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A bakery · Midtown · on 2 of my lists

Magnolia Bakery.

Worth it, says Antonina. The bakery is known for decadent cakes and cupcakes, but the divine banana pudding is where it’s at.

Antonina Pattiz
Antonina PattizI went myself · from my Thanksgiving in NYC, How I Spend the Week.
A cyclist rides past a brick building with fire escapes and a corner bakery in the West Village.
From Roommates in NYC: How I Found Mine
A cyclist rides past the Magnolia Bakery storefront on a West Village corner.
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What this page is

Everything I’ve written about Magnolia Bakery on New York Dearest, in one place. It’s on 2 of my lists, from Thanksgiving in NYC, How I Spend the Week. to The Best Gift Shops in NYC, 15 for Presents That Aren't Tacky., and each one says something the others don’t. Below you’ll find my photographs of it and every list it’s on with what I wrote there.

  1. Thanksgiving in NYC, How I Spend the Week.Worth it
  2. The Best Gift Shops in NYC, 15 for Presents That Aren't Tacky.Worth it

Magnolia Bakery, in my photographs

5 frames from my visits

Where it appears on New York Dearest

2 of my lists, the fullest first
Worth it
What I wrote thereFold it away

Magnolia became one of the most popular bakeries in NYC after a brief cameo on Sex and the City. The bakery is known for decadent cakes and cupcakes, but the divine banana pudding is where it’s at.

Come the holidays, the bakery elevates the treat with fun seasonal flavors like pumpkin spice and apple crisp. There are several locations spread across the city, making it an easy mid-day break during your Thanksgiving trip to NYC.

Read it on the list
Worth it, says Antonina. Been? Say if you agree.
Worth it

No trip to the Big Apple can be deemed complete without trying the world famous banana pudding from Magnolia Bakery.

What I wrote thereFold it away

No trip to the Big Apple can be deemed complete without trying the world famous banana pudding from Magnolia Bakery. I mean, it’s world famous for crying out loud!

However, not many folks know you can actually buy a banana pudding kit from the famed bakery and make your own batch at home. The kit is easy to travel with and since it doesn’t come with bananas (you purchase those yourself) it won’t go bad during your travels.

Read it on the list
On The Best of New York

I put Magnolia Bakery on my best list.

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