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A bakery · Midtown · on two 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 list Thanksgiving in New York
A cyclist rides past a brick building with fire escapes and a corner bakery in the West Village.
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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 two of my lists, Thanksgiving in New York and Best gift shops in New York. First what I order and when I go, in my own words from those lists. Then every list it’s on with what I wrote there. At the end, where it is and what’s near.

  1. Thanksgiving in New YorkWorth it
  2. Best gift shops in New YorkWorth it

Before you go, in my words

Quoted from my own lists
What I order

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!

From Best gift shops in New York
When to go

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.

From Thanksgiving in New York
Worth it, says Antonina. Been? Say if you agree.

Where it appears on New York Dearest

Two of my lists

Thanksgiving in New York

No. 8 on that list
Worth it

Magnolia became one of the most popular bakeries in NYC after a brief cameo on Sex and the City.

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

Best gift shops in New York

No. 15 on that list
Worth it

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.

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

Where it is, and what’s near

Worth it, within a ten-minute walk
Open it on my map
Nearby, from my lists
On The Best of New York

I put Magnolia Bakery on my best list.

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