Yura on Madison was such a great find. I ordered the BTL with onions and it was absolutely delicious and really hit the spot. They have soups, ready to go sandwiches, and pastries. The overall vibe was welcoming, and it felt like a place that genuinely cares about quality. I'll definitely be back to try more from the menu! read more

Yura on Madison - BLT w/ onions - Specialty Food Near Me - New York, New York

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The small baked goods here look decent, but nothing really amazing. Inside, the vibes were not too aesthetic for an UES cafe. Service was pretty quick though. They also do not have a rewards program or anything. read more

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Be careful of this place if you have food allergies, they don't include all the ingredients on the labels. Went with a friend who has an bad allergy to eggs. She was eating a tiny tuna sandwich which had eggs in it even though the label listed all the ingredients MINUS the eggs. Told the manager and he couldn't care less. Said it was our fault for not asking and that she had already eaten half of it; half of a sandwich that is so small that one bite is already like half of the sandwich. read more

Best lemon tea loaves! Honestly, you can't go wrong with anything from Yura. Service is always amazing.

I've worked nearby for years and have never been here. Came here for lunch with my mom after her doctors appt. It's very bright and clean inside. They have prepared sandwiches and meals, salads in the fridge. You can also order off the menu. Mom had a burger which she said was pretty good and I had the chicken pesto panini which was large-but a tad too salty for me. Service was quick and the food was hot. We sat outside which was great. Prices are reasonable. Will come again! read more

Small little breakfast/lunch spot in the Upper East side. They have a bunch of different options here. This isn't your typical spot with limited options. It has plenty of options and everything seems to be made with care and quality. They have breakfast items, sandwiches, pastries, cupcakes, etc so a lot to choose from. It looks like they change up the menu often too which is encouraging and allows you to try different things. You can also be in and out pretty quickly if you are in a rush. We went during the lunch rush and were in and out smoothly. FYI, there isn't much of a sign on the outside so if you aren't looking for it you may walk by. The prices may shock you a little bit but the food is pretty good. $3.75 for a piece of cornbread seems steep. What is it made of?!? A reminder is that you are in the Upper East side so it is kind of expected. They do make everything fresh so maybe you pay for the extra labor. Who cares?!? Good food is good food! Come check it out! read more

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Noticed this place while walking by recently and decided to stop in for brunch. There is no obvious sign so you kind of have to know that its there! There are a variety of yummy treats to choose from, we tried the chocolate chip loaf and it was pretty good! They had a bunch of pre-made foods which all looked good and fresh as well. The prices are really for what you get, I really enjoyed my BLT which came with a side Cole slaw and arugula salad thing, and it definitely filled me up! Its a cute clean spot near the park to stop for breakfast/brunch/a sweet treat. My only real complaint is that the staff was a bit standoffish. There are no drinks listed on the menu and when I asked if they had coffee they answered yes as though I was stupid for asking. They also gave us the end piece of the chocolate chip loaf we ordered, which was considerably smaller than the other pieces in the display. I will likely be back as the food was good and well priced, hopefully the staff is better next time. read more

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Wow! Best breakfast on the UES hands down, IMO... and super reasonable! I had a rolled omelet which came with the MOST delicious cornbread and potatoes. Just hit the spot. read more

I must say for an on the fly pick, this cafe/take out shop Yura is pretty awesome. There is a massive amount of people that come in and out at breakfast and lunch, so be prepared for a line. They have the usual breakfast and lunch items with some great speciality foods. On this day we ordered a BEC on a roll it was hot and fresh with gruyere cheese oozing out. It was on a soft seeded roll. It was a great egg sandwich. We also got the Belgian waffles. They were good but def not as good as the sandwich! Also, coffee is decent. (292) read more

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Gone are the days of regular size yura turkey pinwheels. They've take 3 of them and cut them in half to Make 6 smaller ones and charge $10! Sad and the help is so unfriendly. Some indoor seating has recently opened up but I wish they were back in 92nd street, with a bigger selection of premade former food. There's really none there at all. read more

Yura is great! If you live in the neighborhood you'll quickly become addicted. Nice cafe atmosphere to sit at snack time. High ceilings give the old bakery feel to the atmosphere. Employees are always helpful when I come in. They have prepared foods as well. Lots of items to take to work if you're on the go. I've never been disappointed. They've been in business a long time. They know how to get it right!! read more

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I usually pick up salad and pastries during my weekly walks. It is not cheap and the service could be better, but I will tell you that the food here is seriously delicious. The salads are fresh and the dressings flavorful, the pastries are to die for. Farmcake muffins, angelfood cake, rice crispy treats are standouts. read more

Yura on Madison - Lucas' Chicken Salad, farmcake muffins. - Specialty Food Near Me - New York, New York

Quite expensive so this is more of a once-every-few-months treat yourself kind of lunch/breakfast spot. Definitely could not afford coming more than that. But all the food is fresh and made daily. The baked goods are delicious. My all time favorite is the seasonal key lime pie. Huge slices prepackaged and one of the best I've ever tasted. The meringue on to it too did for. Lots of options, though, even if you're not into key lime pie... so it's always hard to leave Yura without some sort of dessert (great cookies too)! The sandwiches and salads are also excellent. I always tried to switch it up but the Lucas Chicken Salad was too good to pass on. The dressing...the best! Much too small a space and overrun with strollers to stay and eat so I recommend getting some lunch to go and walking over to Central Park for a lovely Yura picnic. read more

Please do not go in here if you support racial equality. As a black woman (and a lifelong Yura's patron), I was disguisted by the way I was treated today. As soon as i walked in today (with my mask on), I was quickly and curtly told by the female employee at the register to wait and not come any closer even though I was over 6 feet away from the only other customer in the store. As I was waiting, I asked if they had a particular sandwich they have had for years. I was told by the other male cashier that the only sandwiches they had are the ones in front and 2 in the back. A woman walked in behind me of a different race and was greeted with a "hi beautiful" not a "dont come any closer". That was reserved only for me. I asked for a menu and I was told they didn't have one. Less than one minute later, I saw the woman at the register hand the customer in front of me a menu! Right after I was told they didn't have any!!!!! I asked why I was refuted a menu and the other customer wasn't and I was told that I didn't get a menu because they didn't have what I asked for. Both other customers in the store were treated kindly and with adequate customer service while I very clearly was not. I can think of no other explanation for this as I did NOTHING wrong. My whole family used to shop here. They will not after this incident. I will never come here again and I will be reporting this restaurant to the Better Business Bureau!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Interior 5/5, very clean Service 5/5, incredibly friendly, and welcoming! I ordered the scrambled eggs on an everything bagel with havarti cheese and bacon. It was made to order, and fulfilled my bagel craving for the day. I also had an iced coffee with soy, that was incredibly bold (just how I like it)! Great customer service from all, especially from staff member Adrienne and one of the managers, Michael. What a great start to my New York vacation! read more

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Yura is so dissapointing - a shell of what it once was. When Yura was on 92nd street, it served excellent food all around. Today, at it's new location, the food has become shockingly mediocre - a huge downgrade from before. The paninis are greasy and oily. The to-go sandwiches look (and are) very unappetizing. And some of the salads look like a bunch of leaves in a container. Worst of all, they got rid of the food counter with actual prepared food, instead of the rushed, wrapped items they have today. I used to love their chicken fingers, steak, and vegatables. Management/owners should be embarrassed. Anyone who remembers the old yura surely will be disappointed. read more

Usually, I am ok with Yura. However, after going over my bank statement, I noticed I was charged 53.38 instead if 3.38. I just wonder how many other times this has happened and I just didn't catch the overcharge. Pay cash in this type of spot. Do not use debit or credit cards read more

I came here via the suggestion of a friend before going to the nearby gardens. The service at this place was putrid. We waited on line and got to the register to order, and they told us we were supposed to order while we were in line. Huh? No one approached us to take our order, and there was no sign or anything. They just told us to go to the back of the line and order. The women didn't even look up from their registers. When I got back to the registers, I complained there was no sign to let customers know to order while in line. The woman pointed to a small, faded chalk sign. I could barely read it. Anyway, waiting in line twice is not really cool with me, so I'll probably never be back. Croissant and chai latte were good, but service left a terrible taste in my mouth. read more

The service is so bad. The people who work there are so unfriendly, they always make you feel like you are bothering them. I know we all are wear masks, but I do believe it still matters and makes a difference in all of our lives if people are kind and friendly. It is a shame because the food is actually very good. read more

i came here on a quest to find a standard bacon egg and cheese on a roll. theirs was good, but it was elevated: the egg was cooked perfectly and soft , cooked w butter, the cheese was shredded, and the roll was more of a brioche bun. it was def not what was expected, but was still good. think of it as a fancier BEC. the blueberry muffin was small, not super sweet, and kind of dense. again, it has to be what u are looking for, i like my muffins to be big and fluffy/cakey. the price of it all was ludicrous for what it was. i ordered the breakfast sandwich on a roll with a blueberry muffin and the total was 15$. this is an inordinate amount even on the upper east side. customer service was fine, they were following covid protocol and made ppl wait outside for their orders read more

They should rename this place Excessive on Madison. I get it.. we're on Madison Avenue, in the 90s, blah blah blah... but that doesn't excuse charging $8 for a whole sandwich called "Chicken Picnic on a Bun." Am I the only one who had to play a guessing game to figure out what was on the sandwich? Is there a list of ingredients anywhere, because I didn't see it! If I had known half of the stuff on there, I certainly wouldn't have gotten a whole sandwich (and spent $8 on it). To add insult to injury, I picked up a bottle of organic Plan Tea. When I got to the counter, the woman ringing me up had to ask her co-worker how much it cost. They both didn't seem sure, and I ended up paying $3 for it. Um, THREE DOLLARS for a 16 oz. bottle of tea? I can get a can of organic Fair Trade certified tea for $1.33 at the supermarket. Same thing, and it tastes better than the Plan Tea bottle of tea. Give me a break. As for the good side, I've had the coffee here as well - it's decently priced - and it was good. I also had a mini cheese danish, and it was yum, and only $1.50. For actual food, however, this place is just over the top. If you like wasting your money on overpriced, regular food, then by all means, go ahead. Otherwise, this is definitely a place to splurge only once in a while, and even then, don't expect anything all that spectacular. read more

It is a lovely cafe/bakery in upper east side. I usually pick up some cakes on weekends. The line was not short, needed to wait about 5-8 mins to check out. I had their cappuccino, marble loaf cake, coconut custard pie and chocolate cookie. They were all good. I plan to come back to try other cakes and sweets soon. read more

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I love the scones, so fluffy and buttery. You can choose from chocolate chip, raisin, and sometimes blueberry. The raisin scones are the best in my opinion. They make good angel food cake too. This is one of the few places that sells it and it's not too sweet, light and airy. It comes either drizzled with lemon glaze or chocolate. I chose chocolate. The glaze is the sweetest part of the cake. The sandwiches were ridiculously small so I suggest skipping those. Go for the baked goods. Ok so I'm raising my rating, because I just tried their "Cool Lime Pie" which is basically key lime pie, any my oh my is it fantastic. Creamy, tangy, sweet, smooth, topped with thick layer of fluffy whipped cream. The slice is huge and soo amazing. It is a bit pricey, but oh so worth it! The Chicken Picnic sandwich is the best. It's fried chicken with huge lettuce leaves, lightly creamy coleslaw, and sweet tangy bread and butter pickles, served on a fluffy. When I come here for a quick bite for lunch I always get it. My other favorite sandwich is the mini mozzarella that comes on a soft herb roll with olive tapenade, creamy mozzarella, and fresh arugula and tomatoes. The combination of these elements make a delicious sandwich similar to caprese, but even better. The freshness of the ingredients and the flavor combination are what really sets this sandwich apart. I also recommend the Grilled Shrimp Lunchbox. Pricey, yes, worth it double yes. The lunchbox comes with grilled shrimp, a salad of corn and bulgur grains, mixed greens, potato salad, some poached vegetables, and a deviled egg. The deviled egg is amazing, luscious whipped filling with a nice hit of mustard. The corn in the corn salad is sweet, while the rice is just the right texture. I normally hate potato salad, but this one is amazing being very creamy and slightly tangy from pickled red onion. The shrimp have that nice charred flavor that you get from barbecuing. Everything you get at Yura is fresh and delicious. Love this place, highly recommended. read more

Yura is like a bad relationship where the breakup just won't stick. I get to New York once or twice a year and stay with friends on the Upper East Side. Every day I go for a run in Central Park and on the way to the park, I go by Yura, look at the great looking stuff in the window, at the nice clean shop, at the happy Upper East Siders munching on muffins, and after a couple days I think...yea, I'm gonna stick $10 in my pocket and stop for coffee and a muffin after my run. And then have one sip, and one bite, and say to myself, "Now I remember this place!" Dammit, I just wasted some empty calories! There is nothing wrong with Yura except that it is disappointing. The shop and it's food LOOKS better than it tastes. I get excited and then it's just OK. Like today, the coffee had no kick, and the beautiful looking cinnamon-sugar donut was soft and doughy not crunchy and cakey, and really did not have that luscious-sweetness I'm looking for in a donut. I mean, it's OK, but... The beautiful storefront and the good looking food and the the nice staff is sort of overpromise but the food underdelivers. read more

Lovely bright & clean spot to have quiet convo w a friend. They special made a warm almond milk for a few bucks. Will come again! read more

Yura on Madison - Specialty Food Near Me - New York, New York

Lovely little sandwich bar. Good coffee. Breakfast, soups, pastries. I had a BLT and, using fried bread this might not be an option for folks that want to keep skinny. BUT It was crunchy and delicious. Recommended. read more

Stopped by here for lunch since it was recommend by my doctor's office. Lovely place and the prepared food tastes great. But I found a slice of the fruit sticker label in my pear fennel salad which you see in the picture. I am sitting here at my desk sifting through the salad to see if there are anymore fruit stickers. Why? Because the salad is to damn good to throw out. And can't go back uptown to complain. Please be more careful prepping your food. read more

Yura on Madison - Lovely place and the prepared food tastes great. But I found a slice of the fruit sticker label in my pear fennel salad. - Specialty Food Near Me - New York, New York

Have walked past this place on my way to work every day for the past year and finally decided to try it out as a study spot this morning. Will never make that mistake again. Should have just gone to Starbucks. The employees were rude and impatient. There was no wifi available--excuse me, a coffee shop without wifi?--so I couldn't do the studying I came to do. They only halfway filled the large coffee I ordered, and what they did give me tasted burned. The only good thing I can say is the zucchini loaf was delicious, but overall, incredibly disappointed. read more

Brunch sandwiches, pastries, coffee.... this is the place to be at. Loved their Hero ham sandwich, their bread was yummy fresh. Keep it up! read more

Yura on Madison - Specialty Food Near Me - New York, New York

I live nowhere near this place, but would love for them to open up a location in flatiron so I could visit more frequently. I've got to be on the UES every couple months and coming here has become a required part of that routine. Another reviewer mentioned their tuna sandwich as the best, and I will second that. Tried their omelet on this latest visit and that was great too. Comes with the most impressive home fries I've had in a very long time and really good corn bread. The iced coffee here has always been good too. If these silly 1-star (cause there's no wifi??) and 2-star (for employee chit chatting??) reviewers don't appreciate you, move downtown near Mad Sq Park and we will show you love. read more

As a longtime Yura fan, I must add my praises to the general high-star consensus. This cafe and takeout bakery offers superb catering services, which I've used several times. Most recently, Yura catered a large family celebration at my home, and did a magnificent job, with elegant, delicious and surprising food that the crowd inhaled. Forget about many leftovers! It was a joy to menu plan with Yura herself, who has great ideas, and keeps a firm hand and discerning eye on every detail. I cannot say enough good things, and will entertain with Yura again and again. read more

Came here on Saturday 11/21 my latte that the barista made was half empty. Hardly anything in it! Also, their social distancing protocol call was not the strongest considering I had to step very close to stranger in order to grab my coffee after it was made. read more

Great food, amazing staff. The pastries are some of the best, especially their Scones and Farm Cakes. Highly recommended their Greek Salad and their BLT. A very big BLT worth the price. Best Iced tea lemonade. A bit on the expensive side. read more

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This place charges even MORE $$ for a latte than the starbucks down the street and it tastes TERRIBLE. I will not be back (at least not for a latte). read more

I would only give 4 starts because I haven't tried their lunch yet I usually get an hour break in the morning so I come here for a little treat once in a while to have their amazing pound cakes. Coffee is very good too but beware they are boiling hot. I've seen many people burn their tongues me included the first time. read more

OMG so totally random, OK? The other day I was craving corn. Not corn on the cob, but like, corn in a fancy salad. And not, like, "I'll have a scoop of what's almost certainly canned corn as one of my 4-toppings" at the create-your-own salad place, either. Good corn. In fancy salad. As soon as this fancy corn salad craving came to me, I knew exactly where to go: Yura on Madison. In order to truly appreciate YoM, you have to let go of everything you hate about the Upper East Side and embrace your inner Lily Van der Woodsen, because she would totally go here. It's moms in sweater sets with cropped khakis and Tory Burch flats, it's $900 strollers, it's the daintiest, most expensive sandwiches you've probably ever seen. I'm not even kidding, they sell these eensy-weensy 2-biters for like $4. But! $7 got me the "fajita box" or something, which included a little chicken wrap thingie, 3-bean salad, some broccoli, AND....corn-barley salad! It was so exactly what I was looking for. The corn was all charred as if it had been grilled on an open flame and deeply satisfied my fancy corn salad craving. I also had a small cup of porcini soup, which was an umami dream come true. YoM is not for everyday lunching. I mean really, I'd need like 8 of those little sandwiches to fill up. But once in a while, when you're feeling a little fancy, go ahead and indulge! read more

Wouldn't know how the food or service is because they closed 1/2 hour early :( Too bad, since we were trying to avoid the big chains that bakeries & coffee houses that we ended up having to to after all read more

I have visitors in from out of town and my friend wanted a simple cup of coffee. I remember this place was bad from my first experience, but because she just wanted coffee and it was right across from my apartment, we decided to stop in really quick. Just what I thought. VERY VERY VERY RUDE customer service! My friend ordered her coffee, and was told it would be called when it was ready. We waited for a long time until finally we went up to the cashier and she says, "You need to wait!" Mean while, her coffee had been sitting there the WHOLE time. When we told her that was her coffee sitting there, she grabbed the coffee and seemed very irritated with us. The management needs to teach their employees about customer service! We were extremely courteous towards her and in return were treated disrespectfully. read more

I stopped in at Yura on a lonely, lazy Sunday. I purchased a croissant and an iced coffee. Both were satisfactory, but not excellent. The items they had on display for sale looked okay, but nothing excited me or intrigued me. The cashiers were very abrupt and rude. Apparently I did not fit the profile of a typical patron of Yura, or maybe they are just rude to everyone who isn't wearing a $1,000 handbag. read more

Great place for a quick bite or cup of coffee. Beautiful seating and great customer service.