We asked, and you weighed in on where to find the best cookies, cakes, croissants, donuts, pastries, and breads in our neighborhoods in Brooklyn! Our guide features not-to-be-missed treats at bakeries in Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Downtown Brooklyn, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, BoCoCa, Columbia Street Waterfront District, Red Hook, Gowanus, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Windsor Terrace, Bed-Stuy, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, and Bensonhurst. Scroll all the way down for bakeries with multiple locations in various neighborhoods.
Brooklyn Heights
Cloudy Donut Co. | 14 Columbia Place
Cloudy Donut is NYC’s first 100% vegan donut shop, with over 40+ flavors that rotate every week. They select 6-8 flavors to showcase weekly; click here to see what’s fresh right now! In addition to donuts, they also serve cinnamon rolls and pound cakes. Open Fridays through Sundays only, 10am-4pm. Don’t miss: their “Cookie Monster: donut, with blue vanilla glaze and topped with Crunchy Oreo and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie crumbs. Kids will love it!
Ferrane Bakery | 57 Clark Street
Ferrane Bakery is a Swedish-inspired bakery blending Scandinavian baking with North and East African influences. Founded by Selim Adira and Emon Maasho—both Swedish-born with Moroccan and Eritrean heritage—the bakery offers seeded breads, cardamom buns, croissants, cinnamon buns, and more. The space even has a window into their open bakery, where you can watch the bakers in action. Don’t miss: the cardamon bun!
L’Appartement 4F | 115 Montague Street
The French bakery known for its croissants opened in 2022 to great fanfare in Brooklyn Heights, with lines down Montague Street. Don’t miss: tahini chocolate chip cookies, cinnamon buns, and raspberry croissants.
Damascus Bread & Pastry Shop | 195 Atlantic Avenue
A neighborhood institution, Damascus is a family-run Syrian bakery known for its pita, spinach and meat pies, and huge selection of pastries. They also sell cold prepared foods like falafel, hummus, and baba ghanoush. Don’t miss: their outstanding baklava (try the bird nest variety)!
DUMBO
Almondine Bakery | 85 Water Street
This classic French bakery run by artisan baker Herve Poussot serves croissants, classic pastries and breads, cakes and tarts, plus cafe fare including homemade quiches and sandwiches. Don’t miss: the bakery’s namesake, the almond croissant!
Breads Bakery | Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Breads Bakery has opened their kiosk at the park’s new Pier 1 Pavilion, serving babka, pastries, cookies, freshly baked breads, and more treats! Open daily from 7am to 8pm, now you can grab a coffee and sweet before your stroll in the park. Don’t miss: their cinnamon or chocolate babka.
Burrow | 68 Jay Street #119
This tiny Japanese patisserie is tucked away in an office lobby on Jay Street in DUMBO and serves beautifully-made cakes, cookies, muffins, and more. Don’t miss: their rotating cake selection or their quiches.
Tous les Jours | 107 York Street
Downtown Brooklyn & Boerum Hill
Bang Cookies | Downtown Brooklyn | 445 Albee Square W
This new cookie shop at City Point serves a variety of flavors: chocolate, oatmeal, peanut butter, s’mores, snickerchurro, and more. Pick up in person or have them delivered! Don’t miss: snickerchurro cookies!
Betty Bakery | Boerum Hill | 448 Atlantic Ave
This neighborhood bakery in Boerum Hill makes cakes, cookies, cupcakes, and savory pies. They also have a selection of gluten free pastries. Don’t miss: chocolate cake, coconut cake.
Bien Cuit | Boerum Hill | 120 Smith Street
This coffee shop and bakery sells breads and pastries, plus sandwiches, quiches, and tartines. Don’t miss: miche bread, buckwheat carob brownies, cinnamon sugar roulé.
Mia’s Bakery | Boerum Hill | 139 Smith Street
This Cobble Hill is a neighborhood favorite with a huge selection of desserts: cakes, pies, cookies, cupcakes, and more. A great place to order a beautifully decorated cake for any occasion! Don’t miss: creme brulee and tres leche cupcakes, brownies, Oreo cake and blackout cake.
The Showroom Bakehouse | Downtown Brooklyn | 445 Albee Square West
Located in CityPoint’s Dekalb Market Hall, Showroom specializes in donuts, cookies, croissants, macarons, and pastries. Don’t miss: the cookies, crunchy on the outside and soft inside, in a huge variety of flavors.
Fort Greene & Clinton Hill
The Good Batch Bakery | Clinton Hilll | 936 Fulton Street
This Clinton Hill bakery is known for cookies, cakes, and ice cream sandwiches. The Good Batch can also be found at Smorgasburg! Don’t miss: ice cream sandwiches and their rotating cakes.
Fan Fan Doughnuts | Clinton Hill | 448 Lafayette Avenue
This female and Latina-owned doughnut shop bakes everything on-site in small batches. Inventive flavors include la donna (black currant-raspberry with meringue and dried corn flowers), mango lassi, luna limón (lemon), and Mexican cinnamon sugar. Don’t miss: their selection of filled doughnuts.
Le Petit Monstre | Clinton Hill | 82 Washington Avenue
This vegan patisserie and café makes classic French pastries and also offers a selection of gluten-free treats like brownies, cheesecake, and breads. Don’t miss: vegan breakfast, egg, and cheese croissant.
Otway | Clinton Hill | 920a Fulton Street
This popular bakery in Clinton Hill sells out frequently, so make your trip early in the morning! Otway specializes in coffee cake, croissants, cardamom buns, crullers, and more savory and sweet pastries. Don’t miss: cardamom bun, morning bun, chocolate croissant, seasonal danishes, crullers, ham and cheese croissant, and chai donut (only on the weekends).
Saint Street Cakes | Fort Greene | 86 S Portland Ave
Saint Street Cakes in Fort Greene is a charming bakery from Morgan Knight, whose whimsical cakes—once seen smashed by Olivia Rodrigo on SNL—blend classic flavors with playful design. The bakery offers treats like cake martinis, stuffed cookies, and vegan/gluten-free goodies. Don’t miss: their decadent tiered cakes!
Thea | Fort Greene | 17 Greene Avenue
Thea is on the same street as sister restaurant Theodora. They open at 7am and close when they run out of pastries and sandwiches. They serve coffee and their baked goods include: Harissa Caramelized Onion Babka, Cinnamon Coffee Conchas, Blueberry Pistachio Pound Cake, Amba & Olive Sourdough, Chicken Milanesa sandwich, and Seeded Challah. Don’t miss: the Harissa Caramelized Onion Babka.
Cobble Hill
Daily Provisions | 151 Court Street
Danny Meyer’s casual all-day café serves homemade bread baked on-site, breakfast sandwiches, coffee, and tea. Don’t miss: French maple-glazed crullers. Visit early in the morning, before they sell out!
The Chocolate Room | 269 Court Street
The dessert shop specializes in all things chocolate: cake, cookies, brownies, bonbons & truffles, ice cream, confections, and more. Plus, coffee, beer & wine. Don’t miss: chocolate layer cake, almond cake.
Carroll Gardens
ACQ BREAD CO. | 543 Clinton St #1
This destination for artisan breads is located on Clinton Street, and sells from their bakery only on Friday and Saturdays from 4 to 7pm. They also sell their homemade loaves at the Carroll Gardens Greenmarket (8am until they sell out). You can also join their CSA. Don’t miss: milk bread, sourdough boule.
Atelier Ariana | 478 Smith Street
Locals have been loving the croissants and pastries from this new Parisian cafe on Smith Street in Carroll Gardens. Ariana Barkin, who studied for six years in Paris, first opened a pop-up outside of her apartment during the pandemic. Don’t miss: the Croissant aux Amandes.
Caputo’s Bake Shop | 329 Court Street
Caputo’s is a 5th generation family-run bakery, established in 1904. They sell a wide variety of breads, cookies, and baked goods. Don’t miss: focaccia and ciabbata, multigrain loaves, fougasse bread, Frank Sinatra loaves, olive bread, lard bread, rainbow cookies, jelly donuts, pizza dough, apricot sandwich cookies, and rainbow cookies.
Court Pastry Shop | 298 Court Street
Court Pastry Shop is an Italian dessert shop in Carroll Gardens founded by the Zerilli family in 1948. Don’t miss: biscotti, rainbow cookies, custard Italian ices (only in the summer), cannolis, New York style cheesecake, lemon balls, lemon glazed cookies.
Le French Tart Deli | 306 Court Street
Le French Tart Deli is run by Chef Laurent, who aims to bring a little bit of Paris to Brooklyn. The shop not only sells baked goods, but also cheese, charcuterie, and French-imported products, from shampoo to mustards to cereal. In the bakery, you will find bread, crêpes, pastries, macarons, sandwiches, and tartes. Don’t miss: pain au chocolat, almond croissants, and kouign-amann.
Mazzola Bakery | 192 Union Street
Mazzola is an 80-year-old bakery in the heart of Carroll Gardens that makes authentic homemade breads and baked goods. Authentic family recipes from Palermo, Italy. Don’t miss: lard bread.
Pasticceria Monteleone | 355 Court Street
Monteleone’s is a Carroll Gardens institution selling Italian cookies, pastries, cakes & gelato. Don’t miss: cannoli, strawberry shortcake, cookies (pignoli, almond, and rainbow), ricotta cheesecake, and the (very fun!) burger cake, pictured below.
Columbia Street Waterfront
Laurel Bakery | 115 Columbia Street
This bakery is from the team behind restaurants Cafe Mado (in the former Oxalis space) and Place des Fêtes. Customers will find baguettes, loaves, pastries, and much more. Laurel also supplies its sister restaurants with baked goods. Don’t miss: croissants, pain suisse, kouign amann, almond pain d’epices, focaccia, and pain suisse.
Sea & Soil | 102 President Street
Sea & Soil is a worker-owned bakery and sandwich shop in the Columbia Street Waterfront District. Breads include sourdough, brioche, challah, focaccia, and more! They also sell naturally leavened donuts on Sundays only (9am-12pm or until sold out). Don’t miss: the chocolate pretzel croissant.
Red Hook
Baked | 359 Van Brunt Street
Baked is a classic American bakery selling delicious cakes, cookies, pie, brownies, and pastries. They also sell granola and dessert spreads. Don’t miss: lemon bars, scones.
Steve’s Authentic Key Lime Pie | 185 Van Dyke Street
Celebrating their 25th anniversary, Steve’s sells key lime pies in all sizes large and small, made with fresh-squeezed key limes in a hand-pressed crust. Don’t miss: what else but their signature pie!
Gowanus
Brooklyn Granary and Mill | 240 Huntington Street
This unique bakery is led the former head baker at Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Brooklyn Granary and Mill sells 100% whole grain bread, pastries, and more baked goods using flour milled on site. The mill is located on the second floor, with the bakery on the first floor. They also serve coffee, tea, and retail bags of their flour. Hours are 7:30am to 3pm, Monday through Saturday.
Everybody Eats | 294 3rd Avenue
This Gowanus bakery offers gluten-free, nut-free breads and baked goods. Don’t miss: gluten-free cinnamon rolls, sourdough, and pumpernickel loaves.
Four & Twenty Blackbirds | 439 3rd Avenue
Famous not only for their pie shop, but also their cookbook, Four & Twenty Blackbirds is a destination for pie in Brooklyn. Don’t miss: apple pie, sour cherry pie.
Runner & Stone | 285 3rd Avenue
This Gowanus restaurant and bakery is known for its homemade boules, baguettes, and croissants. Don’t miss: ham and cheese croissant, almond croissant.
Sixteen Mill Bakeshop | 552 Union Street
For gluten-free and vegan baked goods, try Sixteen Mill Bakeshop. It is a 100% gluten-free bakery making pastries, cookies, donuts, and breads. Don’t miss: the pound cake, in inventive flavors like pistachio and matcha.
Park Slope
Blue Sky Bakery | 53 5th Avenue
Buttermilk Bakeshop| 264 5th Avenue
This Park Slope spot is your destination for custom cakes for celebrations and holidays, cookies, cupcakes, and more. They also have a kids baking class party package! Don’t miss: rainbow cake, gluten-free chocolate and peanut butter bars.
Cousin John’s Bakery| 60 7th Avenue
This cafe and bakery serves breakfast and lunch, as well as pastries, cakes, and breads. Don’t miss: mixed berry cake, cannolis, and black & white cookies.
Lady Bird Bakery | 252 Prospect Park West
This bakery just moved locations to Park Slope/Windsor Terrace on July 17, 2024. They are famous for their decadent Brooklyn blackout cake, red velvet cake, and holiday pies and tarts. Known for beautiful buttercream flower icing designs, they are a great place for custom cakes. Don’t miss: Brooklyn blackout cake, carrot cake, almond princess cake (only available in the winter).
Little Red Kitchen Bake Shop| 603 4th Avenue
This new bakery serves soft pretzels, black and white cookies, challah bread, babka, cinnamon roles, banana bread, scones, and plenty of gluten-free and vegan options. They also use Kosher ingredients and practices. Don’t miss: their Molasses Spice cookies, which won the bakery a 2024 sofi™ award!
Miolin Bakery| 422 7th Avenue
This new patisserie has quickly become a new destination for croissant lovers. Open Tuesday through Friday, 8am-3pm, and Saturday. They also make a variety of pastries, breads, focaccia, and sandwiches. Don’t miss: the chocolate hazelnut croissants.
Regina Bakery | 256 Prospect Park West
This old-school bakery is family-owned and operated since 1970. They serve all sorts of cookies, cakes, pies, and have even won awards for “Brooklyn’s best cannoli.” Don’t miss: sugar cookies.
Simple Loaf Bakehouse| 310 5th Avenue
Simple Loaf Bakehouse makes housemate bread, traditional French croissants and pastries, and has gluten-free and vegan options. They also sell sandwiches, homemade jam, and coffee. Don’t miss: croissants and laminated pastries.
WINNER Bakery | 367 7th Avenue
WINNER’s first location was in Park Slope, and has now expanded to included Runner Up, a sibling restaurant, WINNER Butcher, a Butcher shop, WINNER on Franklin in daw Heights, and WINNER at the Picnic House in Prospect Park. Their offerings include croissants, cinnamon rolls, coffee cake, scones, and breads. Don’t miss: chocolate croissants, twice-baked almond croissants.
Prospect Heights, Crown Heights & Windsor Terrace
Cafe Mado | Prospect Heights | 791 Washington Avenue
Cafe Mado opened in May in the space formerly occupied by Oxalis by Redwood Hospitality, the same group behind Laurel Bakery’s recent opening in the Columbia Waterfront District. The all-day cafe next to the Brooklyn Museum serves sandwiches, tartines, pastries from Laurel Bakery, coffee, and more. Don’t miss: breakfast sandwiches (until 12pm), croissants.
Ciao, Gloria | Prospect Heights | 550 Vanderbilt Avenue
Owner Renato is former co-founder and co-owner of Red Hook’s Baked. Ciao, Gloria serves all sorts of pastries and cakes. Don’t miss: cinnamon buns.
Dough Doughnuts | Prospect Heights | 570 Vanderbilt Avenue
You can find fluffy, decadent Dough Doughnuts at their store in Prospect Heights, other locations across NYC, and at the Smorgasburg in Williamsburg on Saturdays! They have been Smorgasburg since the very beginning. Dough Doughnuts will also make custom doughnuts with messages for birthdays and other occasions!
Lisbonata | Crown Heights | 619 Saint John’s Place
This Crown Heights bakery is devoted to making Portuguese custard tarts known as pastéis de nata. Lisbonata started as a pop-up at the Fort Greene farmers market, and now the operation has a permanent home on Saint John’s Place. Flavors include original, pistachio, raspberry, salted caramel, yuzu, and Belgian chocolate, with rotating weekend specials such as coconut, raspberry matcha, or key lime pie, served with Variety coffee. Don’t miss: The original, with a flaky crust and smooth, decadent custard.
Regina Bakery| Windsor Terrace | 256 Prospect Park West
Regina’s is a family-owned and operated bakery specializing in Italian pastries. Come for the cannoli, apple turnovers, éclairs, and decorative cookies and desserts. Don’t miss: rainbow cookies, pignoli cookies.
Sugar, Butter, Chocolate | Crown Heights | 1413 Bedford Avenue
This Crown Heights bakery makes all sorts of pastries, desserts, and breads, plus housemate jams and ice creams. The chef is Michelin-starred pastry chef Daniel Kleinhandler. Don’t miss: the challah.
Bed- Stuy
Bonjour Brooklyn Bakery | 1154 Broadway
This authentic French bakery makes traditional pastries fresh every day. Don’t miss: almond chocolate croissant.
Bread & Butter | 53 Rockaway Avenue
Bread & Butter serves amazing sweet and savory pastries and coffee. Sweet treats include “angel donuts” and they also make savory focaccia. Don’t miss: chocolate chip cookie, cacao e pepe, soft serve (seasonal).
Clementine | 395 Classon Avenue
Visit Clementine for vegan baked goods like cupcakes, pies, pastries, and cookies. You can also order custom cakes. Don’t miss: chocolate and pistachio croissant.
Passionfruit | 733 Madison Street
Passionfruit is a coffee shop that serves homemade pastries in Bed Stuy. Don’t miss: passionfruit pound cake.
Welcome Home Bakery | 1047 Bedford Avenue
Alumni of L’Appartement 4F in Brooklyn Heights opened their own bakery in Bed Stuy, open Thursday-Monday from 8am-4pm. Breads and pastries include a variety of breads including their “Billy baguette” with olives and herbs, croissants, cookies, and Stumptown coffee.
Williamsburg
A & C Super | 292 Leonard Street
A&C Super is a storefront bakery/ superstore that has all the things. Breakfast, lunch, pastries, snacks and homemade ice cream are packed in here. Order inside and then eat either at the tables in the front or in the courtyard behind. Don’t miss: Biscuit sandwich, Turkey & Provolone Focaccia sandwich and cinnamon roll.
Birdee | 316 Kent Avenue
Tucked into the Domino Refiniery is a newish addition, Birdees. An all day cafe and bakery, you can get a proper breakfast and then dig into the pastries or take some to the playground to eat while you watch the kids run it out. They also have ice cream sundaes (available from 1-9pm) that are simultaneously gorgeous and delicious. Don’t miss: The danish, tomato english muffin and the pistachio cherry sundae.
Ceremonia | 743 Driggs Avenue
This family owned neighborhood bakery has it all; pastries, breakfast and also makes cakes by the order. Their breakfast burrito may have gone viral but it is one of many standouts. Don’t miss: the cinnamon roll and citrus olive oil loaf.
Fortunato Brothers | 289 Manhattan Avenue
This family-run Italian bakeshop makes cookies, cakes, pastries, and gelato. Don’t miss: cannolis, granitas (available in the summer).
K’Far Cafe | 97 Wythe Avenue
This all-day Israeli café is located inside The Hoxton in Williamsburg, along with the associated restaurant and bar. They serve Jerusalem bagels and pastries including babka, sticky buns, danishes, rugelach, and more. Don’t miss: the borekas.
Land to Sea | 402 Graham Ave
Land to Sea offers savory and sweet Chinese pastries. Their rotating seasonal drinks are a perfect compliment to their pastry offerings. Don’t miss: the egg tart and coconut bun with the Orange Blossom cortado.
Lilia Cafe | 567 Union Avenue
This Italian cafe, sister to Lilia Restaurant, has simple and delicious pastries, breakfast and sandwiches. The patio is open year round to sit and enjoy your food outdoors. There are so many standouts but don’t miss: Fruit crostata, olive oil cake, sea salt and olive oil yogurt, tomato focaccia and Prosciutto Cotto sandwich!
L’industrie | 254 South 2nd Street
You may have heard of L’industrie Pizza but did you know they also have pastries, gelato and sorbetto? They do! Their offerings are just as noteworthy as their delish pizza. A rotating assortment of Italian pastry is available daily. Some of the offerings are Olive oil cake, Millifogle, bombolone and il marltozzo. The gelato and sorbet flavors change weekly, currently the flavors are cantaloupe sorbet and pistachio gelato. Don’t miss: Bombolone and the gelato/sorbet swirl.
Martha’s Country Bakery | 263 Bedford Avenue
Martha’s Country Bakery has a huge selection of cakes, pies, and other desserts and sweets. You can get a slice of almost any cake imaginable from their dessert counter. Don’t miss: red velvet cake.
Tomoko Patissere | 568 Union Avenue
This Patisserie combines French pastry and Japanese flavors that produce some truly spectacular desserts. They have a dessert counter for take out ( also a dessert tasting menu for a date night ). They also have cakes to order. Don’t miss: The creampuff and any of the crepe cakes. Also honorable mention for their strawberry shortcake special order cake, soooo goood.
Win Son Bakery | 164 Graham Avenue
Come for a red date cake and black sesame latte and stay for the BEC scallion pancakes. This Taiwanese American bakery offers pastries and an all day cafe. For summertime, ice cream sandwiches also hit the menu. Don’t miss: Aforementioned items AND mochi donut.
Greenpoint
Bagel Joint | 230 Calyer Street
This Jewish bakery, founded by husband and wife team, opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Greenpoint. Previously, Bagel Joint could be found selling bagels and pastries at local farmers markets. Don’t miss: bagels with Asian fusion flavors like miso, saffron, and gochujang.
Charlotte Patissere | 596 Manhattan Avenue
This Patisserie has everything. Omelettes, croissants and other assorted sandwiches are on the menu but the stand out is the pastry case. It is full of colorful and tempting desserts, any one of them that you choose is sure to be a winner. Don’t miss: Macarons and Mini Tiramisu.
Falu House | 34 Norman Avenue
Falu House, a Scandinavian deli, serves a variety of delicious pastries, breakfast offerings, small plates, and Scandinavian sandwiches. Don’t miss: kanelbullar, or Swedish cinnamon buns.
Moe’s Donuts | 126 Nassau Ave
Moe was a former employee at Peter Pan Donuts who brought his donut skills to open his own place a few streets over from PP. Here you will find a dizzying array of fresh and delicious donut flavors in addition to the classics. Don’t miss: The salted caramel and pistachio donuts! Honorable mention to the Knafeh donut.
Nick + Son’s | 892 Lorimer Street
Nick + Son’s has a new location across the street from McCarren Park. They were originally located in Williamsburg and are known for their amazing croissants, plus cardamom buns, fruit tarts, and other pastries. Don’t miss: the croissants, in flavors like almond, za’atar, and everything seasoning.
Pan Pan Vino Vino | 120 Norman Avenue
This is a bakery by day and a wine bar by night. The bakery makes a variety of pastries and breads. Don’t miss: sticky guava and cream cheese bun.
Peter Pan Donuts | 727 Manhattan Avenue
Sunset Park
La Gran Via Bakery | 4516 5th Avenue
Panaderia Mi Mexico Pequeño | 4513 5th Avenue
This traditional Mexican bakery is a Sunset Park staple. Don’t miss: pan dulce.
Panya | Industry City | 220 36th Street
After closing in Manhattan in 2022, beloved Japanese bakery Panya has reopened in Industry City. The new location, attached to Japan Village, offers katsu sandwiches, milk bread, and pastries.
Bay Ridge
Brooklyn Baklava | 7214 5th Avenue
This traditional Lebanese bakery is known for its baklava and other Middle Eastern desserts. Don’t miss: their baklava of course!
Jean Danet | 7526 5th Avenue
This French bakery makes fresh breads, pastries, pies & custom cakes. Don’t miss: the apple strudel.
L’angolo Palermo | 7801 3rd Avenue
This Bay Ridge specialty market sells a variety of Italian baked goods. Don’t miss: Italian cookies.
Lily Bloom Bakery | 8614 5th Avenue
This Chinese bakery is worth visiting in Bay Ridge. Don’t miss: the egg tarts.
Little Cupcake Bakeshop | 9102 3rd Avenue
Little Cupcake Bakeshop offers a variety of delicious cupcakes, cakes, and other traditional desserts to make any celebration special. Don’t miss: seasonal cupcakes such as blue velvet and gingerbread.
Omonia Cafe | 7612 3rd Avenue
Walk into Omonia Cafe to find a gorgeous display of cookies, cakes, and Greek specialty desserts. Don’t miss: Baklava cheesecake.
Paneantico | 9124 3rd Avenue
Dyker Heights
Tasty Pastry Shoppe | 7214 5th Avenue
This neighborhood Italian bakery is known for its variety of treats and beautiful custom cakes. They also carry a selection of gluten free and sugar free options. Don’t miss: cookies, pies.
Bensonhurst
Rimini Pastry Shoppe | 6822 Bay Parkway
The bakery was founded by Sicilian immigrant John Zito in 1973. Rimini makes everything from scratch, from cakes to pastries to breads and cookies. Don’t miss: Italian cheesecake, tiramisu.
Villabate Alba | 7001 18th Avenue
Multiple Locations
Bakeri | Williamsburg – 150 Wythe Avenue | Greenpoint – 105 Freeman Street
This women-owned bakery makes small-batch Northern European-style bread, as well as homemade pastries. You can visit them in Williamsburg or Greenpoint for breakfast with pastries and coffee or lunch with made-to-order sandwiches on fresh bread. Don’t miss: the baguette.
Brooklyn French Bakers | Carroll Gardens – 273 Columbia Street | Park Slope – 510 2nd Street | Downtown Brooklyn – coming soon to 41 Flatbush Avenue
This bakery was founded by three French bakers living in Brooklyn.Their baked goods include mini buns, quiches, mini croissants, cream puffs and mini tarts. Don’t miss: croissant muffins.
Colson Patisserie | Park Slope – 374 9th Street | Industry City – 253 36th Street
Inspired by French and Belgian baked goods, Colson Patisserie serves pastries and breads, alongside coffee. You can find them in Park Slope or in Industry City. Don’t miss: morning bun.
Doughnut Plant | Downtown Brooklyn – 245 Flatbush Avenue | Williamsburg – 198 Bedford Avenue
Downtown Plant has two Brooklyn locations, in Downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg. The bakery chain has been making fresh doughnuts with creative flavors since 1994. Don’t miss: crème brûlée donut.
Il Fornaretto Bakery | Bay Ridge – 7612 5th Avenue | Bensonhurst – 7616 17th Avenue
Opened in 1927, this Italian bakery based in Bensonhurst is famous for its fresh bread. They recently opened a second location in Bay Ridge. Cash only. Don’t miss: focaccia, prosciutto bread.
La Bicyclette | Williamsburg – 667 Driggs Ave | Fort Greene – 136 Dekalb Ave | Carroll Gardens – 305 Court St
This bakery makes French artisan bread, including an award-winning baguette. There are lines around the block for the breads and laminated pastries, but they are worth it! You can also purchase French butter, cheese, and jams. Don’t miss: pain au raisin, ham sandwich.
Lassen & Hennigs | Brooklyn Heights – 114 Montague Street | DUMBO – 177 Water Street
Lassen & Hennigs is a delicatessen with an on-site bakery producing cookies, cakes, and much more. Their Brooklyn Heights location opened in 1949, and in recent years, they opened a second location in DUMBO. Don’t miss: black and white cookie, brownies.
Paloma | 772 Manhattan Avenue – Greenpoint | 163 Nassau Avenue – Greenpoint | 349 Union Avenue – Williamsburg
Paloma’s pastries are a rotating cast of stars. With minor seasonal alterations to their pastries, there are various fruit danishes, multiple flavors of croissants and some surprise guest cakes and muffins. Don’t miss: The valhalla chocolate croissant and cherry danish.
Radio Bakery | Greenpoint – 135 India Street | Prospect Heights – 186 Underhill Avenue
Radio Bakery has lines down the block on the weekends, with customers hungry for their pistachio and chocolate almond croissants, breads, focaccia, plus breakfast and lunch sandwiches. In March 2025, they opened a second location in Prospect Heights. Don’t miss: the cheesy pretzel bearclaw croissant.
One Girl Cookies | DUMBO – 33 Main Street | Cobble Hill – 68 Dean Street
One Girl Cookies is owned and operated by husband and wife David Crofton and Dawn Casale. Their Cobble Hill location is where the business started, and a second location, an all-day cafe in DUMBO, is called Dawn’s ‘Til Dusk. The bakery is popular for small, beautifully decorated cookies, whoopie pies, and layer cakes. Don’t miss: whoopie pies, especially the pumpkin flavor!
Ovenly | Greenpoint – 31 Greenpoint Avenue | Cobble Hill – 276 Court Street
Ovenly is an award-winning wholesale bakery with locations in Greenpoint and Cobble Hill. They also deliver cakes, cookies, scones, muffins, bagels, cupcakes, and more both locally and nationwide. Don’t miss: sea salt chocolate chip cookies.
Poppy’s | Cobble Hill – 243 Degraw Street | Brooklyn Heights – 48 Henry Street | Carroll Gardens outpost – 191 Columbia Street
Poppy’s is a Brooklyn favorite in Cobble Hill that recently opened a second location on Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights. In addition to coffee, sandwiches, and prepped meals, they sell homemade pastries like their apple cider bundt, scones, banana bread, and cookies. Don’t miss: scones, biscuit, cardamom coffee cake.
Smør | Clinton Hill – 26 Putnam Avenue | Williamsburg – 155 Powers Street
This Scandinavian all-day cafe based in East Village now has locations on Putnam Avenue in Clinton Hill and Powers Street in Williamsburg. The daytime menu features pastries such as cardamom buns, plus egg sandwiches and Danish pancakes. In the evening, they transform into a wine bar with full dinner service. Don’t miss: the cardamom buns!
Updated: August 2025.
