Maison Kayser - New York

Stopped here while strolling on a really windy evening and had some really good coffee with an assortment of cakes and cookies. We ordered the cherry financier, blueberry financier, touchoco cookie and few other things. Some really good food!

Whilst walking around the Upper west side and Chelsea, I just had to stop by Maison Kayser. I had heard so much about it, and honestly I couldn't stop myself from entering after smelling all the delicious sweets being baked in the cafe. The artisan boulanger serves up a range of sweet breads (mostly and loaves, along side cakes and other dessert logs. I asked for the most popular variation and was given the white chocolate bread. This was a really delicious sweet treat for the day lightly crunchy on the outside and deliciously smooth on the inside. Service was also incredibly friendly here, and I loved the advice and opinions they shared about the food with me :

Eric Kayser, a fourth generation Master Baker, is known for his high quality ingredients, slow fermentation and artisanal process which makes up the heart of his operations. At the breakfast he shared just how fastidious his entire team is about serving quality goods, every single time at every one of his worldwide locations<br/ <br/ Maison Kayser always ensures its products to be of the highest quality and their New York operations are overseen by a team of highly skilled personnel including Chef Olivier Reginensi and master baker Yann Ledoux.

The show of cakes and pastries are so tempting! The cakes all looks absolutely stunning! I tried the Almond Croissant and Chocolate Eclair. Unlike some almond croissants I've had elsewhere, this one is not just a plain croissant with pieces of almond flakes, there are paste of almond laced inside the croissant, which gave it a nice subtle sweet flavour. The chocolate eclair was nice too, the chocolate cream inside was light and not sweet. The only downside was the confusing service. I originally intended to have a sit down meal, but you can't do that unless you order from the menu, rather than just pastries coffee, so I ended up just buying at the counter to go. I placed my coffee at the pastry counter as well, instead of separately at the coffee counter, which seems to created a whole lot of confusions. I ended up waiting for about 15 minutes, watching a whole lot of people who ordered after me getting their coffee before me. Next time skip the coffee (not good anyway) just stick with the pastries.

Amazing coffee and croissant! This is a good patisserie to visit anytime of the day! Eggs aren't their strong point but still edible! Have a sample of their cakes with latte and you won't regret it! Service is excellent!!