Philadelphia transplant Zachary Golper, formerly of haute French stalwart Le Bec-Fin, brings his dough-kneading skills to Carroll Gardens. Find traditional European and American breads (pugliese, sourdough) and pastries (croissants, tarts), plus sophisticated savory bites, including a lamb-and-eggplant pizza and a quail-and-tomato breakfast sandwich.
New York has a lot to thank France for—the Statue of Liberty, art museums full of French masterpieces and, yes, plenty of délicieux dessert and bread. Thanks to pastry pros like Eric Kayser, François Payard and Cronuts creator Dominique Ansel, NYC is home to some of the world’s best macarons, tarts and pastries. These aren’t just the best French bakeries in New York—they’re some of the best bakeries in NYC, bar none.