Downtown Manhattan has a wonderful array of places to help satisfy your sweet tooth. This list will help you find some of the best sweet shops in the area. No matter what your craving might be, one of these places is bound to be exactly what you’re looking for.
1. Crepe Sucre, Gansevoort Market, 52 Gansevoort Street
Photo: courtesy of Crepe Sucre on Facebook
Bite into a little piece of heaven at the Crepe Sucre stand in the Gansevoort Market. These warm and soft crepes will brighten up even the gloomiest New York days. Customize your crepe with a variety of home-made sugars and fillings, then watch as it is made before your very eyes. These authentic French treats are created by the French owner of Crepe Sucre, Fabien Desgroux. The finished product is both sweet and filling, so you will have a full and happy belly when you’re finished. With five out of five stars and 41 reviews on their Facebook page, it’s clear that the people of New York love Crepe Sucre.
2. Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, 65 Bayard Street
Photo: courtesy of Chinatown Ice Cream Factory’s Facebook page
This small ice cream shop has been a big attraction in Chinatown since its opening in 1977. The flavors featured are outside the normal variety found in American ice cream shops. Customers can try lychee, red bean, pandan, and green tea, just to name a few. Ice cream cakes, milkshakes, and Ice Cream Factory T-shirts are also available. The factory is a family business currently owned by Christina Sied, who told Downtown that the ice cream is, and always has been, made and flavored by the family themselves. Each flavor has its own authentic recipe, with the lychee ice cream is flavored with real lychee, and the green tea ice cream being made with real tea, for example. For an ice cream experience unlike any other, be sure to stop by and try one of the many Factory flavors
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This candy shop is a place where food meets art, and guests are welcome to watch the entire process! Papabubble specializes in small hard candies and offers endless possibilities for customization. Whether it’s a birthday, baby shower, wedding or bar mitzvah, they’ve got you covered. Even better, you can watch as the candy makers create your personalized candy right in front of you. Customers have the choice of any color, flavor and personalized message. It is a truly special candy, and no two batches are the same! If you want to show the candy lover in your life just how much you care, go the extra mile and ask about Papabubble.
4. Baked by Melissa, 110 Fulton St, New York, NY 10038
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If you live in New York, chances are you’ve seen one of the many Baked by Melissa cupcake shops. These colorful and sleek shops capture the founder’s love of the 60’s and 70’s along with her insistence on cleanliness. The tiny treats inside have an incredible variety of flavors, from Peanut Butter and Jelly to Chocolate-Cover Pink Velvet. These bite-sized cupcakes keep the calorie count low and lets guests try more than one flavor in one visit. The shop features new flavors all the time and even gives customers the chance to create their own cupcakes through their website. If you’re looking for an adorable dessert that’s perfect for parties, Baked by Melissa is sure to have a location near you.
by- Laura Seaman
