Mansoura Bakery

"Founded in 1961 in Brooklyn, Mansoura Bakery traces its baking heritage back nearly two centuries to the family’s original bakeries in Egypt and Syria. Serving the Sephardic Jewish community in Midwood and beyond, this kosher bakery is famous for its traditional approach to Middle Eastern pastries. Must-tries include their tidy diamond-shaped baklava, their semolina basbousa cake, andas well as high-end confections and chocolates." - John Tsung, Eater Staff

"Displayed right up front at Mansoura, a pastry and candy shop with a history that dates back to Syria in the 1700s, are the round pans of golden brown, glistening baklava and knafeh in the window. Inside, amid the smell of dark chocolate and buttery phyllo, a long glass counter awaits. There, honey-soaked cookies, date rolls, soft shortbread, and piles of chocolate-dipped fruit and orange peel dazzle. But get the pastry, available by the piece. Build a sampler box by getting a couple of each." - Daniela Galarza