Cake

“I second Lady Wong, some phenomenal cakes.”

“Not Manhattan but if you’re willing to go to Brooklyn (or other folks looking for cake), Gage and Tollner has a ridiculously good one on their menu currently!”

“I took my wife for Mia’s Brooklyn Bakery, I didn’t get the iconic blackout one but she loved the fuck out of that cake my guy”

“They are a bit pricey, but my god they are the best cake you can get.”

“Yes! For a classic American style (e.g. high sugar, butter) cake, this is entirely the answer. I adore their cakes. Simple, but they nail them every time. Slight tang to the base from creme fraiche, amazing buttercream.”

“i came to say that! the best!”

“harbs in soho! their cakes are the best”

“The cakes at Amy’s Bread are the best in the city in my opinion! They look humble but they are soooo tasty”

“The last cake I got there was awesome and definitely not giving the usual dense-GF vibes.”

“Wegmans! I picked up a cake for a birthday the other month without needing to order or call in advance. Everyone raved about how it tasted and there were a bunch of classic flavors available. They wrote a message on the spot too. 10/10 would buy again”

“It's my favorite cake in the city.”

“Its a true European cafe where you can take your time and not be rushed and the interior is really well done. Plus right next to central park. Their food is also great, but honestly the deserts are where its at.”

“They're a local/non-chain Japanese bakery and their prices are very reasonable and I think their cakes are great. They sells slices and small cakes.”

“I don't like their blackout cupcake but love their cake.”

“Just got a custom cake from By Clio. Incredible!!!!”

“Yes, it’s like the Platonic Ideal of the cake in OP’s pic”

“I love Billy’s as well and had a wonderful cake from there for a recent birthday!”

“Sugar Sweet Sunshine Bakery has the perfect cake for 2! Lower East Side.”

“I’ve eaten many of the cakes in this thread and can say that the only right answer is the Chocolate Room in Brooklyn. Classic but refined and they use good quality chocolate.”

“The best cheese danish, blueberry torte, ham n cheese croissant, assorted cookies and cakes at half Manhattan or nearby crowdsourced Tik Tok “viral” prices.”

“Salty Lunch Lady for sandwiches and the best cake in the city”

“They comp’d all my drink and brought me the best little cake (twice because they dropped it when I moved seats to chat with some other people at the bar lol).”

“All their baked goods are top tier. Cookies, cake, sometimes mini pies.”

“Jean Georges sells cakes but they’re closer to $100, and they’re fucking delicious.”

“But the slices of cake (not cupcake) are divine! I wouldn’t strike it if in that neighborhood. My fave is SuperMoon though and Donut Pub.”

“Also all of the cakes at Tashkent are perfect, I don’t get how they’re so freaking good!”

“But the slices of cake (not cupcake) are divine! I wouldn’t strike it if in that neighborhood. My fave is SuperMoon though and Donut Pub.”

“That cake is awesome!”

“the pastries and cakes are some of the best”

“It’s Patisserie Tomoko which is a Japanese bakery specializing in Asian flavors and cakes that aren’t too sweet. I haven’t had it, but my daughter and her friends rave about it.”