If I had an eating establishment, I’d want it to be City Bakery in Manhattan – just as it is – not a thing would I change. City Bakery opened its doors for the first time on 16th Street near Union Square quite a few years ago. It was a small, narrow, cozy place. Its loyal customers waited patiently to get to the food and the cashier. Then it moved to 3 West 18th Street, Union Square, Ph.No:212-366-1414, and is bigger and better than ever. www.thecitybakery.com
This is a place for people who want lots of tasty, fresh vegetables prepared by chefs who know how to cook them, it’s a place for dessert lovers, and chocoholics, hence the small Chocolate Room downstairs, and to the right of the Chocolate Room is the perfect machine for whipping up a delicious cup of hot chocolate. In the back is the salad bar and cooked veggies, big platters of fish, big platters of chicken, sandwiches, soups, homemade pizza, a fruit bar, and there’s more, all prepared with the best ingredients, and with a little twist on what you’d expect from the way food is prepared elsewhere. Whatever comes out of City Bakery’s kitchen is excellent. And the coffee is very good.
It’s a busy place. And now it’s a big place with lots of seating upstairs and downstairs. If it looks crowded with no place to sit, look again, someone is usually just getting up to leave. Not to worry. I’d find this place wherever it is; it’s too good to miss.
Have a happy Valentine’s Day. It’s a sunny day. Enjoy.