I visited New York City at the end of last year, and I am a little bit behind on posting my photographs. In this post, I wanted to cover some of the food I had, notably things that are not that good for the waistline - cookies and doughnuts! I have a weakness for cookies, actually, and I wanted to try different ones in New York City. Fun fact: my favourite cookie is the snickerdoodle, which is a cinnamon and sugar. This is followed by an iced or frosted sugar cookie and the traditional chocolate chip (or chocolate chip with walnuts, which is good).
First up is the best meal that I had in New York City. This was in Hell's Kitchen - Mamasita Bar and Grill. This restaurant serves Mexican food and glasses of frozen margaritas in different sizes. The food and drink was very good!
I had the chicken fajitas, and there was so much food!
Next up was Jeremy's Ale House in the Financial District. I visited with my cousin on this picturesque little street. The bar was showing several football games on different screens. The most notable item is the atmosphere here with the bar covered in bras. This tradition has been happening since the 1970s. In addition to the bras are pictures and writing on the ceiling and walls.
Next up is Dagg, a Thai restaurant located not too far from Central Station. The food and cocktails were nice, but the portions were very large again. It feels awful to waste food as staying in a hotel means that I couldn't take it back and heat it up the following day.
Seven Grams Cafe - They have a large selection of cookies, and they will warm them up for you. I had the chocolate chip. I didn't care much for it warmed up, but it was delicious a few hours later and my favourite.
Chip City - This bakery are located underground at the Rockerfeller Centre and serve different flavours. I tried the chocolate chip and a special apple cookie. The chocolate chip was delicious. It was also one of my favourites.
Crumbl - This bakery went viral last year with its cookies. They sell snack sizes and full sizes, and I regret not getting more of the snack sizes as they did have my favourite type - Snickerdoodle. I tried the iced sugar cookie. I did not think too much of it as it was a little too sweet for me.
There are quite a few little bakeries around New York City.
Buttercup BakeShop has a large selection of cookies, cupcakes, and other treats. I had a cookie, but I was not impressed. I wish I had tried a cupcake as they do look nice.
Jacques Torres Chocolate - The shop is known for its chocolates, but it does sell cookies. The cookie was alright, but it was not my favourite. I did get some chocolate too, but one of the chocolates had a staple inside it, which really put me off. I did go and complain. I don't know how a staple found its way into the chocolate.
One of the ice cream chains is Van Leeuwen, and I tried their ice cream in a couple of places. I really wanted to try the peppermint one advertised, but it wasn't yet in store.
Max Brenner is a restaurant known for its chocolate. It sells hot chocolate that is served thick and in mugs. I decided to give it a try, but a sip was more than enough for me. This was much too sweet for my taste.
The various markets sell doughnuts, cookies, and other snacks.
Doughnut Plant was another place I visited, and it is all about different flavours of doughnut here. I got the pumpkin one, which was delicious. It is located in Grand Central station.
I also enjoyed some cocktails.
I also went to Magnolia Bakery for the famous cupcakes.
I look forward to return to New York City to try more sweet treats.
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