I went in search of a frosted cinnamon bun at the suggestion of Google. This is what they call a cinnamon bun in NYC apparently. It was delicious, but not what I was searching for.

Under-rated bakery! Great cookies. Wide coffee assortment!Likely the one place I make sure folks who love good breads make sure to check out - its a full 5 stars for the bakery!Why 4 stars? One star taken away only because of a pet peeve: coffee temperatures. Especially when asking for extra-hot, the coffee is still just at regular temps - would love to see this addressed (I still come often and get coffee!)

Part of being a good store is its ability to address customers concerns - in this case the all day line outside the store. The line is caused by people ordering specialty coffee. Those orders take longer so people hang around inside waiting for their orders. Please stop selling specialty coffee and focus on selling your excellent bread. The line outside turns away many customers. If people want specialty coffee, there is Starbucks across the street.

I really love this location. Not only are the breads and desserts beyond fresh and delicious but I also appreciate the lovely staff. They are always very pleasant and polite. Its great how they always enforce the mask policy so that we all stay safe. My favorite employee is Joe. I always know Im going to receive great, kind service whenever I see him. Hes been my favorite staff member for months. Its nice to go to a store where people recognize me and even remember my name. Having such personalized experience is what makes me stop by this location 1-2x per week. Keep hiring such great staff and baking the delicious food please!

Excellent, excellent, excellent. Had a variety of breakfast meals on different days and they were all delicious. They make things fresh everyday. Also, took home the sourdough bread and lemon and they were also great.

Lovely croissants and nice hot drinks. We also had breakfast in their bar at the louvre and we were happy with it and the service.

I usually come here for the special- occasion challah or their famous babka, but today it was just coffee and a humble breakfast sandwich. Let me tell you, SO fresh and light and delicious. Staff is uber friendly, they made an ordinary Wednesday a special occasion.

Everything is sooooo delicious, I really wanted to go back and buy more and more things.I got the salads, quiche, sandwich and burekas.AMAZING

This place has the best croissant in NYC. I have tried many croissants all over NYC and this is the best. Their croissant tasted crispy on their outside, soft, moist and buttery on the inside. I hope they never change.

The spinach bourekas and cheese straws are phenomenal, as is their chocolate babka! Can’t recommend them enough!!

Long time Instagram follower, first timer eater. Lived up to the hype!

Service is great and a delicious #yummy bakery 😘🧡🧡🧡

The best babka cake I ever had.Also tried the spinach quiche and their coffee. 5 stars

You can tell the quality of the breads and pastries have decreased a bit since they’ve become more popular and expanded, they aren’t anything special anymore

I posted this on yelp too, because I am very upset. Look me up and I never give review anywhere! But this was unacceptable!!I have lived in the UWS for over 20 years and support every small business in our area. Breads has excellent quality products. They are the best bakers, and I know bakers. I come from France.However, Breads lost a loyal customer of many years, today. And I honestly never do this, but I am very upset with todays staff. The guy that was serving me on July 1st, 2021 at 5:15PM, light color hair, was the worst jerk and the rudest person I have been served by (well I left, so he did not serve me).It is sad that poor service is one of the main reasons a business dies.

The mushroom quiche is a work of genius! The latte I had was amazing too! Went in a hurry and the staff at the counter helped me a lot of heating the quiche and get it to me.

Super fresh super tasty looking forward to come back 🔥

I finally got to try the famous chocolate babka. I saw they were all packaged to go in the store so asked if they were fresh. I was told they were baked that morning. Unfortunately, I found it to be very small and quite dry/over-baked, which is pretty disappointing for $15. I would love to try their other baked goods but I don’t think the pre-wrapped babka is worth it... I also didn’t get the most welcoming vibe by the counter stuff.

Shout out to friendly staff!Was in the neighborhood and popped in to try their chocolate babka. I was coming in from a workout and didn’t have a mask but manager? (lady with short hair and glasses) was super accommodating and understanding as she grabbed me a disposable one they keep on hand. Some places can make you feel unwelcome and embarrassed but not so here!It was morning and she was busy getting stuff set up yet took the time to be friendly.Staff behind the counter were also helpful and courteous. Brief but great experience in store.Chocolate babka (while $$) is rich and decadent- stuffed with chocolate and buttery - perfect with coffee or tea.

Everything about this place is fantastic...the food, the personnel, the cleanliness, the speed. Highly recommend the burekas, breakfast sandwich, cheese sticks, and rugaleh. Took off a star because they warmed our food but it had cold spots. Cold eggs are yucky. Plenty of tables right outside the door. Cant wait to go back for more.

Very good bakery, they have an amazing chocolate babka!

Delicious!

The chocolate babka bread is so delicious, its a MUST. Have also tried their other breads including coconut, raisin, etc. but the chocolate one is still the best. Their chocolate concrete cake is also delicious, and you can get that both in the size of a larger cake and personal size option.

I had a balsamic red cabbage pizza from here and it was jaw dropping. I know they dont call it pizza (but it is) but whatever it was it was fresh, tasty, and a great filling meal. The service was great!!! Will come back for something different next time

The joy of fresh pastries at Breads is gone. Indifferent staff cant be bothered to properly pack $5 pastries, breaking them. Go elsewhere.

The Chocolate Babka is incredible! The customer service is also top-notch. Although they have a great variety, we do wish some of the items were more grab-and-go so we could eat while we walk instead of having to sit down.

I love the service here! Always warm greetings & smile from staff. Fabulous baked goods & coffee!!

Croissants and baguettes are THE BEST! here

Pain au chocolat and the classic choco babka, didn’t expect to be so good?? The babka might be the best I’ve had in nyc so far.

I love this bakery! Everything is always fresh and delicious.If you like cinnamon do yourself a favor and take the cinnamon roll (you won’t regret it) also bring home the famous chocolate babka for everyone to taste.The cheese straws are a must as well as the challah bread.This bakery is always a great way to start your day.

I had my very first babka ever here and it was amazing. So much so that Ive placed an online order. The coffee was very good as well. Gets crowded away lunch time, worth a visit.

Came here while visiting New York and with the cold weather we had a coffee. Great customer service and very delicious coffee! ☕ The ladies were very kind to us.

Chocolate babka was extraordinary. Ice mocha was a little too sweet for my liking.Limited capacity so there was a long line outside, but it moved really quickly!

OMG!! This place is so good!! My family and I loved it. Especially my son hahaha. I hope to be able to come back here again.

Great quality bread and pastries. Everything is fresh baked, theres great variety, and everything tastes great. They have at least 5 different types of Challah Bread.

Quick and friendly service. The croissants are delicious and the coffee is great!

Got the cauliflower focaccia - it was slightly pricey (7 dollars for a medium size piece) and wasn’t heated properly - so I didn’t get to enjoy it in its best form. Nonetheless it was interesting to try.The place has limited seating so better to pack and take your meal to Central Park nearby and enjoy.Interesting range of Jewish bakes goods. Will certainly try again.

Pro: spinach + feta buretta;Cons: sub-par salmon and sandwiches. The hot chocolate was actively bad. It tasted like Swiss mix and dirt mixed with half a cup of sugar.Don’t buy into the hype. There are plenty of other places in the city worth visiting.

The latte there is good and the chocolate babka is really delicious since the top chocolate layer is crispy. Highly recommend.

Awesome pastries, theee best, never disappointed

You smell the amazing breads before you even see the entrance. The staff is really helpful and the bread is superior to most bakeries

The chocolate hamantaschen are excellent, as well as the almond croissant. It is a little pricey, but it is well worth the price.

Babka is the best!! Cinnamon roll is wow!! Quiche is yummy!! This is the best bakery in the city!!!Theres always a line to get in, super fast though! They have tables outside for a coffee with very good heaters!!

Delicious!!! Cinnamon roll *drool*

The bread is pretty good in here, I wish they could make more variety of pastries or sliced cakes to grab and take to Central Park.I got a chocolate croissant and coffee.

The almond croissant is everything I’ve been looking for

When you get to breads bakery the smell of the place makes you want to take it all !

Bread and sandwiches are fresh and delicious. Friendly service.

What can I say... The baked goods are delicious.

Very good experience.A lot of choices.

The best baked goods in NYC

My go to place for breakfastEdit: Usually the staff is very nice! but please do ask Wendy to be a bit more polite. Thanks!

Great bread, challah and rugelach! Enjoy:)

So Im from the Mississippi Gulf Coast (70ish miles from New Orleans) Ive traveled all over the country and still have never found a place that give the south a run for our money. Home of Gumbo, etoufee, etc.But, I was so impressed with this bakery. The friendly staff helped me choose an amazing coffee. Ive never had challah and pronounced it wrong when reading from the menu but mmmmmmmmm it was THE BEST.Im now back home and craving that amazing festive challah. Do yall ship to Mississippi? 😁

OMG, this place is perfect. The best bread bakery you can go to. Can’t wait to go back.

Everything I had was great: chocolate babka, rugelach, cheesecake, marzipan cookie, cheese danish... I wish I could live next door this place!

So yummy 😋

I found this amazing bakery a few months ago. Everything I have tried is so very delicious.Last week I bought the marble pound cake. I have eaten many bakery and homemade pound cakes but this is certainly way beyond compare. After the first slice I quickly made very small portions and in freezer!! Hopefully will help me ration as tempted to eat it all. I live around corner, I may have to move !!Great bakery and kind staff.

Very tasty sandwich. Quick service. Free water. A little pricey tho. Seats inside and outside.

This place was amazing, the service is fast and the deserts are incredible. Well worth the stop for a nice little sweet treat if youre in the area, loved the cheesecake!

Bread is fresh and delicious, my favorites are French sourdough and all rye (saw it only once, unfortunately). A little expensive, but worth it.

This place is the best. Glad that I found it. Everything tasted amazing. Also, Chocolate babka stayed fresh for 4 days.

A small bakery located almost immediately across from the Lincoln Center. Given the location and its size, usually very packed, but lines as far as I’ve seen are usually not that heavy.The Japanese cheapness in me thinks that the price here seems to be high, but objectively they are not. Looking at their croissant, for example, costing $3.25, I’d say the price is average for artisanal bakeries in the city. If I were to add, for some reason I recently had a mysterious thought that took me to the Starbucks and purchased their “everything croissant”. I am sure it had lots of chemicals, preservatives, fats, sodium, along with other unwanted injected things. Costing me exactly the same, if I remember, $3.25, the bites of chemical mass produced croissant contributed to a headache, mouth watering, and unpleasant stomach feeling for the next a few hours. $3.25 for croissant at an artisanal bakery in the city isn’t high in price.Their chocolate babka, is sinfully tasty. I am sure it contains lots of sugars and butters, but every bite is worth. And needless to say, unlike Starbucks’s products, it won’t leave a bad taste in you afterward.Price might be high, but value is up there, too. I might well be too cheap to pay for my own for the chocolate bubka, but it is a great gift. I am happy to rate this place 5/5.

Make my another and daughter daY really amazing with the honey cake, a good expresso and hot chocolate. Dont forte the challah with honey for a new sweet year. Staff friendly, clean place.

Shame on them for price gouging of the Israeli donuts during Hanukkah. Tiny little donuts for $3.50 outrageous! Nerve people! The jelly is bad. If you want authentic donuts there is only one place to get these once a year treat. Tal bagels between 1-2 avenue On 86 streetThey have the authentic recipe and size the way that it is in Israel and it’s only $2.50. Just like in our childhood.

There is no better place for freshly baked bread a croissants!

EDIT I was a big fan of breads for a long long time. Literally every Friday and every Jewish holiday I would stock up on their items to fill my table. Being French in NYC quality is super important to me when it comes to bread. I would have said without hesitation that Breads was the best bakery in NYC... That is, until Hanukkah of 2018. I host a party every year and usually get 4 dozen sufganiyot to serve. About a week before I went to Breads to buy one of each flavor to try and much to my surprise when I ate my first donut there was zero jam inside. Like, nothing. I was kind of upset but figured it was a mistake. I reached out to both the Breads Bakery via instagram and also Uri Scheft himself and got zero response. I guess they feel that they are too big to respond to individual customers. Or maybe they just dont care? After hearing nothing from them I was kind of turned off. I obviously couldnt buy and serve tons of donuts that were no good and werent filled. So I went to Orwashers instead. I actually havent been back to Breads since that bad trip. I dont plan to either. Its a shame because their food used to be great. At this point I dont want to plan on serving something when I am not sure of the quality. Honestly in NYC it is possible to find other good options with consistency and good customer service. Bye bye Breads. ----ORIGINAL REVIEW : Where to start ? The BEST bakery in New York. Their babka is to die for ! Im French and I assure you that their pastries are a true taste from home. Everything is always right on the spot and fresh. The staff is friendly, a little pricey but soooo worth it!

They carry the exact type of Ghanaian and Nigerian Buns Bread

There was quick and friendly service. the prices are good for what you get.

Quite awesome, do to the weather it still was a good turnout as well; it must be the goodies cause tis the season too enjoy some sweets.

Good baked products. So long as you arrive late enough. Most of the products are good - croissants, baguettes, brownie/chocolate cake. The issue is the inconsistent arrival time of any baked goods in the morning. They open at 7am. But play it safe and arrive at 9am. Even after 8am you may arrive to empty shelves...UPDATE: 08.20 again no baked goods... so disappointing not to have consistently or at least the decency of better communication to manage customer expectations on when you plan to stock your store at the start of the day

Best croissants I’ve ever had!

Its nice, hygiene and tasty stuff

Ok that huge chocolate babka was so good that I ate all of it by myself. You can’t judge me!

Fresh baked breads and prepared foods with good fast service

One of the nest bakeries. For the sure the babka is a winner. Also, the olive sticks is something I always go back for.

Beautiful everything ❤️

Can t stop buying their babka

Love all their breads. The best sourdough bread I ever ate.

I got a croissant which was amazing and Jewish baguette that was one the best things I’ve ever tasted. I guess Sesame seeds on Sesame Street go together!

Im a fitness instructor and I come here willingly and frequently. Why? Because if Im going to eat bread and dessert, it better be damn good!Top five baked goods:*chocolate babka! The best. Truly.*flourless brownie (party size)*cheese straws (savory)*walnut raisin bread*sesame rollAmbience: The store is bright, clean, and the staff is super duper friendly.Caveat: Many a cappuccino was watery or thin. Espresso drinks are not their strongest quality.Wifi: this delightful bakery doesnt have the most reliable wifi, so leave serious work at the office.Tip: bread loaves are $4 after 7pm (except challah)Tip: buy babka for a party and you will win the party

Shocked by the price!!!!!!place that steals its customersI went in to buy a small bottle of water, and they asked me for $ 4.5Why take this price for people? What is special about your water ????I also bought a Salmon sandwich. I have no problem paying $ 10 for it, but the salmon was spoiled !! Please check dates on your fish, really a terrible experience, me and all my friends will not buy more !!!!!from there

Best bakery for traditional Israeli pastries.You mist try the ruggalech

The ice coffee wasnt the best but the croissant is to die for

One of the best bakeries around, I stop by every time Im around for the breakfast sandwich that reminds me of a fancy version of the ones we used to buy at the kiosk in Tel Aviv when I was a kid.

Excellent breads and pastries.

The potato boureka is insane!

The chocolate babka is crazy good worth the 60 mile drive

Beat croissant we had in NYC

Great staff but really overpriced. Most products have a big butter after taste. Dont recommend it.

Delicious delicious everything here its great .

I preordered two babkas and a loaf of sourdough online a day ago and when I arrived at the bakery at the designated time, they told me they were all sold out. I traveled from Astoria to pick up my order so I was infuriated. The two solutions they offered me was either a refund or pick up again the next day which were neither acceptable for me. They’re really irresponsible and from the attitude the cashier gave me, it probably wasn’t the first time it happened. I know their babka’s good, but it isn’t worth the terrible experience.

Great bread

Entered near ten, it was not crowded. service is typically above par.

I can’t get enough of this place. Absolutely love the holidays editions. If you’ll arrive an hour before closing you’ll get 35% discount. And whatever they offer you to taste take it! You won’t regret it. The Hamantaschen are amazing they have 6 different flavors, try them all.

Delish bake goods and coffee

The breads were very good and the sweet pasteries are excellent.

Best Babka Ive ever had!!! Perfection. The other food looked great as well but I was on a babka mission! When I came in they were constantly reloading from the back so I snagged one very fresh from the oven. Kind and attentive staff. Cant wait to return!

One of my favorite bakeries. Amazing mini chocolate rugelach

Good tasting and looking smoked cheddar croissant. Latte is good too.They have some self-serve water as well.Good service - they were able to help toast my croissant.