NYC food favorites

One of the great things about life IS…the fact that food happens to be a necessity. welcome to the NEW YORK CITY page of food.

Levain Bakery

locations: 167 West 74th St [UWS]
           351 Amsterdam Ave [UWS]
           1484 3rd Ave [Upper East]
          2167 Frederick Douglass Blvd [Harlem]
           340 Lafayette St [NoHo]
           164 N 4th street [Williamsburg]

OUR FAVORITE: the dark chocolate peanut butter chip cookie– [tastes like a dense brownie]

OUR LEAST FAVORITE: the regular chocolate chip walnut

My 2nd FAVORITE: the oatmeal raisin. my mother in law says it best, “its like a cookie but you think you’re eating a hearty granola bar”

Known for their girth and their taste. Now have many store fronts throughout the city

MADE IN NEW YORK

locations:   421 Amsterdam Ave 
            [81st & Amsterdam]

MY FAVORITE: the square eggplant parmesan [has a wonderful basil leaf that just makes it perfect!]

EVERYONE ELSES FAVORITE: spicy pepperoni [the slice they are known for]

*modeled after PRINCE STREET PIZZA. *VERY nice employees

ABSOLUTE BAGELS

locations: 2788 Broadway, New York
         [btwn 107-108th on broadway]

OUR FAVORITE: the everything + the egg + cinnamon raisin + pumpernickel + whole wheat

OUR LEAST FAVORITE: don’t have one.

This bagel shop is worthy of visiting WEEKLY-

Our first 4th of July in the city was 6 ish years ago and it happened to be so hot. Hotter than I had ever been. I was just pregnant enough to be uncomfortable and just pregnant enough not get the pity for being pregnant! Tricky spot to be in.

Most people leave the city during the 4th of July (mostly because it is so dang hot!) so there is not much going on. We did have some friends who host a scooter parade in the Morningside Heights area so we travelled up there for a festive event.

It was fun! The kids had a little scooter parade around a few blocks and then there was a firetruck at the end and everyone had a good time. Since we were up in the 100’s that day, on the way home we stopped by the infamous ABSOLUTE BAGELS. And let me tell you, it was a place that we have since made a must to every event from Thanksgiving Day parade, to first day of school, to “mom’s coming to visit lets go get bagels”, to “oh great, were up early, lets go get bagels”.

One very important item of business to note however, is they only accept cash. Don’t forget. Because I do EVERY other time. Hence, we have been up to Absolute bagels, waited in the line and THEN and only THEN do I remember they don’t accept card. Eye roll for me.

Not only do they have fantastic bagels…but they have very nice ladies. The picture below is from before we fled due to Covid 19. Jude was a waitor this particular day and he wanted to take her order. He asked me how to spell bagel earlier in the day and I said, “how do you think?” His reply, “B-A-G-O”. hahaha of course. bago.