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Burrow (Dumbo)
GOODS & SERVICES • FOUND Bakery
It’s time for FOUND readers to know about Dumbo’s splinter of a Japanese-French-American bakery, Burrow, open just a handful of hours a day, four days a week, through the lobby of an unmarked Jay Street building. It is — as far as gems hidden in plain sight go — one of the best running in NYC. The bakery, outfitted with just a counter and pastry cases, can barely fit four customers.
The small shop is filled with the intoxicating aroma of caramelized butter and sugar wafting from pastry chef Ayako Kurokawa’s buttery matcha madeleines, or her freshly-dropped chestnut cake. Her pastry lineup also frequently includes an ultra-buttery gâteau Breton (made with the kind of high-fat European butter that you can actually taste), deeply almondy almond croissants, and perfect gooey chocolate chip cookies. Pillowy, chewy, olive oil-rich focaccia squares might just be the best in the city. Much of the menu shifts with the seasons; in late summer there’s an amazing cream-on-cream-filled corn cake topped with a slice of corn, and a barely sweet Mont Blanc is coming soon.
A small drink list rounds things out: tea, hot chocolate, and a beautifully floral $9 iced Kyoto-style cold brew, served in six-ounce cups that easily ranks as the best coffee in Dumbo. –Kat Odell
→ Shop: Burrow (Dumbo) • 68 Jay St #119 • Tue-Fri 10a-3p.