Inventive Jewish American pastries & breads. Try the challah honey bun, dill-infused potato knish, or a stellar Danish.
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 offers a delightful array of Jewish American-influenced pastries and breads. From sweet challah honey buns to savory potato knishes, the offerings are inventive and consistently impressive. The atmosphere is described as gleaming, and visitors are advised to arrive early to experience the full range of their freshly baked goods.
This bakery specializes in Jewish American-inspired baked goods. Highly recommended items include the challah honey bun, potato knish with dill, and various Danishes like the strawberry cheese danish and coconut danish. While most customers rave about the creative flavors and textures, a minority have found the food to be dry and bland.
"Standout dishes include the challah honey bun, potato knish, garlic bread bialy, blueberry kolache, and various Danishes like the strawberry cheese and coconut varieties. The salted sweet potato pretzel with cheese dipping sauce is also a popular choice."
Customers overwhelmingly praise the bakery for its inventive and delicious pastries and breads, with many calling it one of the best bakeries in NYC. A few dissenting opinions found the items to be overpriced or bland.
Important Note
Some reviewers have found the bakery to be overpriced and have described the items as dry and bland, contrasting with the overwhelmingly positive feedback.
"Commenter listed Elbow as a place with good savory options and recalled having the caraway palmier and scallion challah knot."
Neutral"Elbow Bakery is listed as one of the recommended bakeries."
Positive"This user stated that Elbow Bread on Canal is currently one of the best bakeries in NYC."
Positive"The author expressed that Elbow Bread is awesome."
Positive"The author found the Potato Sauerkraut Knish from Elbow Bread to be a crazy surprise."
Positive"The author mentioned trying the Potato Sauerkraut Knish at Elbow Bread."
Neutral"The commenter lists their favorite bakeries, including Elbow, Radio, Librae, and Michaeli."
Positive"This commenter agrees that Elbow Bread is great and mentions Michaeli Bakery is nearby. They also state Elbow Bread is the best all-around bakery in town, praising their perfectly baked items and friendly staff."
Positive"Elbow Bread is mentioned as a good spot. Michaeli Bakery is also noted as another great spot nearby."
Positive"This user simply mentions 'Elbow bakery !' as a place to get a good sandwich."
Positive"This user expressed a longing for "Mel," stating it was very good and lamenting its short lifespan."
Positive"This commenter agrees with the negative sentiment about Elbow Bakery, describing its items as dry and bland."
Negative"This user is unimpressed by Elbow Bakery and does not understand its popularity."
Negative"This commenter considers Elbow Bakery the worst and most overpriced in the city and wishes for the return of "Mel"."
Negative"This user found the cheese danish at Elbow Bakery to be outstanding."
Positive"The hot dog bun at Elbow Bread was exceptionally soft and pillowy, making the entire hot dog experience worthwhile. They offer special hot dogs on Fridays, including options from Dellapietras in Brooklyn."
Positive"Elbow Ludlow is mentioned as having a hot dog-themed event."
Neutral"The user expressed intent to check out Elbow Bread, suggesting it is a bakery of interest for its croissants mentioned in the article."
Neutral"Elbow Bread is suggested as a bakery with amazing lighter bites for Day 2 breakfast."
Positive"The mention of Elbow Bread's blueberry kolache makes the commenter want to wake up early to get pastries."
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