Oz Lubling: get the cinnamon danish. it's the best thing in the place. but everything is good. Don't pay attention to the dumpy gigs, everything is good at this bakery.
Jordan Lee: Absolutely amazing babka. Worth every penny. Cookies are amazing too. Highly recommend going. Bring cash.
Tasting Table: With more than 40 years of kosher Jewish baking, you know the poppy seed hamantaschen ($2), is always on point here. Read more.
Wei Vayn: Try the Cheese Plate - The biscuit was warm :) gouda, Brie, Danish blue, and dates puree
AmateurConcierge: You're HIGHLY unlikely to go wrong with whatever you choose, but I'm partial to the Chikalicious Sundae. CDB's soft serve has the best consistency anywhereeeee
Saadiq Rodgers-King: Sit at the counter and watch the desserts being made.
6. Little Poland Restaurant
8.2
200 2nd Ave (btwn E 12th & E13th St), New York, NY
Eastern European Restaurant · East Village · 54 tips and reviews
Esther Leibel: Good food and nice service. Stuffed cabbage and bigos are delicious!
Serious Eats: Old Polish restaurant with some great bigos (sauerkraut and pork stew) and cheese pierogi.
Tim Melideo: Breakfast specials include potatoes, coffee, toast, and juice until 11:59am.
10. PDT (Please Don't Tell)
8.4
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 439 tips and reviews
Kate McCarty: When the hostess asks "can I help you?" it's best to reply "can I help YOU? You work in a phone booth." in any case, if your vagina is hankering for a Danish past the breakfast rush this is the place
Jonas Io: Cocktails are amazing. Very nice idea
Travel Channel: Found behind a “secret” door next to Crif Dogs, this place is a favorite for classic and tweaked cocktails. As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.
11. Veselka
8.8
144 2nd Ave (at E 9th St), New York, NY
Ukrainian Restaurant · East Village · 650 tips and reviews
nymag: Hard-living Ukranians swear by cabbage soup as a hangover cure, and we think the bowl here packs an extra restorative sauerkraut punch. Get it the morning after to kill the pain. Read more.
The New York Times: Velselka is one of the NYT restaurant critic Sam Sifton’s 50 favorite NYC restaurants. To see the full list, get The Scoop iPhone app, an inside guide to New York: NYTimes.com/thescoop
Eater: Students, locals and celebs all love this classic Ukrainian spot. Some of the city's best banana pancakes, kasha with gravy, matzo ball soup, pierogis and a great cheeseburger. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.