A bakery serving amazing Israeli pastries & unique pizza burekas. Highly rated for their exceptional rugelach & galil.
This bakery, founded by the former head baker of Bread's Bakery, offers an exceptional array of baked goods, with many customers describing their food as a religious experience. Their pizza burekas and chocolate rugelach are particularly lauded, with one reviewer calling the rugelach the best they've ever had.
Known for its Israeli and Jewish baked goods, this bakery receives rave reviews for its pizza burekas and chocolate rugelach, with some customers calling them the best they've ever had. The goat cheese, honey, and zaatar galil is also highly recommended.
"The pizza burekas and chocolate rugelach are highly recommended, with the rugelach described as potentially the best ever tasted. The goat cheese, honey, and zaatar galil is also a standout."
Customers overwhelmingly praise the bakery, with many calling the food a religious experience and highlighting specific dishes like the rugelach and pizza burekas as exceptional.
Important Note
The coffee at the Chinatown/LES location may not be the best.
"Michaeli Bakery received a 9.9/10, described as a religious experience for its chocolate rugelach and bureka. The author found the rugelach to be the best they'd ever had, with exceptionally pillowy goodness."
Positive"This user mentioned Michaelis as a place that offers rugelachs or poppy seed Babka, alongside other recommendations."
Neutral"This user suggested the cheesecake from Michaeli Bakery as an option close to FiDi."
Positive"This commenter stated that Michaeli is their favorite bakery and highly recommended their goat cheese, honey, and zaatar galil, calling it one of their favorite things ever."
Positive"This user thanked for the recommendation of Michaeli and noted the good coffee available around Chinatown."
Positive"This user reiterated their strong recommendation for Michaeli, stating all their baked goods are fantastic and that the pizza burekas are a favorite, while also noting the coffee at the Chinatown/LES location is not the best."
Positive"This user expressed intent to try Michaeli via a '2good2go' bag, having admired their offerings previously but not yet purchased anything."
Neutral"This user recommended Michaeli, opened by the former head baker of Bread's Bakery, highlighting their pizza burekas and other baked goods as amazing and unique."
Positive"Listed as a recommended bakery in the East Village."
Positive"Recommended as a bakery near Times Square, located on Division St."
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