Brooklyn's go-to for exceptional pastries & creative focaccia. Expect lines for croissants, morning buns, & standout sandwiches.
Willa Moore reviews Radio Bakery's second location in Prospect Heights, highlighting its popular pastries and suitability for picnics in nearby Prospect Park.
Radio Bakery, with its two Brooklyn locations, is a highly praised bakery known for its exceptional pastries and sandwiches. Reviewers rave about the quality and craftsmanship of their offerings, from flaky croissants to creative focaccia sandwiches. Despite the hype and often long wait times, many find the baked goods to be worth the indulgence, especially the unique seasonal items and savory options.
Radio Bakery is lauded for its American-style bakery fare, with many customers recommending their croissants, focaccia sandwiches, and seasonal pastries. The plain croissant, rhubarb and custard croissant, and various focaccia sandwiches like the smoked salmon and burrata & prosciutto are frequently highlighted. Some reviewers note that certain items, like the vanilla custard croissant and pistachio croissant, may not live up to the hype for everyone, but savory options and unique seasonal offerings generally receive high praise.
"Highly recommended dishes include the smoked salmon focaccia, burrata and prosciutto focaccia, tuna sandwich, sweet pea and feta sandwich, brown butter corn cake, cinnamon roll, and the rhubarb and custard croissant."
Customers generally have a very positive sentiment towards Radio Bakery, praising the quality and taste of their baked goods and sandwiches. The main drawback frequently mentioned is the long wait times, which some feel detract from the overall value.
Important Note
The most significant caveat is the consistently long wait times, especially during peak hours and weekends, with some customers feeling the wait is not always justified by the quality of all items. Popular items can also sell out early.
"The commenter states that the order should be based on what sounds best from the available items."
Neutral"The commenter loved the cardamom morning bun, describing it as flaky and buttery like a croissant with spiced sugar, and considers it an underrated item."
Positive"The commenter reports that the sweet pea and feta sandwich was even more satisfying because it was the last one available."
Positive"Responding to the previous comment, the author agrees that the sweet pea and feta sandwich is fresh, simple, and delicious. They suggest adding smoked red pepper flakes for an even more sensational taste."
Positive"Arriving earlier than planned, the commenter was able to get their choice of pastries, and specifically enjoyed the garlic knot."
Positive"The commenter tried three of the four recommended items and found the sweet pea and feta sandwich to be reminiscent of a delicious Israeli couscous salad with feta and peas from Olives in Soho."
Positive"The commenter notes that the Prospect Heights location might only have the sausage focaccia on certain days."
Neutral"The commenter recommends the everything focaccia with scallion cream cheese."
Positive"The commenter unequivocally recommends the smoked salmon focaccia."
Positive"The commenter enjoyed a delicious tuna focaccia sandwich on a previous visit, but is unsure if it was a seasonal item."
Positive"Recommendations include the Cardamom morning bun, garlic butter pastry, and salmon foccacia. The commenter also liked the diced sausage foccacia but hasn't seen it recently."
Positive"The commenter expresses surprise that the burrata and prosciutto focaccia sandwich hasn't been mentioned more, calling it 'to die for'."
Positive"The commenter states that one cannot go wrong with any of the items offered."
Positive"The commenter found the BEC focaccia to be absurdly salty and questioned the texture of the room-temp egg. They expressed interest in trying the Rhubarb pastry."
Negative"The commenter, who lives nearby, advises that most morning pastries should be available around 10 AM when focaccias are released. They suggest 10:45/11 AM as a sweet spot to arrive to also get the excellent sandwiches before they sell out."
Positive"The Ham sandwich is considered underrated by the commenter."
Positive"Living nearby, the commenter highly recommends the smoked salmon on focaccia, calling it a must-get. They also suggest asking for recommendations for sweet pastries as it's hard to go wrong."
Positive"The commenter notes they did not like the BEC focaccia, but their wife enjoyed the Rhubarb pastry."
Negative"The commenter believes the chocolate chip cookie is overlooked and delicious."
Positive"The commenter simply expresses strong approval for the chocolate pb&j croissant with an emoji."
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