City Cakes
(Now Closed)Cupcake Shop, Bakery, and Dessert Shop$$$$
Chelsea, New York
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The half pound cookies here are beyond outstanding which is why City Cakes is my favorite cookie joint in NYC. You can’t go wrong with their signature Sugardoodle 💯 (Pictured is the Rainbowdoodle)
Alyssa B.November 9, 2019Hidden gem, literally hidden! Tried the choc chip and it is the bomb. Texture heaven- crunchy out, gooey in. That’s fresh baked, but also attesting the same quality even when had the next morning.
Ashley ChanFebruary 11, 2017Tiny little bakery that's easy to miss but hard to forget. Their cookies are half a pound each (ie. size of my face) and so satisfying. The macademian chip Nutella-filled one is amazing.
Lauren GoldsteinApril 19, 2020City Cakes’s half pound cookies are one of my favorite desserts in NYC! Sometimes cookies of this size are dry or crumbly, but City Cakes’s are perfectly chewy with a soft center.
Justin FerrantiMarch 30, 2016These cookies will change your life. Classic chocolate chip cookie is divine. Triple chocolate spice is to be avoided, but oatmeal raisin is surprisingly delish.
Elise MAugust 23, 2017Half pound cookies are hands down amazing. The sugar/snickerdoodle is soft and chewy in the middle. The Nutella white chocolate cookie might be the best cookie I've ever had.
NicoleJanuary 8, 2017Their flourless chocolate raspberry cupcake is divine! The half-pound cookies are great host(ess) gifts that everyone wants to try.
Car RDecember 5, 2019Every flavour of half pound cookie is on point! There isn’t a single one I haven’t fallen in love with so far and I can’t wait to try their cupcakes!!- Ronald👽 S.June 16, 2017The Red Velvet cookies with the vanilla ice cream is an experience you have to try!
Liz DellJuly 12, 2015The 1/2 lb cookies are no joke. Different from Levain, these are more like traditional cookies, but ginormous. Love the oatmeal and snickerdoodle. Also, buy 10, get 1 free!
Sarah POctober 22, 2013Love the new flavors of this month! Oktoberfest (yes like the beer) and Pumpkin Spice! Definitely worth breaking the diet for! And they have a buy 3 or more get 1 free deal everyday!
Tina HilllNovember 27, 2016Cupcakes are just the right size. GIANT cookies the size of your head. Chewy and moist. Perfection
GourmetLiveOctober 11, 2011Food Bloggers John & Elana Iaciofane say, “City Cakes has hands down the best cakes. Noteworthy are the pumpkin spice and the Key lime, with flavorful icing that is substantial and not too sweet.”
The cookies are incredible and perfectly chewy. Ginger spice cookies are my favorite but they're all amazing!
Winson WongFebruary 4, 2015Red velvet with cream cheese cookie! Snicker doodle is really good too. $3.50 for a really big cookie! It's soft and chewy.
You can't see the place from across the street as it is in the lower level. Just walk close to the address and you can see it
Elizabeth BursteinJuly 28, 2018Delicious indulgent heavy cookies! Loved nutella, chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, and red velvet was ok
Gretta HehreMarch 1, 2016Best cupcakes I've ever tried. Insanely delicious, almost obscenely huge half pound chocolate chip cookie.
Leah GeogheganJune 26, 2015I just devoured their red velvet cookie, it's stuffed with melted heavenly cream cheese. A must try
Can't get enough of their half pound cookies and salted caramel cupcake
Gilt CityDecember 3, 2010City Cakes are whimsically designed, skillfully executed, and sinfully delicious desserts that rival works of art in beauty and creative flair. We're dreaming of cream cheese frosting...
Adam SiegelJanuary 25, 2018The easiest, quickest and friendliest cake-ordering experience I've ever had. Delicious too!
- Anthony PopeoJuly 27, 2015Come earlier in the day for more options. Their 1/2 lbs cookies are awesome.
Di EsFebruary 5, 2015Their salted caramel cupcake gives me life!!!!! The best sin I've ever indulged in.
Their cupcakes are extremely exquisite and unbelievably yummy. Im def. A BIG FAN I try to buy their cupcakes at least every week. YUM
Francis UdlerNovember 19, 2014OMG!! One pound cookies. Had red velvet cookie with a frosting interior!!
It is a dangerously delicious place, as you may not want to go anywhere else for cupcakes again. The red velvet cupcakes are wonderful!
The best place for cupcakes in the city! Friendlier than Billy's and tastes better too!
This is the most outstanding giant gooey chocolate cookie in the city. It should be called the giant molten chocolate blowout
Jasmine SerranoJanuary 23, 2012This place blows Billy's out of the water!!!! So so so deliciously amazing treats! Thanks Mark!!
- The chocolate spice cookies are the best cookies imaginable! It dangerous tol
Get the half-pound cookies. It takes two days to finish one!
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Incredible cupcakes and half-pound cookies! Custom & basic cakes made to order. As seen on TLC, E! Network and Food Network, Chelsea and NYC's best kept secret.
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- Mon, Wed–Sat
- 11:00 AM–9:00 PM
- Sun
- Noon–9:00 PM
(646) 688-2286
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