Milk Bar UWS

Milk Bar is a sweet (and occasionally savory) shop that’s been quietly shaking up the dessert scene since 2008. Bon Appetit magazine called us “one of the most exciting bakeries in the country.” But you can literally just call us Milk Bar...

8 / 10
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  • Phone

    (212) 256-0586

  • Website

    milkbarstore.com

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  • Type

    Dessert Shop

Address

561 Columbus Ave (at W 87th St) New York , NY 10024 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dessert

Comments / 111


Keywords:

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Eater

Thanksgiving croissants return to Momofuku Milk Bar a whole two days early. Get your turkey , cranberry sauce , and gravy , all wrapped up in a neat package of celery salt croissant dough . Read more

Matthew Spector

Crack pue and compost cookies are the best - and don't forget they'll give you a shot of cereal milk in any coffee drink. Put an egg on a bun for their quick breakfast .

PureWow

Christina Tosi’s cornflake-peppermint marshmallow cookie takes crushed-up candy canes to a new level, creating a crunchy, chewy nirvana that rivals even her famous layer cakes . Read more

Amber Kho-Udom

Awesome staff <333 ordered the cereal milk soft serve and tipped it over :( staff immediately said "it was already tilting anyways" and gave me a new one for free!!! Ahhh :)

Ed Tapan

Crack pie , compost cookies and Cereal Milk anything. Love this place. The crack pie is my favorite NYC dessert .

Brandon F.

Get the pork bun with egg . Wash it down with ginger beer and a corn cookie .

Amanda Long

Strawberry Milkquake and the Cereal Milk soft serve with sprinkles and cornflakes .

Serious Eats

Whacky flavors of soft serve , sweet cake balls, and big, chewy cookies are the hallmarks of this bakery .

Veronica Delimat

The fruity cereal milkshake is perfect, surprisingly not too sweet! Plus this location has cozy windowsills you can sit in.

Ryan Warrender

Crack pie , cereal milk ice cream , and the compost cookie . The 3 best items by far.

Preston Volman

My favorite thing about the Upper West Side. This place quickly turned from a first-time try to a routine addiction for me.. And I'm completely ok with that.

LeAnna Christiansen

You haven't lived till you try the blueberry and cream cookie .

Marcos Mejia

Deserts are amazing but BEWARE this location does not have the real Pork Buns that you'd eat at the Ssam Bar location. They ate more the traditional Chinese pork buns .

Leanne Alyssa

Cereal milk is super popular but it isn't amazing. Definitely go for birthday cake truffles !!

Darren Hirt

Crack pie is an obvious choice, but for me, it's the Corn Cookie every time!

Jackie Luo

Always a fan of their cookies and cereal milks . I'm partial to the fruity cereal milkshake .

Richard Revilla

Have the cereal milk ice cream and fall into a trance.

Natalie Walters

I heard so much about this place but wasn't impressed. The cereal ice cream tasted strange and the birthday cake ice cream was just ok. Much better ice cream at Ample Hills or Mr. Softee trucks .

Dan Hebert

Cereal milk soft serve with crunch and fudge is the way to go

Daniel Powell

Cereal milk was really good, interesting - not as sweet as you would expect. Going back for a milkshake .

@JaumePrimero

Bring back the fruity cereal milk soft serve and the entire UWS will breathe a collective sigh of relief.

Kevin O'Neill

I mean the cereal milk soft serve with crunch and sprinkles is totally omg worthy.

Michelle Wiles

Coco Kloss cookie is moist and diviiiine

Ben R

The surprise corn flake crunch at the bottom of your soft serve is a thing of joy.

Brian Begnoche

My new discovery here is an excellent idea: rye croissant stuffed with pastrami , sauerkraut , and Russian dressing

amNewYork

Try: Crack pie and cereal milk — along with a new pork bun served with an optional deep-fried soft-poached egg

Edith Tavera

You know what to get, just know that this location is less busy than the ones downtown.

Sophia Levdanski

This place is small but very cozy and what they serve is just great

Carolyn

Everything is delicious! Order the cookies and cake truffles .

Michael Fox-Rabinovitz

Fun little neighborhood place , good cereal milk ice cream , decent desserts , food is ok

Sophia Levdanski

The Birthday cake shake was to die for. Definitely be coming back here.

Adam Sigel

Blueberry cookie is like the best pop tart you've ever had

Kara Mundy

The blueberry and creme cookie was subtle, but good.

Amy Cummings

Get the cereal milk soft serve or you're wrong.

Alex Robertson

Crack pie you bozos. Six dollars and tiny and maybe so worth it?

Shelby Hall

Best cookie I've ever had in my LIFE: the compost cookie .

Tifis

Get the pork bun . It changed my life

Lesley Cordero

Cereal ice cream with crunch is so worth trying! Very expensive though

Ms Helene

'Bagel Bomb ' anyone? How about kimchi slaw ? Chang's modern fusion of American and Korean food rocks!

Bjorn de Carro

Yummy cookies and other treats, not very jolly team. Be prepared to be told off ...

CCnyc

Cornflake marshmallow cookie , birthday cake , cereal milk soft serve

Daphne Gao

cereal milk shake was bland but cereal milk/crack pie twist, soft serve , was good. ask for crunch

Rachel Wang Pang

Just can't get enough of it. Love the salty and sweet taste

Elizabeth Lee

Candy bar pie sold now, equally addictive as crack pie .

Julie Avra

A smaller location, but good to get your Milk Bar fix!

Matthew Reich

Bday cake truffles are the clear winner. Also got crack pie and Blondie pie ...both of which were okay.

@JaumePrimero

FYI they deliver with a minimum of 10 bucks! Cookies and ice cream are tops in the hood!

Ryan

Gotta get a compost cookie

Emily Wilson

The bagel bomb is underrated.

Daniel M.

Good coffee , but I'm not convinced the Bacon Scallion Bagel Bomb is gonna fly in the heart of the UWS.

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