{"id":1068,"date":"2013-12-19T08:06:03","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T08:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2016-08-31T07:28:12","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T11:28:12","slug":"bay-ridge-bakeries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/bay-ridge-bakeries\/","title":{"rendered":"BAY RIDGE BAKERIES"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">B<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Y<\/span> R<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\">D<\/span>G<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">E<\/span> <span style=\"color: #008000;\">B<\/span>A<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">K<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\">E<\/span>R<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\">E<\/span>S<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Leske\u2019s<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.leskesbakery.com\/photos\/img\/hostess_cupcake.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Hostess&quot; Cupcakes\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">This Fifth Avenue stand-out gives you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brooklyndaily.com\/stories\/2013\/5\/br_leskesslope_2013_02_01_bk.html\">a taste of Bay Ridge\u2019s Scandinavian past<\/a>, specializing in Danishes, kringler, marzipan cake, and black-and-white cookies. The old-fashioned Brooklyn blackout cake and distinctive doughnut flavors are also a hit.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><i>[7612 Fifth Ave., between 76th and 77th streets in Bay Ridge, (718) 680\u20132323,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leskesbakery.com\/\">www.leskesbakery.com<\/a>].<\/i><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Jean Danet Pastry<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A world of eclairs, napoleons, fruit tarts, baguettes, <a id=\"FALINK_2_0_1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brooklyndaily.com\/stories\/2013\/48\/24-ridge-world-of-bakeries-2013-11-22-bk_2013_48.html#\">chocolate<\/a>mousse, and customized cakes \u2014 all courtesy of owner Pat Giura, a graduate of the French Culinary Institute. This 40-year-old shop also trades in Italian treats and brick-oven pizza.<\/p>\n<p><i>[7526 Fifth Ave., between 75th and 76th streets in Bay Ridge, (718) 836\u20137566, <a href=\"#\">www.jeandanet.com<\/a>].<\/i><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Sweet Arayssi<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/iqra.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2010\/09\/arayssi-588x265.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"186\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>The first Arayssi family bakery opened in mid-19th Century Beirut. In 1992, Sami Arayssi, a scion of the dynasty of delicacies, brought the traditional recipes across the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the <a id=\"FALINK_3_0_2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brooklyndaily.com\/stories\/2013\/48\/24-ridge-world-of-bakeries-2013-11-22-bk_2013_48.html#\">New York<\/a> harbor to Fifth Avenue in Bay Ridge. The ovens here have been giving birth to barazik and ma\u2019amoul cookies, turmeric cakes, coconut maakaroons, mishmishya, and date fingers ever since.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><i>[7216 Fifth Ave., between 72nd and 73rd streets in Bay Ridge, (718) 745\u20132115,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arayssi.com\/\">www.arayssi.com<\/a>].<\/i><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Bay Ridge Bakery<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/cgny.davlerstatic.com\/uploads2\/45159\/Bay-Ridge-Bakery.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"261\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>The Greek-born John Nikolopoulos opened this confectionery in 1974. Besides baklava, olive-laced \u201cmama\u2019s bread,\u201d and feta turnovers, Bay Ridge Bakery also whips up French cheesecakes and Italian cookies.<\/p>\n<p><i>[7805 Fifth Ave., between 78th and 79th streets in Bay Ridge, (718) 238\u20130014,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bayridgebakery.com\/\">www.bayridgebakery.com<\/a>].<\/i><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Monaco\u2019s<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.nydailynews.com\/polopoly_fs\/1.1104158.1340922470!\/img\/httpImage\/image.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/landscape_635\/bony01f-1-web.jpg\" alt=\" The strawberry shortcake at Monaco's in Bay Ridge for the Best of New York column (Jacob E. Osterhout\/New York Daily News)\" width=\"381\" height=\"254\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Joe Monaco \u2014 a former East Village baker-to-the-stars, whose past clients included Frank Sinatra, John Belushi, and Elizabeth Taylor \u2014 struck out on his own and opened this pastry shop in 2011. His cannoli, strawberry shortcake, and repertoire of croissants have since become legendary in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><i>[8511 Third Ave., between 85th and 86th streets in Bay Ridge, (347) 497\u20134409,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.monacosbakery.com\/\">www.monacosbakery.com<\/a>].<\/i><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Little Cupcake Bakeshop<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/letiziabarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/09\/littlecupcakesbakeshop3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Open since 2005, Little Cupcake Bakeshop brought a modern flavor to Bay Ridge\u2019s sweets scene. The store touts its ecologically-designed interior and grass-fed and organic ingredients sourced from tri-state area family farms, along with cupcakes in flavors like \u201cDreaming Princess,\u201d \u201cHummingbird,\u201d and \u201cMott Street.\u201d Also, check out the giant Rice Krispie treats and mini-cheesecakes.<\/p>\n<p><i>[9102 Third Ave., at the corner of 91st Street in Bay Ridge, (718) 680\u20134465, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlecupcakebakeshop.com\/\">www.littlecupcakebakeshop.com<\/a>].<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BAY RIDGE BAKERIES Leske\u2019s This Fifth Avenue stand-out gives you a taste of Bay Ridge\u2019s Scandinavian past, specializing in Danishes, kringler, marzipan cake, and black-and-white cookies. The old-fashioned Brooklyn blackout cake and distinctive doughnut flavors are also a hit. [7612 Fifth Ave., between 76th and 77th streets in Bay Ridge, (718) 680\u20132323,www.leskesbakery.com]. 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