I've got a soft spot for the muffins at
Corrado Bread And Pastry, a bakery/cafe that really looks more like a corporate chain from the outside.
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Pear Muffins ($3) are a particular standout with a golden brown, crunchy top studded in fat pear chunks.
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Maybe this endless winter is kicking our morning carb cravings into overdrive; or maybe we've just had so many early meetings, we've grabbed breakfast treats from all over. Either way, life at Serious Eats of late has been one great muffin after another. Here are some of the best muffins in NYC we've had recently;
what are your favorites in the city?
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The muffins at
Ted and Honey in Cobble Hill have a nice pinchable bulge and a wonderfully delicate crumb that will get any morning off to a good start.
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[Photo: Maggie Hoffman] There are many kinds of muffins in this world: some oversweet and over-oily, some tasting more like cupcakes, some joyless vehicles for chunky whole grains. But I've found that Blue Sky Bakery in Park Slope strikes...
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[Photo: Kathy YL Chan] When in the area, I often make it a point to drop by ABC Kitchen and pick up a Spice Muffin ($3) to go in the cafe area. It's a stout muffin, moist and outfitted...
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[Photo: Robyn Lee] The cheery yellow Van Leeuwen trucks built their reputation on ice cream, but their coffee service has gotten a lot of attention, too—with Intelligentsia coffee and freshly baked muffins. The morning I stopped by, I found...
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[Photo: Kathy Chan] They won't divulge where the pastries are sourced from at Doma in the West Village, but the selection is one worth returning for. "A local bakery," was the only response I received when I picked up...
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[Photo: Kathy Chan] I was waiting in line at Joe's the other day when I spotted this pumpkin muffin baked by Bread Alone. And considering my goal to hunt down every delicious pumpkin sweet in the city, I couldn't...
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[Photo: Kathy Chan] Unexpected surprises are the best. You know, when something looks just all right, but tastes awesome. Case in point: the banana muffin from tbsp's kiosk at the entrance of the Highline. Small, yes. A mini breakfast,...
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