Amanda Pargament

I absolutely love this bakery!! They made a beautiful cake for my gender reveal party and have made a few cakes for my friends as well. They are extremely helpful and creative! They also were able to turn all the cakes around on a tight timeline, which was really incredible. Everything tastes delicious too!!!

Erin Donn

One of the tastiest breakfast sandwiches I’ve had! The bread was so tasty and the bacon was cooked perfectly. Definitely filling too. Cookie butter latte was good and (unsurprisingly) very sweet.

We ordered this cake for our wedding (intimate, 30 guests), and the entire process was super easy—from placing the order online to pickup. Pickup was quick and seamless, which we really appreciated during such a busy time. The cake itself was delicious, affordable, and beautifully done overall. The only small issue was that when the cake was shown to my family member who picked up the cake, it was very quick and we didn’t realize until later that the “f” in the word lifetime wasn’t very legible and looked more like a “j.” That said, the flavor and quality more than made up for it. We’d still absolutely recommend them for a tasty, reasonably priced cake with an easy ordering experience.

I recently visited Padoca Bakery and had a lovely experience overall. The highlight of my visit was definitely the warm cheese bread. They were kind enough to take it straight from the tray that had just come out of the oven instead of grabbing one from the display case — and wow, what a difference that made. It was perfectly warm, soft, and incredibly fresh. That first bite alone was enough to make me want to come back. I also tried the linzer tart, which I absolutely loved. It had that perfect balance of buttery richness and just the right amount of sweetness from the filling. You can really tell they care about the quality of their baked goods. I ordered the cookie butter latte thinking I was about to treat myself to something amazing — I love anything cookie butter. Unfortunately, it just didn’t live up to my expectations. The flavor felt underwhelming and didn’t have that rich, spiced sweetness I was hoping for. I was so disappointed that I didn’t even finish it. That said, the baked goods alone are reason enough for me to return. I’m already looking forward to going back and trying more of their pastries and breads.

CA

i like their seasonal matchas and went twice to get their marshmallow ghost matchas! they do have a bit of a higher price point but it’s better than those places that charge $8 for a 16oz. the storefront is kind of cramped and there’s always ppl going in and out so watch out for that, a lot of ppl stand outside.

Erika Schmidt

Padoca Bakery is simply wonderful. This small space delivers big flavors. I stopped by twice for the Cookie Butter Latte because the first time left me craving another. It was a stand out coffee that I haven't seen elsewhere. I also tried their PDQ, which is a Brazilian cheese bread. I ordered one plain and another with guava jam. They were okay, but if you do order one ask to have it warmed. That really elevated the taste. I didn't buy one, but the cakes were stunning. I am sure they are as delicious as they look.

David F

Coffee is just okay, but the baked goods are good. Ended up passing this pass and gave them a try: -iced coffee -PDQ filled with guava jam -chocolate macaroon The PDQ with guava jam was tasty. Should prboably be heated first. The chocolate macaroon was also rather good. Crispy exterior with a soft chewy inside. The coffee was on the bitter side. They do also sell cakes and cookie dough too.

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Natalya Vershinina

Cutest little bakery in Upper East Side. It’s not your ordinary bakery and coffee shop. It’s much more. You can get amazing breakfast and lunch. Off course amazing coffee and pastries. Frozen pastries that you can bake home fresh for yourself. How about cake for any occasion. Don’t forget your friends you can get some gifts for your love ones.

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Anna T

Cheese bread was amazing! Service was great, even on a weekday afternoon, within 20 mins of their closing time! The chocolate chip scones was pretty good, and the red velvet brownie was probably the most underwhelming of my three items but still decent. I would definitely come back here for that cheese bread though. It was served warm too, so good!

Russell Levine

This place has excellent coffee and pastries. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. The food is delicious and creative. They are very inventive with their food items and there are plenty of creations here that you won't find anywhere else. The only knock is that the food is pretty expensive for what it is , but it is still generally worth it. PDQ is their bread filled with cheese , which is a great snack !

Jen Potocnik

This small cute café on the upper east side has fun, decorated cakes and some baked goods. I wish I had a reason to buy one of the beautifully decorated cakes but instead I opted for a scone. The scone was neither terrible or amazing. It seemed to be missing some complexity of flavor. Glows: great service, cute space, cakes look amazing. Grows: elevate the scone is some way: flavor and consistency. Excellent service. Perhaps the cakes are the thing to get here.

Sara Cheung

Don’t be fooled by the cute looking ghost drinks! The chai latte was actually the worst chai I’ve ever had. It tasted like water mixed with cinnamon. The cardamom latte and PSL were also terrible, watery but at the same time too artificially sweet. We actually threw away our drinks despite waiting 20 minutes because they were so bad. We were so perplexed how they could have messed up the drinks so badly. It was a disappointing waste of money. Perhaps the baked goods are better, but would not recommend the drinks.