Sugar Rush in New York City
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These are my favorite desserts in the city and if you are visiting New York I highly recommend carving out some time to go try these out. I try to avoid eating sugar and usually skip dessert when eating out but there are a few, very select desserts I would have a hard time saying no to.
Té Company’s Pineapple Linzer Cookie (pictured below). Small but mighty, you will not be able to have only one and the good thing is if you like it you can buy a pack of 6 to bring home. It makes the perfect gift along some of their beautiful Taiwanese oolong teas, and Fred and Elena will always make you feel at home when at their cute shop in the West Village.
The vegan dark chocolate ice cream at Van Leeuwen. I usually go to the location at the Seaport as the design of the store is beautiful and on a sunny day there is nothing nicer than ordering an ice cream and sitting outside to look at the Brooklyn Bridge or stroll through the Seaport shops. The pistachio and peanut butter are also insane.
Grom’s almond granita. It is only available sometimes but it is worth checking if they have it if passing by a Grom. If they don’t have it, I would suggest going for their dark chocolate gelato, it’s incredible and dairy free as well.
Malted dark hot chocolate at Black Fox Coffee. Some of my favorite winter mornings are spent sitting by the window at Black Fox in FiDi with their creamy hot chocolate in hand as I warm up while staring at the beautiful snow gently fall on the streets.
The corn-husk meringue at Enrique Olvera’s Cosme. This dessert is so unique you just have to try it. Having dinner at Cosme is also a must but sitting at the bar for a drink and ordering their meringue would also make for a perfect date.
Hazelnut chocolate tart at Contra and Wildair. Go for their natural wines but stay for their hazelnut dessert.
Chocolate Babka at Bread’s Bakery. There is only one Babka you have to try and it is this one. You might need a group of people to finish it, just maybe.
