The Top 54 Bakeries Near Border Town
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The line down the block on weekends is a reliable feature, and so is the sign that says they've sold out early. Radio Bakery is a small Greenpoint spot where croissants get shaped like Danishes and filled with whatever's good that month, focaccia sandwiches come stuffed with smoked salmon and cream cheese, and the brown butter corn cake is the thing to grab for later. Frustrating in all the right ways.
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Rank 2. Win Son Bakery
Taiwanese-American Bakery
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Rank 4. Kora
Filipino Bakery
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Rank 5. Patisserie Tomoko
Japanese Bakery
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Rank 6. Fortunato Brothers
Italian Bakery
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Rank 7. Lysée
Dessert Korean
The corn cake is not corn: it's sponge coated in piped kernels of corn mousse, and it stops people in their tracks. Lysée is a dessert gallery in the Flatiron where Eunji Lee, a Food & Wine Best New Chef, applies French technique to Korean flavors like yuja and brown rice, then displays the results on lit tables as though daring you to eat them. North America's Best Pastry Chef at the 50 Best, 2026. Go prepared to feel slightly intimidated by a cake.
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Rank 8. La Bicyclette Bakery
French Bakery
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Rank 9. She Wolf Bakery
Old-School Bakery
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Rank 10. Librae Bakery
Middle Eastern Bakery
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Rank 11. La Cabra
Danish Coffee
A U-shaped bar anchors this Danish coffee shop, where streamlined taps for cold drinks share space with a proper V60 setup and a counter lined with pastries worth stopping for. La Cabra built a following in Copenhagen before planting roots on the Lower East Side, and the East Village original still draws a crowd that treats croissants and a carefully pulled espresso as a reasonable reason to leave the house.
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Rank 12. Bánh by Lauren
Vietnamese-French Bakery
Pandan honeycomb cake in a shade of green that has no business being that vivid sets the tone at this Vietnamese-French bakery in Chinatown. Lauren Tran, formerly of Gramercy Tavern, started as a pop-up during the pandemic and landed in a brick-and-mortar that draws a line before most people have had coffee. Chiffon cakes, macarons, and savory scones packed with Chinese sausage and cheddar fill the case. A James Beard Outstanding Bakery semifinalist in 2026.
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Rank 13. Eli Zabar
Bakery
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Rank 17. Frenchette Bakery
French Bakery
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Rank 18. Dominique Ansel Bakery
French Bakery
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Rank 19. Ursula
New Mexican Bakery
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Rank 20. Masa Madre Artisanal Bakery
Mexican Bakery
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Rank 21. Lady Wong
Malaysian-Inspired Bakery
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Rank 24. Runner & Stone
Bakery
The name nods to the two stones used to grind grain, and the flour-sack-shaped concrete blocks lining the walls suggest nobody here is being subtle about the theme. This Brooklyn bakery-restaurant splits its menu between sandwiches and salads, with the bread doing most of the talking. A Per Se alum runs the bakery side, which shows. Save room for dessert, then buy something extra for the walk home.
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Rank 30. Artion Bakery Patisserie
Greek Bakery
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Rank 31. Dominique Ansel Workshop
French Bakery
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Rank 32. L'imprimerie
French Bakery
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Rank 33. Keki
Osaka-Style Bakery
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Rank 34. Mei Lai Wah
Chinese Bakery
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Rank 35. Spongies Cafe
Hong Kong-Style Bakery
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Rank 36. Tall Poppy
French Bakery
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Rank 37. L’Appartement 4F
Parisian Bakery
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Rank 38. Grandaisy Bakery
Italian Bakery
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Rank 39. Aux Merveilleux de Fred
French Bakery
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Rank 40. L'Appartement 4F
Parisian Bakery
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Rank 41. Bien Cuit
French Bakery
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Rank 42. Kape't Torta
Filipino Bakery
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Rank 44. Mei Lai Wah Bakery
Cantonese Bakery
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Rank 45. Simple Loaf Bakehouse
French Bakery
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Rank 46. Bread and Salt Bakery
Roman Bakery
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Rank 47. Miolin
French Bakery
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Rank 49. La Flor De Izucar
Mexican
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Rank 50. Make My Cake
Southern
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Rank 51. Make My Cake
Southern Bakery
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Rank 52. Xin Fa Bakery
Chinese Bakery
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Rank 53. Yeh's Bakery
Taiwanese Bakery
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Rank 54. Villabate Alba
Sicilian Bakery