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November 04, 2007
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
When I found out that an upcoming function was in Bay Ridge, I groaned inwardly--Bay Ridge is the last subway stop on the R train--we live off one of the first stops on the R train so I knew it would be a long ride. Fortunately, I did a search of Bay Ridge on Chowhound yesterday and found out there are a number of food shops and eateries that justified heading out there a few hours early to explore the neighborhood. Unfortunately, Paneantico was crowded but there were only a few people at Little Cupcake Bake Shop when we got there. Except for a nibble of Adam's cupcake, I haven't tried their cupcakes yet (I bought some to eat at home) but think Little Cupcake might be one of my favorite NYC bakeries thus far. It's spacious (unlike most cupcake bakeries in Manhattan), has a warm, inviting ambiance, and they serve Illy Caffe.
We strolled down Third Avenue, which reminds me of Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills, but with vastly better stores and restaurants and also of a less yuppie Park Slope. We then took a detour onto Fourth Avenue to try the chicken schwarma at Karam (good but not amazing) and to go to Century 21. I go to the Century 21 downtown frequently but have never been able to convince Adam to go with me so I was happy he finally had an opportunity to go. Before we went there today, I thought Bay Ridge which just an out of the way neighborhood with not much to do or see but I have to conceed that going there today left me with a little neighborhood envy.
Posted by Jennifer at November 4, 2007 07:48 PM