Clinton Street Baking Company
(Lower East Side)
The Clinton Street Baking Company was on my list of places to visit, and I managed to stumble upon it one morning. It was fate.
In fact, it was fate that I would eat one of the most amazing French toast breakfasts I’ve ever had. The French toast was actually thick pieces of rich, eggy brioche. It was lightly pan-fried, and then doused in bourbon-laced caramelized bananas and pecans. As if that weren’t decadent enough, it was served with real maple butter.
They’re also famous for their buttermilk biscuits. Unfortunately, I was so stuffed full of sinfully good breakfast that I didn’t try a biscuit.
It’s a teeny tiny place. If you have the luxury of going during the week, take it. It will be busy then, but nowhere near the madness that weekends probably bring.
Clinton Street Baking Company
4 Clinton St
New York, NY
646-602-6263