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    Black Star Bakery & Cafe

    4.6 (66 reviews)
    Open • 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Pistachio Muffin
    Sarah T.

    I pretty much curb here three times a week. Fresh and homemade baked goods, sandwiches. At this point, it's definitely a neighborhood favorite, and there's always a line. I've never eaten or drank my coffee in the cozy shop, fits about five or six people inside. They have a help wanted sign up, I would say some glitches here and there while they try to find consistent staff.

    Maria M.

    Everything I have eaten in this cute little place has been very good. The coffee is great. I was a little disappointed with the waffle the other day. Just please be careful to offer to warm up the waffle or do not serve ones which are not too fresh. Service is very good too!

    Misti M.

    Cute little cafe on 24th - very close to the Freehand hotel, where I was staying. I popped down there in the morning to grab a breakfast sandwich and some treats for us for later in the day. The siracha egg sandwich was tasty, but next time I would definitely ask for it on a bagel. The bun was light and fluffy but didn't offer a lot of flavor. The tea selection was good, there were three donuts to choose from (I went with the confetti!), and there were a variety of other pastries. My friend really liked the lemon poppyseed muffin and my donut was very good. The seating inside is limited to about 4-6 people, but there were a few outdoor options. Not the most picturesque street (lots of scaffolding on surrounding buildings right now) - but I'm sure w/o that it would be a lovely little place to spend the morning.

    Jenny N.

    Excellent Chai tea latte! Great place to casually catch up with friends outside or inside. They have seating inside and outside. Staff have always been friendly! I've tried a variety of their pastries! They have savory and sweet. I'm more of a sweet than savory person. Here's what I recommend ordering that you won't regret. - The pistachio Muffin, if you love pistachio. This is for you! The muffin is moist but strong in pistachio flavors! - Almond croissant, The cake donuts are cute, but inconsistent from dry to moist.

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    Charlotte M.

    Coffee & pastries? Yes, please. This little gem has such delicious pastries and desserts, and a great selection of coffee options. The cinnamon churro scone was so good. And nothing like an iced almond milk latte to refresh & energize. My friend had the salted caramel iced latte and said it was delicious. I can't wait to go back and try their sriracha egg & cheese . sandwich. I firmly believe sriracha makes everything taste better so I must go back and confirm this. Also, to try more pastries...or doughnuts, or the muffins, or the cake pops, or the cookies...or the apple brie croissant! They have all the non-dairy milk options. Plus - almond and oat creamer as well as honey, sugars, and simple syrup etc. if you like to fix your coffee to your liking. I found my almond milk latte the perfect sweetness & didn't sneed anything added to it. I also like that it has both a small inside and outside seating area. The outside was cute with flowers in planters.

    Breakfast Burrito
    Sonja K.

    Cute little cafe! Tons of food options, I got the breakfast burrito which was really delicious. Coffee is great as well. The cafe is quite small with minimal seating though I was still able to enjoy my food there. They have a good pastry selection as well. I will surely be back soon!

    16 oz. Iced Chai Latte
    Daphne C.

    One of my favorite places to get an iced chai latte! They also have delicious croissants. Very quick and friendly service. It's a pretty small cafe so getting a seat is not always promised.

    Breakfast Burrito
    Elaine M.

    I love Black Star cafe and whenever I'm in the gramercy area I make sure to stop by, not for their coffee (which is great) but for their food. Their breakfast burrito is simple but delicious, but I think my favorite thing to grab their is their turkey and Swiss croissant. While it's a cafe with little to no seating, the food is super good and they have a wide assortment of sweet and savory pastries for you to nibble on. I absolutely recommend this place!

    16 oz. Iced Mocha
    Danyel M.

    I really enjoyed this iced mocha! Very good amount of sweet to bitter. I probably would not study here since the inside is very small with limited seats, but I do want to come back to try the pastries!

    Breakfast burrito with lox
    Morlene C.

    I really need to cast aside preconceived notions I have about multi-loc eateries being soulless, flavorless places because Black Star Bakery is anything but. They seem to be thriving despite opening this Gramercy location in the midst of a pandemic, and it's no surprise their array of pastries, delicious breakfast sandwiches, and Oslo coffee brings customers back to their airy, plant-filled space. People need their coffee in a cute environment after all, pandemic be damned. They're carefully following CDC guidelines by enforcing mask usage among staff and patrons, limiting occupancy inside at any given time, installing a hand sanitizer station, and having contactless payment available. They have a couple of tables outside under a huge patio umbrella so you can stay dry and shaded while satisfying your caffeine fix. Under this umbrella I enjoyed an admittedly overly sweet iced chai latte, which I viewed more as a dessert than a vehicle for caffeine. I was so pleasantly surprised by my breakfast burrito, which had the perfect ratio of cheese, eggs, avocado, sprouts, and sriracha mayo. $9.99 felt appropriately priced for the area, and adding lox to the burrito was only $3.50 extra-- that's less than even a bagel shop would charge, and the bagel shop wouldn't even be cute inside. The burrito itself is pretty sizeable and left me feeling pretty sated for the rest of the day. Separately I've tried the Avocado Trip, which is an avocado, egg and cheese breakfast sandwich that comes on a nice pillowy croissant--my preferred breakfast sandwich bread. There's been so much turnover for businesses at this location over the years, but I have a feeling the foot traffic this cafe has been bringing to this block will break the curse. Long live Gramercy's Black Star Bakery!

    Kristelle S.

    Really good & satisfying breakfast burrito. Coffee is okay nothing to be crazy about. The staff is friendly. The place is also cute.

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    Amazing place with great food, fantastic coffee/drinks and a super friendly staff and awesome space too. Love it!!!

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