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"The River Café is a Michelin-starred restaurant that is located directly under the Brooklyn Bridge. NY-eater.com describes The River Café as a romantic eatery that has been “serving imaginative American food with gorgeous views for 40 years.” Lastly, it is a restaurant that caters to special events like anniversaries, marriage proposals, and weddings, featuring a classic American dinner menu with items like River Café Oysters, Hot Foie Gras, Colorado Lamb, Niman Ranch Beef, and desserts such as Chocolate Brooklyn Bridge and Pear Souffle."

"Visit Dominique Ansel Kitchen for fun summer ice creams and Dominique Ansel Bakery for the famous smores ice cream!. Dominique Ansel Bakery"

"Home to what many consider New York’s most scrumptious cookies, Levain has a reputation that precedes it, and then some. The Upper West Side mainstay may be tiny, tucked down the block from Central Park West, but it boasts global renown and lines that wrap around the block. Indeed, people come to the city from all over the world just to try the bakery’s legendary chocolate chip walnut and dark chocolate peanut butter cookies, but Levain is also the kind of neighborhood spot that welcomes its local regulars by name."

"Now, double it in size, density and weight and make it infinitely more gooey, rich and buttery. In only four flavor offerings: chocolate chip walnut, oatmeal raisin, dark chocolate chip and dark chocolate peanut butter chip, these are undoubtedly the best cookies in the city and possibly in the country. Levain also offers a range of other breads and pastries, but people are lining up for their decadent, dense cookie mounds."

"Many consider these softball-sized cookies the city's absolute best, with their gooey interior and chocolate- and walnut-loaded dough — and daily lines show it. Other versions include dark chocolate chocolate chip, dark chocolate peanut butter chip, and oatmeal raisin."

"Milk Bar is the fun, colourful and super sweet dessert bar in various locations across NYC. It’s the creation of Christina Tossi who, in an previous job, was tasked with making a dessert when she came up with her idea of flavouring things with cereal milk. At her shops you’ll find her cereal milk soft serve, cereal milk cookies and her famous crack pie which is named because of how addictive it is!"

"Any Instagram foodie has seen Milk Bar’s famous cereal milk soft serve cup, but does everyone know how great their cookies are?. With a really large variety, customers should start paying attention to the less well known options. Have you ever heard of a cornflake-marshmallow-chocolate-chip cookie?"

"Milk Bar's soft serve tastes just like cereal milk|© Milk Bar. Christina Tosi’s Milk Bar—once just a small, colorful bakery—now boasts several locations in four cities. Here, the main attraction is the cereal milk soft serve, flecked with whole cornflakes, rainbow sprinkles, or served as is."

"Restaurants American Lower East Side. The folks forming queues outside this stroller-friendly bakery-café aren't doing so for their health. Instead, it's for the kitchen's wildly popular pancakes: fluffy, golden griddle cakes that you can (and should) smother liberally with Maine blueberry jam and warm, luscious maple butter."

"The Lower East Side restaurant is one of the most famous brunch destinations in the city. It’s best known for its stacks of thick, fluffy pancakes, but don’t miss the latke eggs Benedict with smoked salmon, or the Southern breakfast plate with fried green tomatoes, cheesy, creamy grits, and sugar-cured bacon."

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

"The dish: DonutsThe journey of donuts in NYC starts with its first-ever donut shop down on Broadway near Maiden Lane, opened in 1673 by Anna Joralemon (this true American hero deserves a statue there!). Since then, donut options have blanketed the city through boxes of Entenmann’s, big-name chains, small artisanal shops, and hybrids like the Cronut (which caused mass hysteria after its 2013 debut, and was sold by scalpers at up to $100 a pop during its peak craze). For a modern-day take on the classic fried pastry, Dough’s donuts are just that: Founded in 2010 in the Bed-Stuy area of Brooklyn by Fany Gerson, each donut is 4” in diameter and handmade in small batches, with popular flavors including plain glazed, cinnamon sugar, and dulce de leche."

"Dough knows how to make a delicious twist on something that’s already pretty freakin’ delicious. This donut is a must-try for all donut lovers and food lovers. Check out these crazy donuts, too."

"Dough was the first donut shop I checked out upon moving to The Big Apple at their Chelsea location where you can sneak a peek into their back room to see the donuts made throughout the day."

"For Colombian pastries like maduro con queso, arepas de choclo, and homemade chicken empanadas in Astoria, check out Parceros Bakery. It’s the second location of another counter-service spot in Rego Park, and just like at the original, there’s a chalkboard menu here with rotating specials like beef rib soup and bandeja paisa with grilled steak, pork skin, chorizo, and fried eggs."

"Located in the heart of Clinton Hill, caddy corner to Pratt Institute, Mike’s Coffee Shop has been a neighborhood staple for over 60 years. Its neon sign, made by a former Pratt student, is a welcoming beacon for bacon lovers and pancake devotees alike. Come on the weekend and you’ll surely see a few people standing out front eagerly waiting to be called inside."

"Located in the heart of Clinton Hill, caddy corner to Pratt Institute,  Mike’s Coffee Shop has been a neighborhood staple for over 60 years. Its neon sign, made by a former Pratt student, is a welcoming beacon for bacon lovers and pancake devotees alike. Come on the weekend and you’ll surely see a few people standing out front eagerly waiting to be called inside."

"A post shared by Mike’s Diner of Brooklyn (@mikesdinerofbrooklyn). Bensonhurst (1454 86th St). Found in the South of Brooklyn, bordering the Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights neighborhoods, Mike’s Diner is a no frills Greek-American eatery serving up generous portions and humble comfort foods."

"A spin-off to its popular Philadelphia counterpart (High Street on Market), this bakery-eatery, set at the nexus of the Meatpacking District and West Village, attracts constant crowds for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Morning time rules for delectable house-made pastries and piled-high breakfast sandwiches, lunch promises a selection of elevated sandwich options (made, naturally, with homemade breads), while dinner sees house pastas, seasonal veggie dishes, and main entrées (like a vegetarian beet steak or Long Island duck breast), paired with a new-American wine list. There's a to-go counter, too, so you can take home that perfect loaf of rye or dreamy baked goods like their signature gravy-filled red-eye Danish, draped with country ham."

"This Philadelphia spinoff restaurant serves up its breakfasts complete with pastries and bread made in-house. With delicious breakfast sandwiches, High Street is a great place for a casual breakfast or even to host a business meeting over some coffee and light snacks."

"High Street on Hudson is known for the best breakfast sandwiches (side of eggs anyone?). The capable spinoff of the excellent option for the restaurant chain, it is an ideal bakery and restaurant for the brunch needs of all people."

"A post shared by Brooklyn Artisan Bakehouse (@brooklynartisanbakehouse). 529 East New York Ave, Prospect Lefferts Gardens & 1371 Coney Island Ave, Midwood. Brooklyn Artisan Bakehouse is a bakehouse & cafe with locations in Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Midwood."

"Take a right onto Manhattan Avenue and meander through the main shopping area, stopping for coffee and pastries at Peter Pan Bakery or, farther down, a late-afternoon beer at mild-mannered Manhattan Inn or grittier Matchless, which occupies the space of an old auto shop. McCarren Park, the biggest green space in the area, lies straight ahead and is a great place for taking a break, picnicking, and people-watching. With its rowhouses and long, lilting trees, Guernsey Street, between Meserole and Nassau Avenue, is one of the prettiest two-block stretches in the area and is just south of Manhattan."

"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."

"Enjoy perusing the Cranford Rose Garden or take in the beauty of the Cherry Esplanade. For complete serenity, visit the peaceful Japanese Hill and Pond Garden with its pond and Shinto shrine. There are various tours and activities at the garden, so be sure to check their website for information about the day's events. If you have kids in tow, you should definitely stop by the interactive children's garden."

"Pancakes from Jimbo’s Hamburger Palace is a super popular thing to order for Fast Food delivery in Bronx."

"The phrase “East Village institution” is often associated with Ray’s Candy Store, a 24-hour spot where beloved owner and local legend, Ray Alvarez, can most likely be found working the night shift. Since 1974, this adult version of a candy store has been a favorite stop for barhoppers looking to scarf down on both savory and sweet treats alike. For your ice cream fix, go for a sundae or some soft serve and add on an order of the popular beignets or deep-fried Twinkies and Oreos."