Le Fournil

“Not going to write much outside of this being my favorite French boulangerie/bakery in the city. Excellent canele and a very solid Plie au Chocolat (i.e. chocolate twist) with other goodies as well. There's a reason why a lot of restaurants nearby use their baguettes as well due to their quality with the rest of the breads being good as well. Would recommend.”

“I've been looking for a typical French bakery, and as someone originally from Paris, I was really happy to find this spot. Back home, croissants are about EU1, and I've gotten used to paying much higher prices in the U.S. -- but I was pleasantly surprised to find a large chouquette for only $1! It was really good: light, fluffy, and just as it should be, with large pieces of sugar on top. I also tried what they called an almond croissant, though it was shaped more like a pain au chocolat -- filled with both chocolate and almond. It was pretty good and I enjoyed it. The cannele is usually my favorite French pastry. The inside texture was right, but the outside was much too hard -- not the typical crust and really tough to bite. Maybe it was just that one batch. The cappuccino was fine -- not a highlight, but decent. Coffee isn't really the star here, and the portion was small, but they also sell a variety of French biscuits and grocery products, even things like Chocapic cereals ($13.95 here versus about EU5 in France), which felt too pricey. There are just a few tables inside and a couple of benches outside. It was a sunny Saturday, eso I sat outside and enjoyed my treats for the most part. I wanted to try the pistachio croissant, but they weren't making it that day. I'll definitely come back to try other pastries -- the apricot croissant looked especially tempting. Overall, I spent under $18 including tip, which felt like decent value for what I got. A nice little taste of France! ”

“What a cute spot! I've walked by so many times and never went in, but I'm so glad I finally did. Huge bakery, amazing sandwiches--I had one of the best roast beef sandwiches I've had in a while. Super friendly staff and a really good coffee too. Definitely coming back and adding this to my regular rotation in the East Village.”