Kirshenbaum Baking Co. Westfield

Kirshenbaum Cafe on Elm St. in Westfield is a true gem. I ordered what may be the best chocolate croissant I have ever tasted—and that’s saying a lot after traveling to many countries across four continents. The pastry was perfectly flaky, rich, and indulgent without being overly sweet.

Beyond the food, I can see that the café itself is a wonderful place to relax, meet friends, or just enjoy a quiet moment with great coffee and pastries. The atmosphere is warm and inviting, and the staff provided genuinely friendly and attentive service.

If you’re in NJ, Kirshenbaum Cafe is absolutely worth a visit. I’ll definitely be back! ☕🥐

PS: I even posted a photo of my empty plate — that’s how good it was!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kirshenbaums is a nice bakery/cafe. They offer artisan sandwiches and freshly baked breads, pastries and cookies. One of the better bakeries in the area.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Carrot Cake, Salted Chocolate Chip, Baguette, Almond Croissant, Boston Cream Donut

Lovely, cozy small bakery and coffee shop. Good place to get some coffee and baked goods, relax with friends, or find a cozy corner to work on your laptop. Always good to come here!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I’ve had the coffee once and it was passable. Whatever, it’s a distraction. The baguette they produce is incredible. It’s arguable the best baguette I’ve ever had (in the US). Petit Paris. It’s crispy, it’s soft, it’s crunchy. I’m convinced it could be pizza dough with a few tweaks, and it’d be delicious. Please never stop baking bread. Right.

There’s a small selection of baked cookies, and other delectable desserts.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I placed an order in advance. Received the confirmation, received a reminder the day before and when I went to pick it up, the owners could not find my order. We waited patiently while they tried to sort it, showed the confirmations. We asked if we used the right process (we did) and there was still confusion. Finally, they found the order which THEY had placed for prep on the wrong day. Ok. So now they would fill the order. No. They didn’t have one of the flavors I ordered that was available on their site (not a special order, one of their typical flavors). At this point I started to become upset. These were for a party. I was excited about this order. I followed the correct instructions and not only do I have to wait for what should have been an easy pick up, but they don’t have what I ordered and now have to pick other flavors. The apology was minimal and instead of finding some way to go above and beyond (a refund for the cookies they didn’t have instead of just having to choose other flavors on the fly or maybe a couple of extra cookies), they seemed to just brush it off, hand me the box and send me off. They were really busy and it was clear to me that my particular business and any of my return business didn’t matter to them. Very disappointed.

Service: 1

Love this place. Pastries are great, good breakfast sandwiches, and the cold brew is pretty good as well. Best part of our latest visit: they have awesome cookie flavors but it was 9am so wasn’t going to buy any; manager or owner saw me gawking and gave me two on the house. Liked it before, love it now.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing place!!! We had key lime pie and carrot cake - both absolutely phenomenal!!!! The place is very clean and cozy (European vibe, I would say).

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

If I could give a 6/5, I would. Everything was lovely. The workers were so friendly. The coffee was perfect, not too sweet or strong. The food was clearly homemade with care. And the place was immaculate. Wish I had gone here sooner

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I have yet to find a place in in the USA that makes a proper french croissant but this place does a good job. The coffee is excellent as well. Well done

Food: 5

Lovely pastries, friendly staff, clean environment.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Such a delight and the best Boston Cremes (per my son who lived in Boston!), and the most outstanding pretzels 🥨 after living all over the world ( only available on weekends). The service is always outstanding and the owners (a beautiful community oriented family) are such a treat ! The talent of their main chef and owner is incredible as she studied under the best pastry chefs worldwide! No complaints ever and we order all the time!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Omg ! This w cute spot located in the center of town . The treats in this place are delicious. I stopped in after walking around town to grab a treat and so glad I did . Although things are a bit pricey it’s definitely with a try . Staff were super friendly. You must try the rocky road cookie perfect balance of sweet and salty . Also the strawberry filled donut ( so good ) maybe a slight suggestion to owner add some creamy peanut butter would probably taste amazing 😉. If you are strolling through town definitely pop in and give this place a try . I will be back soon .

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Doughnut

Phenomenal food, great coffee! The Taylor Ham and Cheese Hand Pie is a must try. If you like a rich, flavorful iced coffee, make sure to check out the Vietnamese Iced Coffee.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Gluten free cookies are delicious!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Why is this bakery not rated 5.0?
Amazing service!
The cookies I tried were excellent and they had best Bostock I have had in many years. Cannot wait to return. This bakery is a must try!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5