ALF Bakery

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in:Best croissants in tribeca/FiDi1 pts
replying to u/kerouacjul: It’s not Tribeca but the best bakery I’ve been to in NYC is ALF Bakery in the basement of Chelsea market. Their laminated baguettes are awesome
“The croissant I tried from ALF was terrible. Doughy, dense and tiny. Maybe it was an off day but it was actually laughably bad.”
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in:I had various sweet things + los mariscos1 pts
“The almond chocolate croissant was very dry; they twice-baked it for way too long.”
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postALF bakery closing in 3 weeks32 pts
“No alternative for the laminated baguette, and the babka was amazing as well”
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in:French baguette in Manhattan22 pts
“The laminated baguette isn’t my thing and worth a try.”
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in:Whats a good NYC treat I can bring home? 17 pts
“Laminated baguettes from ALF.”
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in:Best jambon-beurré/French ham and cheese in the city?15 pts
“Alf Bakery in Chelsea Market has a ham and cheese (comte I believe) that is good and scratches the itch.”
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in:What is the "best" croissant spinoff in the city?10 pts
“the laminated baguette at Alf bakery fucks”
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in:Best dessert in nyc?7 pts
“For vienoisserie, Alf in Chelsea market is the best I’ve ever head.”
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in:Visiting Peter Pan donuts early. Like REALLY early.7 pts
replying to u/Complex-Living-1189: All the best NYC advice come from bossy New Yorkers! I really might need to add in Fan Fan now. The donut pub-dough on west is perfect bc I'm planning on spending the rest of my day on Manhattan. I'll be sure to visit those too.
“the guy who started ALF is a damn genius (especially the babka)”
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in:Recommendations?6 pts
replying to u/PrincessGwyn: Skip serendipity, its heyday is long gone. If you like Thai Food, try Thai diner or som tum der. If you’re doing touristy things in the Chelsea Market, Alf’s bakery and Ayada are excellent
“ALF Bakery croissants are to die for!”
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in:French baguette in Manhattan6 pts
“ALF Bakery in Chelsea Market for a laminated baguette!! Unreal.”
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in:Have you ever tried a dish at a restaurant in NYC that was so tasty you almost came back the next day—or even kept returning for it again and again?6 pts
“Baguette at Alf”
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in:Favorite Sweets Recommendations 4 pts
“Alf for viennoiserie.”
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in:Where can I find chocolate cookie croissants?4 pts
“the cookie croissant I had from Alf Bakery in Chelsea Market is heaven. It actually feels like a composed pastry, versus jumping on the bandwagon.”
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in:French Bakery - Midtown / Central Park South4 pts
“There regular one is ok.”
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in:Greatest bread? - EV3 pts
“Laminated baguette from Alf Bakery in Chelsea Market.”
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in:Drag this tourist's list of spots to hit3 pts
replying to u/GoodHagriddance: Amazing, thank you. My gf is Polish so always keen for pierogi! Yeah, I hear you about Katz's. We had been considering just stopping in for babka and coffee while we're in the same area.
“There’s better babka to be had (Michaeli, Breads, Alf, Blue Stripe, Librae etc”
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in:What is the "best" croissant spinoff in the city?3 pts
replying to u/virtual_adam: The item of the moment is the crookie. I can’t tell you which one is best because I haven’t had any, but I know Alf just started doing them and their laminated anything is godly, so it’s the only one I actually want to try
“I had Alf's; I was expecting it to be too rich, too dense, just too much...but it was actually delightful!”
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in:Selection of my favourite sandwiches in the city 3 pts
replying to u/thansal: lol at #6, when I got to that I was going "They certainly like their ham and butter sandwiches!" What's your favorite for that group? The Radio Bakery sounds the best, but the Bklyn Larder looks the best to me.
“Alf bakery has another amazing jambon beurre”
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in:Where can I get a good slice of babka?3 pts
“Breads Bakery was the best chocolate babka I'd ever had in my life, until I had ALF Bakery's babka.”
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in:Sourdough sandwich recs (not a baguette) [East village ish]3 pts
“Tuna sandwich at ALF”
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in:Replacing my favorite ALF Bakery item...3 pts
“I also love their laminated baguettes, but I've never heard of anyone else making them.”
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in:bread recs?2 pts
“Love the laminated baguettes at ALF.”
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in:Mushroom danish?2 pts
“ALF and Bench Flour have had great ones.”
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in:Savory Pastries 2 pts
“ALF in Manhattan, but also worth going to Bench Flour in Astoria.”
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in:Hello 👋🏼 my fiancée and I are visiting next month for a Yankee game and staying here for the weekend. We are looking for good coffee spots/bagels/ or any food options you all suggest. We are new to visiting NY and would love to try some good eats. Thanks in advance 2 pts
“Alf Bakery in Chelsea Market is extremely special for pastries.”
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in:Favorite food from Chelsea Market?2 pts
replying to u/jaded_toast: ALF Bakery is great. Make sure to grab a laminated baguette for yourself.
“Addicted to their cherry chocolate bread”
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in:Favorite food from Chelsea Market?2 pts
replying to u/jaded_toast: ALF Bakery is great. Make sure to grab a laminated baguette for yourself.
“The laminated everything baguette! That thing is addictive.”
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in:Favorite food from Chelsea Market?2 pts
“Haven't had a sit down meal there but taking home/devouring on the spot: Halva sundae at Seed & Mill Laminated baguette (salted) at ALF Bakery”
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in:Afternoon baked treat2 pts
“The Lemon Brioche and laminated baguette are everything.”
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in:Savory croissants?2 pts
“Seconding the potato danish at Alf, the mushroom one also rules”
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in:Babka review!2 pts
replying to u/iggy555: Rip Alf
“I loved their laminated baguette”
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in:Vanilla and Nougat Croissant?1 pts
“you could try for good danishes with pastry cream at a place like Alf in Chelsea market”
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in:Greatest bread? - EV1 pts
“the baguette from Alf is okay”
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in:Best croissants in tribeca/FiDi1 pts
“the best bakery I’ve been to in NYC is ALF Bakery in the basement of Chelsea market. Their laminated baguettes are awesome”
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in:Best croissants in tribeca/FiDi1 pts
replying to u/welluuasked: The croissant I tried from ALF was terrible. Doughy, dense and tiny. Maybe it was an off day but it was actually laughably bad. The laminated baguette was great though.
“the baguette was just….too good not to recommend heh. It’s my go to when I need to bring bread over for a dinner party”
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in:Favorite food from Chelsea Market?1 pts
“The pastries at Alf.”
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in:Must try eats in NYC/Unique American foods1 pts
“Alf bakery is better than the bakeries you mentioned”
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in:Best croissant in NYC?1 pts
“i also discovered Alf bakery recently on there and their laminated baguette is insane. its like a croissant & a baguette had a love child.”
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in:Iconic bakeries that are not tourist traps?1 pts
replying to u/Ill_Assignment4369: Orwashers. Especially for cookies, doughnuts, ruggalah, bagels, flat breads. Some of their bread is amazing. The white Pullman, is platonic ideal (they don't sell it retail, weird) But the sourdough stuff is very dry. One of the best choco chips in the game. ALF is the move. Definitely one of the best bakeries in NY - go early, but it's not a complete zoo during the week. Breads his game. Very nice baguette.
“Alf bread is awesome. Love their olive fugasse.”
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in:Hand Pulled Noodles1 pts
“Try the baguette downstairs at Alf I get the seasoned one sooooo good”
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in:NYT: The Best Croissants in New York City (Gift Article)1 pts
replying to u/xunyou198: ALF and Lysée
“I went alf this week and it was hands down the worst pastry I've had in a long time. Tasted like they were a week old. Maybe I'll try it again but it was stale and over priced.”
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in:One dish/restaurant you had to go back to the next day1 pts
“I am completely addicted to the Focaccia at ALF bakery downstairs at Chelsea Market.”
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in:ALF bakery closing in 3 weeks1 pts
“Oh man Alf was one of my favorites. Up there with the best bakeries in the city and no ridiculous lines.”
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in:Babka review!1 pts
replying to u/Majestic-Excuse6457: I loved their laminated baguette
“Oh my. I always got he seeeded one soooooo good”
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in:Bakery Crawl Suggestions70 pts
“Alf Bakery”
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in:Must try eats in NYC/Unique American foods57 pts
“Bakeries - a lot of better options (radio bakery, ALF, supermoon, la Cabra, even Mah ze dar)”
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in:Did a Manhattan bakery crawl couple weeks back, these were my thoughts on the places and my planned route for my next crawl. Based on these what are some places you’d add, change, or remove?30 pts
“you should add Super moon Bakery , as well as Alf Bakery”
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in:Favorite food from Chelsea Market?29 pts
“ALF Bakery is great.”
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in:Best pastries in Manhatten?21 pts
“My top five places for the laminated pastries: * Breads * Librae (come there early since they are often sold out in the afternoon) * ALF”
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