First try this chain at Mall of America in Minneapolis and 10 out of 10 ordered it here in New York 10 out of 10 this spots puff pastries are amazing even put my coworkers onto it. read more

Beard Papa's was fun to try but ultimately underwhelming. Setting: Clean, casual dessert shop meant for quick stops. Practically no seating! Service: Fast and straightforward, easy ordering process. Food: The matcha cream puff with strawberry hard shell was surprisingly cold and fell apart pretty quickly. It was messy just like the reviews warned, and at $6 for 1, it felt wildly overpriced for the experience. read more

Cute little shop with different cream puffs/eclairs. So many different flavors and can get mini one's to try. Nice, little sweet treat and pretty good quality. Quick service and lots in stock. A tad pricey for what you get but if you want different sweet treat- worth it. read more

After getting hungry while waiting in line for a nearby jazz club, I stepped out of line to grab a snack at Beard Papa's. I wasn't totally sure what to expect, and was surprised to see a store centered on cream puffs. It was fun to think of the different combinations of puffs and creme, and I settled on a churro puff with chocolate filling. The warm puff and cool creme were tasty, and hit the spot while waiting for a spot in the jazz bar. I enjoyed the cinnamon sugar flavoring, but the actual puff and chocolate filling itself did not have much flavor. The store was small but clean, and had a small amount of seating available. read more

Beard Papa's - churro puff - Desserts Near Me - New York, New York

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This isn't for this specific location but for beard papas at street fairs. Which really should have its own listing. But what would be the address? Got 4 for $20, only cause they were buy 3 get 1 free else 4 would cost $26- insane. But that's not why I'm upset. The cream was non existent at the Japan festival, see picture. I wasn't sure I was eating a cream puff or just some puff pastry. Super disappointing read more

Beard Papa's - I miss the days when there was actually cream in the cream puffs ... - Desserts Near Me - New York, New York

Beard Papa's sells delicious cream puffs with fillings that are not too sweet such as matcha, vanilla, and chocolate. They offer a variety of cream puff shells to choose from and you honestly can't go wrong with any of them. But a favorite in my household is definitely the crispy almond shell. I appreciate that the shells are not soggy and that you can mix and match between the different shell type and fillings. I wouldn't get their iced matcha latte again though, it was way too milky, and there wasn't much matcha flavor in the drink. Definitely on the sweeter side. read more

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I used to love cream puffs from here. Unfortunately, I feel like the quality has gone down. The cream puff was really crispy almost felt more like a croissant texture than a puff. The cream inside tasted really good and they did fill the puff well but unfortunately it didn't make up for the crispy puff. Staff was nice and they gave me the cream puff really fast. read more

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Quick puff pastries to go. I had the classic puff filled with vanilla cream. They're filled to order so the pastries Is still crispy and flakey. Filling was rich and creamy. Super quick service. read more

I love cream puffs. I really do. I think they are under appreciated. Beard Papa was the one who introduced me to cream puffs almost 20 years ago. Now every time I pass by one, I must have one. I like the original shell with the vanilla custard filling. There's an element of nostalgia that brings such joy every time I bite into one. The regular sizes are classic but can be a bit messy. The tiny ones are bite size and dangerous but hit just as much! read more

Beard Papa's is a nice treat and indulgence from time to time. I have a theory that 90% of their business comes from the Tomi Jazz line, but hey it's like those remoras on sharks, you scratch my back and I scratch yours. Anyway the food is fine, it's a standardized chain. But the wait is tantalizing...had one person in front of us who ordered two coffees, and I ordered 2 puffs, and I spent maybe 20 minutes waiting. I understand 2 people running the shop is a bit of a struggle, but felt like some things could have definitely been streamlined. But hey what do I know. The puff was still tasty. read more

Beard Papa's is amazing!!! I've been eating this Japanese bakery's cream puffs since discovering them (at another location) in New York many years ago. Absolutely delicious! This E. 53rd St. location is small with only one café table with 2 chairs, so it's not geared for long stays or accommodating a big group. That being said, all I need is one cream puff to savor (or devour) as soon as I get it in my hand! One might think that it's pricey for the size, but the special varieties are totally satisfying and amazing! This time I tried Beard Papa's Crème Brûlée cream puff. OMG!!!! (See the pic.) Chock full of creamy custard and topped with a traditional Crème brûlée hardened caramelized sugar sheet. Fantastic!!! Test out Beard Papa's different fillings too, including their limited time ones. What a treat! Note - This location also has a loyalty program together with the East Village shop.... which is a tempting proposition that's a danger for me keeping trim. read more

Beard Papa's - Beard Papa's Créme Brûlée Cream Puff, slathered with delicious custard and topped with a disc of traditional hardened caramelized sugar - Desserts Near Me - New York, New York

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Feel they should open earlier since most puffs are sweeter. Should have better ventilation, very muggy and slightly smoky in there. Puffs were good. But they were out of one we really wanted to try (Honey butter). And we got there about an hour after they opened. Don't let them sit too long- get a little soggy. But still tasty. read more

Beard Papa's - Info so you can find them. - Desserts Near Me - New York, New York

Been wanting to check out this place for a while and when I finally did, I thought it was alright. We got 6 different cream puffs with different shells and different fillings. After eating a couple of them, I thought the cream puffs all started tasting the same even though the shells and filling of each cream puff is different. The flavors were just okay. The service was quick and efficient as the staff works to get you your order as soon as you place the order. Small indoor space and can get cramped easily. read more

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Went to Beard Papa's tonight with a group of four, followed by another couple of two, and was shocked at the complete lack of customer service. The store was empty when we walked in, yet the two staff members--an Asian female with pimple patches on her face and a Latin male--made no effort to greet or acknowledge us. Instead, they sat behind the counter on their phones, completely uninterested in assisting customers. Neither of them showed any urgency or regard for those waiting to order. It was clear they weren't working, just ignoring everyone while we stood there expecting at least a simple greeting. The overall attitude and disregard for customers made for an unwelcoming experience. If this is the level of service they provide, I'd rather take my business elsewhere. Very disappointing. read more

Sweet treats from Beard Papa's make every day better. The perfect balance of rich and creamy cream without being too sweet keeps me coming back. This is my favorite spot if I need to get a cream puff. The variety of flavors and fillings means there's something for everyone. Today, we're trying them all! I love the creme brulee and matcha. You cannot go wrong with any of the flavors. So what is your favorite? Follow @spinx17 for more NYC food recs! read more

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The store is super tiny but smells nice. I got the creme brulee with vanilla and I felt that it truly lacked flavor. My husband got the Oreo with ice cream and that was super tasty. If I'm back I'll definitely try one with ice cream instead. I also felt like it was super overpriced for what we got. read more

Beard Papa's - Creme brûlée and vanilla - Desserts Near Me - New York, New York

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Worst puff I've ever had, plus worst service! Shell is mot crispy and vanilla cream does not taste vanilla at all and too thick. Ordered an Ube flavor then paid. The cashier didn't ask me what kind of filling, just gave me whatever she has until I asked her why you didn't ask me about filling. She said she thought I'm not the first time here. I'm first time here!! Also, Seriously?!?? That's your job to confirm the order, making sure it's correct!! You don't even know what's the filling that customer ordered, just giving her the leftover! Your money is very easy to make. She didn't give me any money back instead of asking me what's the flavor I want. I didn't want any replacement cuz it tastes not good at all. Shell is not crispy and filling does not have any vanilla taste at all and texture is too thick. $5.50 I paid for a lesson! Don't recommend here! There are many much better puff bakeries in the city!! read more

Beard Papa's - Sucks! The cashier didn't ask me what filling, just gave me whatever she has, shell is soft, filling too thick without vanilla taste. - Desserts Near Me - New York, New York

I came across these sweet stuff while in line to get into their next door neighbor, "tomijazz". It displayed a cute yellow banner waving me to come up, because it was cold and I was getting hungry. There was just a small counter inside and one small cafe table inside. The eclairs come in different flavors, the way mochi donuts do. So I tried the original, strawberry and ube. They may not be wrong when they claimed they make the best eclairs. The flavors I had was more of a glaze, frosting the top of their eclairs. Adorable! The puffs have a crispy shell stuffed with velvety eclairs, creamy but not so rich, so you won't tire of the sweetness. I paired mine with their Jasmine Green Tea. Then I headed back to the line. read more

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so good light abd fluffy. the perfect combination of sweet and salty. will definitely be going back! read more

Beard Papa's - Ube Cream Puff - Desserts Near Me - New York, New York

We used to treat ourselves at a west side Beard Papa's, a plain but clean and pleasant space. Their made-on-the-spot cream filled airy dough pillows are unlike anything I've ever had. I was told back then by an employee that it's a Japanese inspired delight, but it's actually out of this world. That said, eat them asap, they're delicate and don't keep...but perfection is fleeting so eat dessert first! read more

My friends decided they wanted an after-dinner treat and decided to have Beard Papa's cream-filled pastries. This company has been around for ages, and it was a nostalgic visit for those of us who had one near our college stomping grounds. My friends ordered the Ube flavor, but decided to wait until they got home to try them. I went with an Original, which is a vanilla cream-filled puff pastry. It tasted just like I remembered when back in college, so the recipe has not changed after all these years. The pastry is airy, but dense enough to hold up to the cream filling at the same time. The creamy interior is sweet, but not cloyingly so. It's just the right amount of sweetness you'll want after a meal. read more

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AYO.....these cream puffs man. I walked in, bought six, then went to see my sister at which point we ate two of them, quickly realized the 4 that were left were not enough for our family of 5, then returned and bought six more. The shells on these babies are crispy and airy. The cream is decadent and spills out of the shells. I love that you can mix and match the shell type with the cream-- it's such a great idea and it's just so fun. And because you can mix and match, you know that the puffs are freshly filled with your cream of choice. It isn't pictured, but I recommend the honey butter shell. I got it filled with matcha because that was what the person recommended, but I think it would be amazing with any filling. It was THAT versatile. I thought the shells (such as the ube, matcha, and strawberry) were okay, but they were on the harder side and mostly tasted like white chocolate. We were especially disappointed with the ube shell because we couldn't taste any ube. The honey butter was different in that it was a glaze rather than a hard chocolate shell. My sister also loves the chocolate shell. You really cannot go wrong with the creams. We got at least one filled with each of the creams and all of them were amazing. At $4 per puff, prices can get high fast, but these were so delicious and I would definitely come back once in awhile for a treat! read more

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Solid post dinner dessert place. Customizing your cream puff filling and topping is fun with the variety of flavors. I got the strawberry shortcake crumble topping and the vanilla filling which I thought had too much cream to puff pastry ratio for my taste (+ made it messy to eat LOL) so I couldn't finish the whole thing - but it was still a great flavor and sweetness level! read more

Beard Papa's - Strawberry Shortcake Crumble, Ube Eclair - Desserts Near Me - New York, New York

Cream puff shop! I would say this is one of the best cream puff shop in NYC, at least top 3! They offer ice cream and cream filling and fill it on the spot so you are able to mix and match puff flavor and filling flavor! The ice cream filling is an additional $0.80. I would've tried it if I was going to eat it on the spot, but I didn't want any melting deliciousness on my way home. My favorite filling would be green tea and my favorite puff flavor would be cookies and cream. Nonetheless, they were all delicious and worth trying! tl;dr- All their puffs are delicious! Fave is green tea filling and cookies and cream flavored puff. Worth the visit! read more

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So so so good!!! Really fresh and a ton of options. Would certainly recommend! Had a stores cream puff and a chocolate ginache. They even send instructions which was a thoughtful touch on how to best enjoy it. read more

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Okay for dessert if you want something messy and not overly sweet. Was eyeing the local food and saw this place. Stopped in to get two cream puffs to try. At the restauranteur's suggestion, got an original with vanilla filling, since its supposedly very popular. I then tried a smores with vanilla ice cream filling for an extra $1.50 on top of the ~$4.50 price. Maybe there is a flavor combination here that blows the rest away, but its not evident by the menu. The combination of flavors and fillings can be overwhelming so someone not familiar with the brand. The original cream puff was just too bland. The smore's was ok with the ice cream, but definitely needs utensils to eat or else the shell topping smears all over your face. Could be for you, but not for me. Not a whole lot of places in that specific area to impulse buy $4-6 desserts, but I'll just go without. read more

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Trying out beard papa in east coast (nyc) I've tried it out before in bay area and wanted to checked out if they were just as good here. I think it Surpassed my expectations! I took the regular puff and tried out the newish creme brulle puff. It was Unbelievable. The puff was so crispy on the outside and yet was flavoursome with vanilla filling. You have many other options of filling to choose from like mango,matcha,chocolate. Also the filling is not too sweet to anyone who doesn't like absolute sweetness this is a definite visit ! Overall it is a pretty small shops with just one table to sot so might not be a good option if you wanna dine in. Also I would suggest if you choose for a take out please try to eat the puffs before 2 hours to avoid it being soggy This will be one of my to go spot from now on ! Definitely do try it out ! read more

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Took a little visit to this tiny little shop craving for some new dessert and what a delicacy! The cream wasn't too sweet and they have a variety of flavors to choose from, highly recommend the Nila Wafer puff! Service was quick, would come again! read more

Beard's Papa is simply amazing! The last time I indulged in one was back in 2020 before COVID-19 hit. Luckily, my boss treated us to some last week, and oh boy, the taste was absolutely delicious! read more

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Looked at the yelp pictures and wasn't even clear what was being sold here so I came to check it out after having dinner nearby. Cream puffs ?! Don't mind if it do. Loveeeee cream puffs. It was towards closing time so not much left but I was able to snag a chocolate dipped regular cream puff. They are a decent size, not like the frozen ones you see in grocery stores. I really enjoyed it, it was cold yet fresh and airy. So happy I didn't have to share ! read more

I came here late at night so at that time they ran out of most of the flavors for the shells. They only had ube shell, churro shell and original shells leftover. So, I chose the ube shell with vanilla in the inside. It was super messy to eat, but well worth it. I finished it in a couple of bites. They stuff tons of cream so it definitely wasn't bland. I believe the original shell cost a little less versus the other ones. I suggest going earlier on in the day. My friends got the churro and original shells which they all enjoyed eating. I would like to go back and taste the other flavors. read more

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YES!!!!!!!!!!! GO HERE! Soooooo good! Great prices too. They have large puffs and minis which is fun! We got a pack of minis and were able to try three different flavors. We will be back, probably tomorrow. read more

Come here for a tasty treat anytime during the day! I've been a couple times for an afternoon snack or a post-dinner dessert. They have a variety of flavors for both the shell and the filling, and I love that you can mix and match how you like. The cream puff itself is tasty and not too filling! It's just a bit sweet, so make sure that you know what you're getting into if you select one of their flavored shells. If you like something that's less sweet, definitely go with the original shell to go with the fillings, because the fillings themselves are quite sweet. I recommend checking out this place, there are several locations across Manhattan! I'll likely be back when I'm nearby to try some of their other flavors:) read more

We stopped after dinner and it tasted fresh and creamy. Not too sweet and a lovely bite. read more

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Terrible workers here that care nothing for the product they are selling and are unfriendly . She couldnt even be bothered to pump a full amount of cream into the almost $5 cream puffs ! When I got home the first one was only a little cream inside and mostly air the second one we threw away because it was moldy (see photo) over priced garbage and useless workers that have no pride in what they are doing . I love beard papa but only in Asia , here you need better management and product or just close it down ! read more

Beard Papa's - Moldy cream puff half empty inside and almost $5 - Desserts Near Me - New York, New York

Apparently part of the NYC experience, but this was a pretty unique dessert to me. Not sure why a sweet pastry with a frosty filling didn't sound appealing to me at first. I was torn between the insomnia cookies nearby and this place, but I'm glad I got Beard Papas instead. I would say the cold creamy filling makes it worth by itself. They were out of Ube so I'm real curious on trying it next time. Main concern is that it's gonna get messy to eat, but I'm not sure how they would resolve that. Try it once! read more

Beard Papa's - Desserts Near Me - New York, New York

I've loved this dessert spot for a while now! I first tried it out is california and was so excited to find out that's they have location in NYC as well. Their cream puffs always taste fresh. It's a great casual dessert to pick up and take to go. It's best eaten fresh but I took a box for my friends and they all loved it! The green tea was one of my favorites. -Navya J @nyconthetable read more

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Chocolate Eclair Ube Eclair Crème brûlée I prefer the ube Chocolate eclair was "ehh" bc of the balnce between the amount of chocolate vs. the whole cream puff bread was not equal. Crm brl was okay but ube just tastes whole lot better. read more

Beard Papa's - Ube Eclair & Chocolate Eclair & Crme Brle - Desserts Near Me - New York, New York

It's always so hard to find dessert places that aren't overly sweet, but this is one of them! This place gets busy even until closing time, but it is worth waiting in line. But try to get there earlier because they do run out of flavors! read more

Beard Papa's - Ube Eclair - Desserts Near Me - New York, New York

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I am almost sorry to leave this review but I have to be honest. My husband and I came here at about 9:45 at night to fix a chocolate craving that I had. The store is quite small but clean and the employees are kind. We took some time to look over the menu then proceeded to order. The racks did look quite empty which is fair because if I remember correctly they were closing soon. I really wanted to try the Oreo but they didn't have any so instead we ordered the strawberry shortcake, ube and s'mores flavors all with vanilla filling. My husband also ordered a cheesecake. Keep in mind they only had vanilla and lemon flavor filling readily available. The strawberry shortcake was overly sweet and the puff was kind of hard , the ube was tasteless and I didn't even bother to try the s'mores, however my husband said the chocolate was too rich for him. The cheesecake didn't taste like cheesecake to me , my husband said it was flaky , it's not something I would order again. Overall I wouldn't try this again. read more

Beard Papa's - Strawberry Shortcake, Ube Eclair, S'mores, Cheesecake - Desserts Near Me - New York, New York