[Photo: Kathy YL Chan]

At Bar Pleiades, you can order Boulud's famous madeleines ($7) without having to commit to a whole meal. The madeleines are baked to order, served warm with a liberal dusting of powdered sugar. They are some of the best madeleines in the city, with a thin, crisp exterior and a body that is impossibly moist and fluffy, with just a bare kiss of lemon. Served by the basketful, they're easy to put back in a matter of minutes.

Bar Pleiades

20 East 76th Street, New York NY 10021 (map)
212-772-2600
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About the author: Originally from Honolulu, Kathy YL Chan writes A Passion For Food, where she chronicles her eats and travels adventures between Hawai'i, New York and beyond. She firmly believes that there is always room for dessert.