Postcard
Bakery · West Village
31 Carmine St, New York, NY 10014
Highlights
Gluten-free Japanese bakery with fruit sandos & bubble teas
Gluten-free Japanese bakery with fruit sandos & bubble teas
"This gluten-free Japanese bakery from the Nami Nori team is excessively red and cute, and makes quality baked goods. See: mochi donuts, a miso chocolate chip cookie, and sandos on bread as fluffy as angel food cake." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah
"No disrespect to gluten-free baked goods, but the sandwich bread at Postcard does not taste gluten-free. It tastes like fluffy and slightly sweet angel food cake, which is appropriate for a candy-colored place that also sells mochi doughnuts and strawberry boba tea. This zero-gluten West Village Japanese bakery from the folks behind Nami Nori doesn’t have much seating—just a single pastel banquette—so plan on stopping by for a quick takeout snack. The egg salad sando is simple, messy, and inhalable." - neha talreja, bryan kim, hannah albertine
"After over a decade living in New York, there are few things I will stand in line for at this point—but a few weeks ago, I discovered that an egg salad sando ($9) from Postcard is apparently one of them. From the same team behind its neighbor Nami Nori, this shoebox-sized spot in the West Village serves a small menu of Japanese sandwiches and pastries from inside a cutesy, Wes Anderson-ified space (think block colors of red and yellow, and wallpaper featuring ginkgo leaves) that has Tik Tokers waiting down the block for its light-as-air, gluten-free sandwiches. We ordered a spread that included the aforementioned egg salad, which was simultaneously fluffy yet rich, as well as a chicken katsu ($14) that left me yearning for more (okay, I was really hungry, but I do think it should be bigger), and an array of fruit fillings like strawberry, grape, and orange ($9). Pair it all with a strawberry milky featuring an extra shot of matcha and brown sugar boba ($11.50)—IFYKYK." - Lale Arikoglu
"The folks behind Nami Nori are great at opening impeccably designed, potentially franchisable spots that serve fairly delicious food at reasonable prices. Postcard, a gluten-free Japanese bakery in the West Village, is their latest venture, and it sure is adorable. The wallpaper features a pattern of ginkgo leaves, the seating consists of a single wraparound banquette, and half the room—walls, ceiling, and all—is painted candy apple red. Behind the small counter, there’s a tidy display of cookies, buns, and mochi donuts, in addition to a few sandwiches on fluffy, cake-like bread. Would the chicken katsu be better (and crispier) if it wasn’t premade? Probably. But it’s good enough as is, and you can’t beat the convenience. Stop by for a quick takeout snack, and don’t skip the desserts and bubble tea. photo credit: Sebastian Lucrecio photo credit: Sebastian Lucrecio photo credit: Sebastian Lucrecio Pause Unmute" - Bryan Kim
"Located next to Nami Nori’s original spot at 31 Carmine Street near Bleecker Street, Postcard by Nami Nori is a new Japanese bakery and teahouse expected to offer housemade pastries, sandos, bubble tea and more." - Emma Orlow
