Worth it, says Antonina. Chocolate cake has to be mentioned when talking about the best bakeries in Tribeca.
Everything I’ve written about Mah-Ze-Dahr on New York Dearest, in one place. It’s on two of my lists, Best hot chocolate in New York and Best bakeries in Tribeca. Below you’ll find every list it’s on with what I wrote there. At the end, where to find every location.
The owner, Umber Ahmad is a James Beard Award semi-finalist (a huge deal in the food world) who left the lofty confines of the financial world to purse her dream of baking. She’s lovingly called a banker-turned-baker, and we’re all better for it, she’s incredibly talented.
A fan favorite since its inception, you can find it at grocery stores, bodegas, cafe’s and half the restaurant in Manhattan. However I have yet to find a slice as good as Mah-Ze-Dahr’s.
Chocolate cake has to be mentioned when talking about the best bakeries in Tribeca. A fan favorite since its inception, you can find it at grocery stores, bodegas, cafe’s and half the restaurant in Manhattan. However I have yet to find a slice as good as Mah-Ze-Dahr’s.
The cake is thick, I don’t mean the slice, I mean the cake itself is dense. It’s rich, and it’s heavy because it’s moist. The frosting is equally jam packed with flavor. The original location is located in the West Village. However, recently Mah-Ze-Dahr expanded to Brookfield Place, bringing one of the best bakeries to Tribeca.
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