Salswee Bakery in NYC
Salswee Bakery in NYC
What is so special about Salswee, the Asian-French bakery that has taken NYC like a storm two years ago? People are raving about the fruit shape cakes, but I admit that I was less impressed by it than by their viennoiseries that were deliciously buttery and flakey. Don’t get me wrong, they are doing an amazing job shaping and decorating these little cakes that really look like mini versions of fruits, but it is more something I would try once to see what the hype is about. These are mousse cakes with a thin layer of chocolate that gives a bit of a crunch. I thought the pear ($9.95) looked amazing, but was lacking a bit of the fruit taste, maybe because the puree and chunks of pear were still frozen when we got it. Not sure if it was on purpose when consumed as freezing the mousse is part of the process, but it did not work for me. I preferred the chocolate banana ($6.95), that definitely had hints of banana.
Trompe L’oeil fruits at Salswee Bakery in NYC
Cakes at Salswee Bakery in NYC
Chocolate banana mousse cake at Salswee Bakery in NYC
Chocolate banana mousse cake at Salswee Bakery in NYC
Pear mousse cake at Salswee Bakery in NYC
Pear mousse cake at Salswee Bakery in NYC
What I preferred was their viennoiseries, the pain au chocolat ($5.50) being buttery, flakey and deliciously crispy on the outside, with the almond croissant ($5.95) being nicely sweet, with a good almond filling. Mastering their croissant dough, they use it for many of their creations, like the coconut flake bun ($4.95) that was good, but Jodi who loves coconut wished there was more or the cinnamon roll ($3.95) that she loved (I always prefer the ones with a good layer of icing). I preferred the tart brulee ($5.95), that was a tropical fruit tart with a brulee caramel crust, inside a deliciously buttery and flakey shell.
Viennoiseries at Salswee Bakery in NYC
Almond croissant at Salswee Bakery in NYC
Chocolate croissant at Salswee Bakery in NYC
Cinnamon roll at Salswee Bakery in NYC
Coconut flake bun at Salswee Bakery in NYC
Tart brulee at Salswee Bakery in NYC
I should mention that they have coffee (the espresso is $3.99), but, interestingly, they only have Rooibos tea! Overall, I loved the viennoiseries, but was less impressed by the trompe l’oeil fruits that are nice pieces of art, but not something I would crave.
Enjoy (I did)!
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Salswee - 1407 Broadway, New York, NY 10018
