Prince Tea House is a bit of an anomaly in Flushing’s Chinatown. This cozy tea parlor located on Prince Street extends a reprieve from all the ethnic offerings that abound.
Prince Tea House, Flushing
Category Archives: COFFEE SHOP/ TEA
Patisserie Tomoko, Williamsburg, NYC
Patisserie Tomoko is a neat little dessert bar in Greenpoint/ Williamsburg where there is a perfect amalgamation between Japanese flavors and French technique.
Ladybird Bakery, Park Slope, NYC
Cannelle Patisserie, LIC, NYC
Maison Kayser at Bryant Park, Midtown West, NYC
Disclaimer: I was invited as a guest to this establishment for a complimentary meal. All opinions expressed in this post are my own
Black Seed Bagel, Nolita, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: Salmon, cream cheese, red onion and capers sandwich
The Cronut at Dominique Ansel’s Bakery, Soho, NYC
I agree I’ve arrived a little late to the Cronut mania party but I just couldn’t envision standing on line for hours, in the wee hours of the morning, waiting for something I may or may not get.
Levain Bakery, Upper West Side, NYC
The Maison Kayser’s Marathon Menu, NYC
Famed baker Eric Kayser is coming to town from Paris to run the NYC Marathon on Nov 2 and has worked with New York Times best selling author and professional sports nutritionist, Cynthia Sass to create a healthy “Marathon Menu”.
Sweet Buttons, Lower East Side, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance:☆☆☆½
Cost: $
Must try: Chocolate Cupcake, Caramel Tart
Sweet Buttons on the Lower East Side is as cute a place as it sounds. Home to bite sized desserts, these tiny treats offer customers the opportunity to indulge more than just one dessert.
Housed in a fun space adorned with purple polka dots and sparkles, even the cupcakes shine with edible glitter. Offering everything from cupcakes, tarts, puddings and so on, one can really experiment with flavors and textures here.
The price point is great and the goods are really tasty, I think Sweet Buttons is definitely worth being checked out.
Here is some of what we ate:
A Tasting Event at La Maison Du Chocolat, UES, NYC
Disclaimer: I was invited as a guest to this establishment for a complimentary event. All opinions expressed in this post are my own.
Spot Dessert Bar, East Village, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆½
Cost: $$
Must try: Chocolate Green Tea Lava Cake, The Harvest
Buttercup Bake Shop, Midtown East, NYC
Little Fox Café, NoLita, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆½
Cost: $
(This meal was complimentary which did not affect my review.)
Georgetown Cupcakes, Soho, NYC
Molly’s Cupcakes, West Village, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆ ½
Service: ☆☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆☆
Cost: $$
Must try: Peach Cobbler, Salted Caramel Butterscotch, Crème Brûlée, Chocolate Eclair
Dominique Ansel Bakery, SoHo, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆½
Cost: $$$$
Must try: Almond Croissant , Dka “dominique’s kouign amann”
Almondine Bakery, Park Slope, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$
The Almondine Bakery now has a second location in Park Slope!
The former pastry chef from Le Bernardin and Windows on the World Hervé Poussot has been serving up delectable treats at this French patisserie in Brooklyn for quite some time now.
Using ultra fresh ingredients, Almondine offers a host of fresh-baked French goods such as croissants, fruit tarts, muffins, macarons, baguettes, pastries and more. They serve delicious coffee using La Colombe beans from Philadelphia and a decadent hot chocolate made with Valrhona chocolate.
The Park Slope Almondine is housed in a small cozy space with a working fireplace, which seats about 25. Located right by the train station, it is really hard not to make a small detour to start your day just right!
Here is some of what we ate:
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* Restaurant Name |
|---|---|
| Almondine Bakery | |
| * Overall | |
| ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ | |
| * Neighborhood / Cuisine | |
| DUMBO / American Traditional | |
| * Street Address | |
| 85 Water St ((between Main St & Washington St) ), Brooklyn, NY 11201 | |
| * Phone | |
| (718) 797-5026 |
Cannelle Patisserie, Jackson Heights, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $
Must try: Croissants,
Cannelle Patisserie is perhaps one of the most unusual finds in its location at a strip mall in East Elmhurst.
This venture was brought to fruition by Jean Claude Perennou and Gnanasampanthan Sabaratratnam – both Ex- Waldorf Astoria pastry chefs.
Cannelle Patisserie offers Manhattan quality baked goods at super affordable prices. The display cases are a riot of colors, textures and artful creations such as, napoleons, éclairs, profiteroles, all kinds of baked pastries and cookies. They also offer a range of fresh baked breads, quiches, tarts and so on. Their crowning glory is their super flaky croissants, gâteau Breton, Saint Honoré and Paris-Brest
The most wonderful thing about this Cannelle – other than its ethereal offerings is how it reflects the diversity of its surrounding in both its clientele and its staff. At Cannelle, people from all ethnicities, across all ages have found a great homey neighborhood spot to stop by and linger at over fabulous eats.
Here is some of what we ate:
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* Restaurant Name |
|---|---|
| Cannelle Patisserie | |
| * Overall | |
| ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ | |
| * Neighborhood / Cuisine | |
| Jackson Heights / American New | |
| * Street Address | |
| 75-59 31st Ave, East Elmhurst, NY 11370 | |
| * Phone | |
| (718) 565-6200 |
Tartine Bakery, San Francisco, CA
Food: ☆☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$
Must try: Everything!
The first problem one faces in trying to get to Tartine Bakery is finding it. Located in the Mission District, the only way to identify this spot is by the huge line of people waiting outside to get their share of the outstanding goodies that are being concocted inside.
Stepping indoors one encounters a totally different kind of problem – how not to eat the house?
The display cases flaunt a parade of stunning French inflected baked goods. There are breads, croissants, tarts, puddings, sandwiches, cakes and all kinds of bakes.
The husband-wife team of Chad Robertson and Elisabeth Prueitt are several time winners of James Beard awards as well as many other accolades. Using only the freshest of local ingredients and organic as much as possible, the goodies served here are pretty much ‘off the charts!’
Mark Bittman declares that Tartine Bakery is his favorite bakery in the United States – I might just have to agree!
Here is some of what we ate:
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* Restaurant Name |
|---|---|
| Tartine Bakery | |
| * Overall | |
| ★★★☆☆ | |
| * Neighborhood / Cuisine | |
| American Traditional / French | |
| * Street Address | |
| 600 Guerrero St , San Francisco, CA 94110 | |
| * Phone | |
| (415) 487-2600 |
Founding Farmers, Washington D.C.
Food: ☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: Fried chicken Egg Waffles, Stuffed French Toast, Fresh squeezed juices
Founding Farmers is an eco-friendly, Certified Green Restaurant that was built from recycled and reclaimed products. This upscale, farmhouse styled eatery is housed within the International Monetary Fund (IMF) building.
At Founding Farmers, the menu offers American classics made from locally sourced and sustainably farmed products. The food here is very good. The freshness of the ingredients used reflects in the exquisite taste of their dishes. You must try their fresh juices the cranberry was really zesty.
However for me the spot lacked soul. Everything from the service to the space seems cold and distant which didn’t gel with all its wonderful methodology. Everything seemed too pristine.
I found that Founding Farmers is more a chic farmhouse accented restaurant that is just green enough for the suit types. For me, I would rather go hang at a more bohemian space like Busboys and Poets where the essence enfolds the place.
Here is some of what we ate:
Crabs Cake Eggs Benedict
Fried Chicken, Eggs and Waffles
Stuffed French Toast
Farmhouse Waffles
Pastrami Hash
Farmers Lemonade
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* Restaurant Name |
|---|---|
| Founding Farmers | |
| * Overall | |
| ★★★☆☆ | |
| * Neighborhood / Cuisine | |
| American New / American Traditional | |
| * Street Address | |
| 1924 Pennsylvania Ave NW ((between N H St & N 19th St) ), Washington, DC 20006 | |
| * Phone | |
| (202) 822-8783 |
Busboys and Poets, Washington D.C.
Food: ☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: Crab cake Sandwiches and home home-fries
Busboys and Poets is an inspired, bohemian bookstore/Cafe/ Lounge, which propounds progressive political ideologies.
This cheery cafe has been brilliantly decorated by carving out comfortable spaces with lounge chairs and sofas amongst walls that are adorned with multi-ethnic art and photographs. Everything here murmurs towards creativity and activism.
There are regularly scheduled poetry jams, film screenings and other shows in the Langston Room, which is a performance space. Here, one can sip on a variety of coffees or nibble on sizable portions of affordable, tasty platters of food
Busboys and Poets was named in honour of Langston Hughes (one of my favourite poets), who worked as a busboy in the 1920s whilst writing poems on the side.
Busboys and Poets is a perfect spot for its diverse clientele to gather together to eat great food whilst being inspired to act.
Here is some of what we ate:
Classic Benedict
Neptune Benedict with Cheese Grits
Mekhleme
Oaxaca Omelette
Crab Cake Sandwich
Falafel Sandwich
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* Restaurant Name |
|---|---|
| Busboys and Poets | |
| * Overall | |
| ★★★☆☆ | |
| * Neighborhood / Cuisine | |
| American Traditional | |
| * Street Address | |
| 2021 14th St NW ((between N V St & N U St) ), Washington, DC 20009 | |
| * Phone | |
| (202) 387-7638 |
Dessert Truck Works, Lower East Side, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆ ½
Service: ☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$
I recommend: Warm Chocolate Bread Pudding with Bacon Custard Sauce
What happens when three ex-Le Cirque pastry chefs put their talents together?
Three words:Dessert Truck Works.
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The Chocolate Room, Park Slope, NYC
THE CHOCOLATE ROOM
86, 5th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 783-2900
http://www.thechocolateroombrooklyn.com/
The Chocolate Room is the quintessential playground for a grown up chocoholic!
The minute you step into this chocolate boutique and dessert cafe, you start melting into a sensual state of comatose comfort that only chocolate can bring on. Continue reading
Java Girl Inc., Upper East Side, NYC
I’m sitting in the cutest coffee shop on the Upper East Side as I write this. Everything in this place spells comfort – from the fabulous aromas of fresh Java to the woodsy, country, rustic look of the Café that makes it feel like home. Continue reading