Bahn Mi Saigon Bakery
I usually exit Bloomingdale’s Soho through the back door, dodging the sluggish shopping hordes on Broadway. A right on Crosby street and a left on Broome puts me within reasonable distance of Chinatown, where I can atone for my new…
Papabubble
Papabubble, a downtown candy lab specializing in flavorful hand-made hard candies, smells like the inside of a sugar bowl. Jars of crayon-colored treats line the walls, alongside oversized spiralling lollipops and jewel-hued ring pops. There’s usually a couple of candymakers…
Lula’s Sweet Apothecary
An all-vegan ice cream parlor that looks like an old-time sweet shop, Lula’s will please even rampant omnivores. The menu includes a couple of soy milk-based ice creams, including a convincing cake batter flavor, and about ten nut milk-based ice…
Momofuku Milk Bar
Update: Momofuku Milk Bar now has six locations. If you were the type of kid who did not feel conflicted at all about drinking milk left over from your bowl of Frosted Flakes, a cup of cereal milk ($4) at…
Crif Dogs
Update: Crif Dogs now has a location in Williamsburg, on Driggs Ave After a long night of bar-hopping, one bite of Crif Dog’s “chihuahua,” a smoked, deep-fried hot dog wrapped in bacon and topped with avocado and sour cream, practically…
Harney and Sons (Quitting Coffee Day 3)
Update: Harney & Sons now has a storefront in Soho I’ve been an equal opportunity coffee drinker every day for eight years. I drank it from deli-carts, from Starbucks, from the best coffee joints in the city, and from freeze-dried…
Magnolia Bakery Now Open in Midtown
Fans of Magnolia Bakery’s famously sweet cupcakes, rejoice. Now you no longer need to schlep downtown for a dose of that toothache-inducing buttercream frosting. Magnolia has just opened an under-the-radar outpost (no signage yet?) on the corner of 49th street…
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Truck
Update: Van Leeuwen also has a storefront on East 7th St in the East Village The Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream truck sits in a sunbeam on a quiet Soho side-street, like an upscale Mr. Softee patiently waiting to be discovered….
16 Handles
Remember when Tasti D was the king of low-calorie soft-serve? No more. In the past eighteen months, frozen yogurt shops have sprouted all across Manhattan, and the boom shows no signs of slowing. Last month yet another yogurt place, 16…
Wafels and Dinges
Update: Wafels and Dinges now has a restaurant at 15 Ave B Street-fare Belgian waffles have arrived in Midtown! The Wafels & Dinges truck has migrated uptown to 46th street between 5th and 6th avenue, brightening the days of office dwellers…