Raina T.

I've never had polish pastries before so my MoL got a bit of everything for me to try. And OMG I looooove the raspberry Kolaczki! We got a small box of them and none of us can stop eating them. By day two it was all gone! The shop has sooooo many pastries and desserts it's actually a bit overwhelming. If you're indecisive, just get a bit of everything haha! It's run by a very nice old lady who said that many places on the street shut down due to the pandemic. I hope they continue to keep this place open cause it's a gem! Definitely recommend anybody and everybody to get something from here!

Albert T.

This pre-Paczki day weekend, we decided to try out and compare three different paczki bakeries. New Palace Bakery came highly recommended and was first on our list to visit. The interior was like a madhouse even thought it was less than an hour after they opened on Saturday. Luckily they have a number system to help with making things orderly but I can't even imagine what it would be like going in on Fat Tuesday... Since they were busy prepping for the day-of, they only allowed customers to get Paczki singles, or pre-packed boxes of paczki. No customization allowed. We got three single paczki, along with a couple of pastries they had on display. Triple Chocolate ($3.95) - As soon as we bit into this one, we knew why New Palace Bakery is the Paczki headquarters of Metro Detroit. The taste and crumb of the dough is spectacular. You can really tell the amount of time they take to really develop that dough, making it rich (much richer than brioche), dense, with a amazing chewy crumb that sticks together well and a very well developed taste. The chocolate cream on the interior I was less enamored with. It's kind of like a thicker pudding and had a very distinct almost artificial chocolate flavor. Not my favorite. The entire paczki is dipped into chocolate, creating a nice coat, and then studded with mini chocolate chips. Honey Cream Dream ($3.95) - This paczki is cut in half and filled with a lightly sweetened, smooth cream. I didn't really taste any honey in the buttercream, but there was a very light honey drizzle that complemented the donut nicely. I liked this one the most out of the three. It's simpler than the others, but absolutely delicious. Orange Creamski ($3.95) - Again, this paczki is cut in half and filled, this time with an orange creamsicle flavored buttercream. It tastes exactly as described - artificial orange with cream. The buttercream in this instance is quite a bit more granular/gritty in comparison with the Honey Cream. Lemon Boats ($1 special, normally $2.95) - The lemon boat has some nice flaky puff pastry layers with a jellylike tangy and sweet lemon curd on the top and interior. It's dusted with powdered sugar but overall the pasty is not too sweet. I also heard a couple of weekends ago, they were offering the special paczki flavors of years past. I wish I had visited to try all of them out! New Palace Bakery is a Hamtramck classic and it's easy to see why: delicious baked goods, plain and simple.

Michele O.

Prior to coming to Michigan I had never heard of a paczki, much less that there was a whole paczki day leading up to Mardi Gras. Luckily my visit coincided with the lead up to paczki day, and we came here to get a few while we were in Detroit. The bakery was PACKED. I had no idea jelly donuts caused this much of an uproar. Everyone in the shop was joking around, and the women working behind the counter were taking orders and boxing up paczkis with factory like efficiency. We ended up ordering a box of 6 raspberry paczskis, and I promptly ate one as soon as we were out of the bakery. Then I understood why the bakery was so full. I'm not sure why we don't have paczskis in California, but I'll definitely be back next time I'm in Michigan to try the myriad other flavors they had in the shop!

Karen S.

Always love this bakery, but wanted to give them a shoutout for their Pistachio Packzi (punch-key) donuts. They're made using Dubai chocolate, but they made a special version! So so good! They may not have this if the trend dies down, but they're sure to be on top of other fun insta-trends! If you're around August 2024, check these out though!

Kristine U.

I love this place! If you want to experience a true Polish bakery, New Palace is a must visit! They are known for their delicious paczki and they literally "own" Fat Tuesday. But they also have delicious breads, pastries, cookies, sausages, deli meats, pierogies, cakes, etc - year round! I always visit this bakery at Christmas time to pick up angel wings, fruit cake, poppy seed cake and a pound of their delicious Polish cookies. You feel like you're transported to a little bakery in Poland when you're here and the Polish women working behind the counter are sweet, efficient and quick. There is always a line, so take a number when you walk in, or you'll deal with an even longer wait.

Catherine W.

Wow, this place is amazing. So many great treats to choose from. My cousin suggested I try this place because his mother and our Grandmother use to get sweets here. I went overboard but I'm happy with my selections. It was busy but served timely. Has the old style bakery vibe.

Abigail C.

This is the paczki place ! New Palace has a plethora of treats and bread. Take a gander of all the yummy treats New Palace offers and then the staff member will take the product you select out of the display. We ordered a various items such as paczki, hot cross buns, danish and cookies with apricot filling. We both enjoyed our delicious treats. They do not have a private parking lot so you will need to pay for street parking. Overall, New Palace is a good option for sweet treats

Amanda T.

Ever want to love something? On a nice sunny, warm November day I got the chance to run in. When I try somewhere new I get a variety of things. In this instance I got a few donuts, cookies, pastries, I got literally 10 different things AND a pound of Angel wings. I bring them home and I slice them up so my kids can try each thing. The picture below is after them picking one of each. The donuts were stale. Hard. Just one bite and I couldn't eat anymore. Cookies were stale. You know that cardboard taste when something isn't good. That was this. Even the cream pastry just wasn't good. The Angel wings I bought are still sitting almost completely full. I like to give them the benefit of the doubt since so many people love this place. But- I will say, idk how they made it to 31st best donut shop because they were not good at all. I can name off the top of my head 10 bakeries with better everything. Maybe it was a fluke.

Ebenezer's Anni L.

What a gem. An old fashion neighborhood bakery that is getting rarer and rarer these days. It is worth the drive. Cases full of cakes, cookies, bread, donuts, and even year around - paczkis. Dieters will go off them for a while walking into this place. If you want paczkis that are real and not those jelly doughnuts being passed off as paczkis that you find in those chain grocery stores, make the trip here. While they have the types your grandmother would remember, their modern twist of mixtures and flavors will brighten the heart of those 20 & 30 somethings who crave experiences with their food that us older ones will never understand. I usually just get the apple and raspberry type. Not as adventurous as the youngens. I have been eating paczkis from here for close to 25 years. 3 years ago I even braved the Saturday before Ash Wednesday where you wait in a long line just to get into the place, but I wanted EBS'S kids to have their 1st taste of paczkis to be the best. (I knew that the way he called his ex the anti sugar Nazi it would take Dad's girlfriend to be the 'bad" guy) for them to get to eat one. I also got a cupcake and the cake part took me back to those rich buttery yellow cake that we made from scratch. I will be back to get something other than paczkis because by my pictures you will see other temptations. While I will always miss Knudsen Bakery, I can just drive here as a worthy replacement.

Karim J.

Good bakery, convenient location, and nice variety. I got 4 individual small cakes at $1.50 each and they were very good (not too sweet which I love, but a little on the dry side if I may be honest). Staff are also very warm and friendly.

Lauralyn C.

The oldest bakery here in Hamtramck, Mi. serving daily fresh baked cookies, bread, paczki, homemade pierogi's, meats and cheeses, doughnuts and cake bombs, cakes, and so much more! As seen every year on Channel 2,4, and 7 local news on this Polish Holiday! The most delicious, fluffy, fresh paczki you will ever eat. The pierogis are delicious and fry up nicely and boil just as well. They're so easy to make and taste like they were just make by hand, as they should! I didn't get bread this visit although I was tempted so next time that will be a must. It's not cheap but as I always say... You get what you pay for! You won't catch my buying paczki anywhere else!

Chris K.

I was delighted by this place. We stopped in here for paczki a few times around Paczki Day, when they are truly slammed. Most all bakeries make packzi on the big day, but these guys are making it for at least a month before and a while after - if not all year. The lines on Paczki Day this year was apparently hours of waiting, so I'm happy to have gone the day after when I had a 2-3 minute wait. This year they seemed to do less flavors than they've done historically, but we found them to be completely delicious. Will absolutely make this a yearly stop, though probably won't be waiting in that crazy line anytime soon! Also worth checking out the wealth of other baked goods they have here. Breads, pastries, and all sorts of other desserts and savory items. Incredible, and super nice staff - even the day after Paczki Day when they were clearly exhausted!