Lysée, Flatiron
17 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/FoodNYC, r/AskNYC19 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Lysée is repeatedly recommended for pastries and desserts, with the corn-shaped mousse cake attracting particular attention. Individual favorites include a mango tart and yuja cake. One visitor calls its pastries among the best they have eaten. Others flag the price or recommend booking for a sit-down visit, and one visitor found the corn cake more convincing in appearance than flavor.
Address
Lysée, 44 E 21st St, New York, NY 10010
At a glance
- Price
- Premium
- Signature dishes
- Corn mousse cake, Mango tart, Yuja cake
- Best for
- Desserts
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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Other places on this map closest to Lysée, Flatiron, as the crow flies.
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/Advansi in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2026
Recommends Lysee's corn mousse cake, which is designed to look like corn.
- Recommendsu/justflipping in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2024
Included among general recommendations for this kind of visit.
- Recommendsu/thatisnotmyknob in r/AskNYC · Dec 2023
Recommends Lysee as a pastry shop suggestion, with a map link.
- Recommendsu/boysenberries in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2024taste
Enthusiastically says Lysee is excellent.
- Recommendsu/summerxbreeze in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2024
Lists Lysee among suggested dessert spots.
- Recommendsu/goldenapple212 in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2024taste
Lists this among bakeries making excellent versions that rank among the world's best.
- Recommendsu/macramelampshade in r/AskNYC · Dec 2023taste
Says they think about the corn item there very often.
- Recommendsu/catsideeye in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2026taste
Rates Lysee's corn cake as good.
Show all 19 cited comments
- Recommendsu/xunyou198 in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2025taste
Recommends its namesake dessert, yuja cake and viennoiserie.
- Recommendsu/DinerEnBlanc in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2024
Recommends Lysee, though it doesn't stay open late.
- Recommendsu/iflippyiflippy in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2026taste
Recommends Lysee in Manhattan for a corn cake that is corn-flavored and corn-shaped.
- Recommendsu/Competitive-Bad2624 in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2025
Recommends anything from the place.
- Recommendsu/Livid-Affect-7837 in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2024taste
Calls it the clear favorite and praises its mango tart and latte.
- Recommendsu/Horatiotheduck in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2024
Calls Lysee top-tier.
- Recommendsu/wild_whiskey_western in r/AskNYC · Dec 2023
Calls Lysee excellent and one-of-a-kind.
- Recommendsu/rumfortheborder in r/FoodNYC · Oct 2025taste
Calls Lysée's pastries among the finest they've eaten.
- Recommendsu/purplecake in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2024taste
Says the Lysee banana caramel chocolate chip cookie is very good.
- Caveatu/runthedish in r/FoodNYC · May 2024price
Notes the place isn't inexpensive and asks readers to disregard the earlier suggestion for a budget request.
- Mixedu/RoeMajesta in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2026taste
On their visit the cake looked very corny but did not taste strongly of corn.
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