The place is in the new Seabreeze building, a cute coffee shop with baking goods…read more The barista was very friendly. I got myself a cappuccino with an extra shot of espresso for the energy boos during a cold winter day. I did not try any sweets, but they looked delicious. Replace has a promotion: all croissants are half off an hour before closing. The place overall is very cozy, with a lot of sitting areas that are conveniently divided. Overall, it's a cute place for a coffee break or chit-chat.

Love the interior design of this cafe. Been here during the summer and winter and have to say it is…read morebeautiful all year around. Pricing point is affordable and I do love their pastries! The danishes aren't too sweet and just right. Rose latte -5/5- love how it's not too sweet and their coffee compliments with the rose. Service- always super helpful and fast. Overall, this is the perfect cafe to stop by if you want to walk to the waters after! Tip: accepts cash & card!

8 words: The best iced caramel latte I've ever had…read more It literally tasted like Haagen Dazs coffee ice cream. 10/10 recommend to every one!

Lemonade refreshers are delicious, very calm atmosphere and amazing service. The place is clean and…read moreearthy

This was my first time in a Brighton beach area, so also the 1st time seeing this establishment. To…read moresay that i was impressed is understatement. From glass windows i could see (Plov = specifically cooked rice with lamb or beef and vegetables) and it looked so tempting! I stepped inside to see the variety of dishes and really appreciated the assortment of sweet and savory options. Everything looked very authentic and appealing, as a Russian I wanted to eat it all. I was very hungry and got that rice with lamb, when ordering it i was also offered a boiled egg, cooked garlic, some cherry tomatoes. Not only it was a perfect portion for 2 people, but also a great leftover food for another meal. The quality and flavor was outstanding. Every time i was closing my eyes, I saw Russian food fairs where i could get such a divine dish. Employees / owners were very kind and hospitable, they made me feel welcome and at home. I will be back!

Don't let the name fool you, this is more than a coffee shop…read more Ordered takeout from here for dinner. Kebabs, liver, grilled salmon, salad, samsa, potatoes, etc. Food was very good and super fresh. Cheap too. Lots of bang for the buck. In addition to their coffee, they have a big selection of cakes and baked goods. I didn't try but definitely will next time.

One of my favorite places to enjoy a cup of coffee…read more.. The decor is modern & the place is extremely well kept and clean.... The Soccer games are always on and when there is a big tournament gets a little crowded ... If your gonna go there I would highly recommend a iced Cappuccino ....it's the best way to cool down on a hot summer day!!!

Russian Bakery With a Very Nice Assortment and Good Prices…read more They have almost every Russian/European baked item you can think of. Everything looks fresh, delicious, and very well priced. Bread, cake, cookies, puff pasty, pierogi, danishes, and the list goes on and on. They also have some prepared food in the back of the store. I saw meats, salads, rice, and a few other items during my visit. I had a puff pastry with cream that was solid. Can't wait to try some other stuff next time. Go for it, give them a try. Side Note: they are not fans of picture taking.

Minimal staff interaction. Well priced baked goods that I wish I were staying in this neighborhood!read more

A very quaint coffee spot with good tasting coffee, fresh baked goods and a nice ambiance…read more One thing I love about NYC are the little "gems" you find at almost every twist and turn of a street. PEP is one of those gems. Came out of a doctor's appointment and treated the wifey to a chill treat, and a treat it was!

We got a piece of Napoleon from PEP Bakehouse & Coffee Shop randomly and it was so delicious. The…read morelayers were crispy and the filling was so creamy. It is located inside Netcost supermarket and hidden in the corner. The decor is simple and cozy. The options weren't in a great variety but decent enough for a dessert or breakfast.

Really tasty desserts, food and coffee. A nice little gem in the neighborhood. I have ordered…read morecustom cakes from Wildberry on a few occasions.

We used to love coming here and have been customers for a long time, which makes this review really…read moredisappointing to write. The last time we came for Eid, the experience was honestly very poor. The seating situation was uncomfortable and disorganized, the service was not pleasant, and our server came across as rude and unwelcoming. On top of that, the food did not taste fresh at all, especially the desserts. My daughter loves the vegan zucchini pastry, but this is now the 3rd or 4th time it has tasted stale. Everything looked good visually, but once you taste it, you can tell it's not fresh anymore. It's sad because this used to be one of our favorite places, but the quality and service have really gone downhill. Don't take the pastries or desserts if you don't want to be disappointed.

Been meaning to try the popular bbq chicken sandwich which is a limited fall item on the menu…read more Finally tried it today and it was so tasty! Tender pulled chicken with bbq sauce and sliced apple on a pretzel bun. This sammy slapped!

The chocolate chip cookie was amazing and so was the barista service. The interior is spacious and…read morehas lot of tables and chairs. But the matcha was watery and bad with no flavor and the ice americano was tangy and not very yummy. The spanish latte tasted good to my man but he like sweet drinks and there's barely coffee coming thru.

I liked the little tables in the back. Nice ambiance. Good selection of teas and pastries. The…read moreplace smells amazing because apparently they also take custom orders for cakes and the place is full of this amazing fresh-out-of-the-oven smell! The girls who work here seemed very nice and I get the feeling they're not from Kansas...They were very nice about allowing us to stay here without buying too much but we kept the tea going anyhow.

Breakfasts are so delicious here, and so cheap! The portion was huge, i could barely finish. The…read moresausage and potatoes were super crispy and the side salad was well-dressed. Love the hazelnut iced coffee too. Will come back to try more items!

I've only been to Brick Oven Bread once, and I was Bricking it, because I used to be in the Uzbeki…read moreMafia, and the Georgian Mafia (who run this store) are, let's just say, not too friendly with the Uzbeks. In fact I think we killed several of their 27 children while I was second in command, and they probably killed a few of my boss' kids too, although not the ones she liked best so it was no biggie. Of course once the Kazakh and Latvian Mafia got involved and the majority of our elders had to flee to Moldova, that was the end for me. I got out while I was ahead (sort of) and fled to the United States of Former Soviet Mafia People and never looked back. Okay I did sort of look back a few times but only to make sure I wasn't being followed by former-KGB hit squads. What to get: Khachapuri. What else: Don't go if you're Uzbeki. You will be shot on sight. Unless you're me and know how to dress up like a Moldovan. Brick Oven Bread is a hidden gem in Brighton Beach, way down near Coney Island and all that good stuff. The trouble is that you probably venture down here more often in the summer, and this isn't really summer food, it's winter food. The kind that will fill that little almost-non-existent Hipster tummy of yours in ways that you've never been filled before. What you should order, as I said, is the Khacahapuri which is the Georgian Bread. It's dirt cheap (although dirt is becoming more expensive these days - but not in Georgia), it's enormous (and so am I), and it's indescribably delicious. Which means I'm not even going to start describing it because I wouldn't be able to do it justice. It manages to be charred and doughy and crusty and even a little moist all at the same time. It's big enough for 2 or 3 people to share and the price is shockingly low. I'll be back to try other things one of these days. It's hard when you live 380 miles away from Brighton Beach. If you've never had Georgian food, especially Georgian bread, make the trip down here to Brighton Beach and put some of this in your mouth. Don't worry about the Georgian Mafia. If you come here for their bread, all you've done to wrong Georgian people in your life will be forgiven. So come and break bread with them. But if you Break it: you buy it.

"It's very good", the owner tried to re-assure me as I pointed towards a box of cookies/pastries…read morethat resembled small croissants. She was struggling with the Georgian name (which I later googled as "Baddam Buri") but offered me the descriptor: "pastry with walnut... good with tea". I'm pretty sure if the cardamom had been accentuated more, and the texture had been either crisp or soft (as opposed to neither, perhaps a victim of slow turnover?), it would have been an excellent pastry. But, instead the block of cake that I first pointed at instinctively (Smetannik: sour cream and walnut) turned out to be well worth the $5 price tag (and likely 5,000 calories from the 7 layers of cream!). Located on a residential block in Brighton Beach, hard-to-find, Brick Oven Bread, is perhaps my favorite of the Georgian bakeries in the city -despite the disappointing (with both less crunch and char than at Georgian Bread) long bread (Shotis Puri) and the smaller Khachapuri (that I didn't understand at all - a cross between a Khachapuri Imereli and Penovani - but with no star turn from the vehicle containing the cheese). Beyond the selection of affordable sweets with quality that bests that at other Georgian bakeries (with the possible exception of Taste of Georgia), I really like the warm, Imeruli Khachapuri. Their version of soft white bread contains mozzarella and feta cheeses (again, not the traditional: Sulguni ) but they are blended together in a way not to remind one of the expected taste of either. They too carry a large selection of dips, and salads - Pkhali (spinach) and Lobio (kidney beans) are excellent choices. There's also a lot more to discover here in terms of the selection of sweets. On my next visit, I tried the chocolate cream layer cake - another 12/14 layer cake that seems to be their forte. I really liked the chocolate, which gave a homemade feel to the experience, but unfortunately the succeeding layers of cake were not as soft and moist as I would have preferred. That said, I did have a 5 star experience with the cookie: Nushis Namtskhvari (nut cake) which is made with almonds, and when warm (it was feshly baked on the tray) is the perfect balance of crisp exterior and chewy interior). I will likely be back and hopefully round them up from the current 4.5 stars. Unhappily, the Georgian bread and cheese binge is likely to ensure that I show up at nearby Brighton Beach wearing an exotic outfit in the warm summer months... the male version of a Burqa!!!