Bouchon Bakery
“Visited again….the macarons were out of this world good 🙂 5/5
Lives upto the Thomas Keller name.”
“I ended up ordering two pastries- their plain croissant and vanilla bean scone.”
“If you come here to see "The Tree" and think your hearts all aflutter, come here first for coffee and a TKO.”
Bouchon Bakery
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Accepts Apple Pay: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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We decided to go to Bouchon Bakery because we had some time to kill before going to MoMa and Bouchon had been recommended to us by a foodie friend in-the-know about places worth trying. I was surprised upon walking in that Bouchon was actually VERY similar to a Starbucks. There were small tables and an ordering counter with food on display in the display case.
There were plenty of options, including a great array of desserts (including plenty of macaron flavors), sandwiches, salads, and drinks. After perusing the display for a while, we decided to split a pb and c cookie sandwich (peanut butter and chocolate). The cookie was really quite good–especially with the luscious chocolate interior. We quickly polished it off.
We just weren't hungry enough to order more (our trip to NYC was specifically with food in mind), but next time I would want to try one of the pastries + macarons.
My husband and I stopped in here on a whim while killing some time before our next sightseeing venture. Given that we had some things planned at odd times during the day, we wanted to pick up a few items for breakfast that we could eat quickly. We selected a blueberry muffin, chocolate almond croissant, chocolate cherry scone and a cinnamon roll. Then got a half dozen of macarons just for fun. Everything we tried was super fresh and very good. Even when we ate on them for a couple of days after, they still held up well. And their iced mocha is pretty tasty too.
I wish we had one of these back home. Or maybe it's a good thing we don't – I'd eat my weight in pastries!
I first discovered Bouchon at the Venetian in Vegas. This was when I had my first love affair with French macarons. Even after venturing to Laduree and trying well rated macarons in the DMV and NYC, my favorite today still remains with my first love.
After Vegas, I've visited this location in NYC and the original one in Yountville, CA. I'm in love with their French inspired pastries. I've contemplated buying their cookbook and attempting to make them myself. But I would fail miserably. I always pick up the bigger size macarons, with pistachio still as my favorite over these years. The anatomy of their macarons are perfect with the airy and not crumbly cookies and lightly sweet and smooth ganache filings.
As one of the lucky winners of Macaron Day 2016 Instagram photo contest, I was able to sample an assortment of baked goods and sweets from Bouchon which happened to be my winning sponsor.
Raisin cross bun, chocolate baklava Danish, raisin oatmeal cookie, caramel budino, sweet cake, and (more) macarons – I had to restrict myself to space out and limit to one sweet per day (so much self control!)
I thought all the baked goods and sweets were fine but nothing to write home about. Most were leaning towards overwhelmingly/way too sweet. It's a stomach ache in the making if one decides to have a second. Or diabetes in the making if one decides to have any of the baked goods or sweets daily.
Thankful for my complimentary tasting of all the sweets – but didn't convince me to spend on any of them in the future.
The macarons here were amazing but were also the only gluten-free item available. the chocolate eclair was quite good too (not gf), but this bakery wouldn't be my first choice compared to some other options in the area.
If you're wandering around Rockefeller and are in need of substance/coffee.. Look no further! Bouchon offers coffee, pastries, sandwiches, and other goodies I probably don't know of since I stick to the 3 genres I pointed out.
Seating is limited on the inside, but they provide tables outside. This is a quick grab a cup and be on the go spot as employees knock out the long lines in a timely manner.
Pastries are fresh, baked in house, chai latte is yummy, and their macaron (vanilla my fav) isn't overly sweet but will satisfy you if you a hankering sweet tooth. The star on the sandwiches, is the poppy seed bread. Fresh, soft, and flavorful. I know flavorful poppy seed bread? Let's just say, I end up eating the cheapest ingredient over the smoked salmon on the sandwich when I start to get full.
Get in line, the employee will take your order, scoot down until you hit the registers, pay, and be on your way.
I am a PB fiend, so this place had me at peanut butter cookie. I tried both the PB cookie and the PB + chocolate cookie. These cookies are definitely a PB lover's dream come true. These babies are heavy cause they're filled with PB goodness. The cookie is chewy and the PB filling is smooth and oh so peanut buttery. I really liked both, but if I had to choose just one, I'd pick the PB one. The chocolate was really good, but I prefer straight up PB.
If this review was based on the PB cookies alone, Bouchon would be 5 stars. But of course, I had to try other goodies which resulted in disappointment.
I tried a beautiful slice of mint cake. It was a pricey lesson in how looks can be deceiving. It had a weird bland spongy/rubbery layer (think Tempurpedic for your tongue) on top of bland cake that had very little mint flavor. I should've just bought a third PB cookie for the plane ride home instead.
I also got the TKO (Thomas Keller Oreo) to try. I had high hopes for this one, but I fell quicker than a sugar high. Again, the flavors just seemed bland to me. Save your money and just eat Oreos.
Perfect place to sit and take in Rockefeller Plaza. On the corner across from where the Today show is taped, this place is a French style bakery with delicious pastries, macaroons and delicious coffees.
The coffees are freshly made on order and are dark, strong and not bitter like at Starbucks. The game cheese baguette was Devine. The buttered bread is fresh and crunchy on the outside and light and moist in the middle. The ham and cheese are of a good quality making this 7 inch sandwich a perfect lunch order. We also had a cherry marispan pie which was delicious. The cherries had a crunchy sweetness to them and the marispan provided a nice bed of almond paste for the cherries. Also had a tall icy glass of freshly squeezed orange juice which was a great thirst quencher and a Natalie's Lemonade which was super sour but perfect for a hit Summer's day relief.
There are a few high stools facing the picture glass windows so you can sit in an air conditioned cafe! There are also 4-5 tables outside under big umbrellas and protected by a 4 foot privacy hedge so you feel like you are not in the middle of Manhattan but on a quaint Parisian street.
The prices are what you would expect in the priciest real estate spot in the world so take your time, sip your coffee and watch the world go by.