City Bakery
Flatiron/Union Square
After another satisfying meal at Nyonya (we got house special crabs this time), we were in the mood for dessert. We're heard of City Bakery's hot chocolate, so we went to check it out.
City Bakery is in a very nice, airy cafeteria-style space. You could practically just lounge there all day nursing your drink. I was kinda disappointed that there wasn't a bigger array of pastries to pick from, since I thought it was mainly a bakery.
DJKung and I got hot chocolate. His pops got coffee, which he said was pretty good.
Left: honey and raisin scone. Right: hot chocolate with giant-sized marshmallow. The scone was light and buttery. The chocolate... well. It was soooo rich and chocolately, as if they just melted a big bar of premium chocolate and poured it in a cup. The hot chocolate was literally in a big soup pot, which they had to stir a bit before ladling out. We liked the it a lot, although it was a bit too sweet. DJKung was impressed with the sheer density of the marshmallow.
Apple tart. This was excellent. The apple slices were caramelized and full of apple goodness.We could not finish our hot chocolate because it was just too rich. After overnight refrigeration, it was so super-thick, it was mousse-like. You could have stuck a metal spoon in the cup and it would have stood upright, so thick it was.
I think we'll try this place again, maybe for lunch or dinner. The hot cocoa was just waaay too rich; we'll probably split a cup next time.
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