Breads Bakery
36 people recommend, 4 warn against itcounted across its outletsvia r/FoodNYC, r/AskNYC30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 11 threads.
What people say, in short
Breads Bakery draws recommendations across its New York outlets, including Union Square. Chocolate babka is the recurring draw, including as a gift to take home; croissants, challah and rugelach also receive praise. The babka divides opinion: some find it overrated or less flavorful than before, and one comparison favors Katz's. A commenter suggests the cinnamon version for people who did not love the chocolate babka.
Address
Breads Bakery, 18 E 16th St, New York, NY 10003
At a glance
- Price
- Mid-range
- Signature dishes
- Chocolate babka, Croissant, Challah
- Best for
- Desserts
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Deep-Incident5325 in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2024
Says Breads babka is a strong gift that travels well and advises ordering early.
- Recommendsu/StevenAssantisFoot in r/AskNYC · May 2026taste
After many babkas, still ranks Bread's as the favorite and praises its moistness.
- Recommendsu/SadTomorrow869 in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2026taste
Calls this bakery's babka the top pick for this question.
- Mixedu/ratioed in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2024taste
Likes Breads babka and challah, but was unimpressed by the Harvest Thanksgiving version.
- Recommendsu/yojaymo in r/AskNYC · May 2026taste
Calls the Union Square bakery great and describes having eaten its babka many times.
- Recommendsu/fakingit1234 in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2025taste
Suggests eating its chocolate babka warmed up.
- Recommendsu/carnimiriel in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2024taste
Recommends Breads babka as a gift option.
- Recommendsu/Low_Drama8403 in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2024
Brings Breads babka on flights home to family and recommends it.
Show all 30 cited comments
- Recommendsu/CastIronDaddy in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2025taste
Suggested its croissant with cold coffee for mid-morning.
- Recommendsu/Boodleheimer2 in r/FoodNYC · May 2026taste
Describes Breads Bakery's sandwiches and snacks as excellent, and suggests eating them by the nearby fountain.
- Recommendsu/brewmonk in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2026taste
Offers this bakery's babka as an alternative to the babka already suggested.
- Recommendsu/sweatery_weathery in r/FoodNYC · Oct 2025taste
Suggests the cinnamon babka as a better pick for anyone who didn't love the chocolate one.
- Recommendsu/xunyou198 in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2025taste
Suggested its chocolate rugelach for a morning treat.
- Recommendsu/26point2miles in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2026taste
Suggests this bakery's babka or chocolate banana bread to bring home.
- Caveatu/Objective-Shirt-1875 in r/FoodNYC · Oct 2025taste
Finds the chocolate babka unremarkable; says a different babka was the standout recently.
- Recommendsu/114631 in r/FoodNYC · Oct 2025taste
Recommends it.
- Recommendsu/RNova2010 in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2025taste
Recommends its babka and rugelach for sweets, but flags it as somewhat pricey.
- Recommendsu/SNAPCHAT_ME_TITS in r/AskNYC · May 2026
Lists it as also good, alongside Kossar's.
- Recommendsu/Yomatius in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2026taste
Agrees with the babka suggestion, saying they had just posted the same pick.
- Recommendsu/DTinNYC0729 in r/AskNYC · Oct 2025
Says they always bring babka from Breads Bakery.
- Recommendsu/bitter_sweet9798 in r/AskNYC · Oct 2024taste
Likes its coffee and says the croissant pairs well with it; regular at the 16th St branch.
- Recommendsu/darksalamander in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2026
Lists it among their current favorites after having tried it.
- Recommendsu/justflipping in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2024taste
Says Breads babka would be a fine pick and asks about preferences for other treats.
- Recommendsu/EJcrusader in r/AskNYC · Oct 2024taste
Says the chocolate chip bread they were gifted is really good.
- Recommendsu/Moon_in_Leo14 in r/AskNYC · Oct 2025taste
Agrees the babka is good.
- Recommendsu/PuggleMamma in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2025taste
Recommended its chocolate babka as a snack.
- Recommendsu/Marchingkoala in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2024taste
Enthusiastically agrees that Breads is the best option.
- Recommendsu/latestnightowl in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2024variety
Agrees with Breads babka but says to pick the chocolate Nutella flavor over cinnamon.
- Caveatu/confusedquokka in r/FoodNYC · Oct 2025taste
Says the babka was great about ten years ago but has since turned bland.
- Caveatu/BrunsonsBurner11 in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2025taste
Calls the babka overrated and too sour and creamy.
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