This may be my favorite ice cream in all of New York, but I'm lucky it's far from my apartment; I'd probably have six chins!

All the ice cream here is kosher, and they offer a great variety of delicious flavors–everything from [more...]

This Brooklyn-based ice cream shop courts long lines during the summer, when the biggest borough's residents crave cool, Italian treats. Though we're big fans of the fruit flavored ice, especially the delicious strawberry, we've seen [more...]

Though this Chelsea Market dairy spot won't be a post-work pit stop (it closes at 7), we love their fresh, creamy ice cream. Hailing from an upstate dairy farm, the ice cream is rich and delicious. Our top flavors include chocolate, [more...]

Lab-coat glad staff serve up twelve ever-changing flavors of delectable gelato at this Lower East Side spot. The small batches are prepared using top ingredients, so you *almost* feel like you're in Italy.

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Housed in the old Fulton Ferry Fireboat House, this DUMBO ice cream spot with a fabulous view churns out delicious cups and cones in flavors like butter pecan, peaches and cream, and of course, chocolate and vanilla. In nice weather, [more...]

Lots of sunlight, soft instrumental music, and warm decor fill this Astoria cafe. Quiche, soups, salads, and wraps, are all on the menu and all very good, but our true love is the scrumptious crepes. Ultra fresh ingredients like ham, [more...]

The friendly staff here serve up absolutely delicious crepes from the restaurant's extensive menu. Savory options include ham and cheese, wild mushroom with Turkey–portobello mushroom, mushroom parmesan, goat & ricotta [more...]

It's a good thing this delicious sweet-spot isn't any closer to us or we'd certainly be ten pounds heavier. The tiny 1st Avenue shop wisely gave out free samples the first few days they were open, luring in a number of customers, [more...]

This Chelsea Market tea house serves up a variety of teas from a carefully arranged menu, as well as a selection of pastries and treats, like blueberry scones and yummy little cookies. Regular patrons count the Rooibos and Genmai Cha [more...]

The staff at this Chelsea mainstay are few but friendly, and the tantalizing treats are available for consumption 24 hours a day. We love the Pineapple Crumb muffins, the Boston Cream donuts, and the great old fashioned donuts–plain, [more...]

This Park Slope bakery and its UES outpost churn out pies, tarts, cakes and cupcakes, muffins, scones, and more. The cupcakes are available in regular and mini sizes and come chilled–a refreshing change of pace. The red velvet cupcake [more...]

The staff is warm and attentive at this family-owned bakery, where $3.50 will get you a hunk of red velvet cake, topped with fruit and cream cheese frosting. They also offer treats like cheesecake brownies, horns–cinnamon, chocolate, [more...]

The name of this uptown bakeshop's two locations says it all; choose the flavor, filling, and frosting of your cake from their huge selection, then chow down on the rich, creamy treat, with no work, and no mess to clean up.

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This Chelsea Market bake shop's enormous selection of treats are all incredible looking. We love the delicious cupcakes–almost all of which are named after New York streets–Perry, Christopher, Horatio, etc. The colorful, frosted [more...]

At this Chelsea eatery, patrons open wide for red velvet cupcakes with smooth cream cheese frosting, the sandwiches, and the "Booty Buns"–crunchy on the outside, with sweet fillings like Nutella, guava, and strawberry.

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Since this cute bakeshop's opening in 2006, it has served up delectable goodies to the BoCoCa crowd and nearby neighbs. Patrons claim that the store's red velvet cake is the best in the city, and we're hard pressed to argue; it comes [more...]

Not once since its inception last year have we heard a single complaint about investment-banker-turned-baker Rachel Thebault's Reade St bakery, and with good reason: everything in this brown and pink treats-wonderland is delicious. The [more...]

We basically salivate every time we head to this Red Hook bakery, our eyes and mouths opening wide at the site of so many delicious treats waiting to be consumed. We love the yellow cupcakes with vanilla buttercream, the Gimme S'more [more...]

Founded by one of the two girls who started Magnolia Bakery, this treats emporium's two locations offer many of the same delicious sweets. Cupcakes ($1.50) come in 11 tantalizing flavors, like "Devil Dog," "Peanut Butter and Jelly," and [more...]

Most New Yorkers say this West Village bakeshop is a tourist trap. We won't argue with them. These same New Yorkers, however–ourselves included–will not deny the delectability of the seemingly endless stream of sweets that pours of [more...]