We wander down to this neighborhood maybe half dozen times a year, and Moishe's is not always when we're there. But consistently we've been in when they're open, and it's amazing! The woman who's apparently always behind the counter reminds me so much of my paternal grandmother; short stature, gray wavy hair, freely dispenses her opinion on the wonderful chocolate babka every time I ask for the even more wonderful, imho, cinnamon babka! So cute she is! Anyway, their rye bread is, hands down, the BEST I've had since childhood in the Bronx. I'm living in Manhattan now about 20 years and was convinced years ago that Zabar's rye is best. But having stumbled upon Moishe's a couple of years ago, I've had to change my mind! The seeded rye is soft and seeded and irresistible. Today we bought a seeded rye, of course, plus half a cinnamon babka and just one piece of the poppyseed pastry. The whole loaf looks kind of like a somewhat flattened strudel, nicely rolled, with plenty of poppyseed and loads of deliciousness. Head down to Grand Street near Alphabet City and indulge! read more

Moishes Kosher Bakery - Our rye bread, minus the heels that I ate on the way home, lol, and minus a couple of slices that we ate with our dinner. - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

I have not tried much from this bakery, but I sure didn't like what I had at all. The small hamantaschen were all dry and hard. Larger hamantaschen were better, but still just barely edible. Avoid this shop. read more

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Saw a clip on the television news the other night and had to try it. I was warmly greeted by Michael (hope that is his name...ha) who was behind the counter and was hoping to buy the pinwheel circular filled chocolate cake, but none were available at that time. I purchased the Chocolate Bobka (thick and baked to perfection) and a potato/onion/pepper loaf (Wow - the taste while chewing and the after taste were positively delicious) which he sliced for me. Highly recommend - A+ for their employee AND memorable yummy baked items. Thank you for being the BEST! read more

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How can one not love Moishe's, this old school Kosher bakery?! Old school echt kosher bakeries have been a dying breed in this city, so ecstatic every time I have the chance to shop Moishe's and never disappointed with their baked goods and friendly service. With Gideon's in Hudson Heights and Moishe's other location on 2nd Avenue in the East Village both shuttered, a true kosher bakery gem like Moishe's on Grand is cherished. It's become my go-to place for the best real traditional kosher chocolate babka, seeded rye, pumpernickel, and chocolate cigars. Other kosher classics like rugelach and hamantaschen can also be found, plus those wonderful cookies by the pound. One story to share about how wonderful, friendly service is I've experienced at this Moishe's was when, about a year ago, I came in to pick up (my favorite) chocolate cigars to share with some young friends visiting from Europe. I paid the elderly woman behind the counter. Then, as she returned my change, I said, "Thank you." She rapidly replied, "You don't need to thank me. I thank you - you are the customer!" There's something humbling about her genuine grateful response when you compare it to young people who can't even call you to the register with "next guest" but lazily just say "following" and no form of gratitude after they ring you up. Her outstanding line couldn't stop me smiling. (It also made me want to thank her even more!) There only some small changes to Moishe's that I've noticed over the years. With the pandemic, many individual pastries like chocolate cigars are all wrapped in plastic. Also, their yummy cookies by the pound selection doesn't include anymore (those oh so delicious) lace cookies. This time, in addition to my seeded rye and pumpernickel, I decided to try something I don't recall ever trying - chocolate kakosh. Kakosh is a rolled filled sweet bread, similar to a babka, but flatter. (See pic. Think babka's little sister!) While I first spotted poppy kakosh in the case, I decided to go for slices of the chocolate one. Boy, I'm glad I did! Their chocolate kakosh is amazing! Definitely recommend going to Moishe's for their breads, babkas, kakoshes, cookies and other baked goods! Looking forward to returning soon! read more

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great bow tie cookies!! Just like going back to the Catskills/ very reasonable and so nice. read more

Old school Jewish bakery with a nice older woman with a good sense of humor. Best Jewish corn rye I have found yet in NYC. Poppyseed pastry was not what I am used to but very delicious with lots of cinnamon, cocoa and poppyseed read more

a step back in time! My sprinkle cookie was delicious & the lovely lady behind the counter made me feel like a little kid in the best possible way. A tiny reminder of the Jewish history on the lower east side- so glad we found this special spot. read more

I love this place, we had a cinnamon vodka which we both loved and the chocolate kokosh, also delicious. I also loved the bowtie cookies! And the people work there were friendly and felt like family members I don't live close by, but I can't wait to come back when I'm in the area again. read more

In a far corner of a Lower East Side neighborhood, is a remant of a once thriving Jewish community. Moishes still serves up black and white cookies, long associated with bakeries past. This is an outlet of the larger main store that was on Second Avenue Sadly that store is long gone. An elderly woman conversing with local residents got behind the counter to ask me how much of the checkered chocolate layer cake I wanted as I gave her a signal of where to cut a piece of the loaf for me. I am so happy. read more

Moishes Kosher Bakery - Checkerboard chocolate layer cake - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

Love this authentic Jewish Bakery in the LES. This is a special place for a Unique New York bakery experience. Absolutely love their poppy seed hamantash! read more

Thanks for the HAPPY birthday cake it's completely delicious and yummy for all my friends and family by my birthday party's and for anything special read more

I love old school bakeries and throw backs to old New York but this place did NOT deliver figuratively and literally. We popped in for some Sunday danish and what we got tasted like it was baked on Tuesday. It was so stale it totally crumbled. The icing chipped off. 2.75 per danish - they had cheese and fruit. I think we got raspberry but it was so old I honestly couldn't tell. They need to circulate the danish and throw out the old ones. read more

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Mrs. Schreiber's recipes bring me back to my childhood. I met the kindest neighbors and enjoyed the chocolate Mandelbrot and the cherry Hamantashcen. read more

Moishes Kosher Bakery - Chocolate Mandelbrot - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

It's definitely a worn in bakery with no bells or whistles to speak of, but for a timeless kosher treat that won't set you back much, Moishes does the trick. They're probably most well known for their black and white cookies, though you'll find all the classic jewish baked goods on their shelves. Cash only, so don't even think of flashing a credit card. read more

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Moi she's Bakery is the last of the Mohicans of real Jewish bakeries on the Lower East Side. Alongside of getting the standard challah bread, onion rye, and rolls, they have apricot and prune hamantaschen, and you should see the longer tart cookies, chocolate babka, Rugelach, and rainbow cookies!! My new favorite thing is the chocolate roll with vanilla cream -- MMMmmm good!! GO!!! They are religious so they close early!! read more

Moishes Kosher Bakery - Chocolate roll with vanilla creme - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

Delicious, authentic Jewish pastries. Same woman working in front as was there when I lived on LES-40+ years ago and adds up cost of purchase on paper, as she did then. No computer or calculator. Store itself can use a remodeling, but then it wouldn't be unique. read more

Best chocolate babka in NYC. Plus, the staff has a lot of razzle dazzle banter and gossip. It's fun and yum.

Moishe's has THE best Babka this side of, well, ANYTHING! We call it "Babka Crack" in our house. And the Rugelach? AMZING! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. read more

UPDATE: Not a single thing has changed here. I get better baked goods in a grocery store. No joke.

Lady behind the counter you are always cranky, unfriendly and gruff. I can buy challah elsewhere. Last time I shop here. read more

I highly recommend the chocolate bells! I became a fan from when I grew up in The Bronx off of 170 Street, when it was still a diverse ethnic community in the 60's and there still a real pickle barrel store and Kosher bakeries and Kosher delicatessen's that sold real genuine square potato knishes where the outside was crispy and the inside was perfectly mashed. Moishes is the only bakery in Manhattan that sells the chocolate bells, once you taste it, you'll never want anything else read more

Every single person in this establishment is unmasked at all times, and the elderly woman working there this evening demanded I remove my face mask before ordering. Unacceptable. The pandemic is still going strong, and no one should ever be told to remove their mask. read more

We were on a custom lower east side Jewish food tour. A lady at a bus stop over heard me talk about kosher food. She recommended to go to Moishe's at 504 Grand. This place is wonderful. Nostalgic with the string hanging down. The store looks like it bakes fresh and sells out what they have. We were full at the time so I purchased the Apple Strudel that I saw in the window. DELICIOUS and the value is wonderful. The texture was so moist and not too sweet. We needed directions and the man behind the counter was perfect, tells us our best route to the subway. On the way we walked past the Yiddish Newspaper the Forward. WOW. read more

I am startled to see any complimentary comments about Moishes on Grand Street. Here is why. Upon entering the bakery a couple of weeks ago, I told the woman behind the counter that I was looking for seeded rye bread. She said she only had 1/2 of a loaf left, and I said that's fine. She proceeded to put it into a bag for me, and tell me how much I owed her. I asked her to please wait a moment, and let me see the bread. She pushed the bag towards me and walked away. When I took the loaf out, what I found was unbelievable. The bread was as hard as a rock, and that is an understatement. I put it back on the counter, and told her I have no interest in purchasing bread that is clearly inedible. She didn't respond, just stood with her back to me. The next thing I saw told me everything you want to know about this bakery. The woman tore off a piece of cake from one of the trays on the shelf, and with her bare hands, proceeded to eat, wipe the crumbs from her mouth with her fingers and put the cake back on the tray. The city is filled with some wonderful kosher bakeries. Save your health and your money. Moishes on Grand Street is not one of them. Shame on them, twice. read more

ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE...IT'S the only bakery around. So there's no competition I would like to see a another business...bakery or someone who bakes fresh every day. Everything in this store is shipped in....it's not good when there's no competition.......Looking for a good bakery!!!!!! read more

I loved the location on Second Ave. which had a bakery in the back but this is nothing like that. God knows when and where the goods are baked but they're stale and/or wrapped in plastic. read more

Disappointing. I purchased an apricot hamentaschen. It was filled with orange colored sugar confection - not a drop of apricot. Disappointed. Not to return. read more

Delicious chocolate babka (bought a loaf--loved how it gets wrapped old skool with string) and B&W cookies. People there couldn't have been nicer. Display cases are groaning with goodies. Go. read more

I feel so mothered when I come in here. I know I wrote about my surrogate Jewish mom at East Broadway Kosher. But things have changed. I have a new mom now. The dark-haired lady who works here is really sweet and insisted on feeding me samples on a recent visit. One was the tsibele kichel, oily little dough squares topped with onions and poppy seeds, only available on Thursdays and Fridays. Like focaccia run over with a roller, drizzled with oil and baked again. Addictive would be putting it lightly. Get a bag, grab a beer and you're in business. I was also fed a spicy egg and potato kugel, sold by the slab. It's a great snack for a packed lunch. I crave savory more often than sweet, but the cinnamon sticks keep me coming back too. A finger-shaped cinnamon roll with a crystallized, sugary cinnamon crust on the bottom. Bakery surrogate mom made fun of me when I said I only wanted four, and told me she could finish four in a minute. Aside from a matronly desire to fatten me up and teach me Yiddish names of baked goods, doting mockery is an important trait to look for in a bakery surrogate mother. I asked if one of the pumpernickel loaves I saw had raisins. "Well I can confirm that your eyes are still good honey," she said. "How much would you like?" read more

I love this old school kosher bakery! If you love chocolate babka and/or giant hamantashen, this is your place! I'm not a fan of the big black and white cookies and all the other kinds, but they look good. read more

In NYC for a work assignment. I arrive on the Jewish holiday of Purim, early in the morning, after celebrating a festive Purim eve with my congregation in Maryland. I am meeting with colleagues whom I've never met in person although we've been working together for weeks. So I want to bring them some Purim treats. I arrive at Penn Station and take the subway to the lower east side, near NYU, and walk straight to Moishe's bakery. It's like something from a forgotten time. Totally old fashioned. Married couple running the place. Signs on paper and cardboard. Boxes wrapped up with white string. I purchased a box of hamentaschen, the traditional Purim pastry, and a couple of large slices of chocolate babka (who sells babka by the slice other than these guys?) and another pastry, and I walk to meet my colleagues at work. We devour the baked goods. Perfect. Delicious. I want more. Prices are reasonable, service was excellent, and the atmosphere seriously like from decades ago and charming. I can't wait to return! read more

I've only been to this location a couple of times. I usually go the Moishes on 2nd Ave. I've heard they are in the same family, but I don't know. I did notice a difference in the pastries. They are both good. I only got a hamentaschen here this time around. Friendly service, not sure why they have a lot of low ratings. Items looked fresh, and there were quite a few people in there when I visited. read more

Been buying bread and sweets from here for almost 2 decades, I'm still a big fan of their rainbow cakes and black & white cookies.

I bought 1lb sugar free chocolate chip cookies as part of eating heathier. Well, I ate 5 cookies in the evening and I was up at 2 am puking up my stomach. I only ate 5 cookies and I brought up what looked like a whole box of bran flakes. I went to report my experience and the person behind the counter couldn't tell me what ingredients were in the cookies. Although he was fast to give me back my $10 I would have rather not have gotten sick at all. read more

The service is rude. The food wasn't fresh or tasty the 2 times I've tried (near my neighborhood). I would never go again.

This bakery is awesome! I stopped by while visiting the Tenement Museum (also awesome) and got the chocolate bell. It was so good I stopped on the way back and got another! Aside from the amazing bell I talked to the workers there and that was such a treat. They were incredibly friendly (so rare around here!) and they explained to me all about kosher foods and baked goods. I met three different workers there on both occasion and they were each just as kind-hearted. Definitely stop by. It is such a unique space. I love it. read more

I love this place! Genuine and real old school. Yes -- they get their goods from other bakeries, but that's a plus -- they source the best stuff from the best places. The best bread bakery rarely has equally good pastries and visa versa; this place has the best of all of them. read more

This bakery has been here since I was a child.I do believe he owns the bldg,& not interested in remodeling. This bakery hasn't changed its interior since I've been 5 yrs old.Im now over 40. The only change is the size of the pastries are smaller including the danishes, so bring a magnifying glass,but expect to pay a high price. Not worth it. Use to be excellent.I no longer visit,found a better place in Queens.NY read more

Sigh to the fading NYC.... there will never be another place quite like Moishes. Brings a tear to my eye that I will never have cigars or chocolate babka like that again outside of Europe. My go to place since I was a kid. It was a sad day when they abruptly closed. Of course the space has now been taken over by some generic, run of the mill, corporate chain bakery pushing their bland, over priced fare. So much for culture. read more

After scouring NYC for the best chocolate babka, we heard a tip that Moishe's Kosher Bakery was the best. Seriously? I've been lugging home 20 pounds of Dean & Deluca chocolate babka back to Hawaii for the last 15 years! Then when chocolate babka appeared on the cover of Food & Wine magazine January 2016 issue and Bon Appetit declared "chocolate babka is the new bagel" in February 2016, I thought "oh no! Now everyone in the U.S. will be buying NYC chocolate babka and I won't have enough to bring back to Hawaii!" (babka is unheard of in the islands). But then an amazing thing happened...suddenly chocolate babka was everywhere in the city! Sadelle's on West Broadway ($20/loaf), Bouchon at Columbus Circle ($3.50/slice), even near the checkout counter at Fine & Fresh corner supermarket! We however are very serious about our chocolate babka. Dean & Deluca's loaf was our gold standard (they raised the price over the years to its current price of $14.95). Then last weekend, we thought we hit the jackpot when we discovered the most delicious chocolate babka at Kossar's (a Jewish institution since 1936) at only $9.50 a loaf. But then we happened to be strolling past Moishe's this morning and discovered it was open! Their tiny bakery looked closed forever when we past by on Saturday. We took home their chocolate babka ($9.25 a loaf) and our Jewish friend was right, Moishe's is the BEST! read more

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