I walked by Madeleine Patisserie on the south side 23rd between 6th and 7th a few weeks ago and did a double take. A cute and clean little bakery in an area mostly inhabited by hardware and 99 cent stores? It can't be. But indeed, my eyes weren't playing a trick on me and my stomach. I ventured down into the below ground-level store and was immediately engulfed in rich and buttery air. The bakery is bright and sparsely decorated, there are a few tables, chairs and coffee tables pushed up against and walls. The first thing you see when you walk into the bakery is the display case full of madeleines in all different colors. The flavor of the goodies come in interesting combinations: hazelnut and prune, chocolate and lemon and pistachio among others. They also sell croissants, loaves of various breads and the standard assortment of coffee drinks. The chocolate croissants are fantastic: the chocolate in the middle is rich and heavy and the croissant is buttery and flakey.
Madeleine Patisserie is an oasis of chocolate and deliciousness in an otherwise grimey and run-down stretch of 23rd street. They sell these mini chocolate croissants for 75 cents a piece that are the perfect after-work snacks, for that loooong walk from the store to the F train.
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