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kristen, I love the croissants at Almondine! --the absolute best.
I repeatedly trek all the way to BK on weekends just to get my fix as well! you must try the bread and pick up a sandwich to go for lunch sometime. Harvey makes them with a variety of his breads. Delicious!

Wileen at 9:19AM on 09/06/09

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I'm also not a fan of Balthazar.

I actually like certain Le Pain Quotidien locations better for french baguettes. However, Sullivan Street has the best breads in general in NYC.
If you don't mind going uptown, Silver Moon Bakery on 105th and Broadway makes some really good baguettes-- I think it's worth the trip.

..but if we include Brooklyn, Almondine is my all time fave.

Wileen at 9:43AM on 09/04/09

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kristen, I love the croissants at Almondine! --the absolute best.
I repeatedly trek all the way to BK on weekends just to get my fix as well! you must try the bread and pick up a sandwich to go for lunch sometime. Harvey makes them with a variety of his breads. Delicious!

Wileen at 9:19AM on 09/06/09

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Bakery for Baguettes


I'm also not a fan of Balthazar.

I actually like certain Le Pain Quotidien locations better for french baguettes. However, Sullivan Street has the best breads in general in NYC.
If you don't mind going uptown, Silver Moon Bakery on 105th and Broadway makes some really good baguettes-- I think it's worth the trip.

..but if we include Brooklyn, Almondine is my all time fave.

Wileen at 9:43AM on 09/04/09

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There are so many good places to buy bread in NYC. Amy's, Le Pain, Sullivan Street Bakery. As noted, Almondine is amazing, but it means going to Brooklyn. I'm too lazy. Oh, Corrado Market in Grand Central Station is good also. I was a huge fan of Ecce Panis, but they closed up shop a while ago and their bread that you can get at FE and Gristedes is a pale comparison, though I guess it is probably the best supermarket baguette you'll find.

chisai at 10:14AM on 09/06/09

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The Union Square Greenmarket pulls in some great bakeries - I usually buy whole grain loaves, but give Bread Alone or Our Daily Bread a try.

Otherwise, I second Grandaisy, Amy's Bread and Balthazar. Or come to Paris!

Sweet Freak at 11:21AM on 09/05/09

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I've never had one from her actual store but in school when we learned baguettes, we used the recipe from Amy's Bread. I don't know if it was the smell of them baking or the sweet butter melting over the hot exterior as we snarfed them down as soon as they came out of the oven, but oh man! Thought I died and went to heaven.

meem21 at 11:54AM on 09/04/09

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paris sandwich on mott between hester and canal has some fresh baked light crispy baguettes worth noting. ok bahn mi there too.

adorableannat at 11:23AM on 09/04/09

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@wileen - i love almondine! i don't know how i have never had the bread there, though. somehow i never thought to buy it - i'm usually there for breakfast (i repeatedly trek ALL THE WAY to brooklyn for their almond croissant, my favorite croissant of all time).

kristin314 at 11:20AM on 09/04/09

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