Bring back Sourdough bread instead of forcing the Heritage at us.... coy move to make people spend $2 more. Nice way to treat regular customer who were loyal. read more

I got a bagel, a croissant and a morning bun - this place is less expensive than fancier bakeries, but everything I tried was only just OK, nothing noteworthy. The space is small, and the cashier I interacted with was not particularly friendly. read more

Today I needed hamburger buns. Orwashers had three different options. Seeded, no seeds, and Whole Wheat, Flax & Sunflower Roll. I opted for the Whole Wheat, Flax & Sunflower Roll. It was a high quality, soft, delicious bun that upped the quality of the burger I had for dinner. I will definitely return for burger and hot dog rolls. read more

I love the NY breakfast sandwich on a (really good!) bagel. And you cannot come here without getting a fresh, filled-to-order jelly doughnut (YUM!) Any pastry or bread I've tried here is delicious. Coffee is great. Prices are reasonable. read more

We come here from time to time. We always get something different. Their donuts are fun. Probably could stuff more jam-- would be tastier. My favorite is their chocolate bread. :) By a loaf and toast it on the stovetop. Delicious! read more

The old fashion donuts and the bread is amazing. Also love the kitchen sink cookie. Absolutely recommend, just be careful of long lines on the weekend read more

I have been shopping here for my bread for the past 7 years. I love this place. The Chardonnay Miche is my favorite read more

I came here this morning 4/12 and just had to leave a positive comment. All the ladies working were incredibly friendly and welcoming. I will definitely be back because of that alone. Coffee and almond croissant was so good. I also got the olive bread to try later today. Thanks for the positive energy this morning, made my day so much better. read more

Our family moved to NYC from Paris and was looking for a nice place to buy some bread and try something new. Definitely love the choice of everything here but the stuff could be more friendly. Aaand coffee taste... why so bad and sour?! read more

Best bakery around!!! customer service is phenomenal! my personal favorites are the lace cookies and challah bread!! amazing!!

Really charming bakery with friendly staff and delicious yummy morsels. We really enjoyed the hamantash and rugelach, I'm quite partial to the raspberry for both! Our favorite was the black and white cookie, moist as other reviewers have mentioned and almost cake like pillows. read more

**Donuts Review Only** For $4.75, the donuts should have been amazing. I had a filled donut with apricot cherry. The filling was fresh and tasty without being overly sweet. The way they do it in Europe. The donut itself was A-OK. The issue is the price. At almost $5 a pop, they should have been hands down the best in the neighborhood. That they are not. Better than the cart, below the daily donut delivery at Morton Williams. read more

Came in with a friend for a late lunch on a Sunday. I wanted the turkey egg and cheese breakfast sandwich and since they ran out of buns, they offered it on a bagel. I must say it was one of the best breakfast sandwiches I had. It was perfect on the bagel, big portion, very filling. We were able to get a table outside and had a nice lunch. Didn't have a chance to try pastries, but they looked goods. Would come back to try more items. read more

This is our friend's bagel place, so naturally we had to come here to get some bagels. Absolutely freaking delicious. The first time we were here, it was a weekend so it was packed! They seemed to have a rhythm going though, so we got our bagels pretty fast. Had to wait a while for my friend's drink though. Decided that we had to come back before flying back out so that we can get some goodies to take home. Ended up getting the black and white cookies and a few other baked goodies (and of course, bagels for breakfast). Definitely worth coming back! read more

The almond chocolate croissant was stale for the second time... Disappointed - I was hoping the second time it would be fresh read more

Went here recently for breakfast on the weekend and there was a short line outside. We tried the New York Breakfast Sandwich, raspberry morning bun, iced latte, and iced lavender matcha. Everything was very delicious! Hope to return soon to try more of their items like the jelly filled donuts and fresh bread. read more

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Went in the other day for delicious pastry. Soft delicious perfect consistency was just the right amount of sweetness without being over the top and you can taste the flavor. read more

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I think if you are coming here I would stick to the bread. We got bagels and they were stale unfortunately. Willing to go again and get just bread! read more

If you know what you want, I highly suggest you order it online through their website for a specific time. There are two doors, one for regular ordering and on the right (exit only door) is for pickups. Tell them your number and boom, it just saved you 20 minutes of waiting in line! The prices are the same I believe so there's no down side to pre-ordering! read more

Two words: olive sticks! Stopped by for a donut craving and left with a vanilla glaze donut and olive stick. I will absolutely be back but for olive sticks and to try their other breads. You haven't had as soft and complex but simple of bread flavor until you've tried this one. The crazy thing is, I don't even care for green olives, but this bread is on another level. Service was quick. There's a few tables outside if you choose to sit and enjoy your pastries. They also serve coffee and other beverages. I can't wait to be back! read more

People who visit quality businesses in NYC and complain about lines and items being sold out late in the day should honestly be banned from being able to review places. Like, what did you expect?! Orwashers is an amazing bakery. We tried their salmon & dill cream cheese breakfast sandwich, chocolate almond croissant, multigrain bread, seeded rye bread, mini black & whites, and all three flavors of rugelach. Everything was very good, and the only thing that I thought was priced a bit high for what it was was the small boxes of rugelach that were over $12. Then again it's quality ingredients and there is a bit of effort that goes into making it so I'm honestly still going to come back and buy them ‍ And there's also a million other things i saw that I wanted to get but...til next time. The one annoying thing was that i did have to remind the cashier that I was still missing items from my order, but i did order a lot and it was early in the day. But just make sure you pay attention, and they'll take care of you. read more

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Long story short, I took a trip to Orwashers solely based on their Instagram pictures of their jelly donuts. My pictures speak for themselves. For $4+ you're better off going to any if the NYC donut franchises around. So disappointed! read more

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Their butter croissant is flaky, crunchy and buttery; just like how a proper croissant should be! Also tried this onion and poppy seed flatbread called a bialy. It was good, but I enjoyed the croissant a lot more. read more

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Great bagels, but as expected in the area, not the cheapest. Crispy on the outside, chewy inside. As you'd want from New York. Also great coffee and latte flavor choices, my favorite is the lavender. What's keeping it from 5 stars for me is lack of bagel flavor options. Pretty much just plain, everything, sesame. I need more variety! read more

I have made Orwasher's a staple part of my grocery shopping routines and artisanal carb craving needs. It is a small shop with a lot of high quality baked goods to offer from bread loaves, bagels, and pastries galore. Orwasher's takes care to source their raw ingredients/materials from local and regional NY producers and as a conscious consumer I love to support businesses like this. What initially caught my attention to Orwasher's was their wine/alcohol leavened loaves, which have a deep depth flavor, more so than your standard sour dough loaf. My favorites are the Cabernet Rustica and the Chardonnay Miche for their nutty, bright, and pleasantly sour notes. As far as the classics go, you still can't go wrong at Orwasher's as I have had their classic sourdough, ciabatta, and pumpernickel which are all fantastic. Orwasher's also serves a severely underrated salmon and lox bagel sandwich. This place should definitely be higher on NYC's top bagel lists. They offer pre-slicing for your loaves at check out which is very convenient if you are freezing your bread in the case that you do not eat it all right away. There is still a lot for me to try here and I always look forward to coming back. No seating, this is a grab and go type place. read more

Sadly I just didn't get the hype. Stopped by on a weekday morning and the line was out the door. I was first in line to step inside and it took probably 15 minutes to go in and 10 minutes to order, all felt extremely inefficient as I paid before I ordered and I found myself then repeating my order numerous times. I ordered the NY breakfast sandwich (everything bagel, lox, dill cream cheese, onion, lemon, chives) and sugar donut with strawberry jelly, as well as an iced coffee. The coffee was actually surprisingly delicious, but the donut I thought was pretty run-of-the-mill. To make matters worse, I found the longest piece of hair in my sandwich that really grossed me out and ensured that I'll never return. Was shocked at my experience after reading these reviews but hopefully I just came on an off day. read more

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Good local bakery with great crust bread, flaky pastries, and awesome fresh filled doughnuts with a rotating assortment of fillings. Friendly service and great selection. Everything is made fresh in house. read more

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Dang Orwasher's are killing it! I'm not usually big on sweet stuffs. I didn't even crave sweets when I walk in, but Orwasher's has been on my list for a while and I just feel like trying it. There was a small line but it moved fairly quickly. The shop was very clean, bright, and have a welcoming "good morning have a good day vibe" which is awesome. The staffs are really friendly too! I opted for the sticky bun babka because I have never had any babka before and since everyone on the internet raves about the jelly donut I decided to get one too. Man, I should have had the donut first instead of the babka; only because the babka was so INCREDIBLE, it should have been the final taste left in my mouth Don't get me wrong, the donut was great! Incredible fluffy, pillowy texture, light & airy but still has some weight to it so it's not just fluff of unsatisfactory air. And the donut was seriously loaded. To the brim. The staff recommended strawberry jam and I went with that one. And yes it did not disappoint at all. Got to shake some sugar off the donut though cause if not it might be too sweet for me but for ya'll sweet tooth, go ahead, devour it all. This does taste like some artisanal donut, not factory-made artificial tasting donut and jam BUT the Babka is the BOMB! I rated it a straight 10 out of 10 on my first bite! The texture was incredible, the pecan adds amazing boost both for taste and texture, the sweet glaze was perfect and I thought I didn't like sweet but this was just absolutely fine. Straight up fire. I enjoyed it all the way. Just incredible. It was a heck lot of sweet stuffs for me and since I'm not big on sweets I might not want to see anymore sugar for the next 2 weeks but if any definitely did not regret coming here. Plus, people might say it's a bit pricy but I think the quality lives up to the price. I will love to come back (and even bring people with me), but I might leave the donut though because although it was good (seriously!), I'd rather go for the babka and maybe I should try the bagel too read more

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Was walking home from lunch with my grandfather and wanted to pick up a sweet so when I saw all the yummy things in the window I decided to stop in. There was a small line and slow service but I was in no rush so I didn't mind, but something to keep in mind. I got a morning bun and a raspberry donut. The morning bun is definitely better super flaky, crunchy with a sweet cream center. All in all nothing super special about the place. Decor is subpar and the ambiance feels far more hectic then necessary. But with all of that being said I will definitely will be back for a morning bun and to try some coffee. read more

This Orwashers doesn't sync their online purchases with real time inventory in the store so if you order online for pickup you may find like I did that they are sold out of your order. Good for Orwashers that they have grown their business during the pandemic but in every single way, this business was better before the current owners came in a dozen years ago. Before it became hip enough for Leslie Jones to dance on the counter in an UES SNL skit, bread was baked on the premises, you were greeted by welcoming, competent and efficient clerks not 4-5 people standing around and a line backed up down the block for new orders and pick up orders. Orwashers is now available via every single online app but the customer service experience has gone downhill not to mention that prices go up roughly 4% every time I visit. There is no good time or off hours to visit this place. 45 minute wait for a bagel on a non holiday weekday or order online and you may get your intended order. read more

A true New York Treasure with I believe three locations - two in Manhattan and another in Brooklyn . Orwashers is truly a bread/ pastry lovers dream. A long Sunday morning walk in the city was rewarded with their delicious vanilla donut - so airy and fluffy and absolutely delicious and washed down with their freshly brewed lattes along with raspberry rugelache. To go I got the cinnamon raisin walnut bread and morning sticky buns , along with a sugar donut stuffed with their fresh raspberry jam. My only disappointment is that I did not hear of them earlier. Everything was amazing from their helpful and cheerful staff who were so patient with me when I Could not decide which of their amazing treats to get to the fact that they cut your loaves into slices for you in store . I am still swooning over their donuts and sticky buns . I can't wait to venture out again next Sunday for more treats. read more

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I have worked nearby for so long and I never went in. I finally tried them and everything was delicious. Even my kids loved them. The sour dough was great with olive oil. The carrot muffin was more of an amazing carrot cake vs a muffin. I gotta go back to try more. read more

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Really delicious. Loved their tiny pastries and their black and white cookies! I also ordered a few of the specialty items and loved them - super different and not just standard bagel fare like every other NYC spot! read more

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We came in the afternoon and it wasn't that busy. I hear this place gets packed in the mornings since it is a neighborhood favorite. Unfortunately, I do not get what the hype is about. The chocolate chip cookie was cold and stale. This cookie wasn't in the same stratosphere as Levain or Chip City. The crumb bun and the ruggala were stale as well. Not sure if they make them in the morning and since they sit out all day they get hard. They shouldn't have been selling them like that. Idk but it was bad. This bakery is really overrated and I hate to say that. If you can't keep the stuff fresh don't sell it! read more

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Old school NYC! We take home a sack of bread, Jewish pastries, every thing! Love this place!

Got a takeout order the other day - Matcha lavender latte: really good! Got a heavy hit of lavender on the first sip but afterwards felt much more balanced. Strawberry rhubarb jam filled donut: AMAZING. Seriously, get me more of that jam. Chocolate raspberry rose: really good! Kind of a croissant based treat with some excellent flavors and flaky pastry going on. Overall, would definitely come back! Plus ordering online made pickup easy while I was out running errands. read more

Both bagels we got tasted like dish soap was added in...maybe they were too overzealous with the cleaning.

With locations on both the Upper East and Upper West sides of Manhattan plus Brooklyn it was early Sunday morning that a stop was made at Orwasher's, their East 78th Street location opening early every day to serve its neighbors many of the same great recipes they've proudly been baking since 1916. Self-proclaimed New York's "Original Artisan Bakery," the Hungarian owners' descendents finally passing the torch to Keith Cohen in 2008, Orwashers now still looks much the same as it always has thanks to accurate restoration, though items have most certainly expanded to include more modern options in addition to Loaves fashioned from ancient Grains and Rye. Large enough for perhaps fifteen shoppers, though lacking seats and thus exclusively take-out only, it is from racks and shelves behind glass that guests are invited to peruse a variety of choices, regulars making the process seem effortless while first timers will likely take more time for fear of overlooking something delicious. Not style-specific, Croissants and Scones just a few feet from Cookies and Doughnuts, it was finding the former still oven-warm that tasting commenced, a baked layer of Frangipane thankfully not indicative of insides that are overly sweet but not wet while the $4 Doughnut stuffed with Raspberry Jam was well-raised and yeasty with plenty of housemade filling. Onward to Rainbow Cookies, presumably the same Jelly here dividing pale Almond Flour layers robed in Chocolate, it was at this point that Orwashers Black & White Cookie was tasked by a reputation of "Best in New York," the thick Sponge somewhere between Angelfood and Pound Cake while Icing was good, though personal preferences veer towards creamier Frosting. Wrapping up Chocolate, the Cocoa Old Fashioned not dried out like so many others and even a little tangy on the tongue, it was largely the name which commanded the order of Orwashers' "Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie" though it did indeed live up to such as a crisp edge and soft center were each found with more melted morsels than Flour, Sugar, Eggs or Butter. read more

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Lovely place. Honey was good Chocolate we didn't care for (maybe because we are not fans of cake doughnuts) Babka tasted good Some seating available Solid 3.5* read more

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I have been an orwashers customer for quite some time and unfortunately the good old days of this bakery are gone. The last few times i have visited i have been very stricken by the service. Food quality is still there but it's very overpriced and the the customer service has taken such a drop off that paying such a premium is hard to justify any more. Fix it! read more