I'm so glad I found out about this brand! I popped in at their UES location for a mid-morning sweet treat, and I literally couldn't pick. There were so many delicious options!
I got a chocolate brownie bite, which was the perfect size and soooo yummy!
Having locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, makes it a perfect spot for a coffee catch up anywhere you are. Next time we bring sweets to the Supp office for the team will be from Black Star Bakery!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laurel Johnson
Love love love Black Star. It has my favorite chai latte on the UES, and their breakfast food is stellar. The sriracha, egg, and cheese sandwich is a favorite, as is the breakfast burrito. They’ve also recently redone their back patio, upgrading the furniture and offering more and better seating. It’s a perfect spot for a quick outdoor breakfast or lunch.
Love their coffee and staff are extremely nice & polite always ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast
Christine Kaplan
Pastry is delicious, coffee is only ok. The waitress told me not to use laptop in the garden area where there was no one there. The waitress was really rude when she told me and she was very angry towards me. When did I ever offend you!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Matt L
This local cafe's pastries are incredibly delicious, lets get that outta the way right now. However, great pastries won't save you from serious shortcomings. I've been coming here for years, and each subsequent visit gets further and further apart, and makes me want to abandon coming here altogether.
First, Black Star often seems to run out of certain items even by semi early morning hours, and that I think is them not getting enough stock of each item, which they could rectify, yet seemingly don't want to. Second, the service CAN be fast, but often takes forever, and there are quickly ridiculously long lines forming inside. Third, and this is more a fault of this terrible neighborhood than the cafe, is that the people who come here mostly suck. They're entitled, annoying, and take two eternities buying up some of the most popular pastries in gluttonous fashion. The atmosphere of this place is pretentious and obnoxious, and that's mainly due to the clientele, not the cafe's intentions. Lastly, their pricing......is off to say the least. Some things, like croissants, are semi reasonable, but then you get the Cinnamuffin. While delicious as hell, should it really be $5 for something so tiny? Even donuts are too much for their size. They really overcharge on a lot of pastries to be sure, so be wary.
Overall, if you want a solid breakfast cafe, you can definitely do better elsewhere. I'd wager you can walk a bit further and find something cheaper somewhere nearby. Perhaps Padoca is a better option? Either way, price wise and atmosphere wise this place isn't great, so proceed with caution.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 3
Gabriela Puyo
I ordered an iced strawberry matcha but when I received it it was almost warm! the matcha wasn’t strong enough to mask the almond milk taste either. I was so disappointed :( I traveled all the way from Atlanta, Georgia to order from from this cafe but now I know the truth.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Sergey Butenco
It’s a cute bakery located on the 84th street with a back patio. Overall, they have a great variety of products and employees are fast. My only complaint is the price and size imbalance. We paid over $35 for two breakfast sandwiches and it took me less than a minute to finish mine.
The taste and freshness were good, but I’d expect a larger sandwich bread considering the premium price that they charge.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich
Bernardo Kruszel
Disappointing. Ordered a Berry Ice Tea "light on the ice" and was given an iced tea "light on the tea" and full of ice. I let the server know this and no reaction nor concern on his part. The coffee ordered not given till I reminded him it was still pending. The cheese danish ordered toasted was cold and soft. Apparently, a bad hair day for the guys tending to the customers today. 8/14/24, 11:30am
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Jakub Gazi
Awesome place! Cozy atmosphere, great cafe and even better pastry. What makes the place special is the staff, they are all very friendly, welcoming and can make a good cafe! Especially barista Josh has been great, always overdelivering!
Amazing place The coffee it’s so good, they have a lot of great bakery options , I love it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robert Wolf
Excellent drinks, super nice staff, and chill vibes all around.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Peter Niemi
A local favorite, and with good reason. Great coffee, amazing breakfast options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hannah Assour
Breakfast food and pastries are relatively simple but done very well. Coffee is good. Kind of pricey ($15 breakfast burrito) but it is good and fast. $6 croissant with mashed avocado is amazing. Nice interior and great patio in the back. I am a fan of this place!
Best coffee shop in the neighborhood! Their coffee and pastries are amazing and the service is consistency fast and excellent despite being such a busy location! LOVE this place so much! Indulge in the Chocolate & Halva Pan this weekend- you won't regret it!
My favorite bakery in UES so far. Their almond and chocolate croissants and Chai Latte’s (especially with almond milk) are amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Almond Croissant, Cheese Danish
I'm so glad I found out about this brand! I popped in at their UES location for a mid-morning sweet treat, and I literally couldn't pick. There were so many delicious options!
I got a chocolate brownie bite, which was the perfect size and soooo yummy!
Having locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, makes it a perfect spot for a coffee catch up anywhere you are.
Next time we bring sweets to the Supp office for the team will be from Black Star Bakery!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love love love Black Star. It has my favorite chai latte on the UES, and their breakfast food is stellar. The sriracha, egg, and cheese sandwich is a favorite, as is the breakfast burrito. They’ve also recently redone their back patio, upgrading the furniture and offering more and better seating. It’s a perfect spot for a quick outdoor breakfast or lunch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich, Breakfast Burrito
Love their coffee and staff are extremely nice & polite always ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast
Pastry is delicious, coffee is only ok. The waitress told me not to use laptop in the garden area where there was no one there. The waitress was really rude when she told me and she was very angry towards me. When did I ever offend you!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
This local cafe's pastries are incredibly delicious, lets get that outta the way right now. However, great pastries won't save you from serious shortcomings. I've been coming here for years, and each subsequent visit gets further and further apart, and makes me want to abandon coming here altogether.
First, Black Star often seems to run out of certain items even by semi early morning hours, and that I think is them not getting enough stock of each item, which they could rectify, yet seemingly don't want to. Second, the service CAN be fast, but often takes forever, and there are quickly ridiculously long lines forming inside. Third, and this is more a fault of this terrible neighborhood than the cafe, is that the people who come here mostly suck. They're entitled, annoying, and take two eternities buying up some of the most popular pastries in gluttonous fashion. The atmosphere of this place is pretentious and obnoxious, and that's mainly due to the clientele, not the cafe's intentions. Lastly, their pricing......is off to say the least. Some things, like croissants, are semi reasonable, but then you get the Cinnamuffin. While delicious as hell, should it really be $5 for something so tiny? Even donuts are too much for their size. They really overcharge on a lot of pastries to be sure, so be wary.
Overall, if you want a solid breakfast cafe, you can definitely do better elsewhere. I'd wager you can walk a bit further and find something cheaper somewhere nearby. Perhaps Padoca is a better option? Either way, price wise and atmosphere wise this place isn't great, so proceed with caution.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 3
I ordered an iced strawberry matcha but when I received it it was almost warm! the matcha wasn’t strong enough to mask the almond milk taste either. I was so disappointed :( I traveled all the way from Atlanta, Georgia to order from from this cafe but now I know the truth.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
It’s a cute bakery located on the 84th street with a back patio. Overall, they have a great variety of products and employees are fast. My only complaint is the price and size imbalance. We paid over $35 for two breakfast sandwiches and it took me less than a minute to finish mine.
The taste and freshness were good, but I’d expect a larger sandwich bread considering the premium price that they charge.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich
Disappointing.
Ordered a Berry Ice Tea "light on the ice" and was given an iced tea "light on the tea" and full of ice. I let the server know this and no reaction nor concern on his part.
The coffee ordered not given till I reminded him it was still pending.
The cheese danish ordered toasted was cold and soft.
Apparently, a bad hair day for the guys tending to the customers today.
8/14/24, 11:30am
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Awesome place! Cozy atmosphere, great cafe and even better pastry. What makes the place special is the staff, they are all very friendly, welcoming and can make a good cafe! Especially barista Josh has been great, always overdelivering!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Amazing place
The coffee it’s so good, they have a lot of great bakery options , I love it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent drinks, super nice staff, and chill vibes all around.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A local favorite, and with good reason. Great coffee, amazing breakfast options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Breakfast food and pastries are relatively simple but done very well. Coffee is good. Kind of pricey ($15 breakfast burrito) but it is good and fast. $6 croissant with mashed avocado is amazing. Nice interior and great patio in the back. I am a fan of this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Avocado, Specialty Croissant, Breakfast Burrito
Best coffee shop in the neighborhood! Their coffee and pastries are amazing and the service is consistency fast and excellent despite being such a busy location! LOVE this place so much! Indulge in the Chocolate & Halva Pan this weekend- you won't regret it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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