Iconic NYC bakery, famous for its legendary black & white cookies. Offers a taste of tradition w/ challah, rugelach & more.
For decades, this Upper East Side institution has been a beloved spot for classic Jewish bakery treats. It's particularly celebrated for its iconic black and white cookies, praised for their perfect balance of a dense yet light vanilla cake base and soft frosting. Beyond the signature cookie, offerings include crumb cakes, challah, rugelach, and strudel, making it a go-to for traditional baked goods.
This bakery is renowned for its traditional Jewish and American baked goods, with a standout reputation for its black and white cookies, described as having a perfect dense yet light vanilla cake base and soft frosting. Other popular items include crumb cakes, challah, rugelach, and strudel.
"The bakery is most famous for its black and white cookies, praised for their dense yet light vanilla cake base and soft frosting. They also offer other traditional items like crumb cakes, challah, rugelach, and strudel."
Customers rave about the classic Jewish baked goods, with a particular emphasis on the exceptional black and white cookies, often describing them as the best in the city.
Important Note
One user mentioned that while William Greenberg Desserts is known for its black and white cookies, their personal experience found them to be 'good/okay' and not particularly crunchy, suggesting they are best tried if you are in the Upper East Side neighborhood.
"Asks for recommendations on where to find a great Black and White cookie, mentioning Greenberg Bakery as a place to try."
Neutral"Recommends Greenberg Bakery for its Black and White cookies."
Positive"Provided the location of William Greenberg Desserts on the Upper West Side and Upper East Side in Manhattan."
Neutral"William Greenberg Desserts is a place to check for rainbow cookies."
Neutral"The user provided a link to W.M. Greenberg Desserts for seven layer cake."
Neutral"This user suggested William Greenberg Desserts as a likely place to find a good cheesecake brownie, noting that such items might be on a rotating menu and not necessarily a seasonal offering."
Positive"The commenter suggested William Greenberg Desserts as a place to find gingerbread people."
Positive"The original poster thanked the user for the recommendation of William Greenberg Desserts."
Positive"The user recommended William Greenberg Desserts as a place that sells premade gingerbread houses."
Positive"Regarding black and white cookies, this commenter states they are not crispy at all."
Negative"William Greensburg is a few blocks away from Levain and is known for their black and white cookie, though it's not described as crunchy."
Positive"This is a very old-school UES establishment, famous for its strawberry shortcake, which has been a family favorite for decades."
Positive"This comment simply states that William Greenberg Desserts is the place to go."
Positive"This user believes William Greenberg is only on the UES, and suggests Orwasher's might be the place the other user is thinking of, as it has locations on both UES and UWS."
Neutral"This user states Glasers was their favorite black and white cookie place but it closed years ago, and considers William Greenberg Desserts the second favorite."
Positive"This user confirmed that the Hudson Yards location of William Greenberg Desserts is closed."
Negative"This user agrees with recommendations for William Greenberg and Orwashers, and mentions their local deli's cookies were a favorite."
Positive"Following up on a mention of William Greenberg in Hudson Yards, this user recommends the original location on Madison Ave."
Neutral"A user mentions a William Greenberg in Hudson Yards is delicious. Another user recommends going to the original location on Madison Ave."
Positive"This user states that they have not found any black and white cookies that compare to William Greenberg's, calling them in a league of their own."
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