Top 10 Vegan Friendly Bakeries

Whether you're dairy-free, gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, or just searching for plant-based dessert options, it's nice to have personal recommendations. That's why HappyCow has created this list, featuring the best vegan-friendly bakeries in New York City, NY, as determined by the highest scores calculated from HappyCow community member reviews. Even non-vegans will agree that the tasty vegan options available at these bakeries would please even the most discerning palate. From quality baked goods and sweets, to decadent pastries, doughnuts, and treats, we're sure that you'll find the very best yummy desserts New York City, NY has to offer using our Top 10 list as your guide.
Pot pie  at Peacefood Cafe - Downtown in New York City

41 E 11th St, New York City, New York

+1-212-979-2288

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Categories: Vegan, American, International, Raw, Juice bar, Delivery, Take-out, Bakery, Gluten-free

Downtown Manhattan vegan cafe est. 2013. Serves food inspired by international cuisines, and pastries are baked in-house. The all-day dining menu includes sandwiches, salads, raw food, dinner entrees, smoothies, and juices. Casual setting.

Macho nachos at Peacefood Cafe - Uptown in New York City

460 Amsterdam Ave, New York City, New York

+1-212-362-2266

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Categories: Vegan, American, International, Raw, Juice bar, Delivery, Take-out, Bakery, Gluten-free

Uptown Manhattan vegan cafe est. since the late-2000s. Serves food inspired by international cuisines, and pastries are baked in-house. The all-day dining menu includes sandwiches, salads, raw food, dinner entrees, smoothies, and juices. Casual setting.

From the left: matcha, almond butter cup, and trisome. at Rawsome Treats in New York City

158 Orchard St (at Lower East Side), New York City, New York

+1-646-767-0373

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Manhattan raw vegan dessert shop opened Mar 2018. Specializes in frozen desserts and raw cakes.

 at CHLOE in New York City

185 Bleecker St, New York City, New York

+1-646-703-0920

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Categories: Vegan, American, International, Take-out, Bakery

Fully vegan, all-day café in Greenwich Village, NYC by Chloe Coscarelli. Serves classic eats with thoughtfully sourced ingredients. For lunch and dinner there are savory soups, salads, veggie burgers, sweet potato fries, avocado toast, and more. For dessert, the Cupcake Wars winner is serving an assortment of cupcakes, cookies, whole cakes, cinnamon rolls, blueberry muffins, and other sweets.

Chocolate chip cookie sandwiches.  at Erin McKenna's Bakery in New York City

248 Broome St (at Lower East Side), New York City, New York

+1-855-462-2292

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Manhattan vegan bakery est. 2005 as formerly Babycakes and re-branded in 2014 to include one of the founder's namesake. Tiny place but offers a varied selection of fully gluten-free sweets like vegan donuts, cookies, and banana bread.

Dipped in chocolate sauce   at El Churro in New York City

175 E Houston St, New York City, New York

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Offers all vegan/gluten free churros with chocolate dips. Also has hot chocolate and coffee with oat milk. Ask if the soft serve ice-cream is vegan.

  at Dough Doughnuts - Flatiron in New York City

14 W 19th St, New York City, New York

+1-212-243-6844

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Doughnut shop with multiple locations across the city. Began offering vegan donuts in 2020 and have seasonal options.

The apple kanish. at Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery in New York City

137 E Houston St (at Manhattan), New York City, New York

+1-212-477-2858

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Knish bakery since 1910, the oldest in the US. The knish recipe itself contains no egg or dairy. However, the dessert knish have dairy. The savory knish (vegan suitable) come in several vegetable flavors from plan potato to sweet potato to red cabbage.

Vegan cream cheese and scallion on poppy  at Bo's Bagels in New York City

235 W 116th St, New York City, New York

+1-917-902-8345

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Bakes bagels in small batches. Located in Harlem. Has non-dairy butter, hummus, jellies, and tofu cream cheeses. Offers an 'uptown vegan'; za'atar bagel with hummus tomato, avocado, sprouts, cucumber, and red onions.

Vegan gluten-free apple pie! at Body & Soul Bakeshop in New York City

Union Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York

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Vegan baking company with its kitchen in Brooklyn. Sells at various farmers markets in Manhattan and Brooklyn on select days -- check its webpage for the latest updates & details. As of May 2016, it's at Union Square Greenmarket, Fort Washington Greenmarket, Bowling Green Greenmarket, Tucker Square Greenmarket, Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket, and 79th St. Greenmarket.

So that's our list of the very best vegan bakeries in New York City, NY. We hope that you enjoy them and get your sweet tooth fulfilled.

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