fruit cakes around the world in 2000 and later earned a Baking and Pastry Arts diploma in 2021. Today, she brings that Jamaican heritage to custom orders for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and other milestones.SLATE HILL, NY
Sweet Surrender Bake HouseKnown in Levittown for turning celebrations into edible centerpieces, Sweet Surrender Bake House creates made-to-order cakes shaped around each customer’s theme, colors and occasion. The bakery also makes fresh baked goods for everyday treats, with newer Dubai chocolate creations bringing a contemporary twist to its traditional bake-house setting.LEVITTOWN, NY
Golden Krust Caribbean RestaurantGolden Krust Caribbean Restaurant brings Jamaican cooking and bakery traditions to restaurants and retail shelves, from its signature patties to family-recipe jerk chicken. Founded in the Bronx in 1989 by Lowell Hawthorne, his wife Lorna, four siblings and their spouses, the company grew from a pooled family venture into a North American chain with more than 125 restaurants and a South Bronx manufacturing plant. Its roots reach back to Hawthorne & Sons Bakery in Jamaica, where the founder’s parents built a family baking business beginning in 1949.ROOSEVELT, 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