La Bicyclette Bakery — Restaurant in New York

I started going to La Bicyclette during the pandemic by biking up to Williamsburg in the morning. Then it was their little shop in Fort Greene, but I didn't like it when it was just a shop instead of a real bakery. So you may understand how happy I was when I heard that La Bicyclette finally opened a boulangerie location in my neighborhood! In an expensive city like NYC where going to boulangerie daily is a luxury, I'm extra grateful for having a reliable spot like La Bicyclette. And being affordable doesn't mean low quality. Their $2 baguette is still the best baguette I've had in NYC and it's as good as the ones you can find in Paris - trust me as someone who went to Paris three times this year (and visited boulangerie every day). Outside baguette / pave, I always pick something else up - fougasse, a pastry or...

If you want absolute freshness, deliciousness, and food without additives, this place is for you. All made fresh daily, note that they close early at 1 pm or sooner if sold out. Bread is simply heaven in the mouth, and their choice of pastry, varying each day slightly, is an absolute must-have. I go there on weekends, drive quite a distance, and was never ever disappointed. Staff is amazing. Don't get discouraged if the line is long. It moves fairly fast. Prices are fair, not overpriced, for the quantity you get for sure. There is no question that I will stop driving there on weekends a long distance for the best taste, authentic French deliciousness. Note; check their ours and days...

I love it but feel like the quality of the pâte feuilletée has decreased since last year.

The croissants and chocoroulés used to be flaky, kind of crunchy. Now they are consistently very soft (tout mou!), as if the external dough was humid

We stopped buying viennoiseries here for that reason, but still come regularly for the bread and baguette (which has improved, was overcooked in the past)

We would not mind paying a bit more if the quality if basic viennoiseries can come back. We'd rather have a perfect croissant or pain au chocolat for $5 or $6 than an average one for $4. We also don't care for the myriad of fancy new flavors of viennoiseries, we prefer the basics to...