Baked

A coffee and a breakfast cookie might be the best way to end a long morning walk to Red Hook (exercise- and work-related.)

Baked is one of those places that serves up your childhood dessert favorites — chocolate chip cookies, brownies, blondies, and whoopie pies — in some of the best possible versions. Everything is substantial and goes well with a mug of coffee. Or if it's later in the day, a tall glass of milk.

It's the rare New York food business that survives past its first few years, but this bakery/cafe has been rooted here on Van Brunt Street since 2005. And it was one of the first businesses to reopen after Hurricane Sandy last fall, even with basement damage, becoming a haven for locals and a gathering spot for volunteers in the weeks and months that followed. 

Coming here again after so many months has reminded me of just how satisfying and comforting their desserts are.

Since it's still quite a walk from my own neighborhood, I may need to pick up one of their three cookbooks to satisfy those sudden cravings for breakfast cookies and Brooksters.

Baked 
359 Van Brunt St. (between Dikeman St. and Sullivan St.)
Brooklyn, NY 11231
Neighborhood: Red Hook
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