Orwasher's Bakery

We do everything by hand, in the old style, which takes time, patience, and a nearly obsessive attention to detail.

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  • Phone

    (212) 288-6569

  • Website

    orwashers.com

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    orwashers

  • Type

    Bakery

Address

308 E 78th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave) New York , NY 10075 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express)
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch
Drinks Beer

Comments / 85


Keywords:

donuts casual bakeries bread coffee cute restaurants sticky buns sandwiches quiet jellies scones black & white cookie peanut butter cinnamon chocolate jams apples baguettes strudel
Mya

Bread & croissants au chocolat as tasty as in France or Switzerland, very nice quality, good latte and cute place (bread starting at 4.50 USD, croissant au chocolat at 4)

Rebecca W

Or washers is one of the best bakeries in NYC. Food is always fresh & delicious. During peak hours there’s a line , it’s worth the wait. Rye bread , caraway sticks, and black & white cookies are A+

PureWow

Fun to say and (most importantly) fun to eat, the holiday challah doesn’t play by traditional rules. It has pistachios and a just-right smattering of cranberries , golden raisins and orange zest . Read more

Polina Weitz

The Hanukkah jelly doughnuts are great. Nice dough , and excellent jam variety. They are not the most photogenic, but they are huge (which may explain why they are on the pricy side).

Tracey Zane

A great local bakery ! Their black & whites and rainbow cookies are a favorite in our house.

Stephane Wenric

Everything is good here. Their black and white cookies are the best in the city .

John Cline

The morning bun is incredibly good - croissant dough packed with gooey cinnamon flavor. Can't recommend it enough. They also hand-fill jelly doughnuts !

Laura Niz

Excellent bread , scones and pain au chocolate . Even their coffee is excellent and not a lot of bakeries do coffee well . Five stars!

Rich Kelley

So much goodness here but don’t miss their New York seeded rye — best rye bread I’ve ever had!

Serious Eats

An over 90-year-old bakery with some great, uncommon breads. Wine breads , ryes , and sourdoughs are very nice.

Paul Tepper

Chewy donuts filled to order - amazing. Ale bread made w/Sixpoint Otis Stout - great. Seeded NY Rye - awesome. Wish this was in my hood. Worth a stop anytime you're in the UES.

Alana Cadiz

Cute place hidden on 78th St. between 1st and 2nd. I like the coffee and the peanut butter / honey sandwich . The staff is really nice, too.

dawn.in.newyork

Jelly donuts are super delicious. Its not too artificially sweet, very fresh and fully filled.

Nikki Beauchamp

The uncommon breads are awesome but the jelly donuts are divine. A hidden gem on a side street. Run :...don't walk

Carol

Delicious bread and doughnuts ! I love that they fill the doughnut of your choice on the spot- so fresh!

Paige C

Very good coffee . Also - they inject the jelly donuts right in front of you with your choice of 5 delicious jellies ! Amazing!

Blair Finkel

The hand filled donut with red raspberry jelly is to die for. You must go in and get it!!

Kimmie Ohh

Their website states that Orwasher’s Bakery is New York’s original artisan bakery .

Russell Hirschorn

Fresh baguettes , breads and other baked goods . Everything is excellent.

Dora Valkanova

Great breads !! & awesome small pastries - my fave are the almond croissants !!

drew tarvin

Best jelly filled donuts in NYC. Go with black raspberry filled chocolate .

Benjamin Williams

Cute guy with gold nails and sweetest grandma whose eyes crinkled when she smiled. Also, great rainbow cookies .

Sophie Parks

Everything is amazing but you can't leave without having a freshly filled jelly donut !

Brandon Spruill

Whether you're getting challah or a jelly filled donut , this is the place to go on the UES

Village Voice

We recommend making your next sandwich with Orwasher's beer bread , especially for those unwilling to crack open a brew during their lunch break.

Leticia Romano

Sesame Bagel with cream cheese , banana bread , donut filled with strawberry jelly .

Lorrie Klossner

I love just standing in a bakery and smelling the bread . It's olfactory comfort food . The bread here is delicious and diverse without being artsy and pretentious . I'll be back often. Read more

Lee Gaul

Try the Jelly Doughnuts (they fill them on the spot with your choice of filling)!

Jason Gold

Sticky bun is very good. Jelly donuts were a little disappointing as their was barely any jelly

Brittany Sübers

Bread samples and friendly staff . Donuts were good and reasonably priced.

Lakshmi Reddy

Donuts are good! Want to go back and try the black and white cookies

Yoni Zloczewski

Friendly staff pretty good bread - wish they had more variety but they are good at what they do

Larisa Grollemond

Their black and white cookies are always fresh and completely life-changing

Steve Giordano

Sour cherry filled is incredible. Great if you're looking for something tart .

Mario P

Try the whole grain bread . It is worth the cost, as it lasts for weeks in the fridge and tastes amazing toasted with avocado and cheese

Luc Doan

They take the wonder out of jelly filled donuts and then fill it with jelly

Nathan

Easily one of the best baguettes I've had in NYC.

Lana Vitsup

All the bread is amazing. Especially LOVE the little sourdough rolls.

Michael LaValle

Surprise of the visit, peanut butter and spelt s'wich is good!

Mike Lyden

Definitely try the Sourdough , the beer bread , and the Cabernet Rustica!

Eline Van den Eeckhaut

Amazingly good bakery and great coffee !

The Corcoran Group

The jelly doughnuts here are incredible, plain and simple.

Selene Liszka

Jelly doughnuts are worth a trip out of your way!

Gilt City

Orwasher’s delivers its loaves daily to gourmet markets including Citarella, Dean and Deluca, Zabar’s and Gourmet Garage . Translation: you want them in your kitchen.

Frank Kim

Got some Sufganiyot here for my boss, looked so good couldn't pass them up, a little pricey but were a huge hit at work, yummy as can be of course too.

Elizabeth Carr

Fresh filled doughnuts , peanut butter and honey on spelt

Natalie LeMoss

The sticky buns are so delicious!

Lauren

Answer: Any glazed donut option. Question: What will change my life?

Conrad Greiner-Bechert

One of the few bakeries that deserve calling themselves a bakery .

Kimmie Ohh

Buy any of their loaves of bread !

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