A few months ago, while looking for a new breakfast restaurant (because breakfast is the best meal of the day!) to try during a weekend trip to New York, I happened upon Sullivan Street Bakery on Yelp. I blogged a little about the restaurant at the time, but I wanted to share more because the place is just that wonderful!
Our first trip to the bakery's Chelsea location was back in May, when ordinarily it would have been in the 70s outside, but it was actually about 40 degrees. When you're quite chilly and in dire need of something warm, stepping into a warm cozy bakery is pretty much the best feeling. We were even lucky enough to grab a table in the tiny space.
(Helpful hint: Be prepared to wait a bit if you want to grab a table. There aren't many, and because the space is so cozy, people tend to lounge with their drinks and snacks for a bit.)
The three of us after some hemming and hawing over all the yumminess at the counter decided on Panini D'Uovo, with warm coffee and tea all around. Our paninis came with soft cooked eggs, prosciutto, demi-sec tomatoes and basil. The sandwiches are freshly made to order and come out warm and quite possibly perfect. The eggs are hard to describe - a cross between egg salad and scrambled eggs. I'm still trying to figure out how they're made. And I'm not exaggerating when I say that it might be the best egg sandwich I've ever had!
Of course, when you're surrounded by sweets and you've just had a delicious savory, you must order dessert too. Every breakfast deserves a good dessert in my opinion. I had read on Yelp that their Bombolonis (Italian filled donuts) were quite delicious so we tried the vanilla and the chocolate cream. Now I'm usually a chocolate girl, but the vanilla in this case was much better - it tasted just like vanilla custard.
That brings us to yesterday when I was back in the city, looking for a place to have a quick lunch. This time we decided to try the Hell's Kitchen location. I missed the part of the Yelp review that said this location was the size of a mouse hole and that they don't warm anything over for you. However, those eggs that I just spent a paragraph on? They're still to die for at room-temperature served on a brioche roll with some crispy prosciutto. If it wasn't 332 degrees yesterday, and I wasn't eating my lunch outside (due to the lack of inside seating) I could have eaten at least 3 more!
This time around, since I had already had the Bombolonis, I chose to go for the pastry with chocolate and crumble for dessert. Forgive me but I have no idea what it was called. I pointed and the nice baker handed it over. Super sweet but I enjoyed it much more than the Bomboloni.
So, what's the verdict?
If ever you find yourself in New York City, craving an out of this world egg sandwich, I highly recommend you make it over to Hells Kitchen or Chelsea, and enjoy what the Sullivan Street Bakery has to offer. Even if you're not an egg sandwich fan, you'll find something else to strike your fancy!
Sullivan Street Bakery | 533 West 47th Street & 236 9th Avenue, New York, NY |Website
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