Inventive pastries & breads w/ Jewish American flair. Try the challah honey bun & dill potato knish. Fluffy scallion knots & unique danishes too!
Will Hartman reviews Elbow Bread, a bakery in Chinatown, praising its Jewish American-influenced pastries like the challah honey bun and savory items such as the potato knish.
This Chinatown bakery is a gem, blending Jewish American influences with innovative baking. Known for its inventive pastries and breads, Elbow Bread consistently impresses with unique flavors and textures. From the sticky-sweet challah honey bun to the savory dill-infused potato knish, each item is crafted with care. Don't miss the exquisite coconut danish or the perfectly baked pretzels.
This bakery excels with its Jewish American-influenced pastries and breads. Highlights include a sweet challah honey bun, a dill-infused potato knish, and fluffy scallion knots. Inventive danishes and unique pretzels are also frequently mentioned and recommended. While most feedback is glowing, a few diners have found the offerings to be less impressive or overpriced.
"Highly recommended items include the challah honey bun, dill-infused potato knish, fluffy scallion knot, and unique danishes. The salted sweet potato pretzel with cheese dipping sauce is also a notable mention."
Customers overwhelmingly praise the inventive and high-quality baked goods, with many calling it one of the best bakeries in the city. While most feedback is positive, a few reviewers found the items overpriced or underwhelming.
Important Note
A few reviewers have found the bakery to be overpriced or less impressive than its reputation suggests.
"This commenter mentions an Elbows rhubarb and strawberry donut."
Neutral"This commenter saw that Elbow Bakery in the Lower East Side has a rhubarb doughnut that looks incredible and is only available on Saturdays and Sundays."
Positive"Elbow Bakery was mentioned for its amazing garlic bialy, similar to the garlic croissant recommendation from Radio Bakery."
Positive"This user compared the danish from Elbow Bread to a memorable rose pistachio croissant from Librae, indicating a high level of satisfaction with Elbow Bread's pastry."
Positive"This user finds the danishes at Elbow Bread to be exceptional, mentioning a specific sheep's milk and Clementine jam one."
Positive"The commenter recommended Elbow Bread for its "black sourdough" (a sourdough pumpernickel loaf), stating it's their current favorite and likely sugar-free, though refined flour content is unverified."
Neutral"Elbow Ludlow is stated to have excellent bialys."
Positive"Elbow Bread is listed as a bakery option that would be good to visit on a weekday to avoid weekend crowds."
Neutral"This commenter recommends Elbow Bread in the LES if one is willing to walk a bit."
Positive"Elbow Bread is donating."
Positive"The commenter expresses support for restaurants participating in the day's events and states they will patronize these establishments when possible."
Positive"The scallion knot from Elbow Bakery is highly praised, and the commenter states that everything else they offer is also excellent."
Positive"Elbow Bakery is listed as one of the recommended bakeries for savory pastries."
Positive"This user recommended Elbow Bakery."
Positive"Echoing a previous sentiment, the knish from Elbow Bread was recently tried and found to be phenomenal."
Positive"Elbow Bread is recommended."
Positive"Elbow Bread is considered the top choice for knishes."
Positive"The potato sauerkraut knish from Elbow Bread on the LES is recommended as pretty special."
Positive"Commenter listed Elbow as a place with good savory options and recalled having the caraway palmier and scallion challah knot."
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