The
Flourless Chocolate Cake ($6) at Balthazar Bakery may not be as proper as their canelé or classic French pastries, but it is perfect in its own little way, dark chocolate through and through.
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From a decadent slab of coconut milk-soaked cake to a favorite Thai dessert of mango and warm sticky rice, coconut plays an integral role in so many desserts we love. Here are our five of our favorite coconut desserts; let us know if we've missed yours!
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Chausson aux pommes aren't found too easily in the city, but Balthazar Bakery makes an incredible one ($4.25), a ridiculously buttery yet texturally light and flaky wonder.
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Any number of guidebooks, newspaper articles, airline magazine roundups, or TV shows can give first-time New York visitors a lengthy eating itinerary. Unfortunately, their recommendations aren't always the best.
The good news? Some oft-visited tourist destinations really
do have great food. Here are our favorites.
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In honor of Serious Eats Bakery Week, we set out to answer a question that's been on our mind for ages:
what's the best baguette in New York? Because for every
good baguette, there are dozens of disappointments. Tough, mouth-hurting crusts or doughy, spongy insides. A dried-out crumb or a flavor that's too sweet or too sour or just plain bland. We're tired of suffering bad bread—and wanted to find you the best in the city.
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Yesterday, we checked out our
the best bakeries in New York City for cakes, cookies, and more; this morning, it's all about the pastries. While you'll find croissants in just about any bakery,
good croissants, tender and flaky and buttery, are much harder to find, as are almond croissants and
pain au chocolat. But you'll find some excellent ones in these New York bakeries, along with tarts and caneles and palmiers and much more.
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In 2008, we published a guide to the
Best Doughnuts in New York—but that was three years ago, and new doughnut shops have popped up all over the city. Where can you find the best doughnuts in New York?Check out our exhaustive guide for the answer.
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Sometimes they're topped with chocolate, other times with a crisp shatter of caramel. Often they're filled with vanilla pastry cream, but on other occasions you can score caramel or chocolate cream.
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They always say it's the little things that make a big difference—and that is especially true when it comes to afternoon sweets. A Stroopwafel over a mug of office coffee, a little bag of Honeycomb candies, a pint of Kulfi-Pistachio Cardamom Ice Cream. The smallest things can turn a bad day better, and a good day amazing.
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[Photo: Kathy YL Chan] There's nothing better after a long day than heading to Balthazar Bakery for a sumptuous wedge of Coconut Cake ($6.25)—one of the best in town. (My other favorite is from Amy's Bread). They usually sell...
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