Best Bakery and Cake Shops in Secaucus

"With inventions like the cronut, the avocado toast ice cream sandwich, and the DKA pastry, it would be an understatement to say that the French chef has disrupted the baking industry. His SoHo outpost has long attracted an onslaught of loyal downtowners and curious tourists, long lines, and media attention for its groundbreaking cakes and pastries, and the bakery’s chocolate chip cookie shots have done no different. Cookie shots are available daily at Dominique Ansel Bakery on Spring Street."

"We’ve tried their Cronut (one of the most popular NYC dessert trends), DKA, and cookies shots, but weren’t impressed with any of them. All their desserts were more gimmicky than tasty, but they did create the original Cronut which makes food history. I wouldn’t go out of the way to visit, but if you’re in Soho, drop in and let us know what you think of all the creations by the pastry chef here."

"The cronut from the Dominique Ansel Bakery in Soho is without question at the top of our list for the best dessert in NYC!. With a two-cronut-per-customer limit, you can only help but wonder why this pastry is so sought after. Delicate layers of this croissants and doughnut hybrid is truly delectable."

"Levain Bakery is a staple of NYC culture and is one of the most well-known bakeries in the city. If you are a fan of classic chocolate chip cookies and enjoy warm baked goods, this is the spot for you. Their cookies are insanely thick, and have that incredible gooey interior that so many home bakers try (and usually fail) to recreate."

"Don’t worry, some fellow Spoonies taste-tested Levain’s cookies and we all agree that the chocolate chip walnut is hands down #1."

"A post shared by dede lahman (@clintonstbakingco) on Mar 7, 2020 at 6:43am PST. Located at the Time Out Market New York, one of our picks for best things to do in DUMBO, Clinton St. Baking takes brunch to another level, serving their can’t miss breakfast plates all day!. The best part about dining at Time Out is the efficiency and reasonable pricing!"

"These are probably the most famous pancakes in the city, as underscored by the long lines of people vying for a stack on any given Sunday. Here, the wild Maine blueberry pancakes are the big draw: They’re light and fluffy, made with egg whites, and accompanied by warm maple butter. Not much of a berry fan?"

"Clinton Street Baking Company is a Lower East Side institution famous for its pancakes, which have been consistently voted best in the city."

"The cookies from Maman are some of the best cookies in NYC, and they always come perfectly baked. Oozing delicious chocolate and promising a crisp crunch with every bite, these cookies are not to be missed. While the Lemon White Chocolate Cookie and S’mores Cookie are both impressive, it’s the Nutty Chocolate Chip Cookie which was deemed one of Oprah’s Favourite Things in 2017!"

"Maman is a beautifully rustic, yet classic coffee shop in Brooklyn with only one location in the Greenpoint neighborhood. You’ll feel comfort from the moment you step foot in this Brooklyn coffee shop. The smell of the French and American freshly baked goods fills the entire place not to mention the coffee."

"Stuffed with macadamias, almonds, walnuts, French chocolate and sea salt, this cookie has the ideal ratio of crunchy to craggly, oozing bites."

"The West Village bakery was beloved for its charming and classic interior atmosphere that perfectly complements their amazing collection of baked goods. Their banana pudding, German chocolate cakes, and even their classic chocolate and vanilla cupcakes are to die for. The bakery has been a cornerstone bakeshop not only in New York but around the world, having multiple branches across the globe in countries like Dubai, Doha, and Manila."

"We tried some of the cakes and didn’t love them, but the Banana Bread Pudding from Magnolia Bakery is something else. It’s so good, and with so many locations throughout the city, it’s easy to pick up to take home or back to your hotel making is one of the best dessert places in Manhattan. They serve them in convenient cups too so it’s easy to eat wherever you are and we can’t resist dropping in if they’re open."

"Magnolia Bakery’s cupcakes may have become famous from a cameo in Sex and the City, but locals know to go for the banana pudding. It’s packed with banana slices, lush vanilla pudding, and slightly softened vanilla wafers, and banana flavor is strong in every bite. Banana pudding makes a nice addition to any Thanksgiving feast!"

"Saraghina Bakery is a bakery in Brooklyn in Stuyvesant Heights that has been around since 2014. This is one of the best Brooklyn bakeries for those who want simple ingredients. Known for its simple bread, Italian desserts, and fresh pasta, this bakery truly has it all."

"Restaurants Bakeries East Village. Pastry whiz Pichet Ong makes his return as the consulting chef at this East Village dessert bar. Ong melds Asian and Western traditions in this miso cake with a miso butterscotch drizzle and mascarpone cream, served with condensed milk ice cream."

"Spot Dessert Bar NYC creates fun and creative desserts, like the Harvest, where you water your plant before eating it. Everyone also raves about the Matcha Molten Lava Cake, which was fine, but we actually liked the Sesame Cookies more when we visited the East Village location."

"Restaurants Cafés Williamsburg. Williamsburg’s new hot-spot, Gertie serves up near perfect brunch with the soul of old-school New York. Here, luncheonette-style dining is made for 2019 (there's an Instammable mural designed by artist, Lea Carey)."

"A modern luncheonette in the heart of Williamsburg serving Old school New York nostalgia through a soulful menu of comforting dishes like rotisserie chicken, lasagna and bialys."

"It may look more like a velvet-rope club than a Chinese restaurant, but the Cantonese chain, which has several locations worldwide including the Michelin-starred London flagship, offers Instagram-worthy plates like stir-fried Brazilian lobster tail, roasted silver cod with Champagne and Chinese honey, stir-fried black pepper rib-eye with merlot, and a black truffle and roasted duck bun."

"For a nicer modern meal, visit the Thalia or the Russian Tea Room. For a casual, very New York meal, try a (famous) NYC hot dog?. Don’t buy it from a cart; Only buy from Gray’s Papaya with a smoothie like a local. Have the real New York famous cheesecake at Junior’s for dessert."

"Restaurants Midtown West. This reborn socialite center has never looked—or tasted—better. Nostalgia buffs will be happy to hear that nothing’s happened to the gilded-bird friezes or the famously tacky crystal-bear aquarium."

"After discovering their grandfather’s ice cream recipe book, two brothers opened Max and Mina’s in 1997. Since then, the Queens spot has been serving inventive ice cream flavors that include everything from pickles to blueberry pancakes. The duo is also known to draw inspiration from different types of cereal—for both the aesthetic of their shop and the flavors of their ice cream—with some of their latest menu offerings being Cinnamon Toast Crunch Rugelach and Strawberry Cap’n Crunch Berries."

"Find 5,000 flavors at this Flushing family-owned institution open since 1997. Very unusual flavors run the gamut from cranberry vodka and French toast to lox and pizza. Traditional flavors are there, too, in the dense, chewy ice cream, all of which is kosher."

"The Chelsea Waterside Play Area in Hudson River Park has always been a popular spot for locals and otherwise, and a $34 million overhaul from architect Michael Van-Valkenburgh (his firm is behind the design of Brooklyn Bridge Park as well) brought playground equipment from Danish firm MONSTRUM to the northeast for the first time. Gentle sprinklers are among play structures that include a giant, one-of-a-kind, multicolor Robina wood pipefish ( a species found in the Hudson), a 64-foot wooden slide, plus a large sandpit, and limestone cattle head sculptures salvaged from an old building in the meatpacking district. Neighborhood: Chelsea"

"Located in the Hudson River Park near the water, this playground’s design is truly one-of-a-kind. At the center of everything is a 64-foot play structure of a colorful pipefish, a species native to the Hudson River. Kids can climb inside the fish to find a small slide, or scale the tower it circles for a longer, faster one."

"You might have heard of MoMA- especially if you’re an art buff!. The Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan is one of the best art museums in the entire world (*yep, I’m slightly biased), and on Friday afternoons, it’s totally FREE – it won’t cost you a single cent. From 4:00-8:00 pm every Friday, MoMA is free to every visitor but beware of long lines that can take up a big portion of your time."