When Josh's parents came into NYC on Saturday mornings, we often went to City Bakery (as seen in Sex and the City) to have a little breakfast. I was never very impressed by CB, since their service is sub-par, hot chocolate too thick and gloopy, and prices super high.
Josh and I were in Union Square this morning and as we were walking around, we discovered Tarallucci e Vino, a patisserie/wine bar/coffee shop. I was attracted by the lovely window display, particularly the pain au chocolat. Our original plan was to wait until lunch with my family in Brooklyn for our first meal, but I was too hungry and the pastries looked too delicious.
Tarallucci is such a lovely place to have breakfast, what with the furniture looking like it came out of an Italian farmhouse and the distressed wood floors. The tables are set so prettily with miniature jars of Bonne Maman preserves on tiered servers. Josh and I each had hot chocolate and pain au chocolat. They were divine. Their hot chocolate combines the lightness of Ferrara's hot chocolate with the richness of drinking chocolate. The pain au chocolate was crispy on the outside, flaky on the inside and had the perfect amount of chocolate inside.
And the best part? Our bill was $10. We will definitely go back.
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oh cool, this place just opened! i went there for wine & a light supper right before christmas. really fun!
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