Over the past couple of years, something sweet has been developing in the neighborhood, and NoHo’s turned into a delicious dessert destination. From viral pastries, to pop culture cookies, ice cream, and beyond, there’s something for everybody and options abound. We’ve compiled the best dessert options in NoHo on this guide. Now go grab something sweet!
The Viral Supreme from Lafayette Grande Cafe and Bakery: There’s no way around it, Lafayette’s Bakery has a hit. The Supreme, invented at their in-house bakery, has become a global hit, and at their three daily drops at 8:00 AM, 12:00 PM, and 4:00 PM, you’ll find long lines waiting for this hit. It’s a croissant like pastry, made into a circle, filled with tasty cream, and topped with icing. They offer this incredible pastry in both chocolate and a monthly seasonal flavor.
Pop Culture Inspired Cookies from Funny Face Bakery: Known for their impeccably hand-piped cookies featuring pop culture moments, these cookies make a great gift! From their viral ‘Crying Kim’ cookie to the latest memes, there’s many options, and they frequently add new ones. You can also get your own custom cookies made from any image you like!
Fan Favorite Cookies from Levain Bakery: The giant cookies from Levain are fan favorites in NYC for a reason. They’re huge, they’re delicious, and they’ve been drawing lines for years now. They offer several flavors, but if you’re trying it for the first time, we recommend the two-chip cookie that was made up for and first released at the NoHo location!
Artisanal, Seasonal Baked Goods from Think Coffee: This NoHo-based coffee shop also offers up pastries from their award-winning in-house bakery. They offer a big selection of pastries, including seasonal flavors, and their delightful bakes goods are available at both of their NoHo locations. They also offer several vegan options.
Bourbon Infused Chocolate from Great Jones Distillery: Don’t get us wrong, if you visit Great Jones Distillery, you should absolutely get a cocktail or two. However, in their gift shop, they sell delicious, bourbon infused chocolates. These rich bars of chocolate make for a delightful treat and great gift.
Tasty Milkshakes from KITH Treats: While you are taking a look in KITH Mens, turn around the corner and visit the KITH Treats shop for an ice cream or milkshake. They have many different trail mixes, cereals, and toppings to add to your ice cream or milkshakes.
With NoHo wellness in mind, make sure to check out our vegan, gluten free and healthy options!
Enjoy Vegan, Gluten Free Options from Spring Cafe: This buzzy cafe has a large selection of vegan and gluten free pastries and desserts, from cakes to cookies and more. Best of all, these options are lighter, and healthier.
Gluten Free Sweet Treats from Buddy Buddy: Every baked item at Buddy Buddy is gluten free including their muffins, cookies, banana bread, and peanut butter cup. They also have organic nutter butters with flavors like Organic Cinnamon Roll Almond Nut Butter and Organic Hazelnut Cacao Nut Butter.
Completely Allergen Free Bites from Bub’s Bakery: The menu features classic celebration treats like kouign amanns, cinnamon rolls, banana pudding, chocolate cupcakes with fluffy frosting, and buttery egg & cheese sandwiches, all entirely free from the top 9 allergens(soy, eggs, dairy, nuts, peanuts, wheat, sesame, fish, shellfish).
Vegan Ice Cream from Van Leuween: Go visit the Van Leuween on Broadway to get vegan ice cream bars, vegan bundles, vegan ice cream, and vegan ice cream sandwiches. With flavors like banana bread, brown sugar chunk, and choc chip cookie dough, everyone will be able to find and option that suits their dietary needs.
Classic NYC Black and White Cookies from Donut Pub: Black and white cookies are as classic NYC as it gets, and the version at Donut Pub is delicious. You should absolutely try their donuts too, if you consider them a dessert. Donut Pub also offers extensive vegan and gluten free options, making it a great choice for those with dietary restrictions.
Yummy Frozen Yogurt from Go Greek: They have in-house prepared Greek Frozen Yogurt packed with protein and probiotics. With lower sugars and calories, it’s a delicious and healthy alternative to ice cream. They have frozen yogurt, greek yogurt, and smoothie options.
