Baked — Restaurant in New York

BAKED is my favorite local bakery in Brooklyn for so many reasons. Their cupcakes, cookies, cakes, croissants, cinnamon rolls, bars and brownies are all so unique and delicious. It’s definitely as affordable as it is delicious, which is a big deal for me! Also, if you’re looking for a few gifts to bring back to friends then you can find a range of their famous BAKED cookbooks and baked goods on sale that are already packaged.

The bakery/cafe also has a bunch of long bench style tables to sit at, and so whether you’re on your own or with a group of friends there are usually enough seats to choose from.

Located in Red Hook, BAKED is one of those spots you have to go check out on a day trip away from the busy city and even to get away from the rest of Brooklyn for a bit. The cafe has a warm and friendly feel to it and it will seem like you’re on vacation in a sleepy little quaint town once you get down on Van Brunt Street.

Biking down to Red Hook is a great way to get around the area. Or if you need to rent a bike, you could use the Citi Bike share program and end up pretty close to Columbia Street to walk down to Van Brunt, or just take the subway and walk over. The hike is...

Average coffee, tried the veg quiche on one occasion and on 3 other occasions tried their red velvet cupcake, brownie and I think salted caramel moon pie ...plus lemonade. The desserts were pretty average with the exception of the moonpie which was original and better than average. Lemonade was more impressive than the coffee. Every item was on the pricey side. Lines are long and move slow and although there's a good amount of seating it seems the " regular cliques" meet there and stay for well over an hour taking the most convenient seats and wall outlets as their party grows from one table to 2 or more. Impossible to get the comfy window seats every time I've been there due to regulars meeting and lingering endlessly to "catch up" and hang out long after their coffee is gone. Be prepared to take your order to go on...

We went on a Sunday so street parking was not that difficult. We got some cupcakes because they looked pretty and the flavors sounded great but they all tasted horrible and were very hard that we each took one bite of each item then threw it out. We also got the pecan bar and a peanut butter Nutella one - both were not worth the price and my kids hated it. We also ended up throwing them out. Also the employee that was helping us seemed very impatient which caused us to feel flustered and I didn’t get to order more than I would usually for trying a bakery for the first time - albeit I have to say it benefited us since we didn’t like anything we did get so would just have been an added...