Silver Moon Bakery
“Silvermoon has handsdown the best gluten-free blueberry muffins I have ever had.”
“Hands down best bakery on the UWS and possibly in the city (Orwasher's or Glaser's being my other top picks).”
“The Silver Moon Bakery on the Upper West Side sells this delicious dessert along with freshly baked breads, cakes, scones and much more.”
Silver Moon Bakery
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range Moderate
8 reviews
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For breakfast, we decided to go to Silver Moon Bakery to order a variety of pastries (cinnamon bun, pecan roll, chocolate croissant, etc) and pick up other breakfast fare.
Across the board, the dough was average in texture and taste. They all lacked that fresh delicious essence that comes from amazing baked goods
Overall Thoughts
Definitely been spoiled by better bakeries
I was curious to try out this cute little bakery. I thought the blue & white awning looked nice. When I step inside a bakery I've never been to before, I like to take my time and look at everything inside the display case. But the cashier person seemed a little impatient with me. I don't know why. It was still light out and a couple of hours before closing time.
Still, I was in need of a sugar fix and some snacky breakfast things.
Almond Croissant – buttery & flaky with plenty of almond slivers
Eclair – unimpressive, and a little deflated. The chocolate topping didn't taste very good.
Glazed Brioche – This was more like sugary icing on top of bread to me. I was surprised to see everyone giving high remarks to the brioche. I myself found it a little dense.
Overall the pastries are okay, nothing to special in my mind. Perhaps I didn't order the best of their selection, but they didn't seem to have much to offer at the time that I visited.
Their French baguette was excellent. To provide some context, I lived several years all over France….
Ya, here u go! One of the best bakeries you should go in UWS
Location: the first time I saw this place was the time I almost was gonna signed my lease living here. Yeah, it is around 105th street, close to 1 train. The bakery shop is small, but luckily they have outdoor seatings.
Bakery: I saw lots of new bakery items that I have never tried before. I saw Cruffin, a big muffin sized croissant. And I know I would try it. Then I saw they had many different types of scones, so I went for a maple scone.
Both are delicious. Scone is usually dry but here is outstandingly balanced the sweet and made it less dry. Like I put on the tip, get Cruffin! They have surprised amount of chocolate flavor inside and the outlayer is crispy as well. In the very core, there is a chocolate flavor emiting like volcano coming to your mouth.
Service and price: service is minimum. They will give you time to choose and usually the line is long. Price is one of the cheapest bakeries I have ever visited. Blessed!!!
Overall: a hidden gem a place I will visit constantly in the future! Bravo, 4 stars for the solid bakeries.
Things I can vouch for here: fresh made pretzels, baguettes and macaroons. All the other treats I have yet to try, but am tempted by on a regular basis.
It's a little pricier than most bakeries, probably because it also has a cafe. But if you have a few extra bucks, it's a good option for Morningside Heights residents in search of carbs. Or sugar.
The overwhelming smell of freshly baked bread is to die for. Eating entire loaves from this bakery is a vice that I refuse to give up.
I love their olive bread but you can't go wrong with any of their loaves of bread.
As far as other pastries go, their almond croissants are pretty good (perhaps a bit too much powdered sugar) but I would pass on their california morning buns. It seems dishonest to even call it that when it is so far off the golden standards of Tartine morning buns.
I've never eaten in before but all the folks eating in the front in the summer look more than happy and well taken care of!
This is a neighborhood gem. Every single baked good is delicious from the scones to the cupcakes. It's a great place to grab something to go or sit outside and enjoy the smell of their freshly baked bread wafting into the street!
I lived in the area for four years and never made it to Silver Moon. Until this weekend.
The space is small, but it's jam packed with lots of breads and pastries.
The meh: the coffee. So much better to be found in the area.
The good: the sweet pastries. Comparable to others in the area. Solid.
The awesome: the bread. Amazing. Fresh. Better than the vast majority of breads in the area.
A bit pricey, but I think it's worth it for the bread loaves and baguettes.