Eclair Bakery + Cafe — Restaurant in New York

One of my favorite dessert is eclair. It is like an elongated version of cream puff, which is another one of my favorite. When I heard there is a sweet shop who focuses on eclairs, I had to go there. We made it right before they were closing. Well, ok, we got there when they are in process of closing already. But I think my puppy eyes got to the staff, and they let us get couple of their eclairs.

But then all of their eclairs looked sooooooo good, it was like jewels in the lit window showcase. I wanted like five or ten of them, but we decided on just two. And that was not easy… But we got to start somewhere, and the staffs were ready to close up and go home for the night.

We got Cheese Cake and Dulce de Leche (we actually ordered Matcha...). Since I wanted to have all of their eclairs, I didn’t mind we got a different kind from the one we ordered. Both of them were super amazing and a total eclair heaven!

I also discovered later that they have a tasting box which contains mini eclairs, I might want to get that the next time. Or, I can just keep going back there over and over, until I have tasted them all… The staffs there were really nice and friendly, despite the fact that we were delaying them from closing the shop, they still treated us with warm smile. Read my full review of this shop and food on my food blog,...

I visited this place twice...within 5 days of our NYC trip. It was just that good. The eclairs here are cheaper (though still pricey at $5.25 each) and BETTER than the ones at Dominique Ansel Bakery. And they have soo many flavors..

Things I tried: fresh fruit tart - Basically a tart with pastry cream and raspberries on top. I also bought a large version of this. The crust was slightly thicker and more like a cookie.

pear almond tart - The crust was nicely baked and very firm. I liked this one a lot more than the raspberry tart but I also like pears and almonds more than raspberries soo...

traditional eclair - Pretty standard.

dulce de leche eclair - My favorite of the bunch. Candied almond slices on top and the filling is a lot creamier than in the others.

chestnut rum eclair - I like all sweets that are nut flavored and this was no exception. Not sure if I could taste the rum but the nougat pieces on top were a nice touch

pistachio eclair - Was okay. If it wasn't for the green coloring and pistachio pieces, I'm not sure I would have been able to tell the flavor.

passion fruit eclair - Second favorite--very strong passion fruit flavor.

almond crunch eclair - Similar to the traditional eclair with almond slivers on top.

Everything...

One of favorite places in neighbor hood to hang out. We always get coffee and almond croissant. For lunch the ham/cheese baguette is really nice. Friendly owner and staff. Back again for cafe americano and an almond croissant. Very good. Bathroom is very clean. Whole place is very clean. Back again on Valentine’s Day. Today we had a very good cup of coffee and a brownie which was delicious. Store was festive with Valentine decorations. We stopped in again yesterday to have a delicious cup of coffee and a fantastic brownie. The best! Also happy to see they now have a self serve water station which is great. Also we head from the manager and owner that they started a new brunch menu while we were away on vacation. Can’t wait to try it. Back this weekend to try the brunch menu. I had the oatmeal with three kinds of fruit but oatmeal should have been hotter. My wife got the French toast which was really delicious.

Brief update in June. They are temporarily closed due to a fire. See sign on door and boarded up doors/windows. Hope they are able to reopen soon as we miss...