Almondine Bakery

Almondine Bakery Is the Only Reason You’ll Find Me in Dumbo, Brooklyn | Bon Appétit

"Located in Dumbo on the first two floors of a charming brick house, this standalone bakery produces everything in-house and consistently turns out classic, Paris-style pastries. Highlights include a favorite pain aux raisins — a tight coil of croissant dough layered with a whisper of pastry cream and jammy-glazy raisins — compact éclairs with still-crisp choux filled with chocolate, coffee, or caramel pastry cream (widely regarded as the best in Brooklyn if not all of New York), buttery fruit tarts topped with small apricots or pear wedges, and an unexpectedly delicate Napoleon of flaky layers and rich custard. Beyond the baking, chef Hervé Poussot is noted for warm, generous gestures — offering a madeleine to a toddler and sending a molten chocolate cake to sheltering family members — contributing to an unpretentious, welcoming atmosphere that makes enduring long transit or parking searches worthwhile." - ByChris Morocco