I like this place. It's small, not fancy but you can tell it's just been around forever. I like getting bread here when Iam feeling fancy. I always get a pastry too. I never remember the name of what I get, but all I know is that portions are huge and definitely satisfy and sugar tooth you may have. A lot of the staff and customers speak polish. read more

The tiniest bakery I have yet to be in. Very old place, in a very old neighborhood. The service is great, and the pastries are very good. Everything is so fresh. It's like stepping back in time, and well worth the trip. read more

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Very nice people, I went on a Sunday and I would not recommend that. I felt the product was maybe "leftover" the poppy seed danish went straight to trash. Stale. I would try again but not on Sunday. read more

Good bakery. A bit of a hole in the wall but with an attentive staff member. She shared ideas on her favorites and they were all pretty good. We ended up having the peach cheesecake - loved it. We had a certain babka too, which we also enjoyed. read more

I stumbled upon Piekarnia Staropolska during my visit to Greenpoint today. I took one look in the window and saw the poppyseed streudel and babka and that was it... The memories of my babe who was born in Warsaw and could bake deliciousness in a snap of a finger and the bakery on 13th Street,Brooklyn that my grandparents used to buy these delicacies when I was younger, crystallized immediately. I entered the small shop and took it all in.. the breads: challah, wheat, rye, pumpernickel.. just wonderful. I was really interested in the babka and there were two kinds to order; blueberry and cheese and plain cheese. I was so excited that I called my mom to let her know about this wonderful find. I decided on the cheese babka, bargain at $7.50. I was pretty stoked and told the two employees about my grandma born in Poland, etc..and.. I.. got.. nothing. Bupkus. Then other patrons came in and spoke in Polish and there was conversation taking place. I hate to agree with other reviewers, but this is not a friendly shop. Unfortunately, these days having a great shop with delicious baked goods doesn't amount to much. Hopefully, on my next visit, Old Poland will be replaced by a newer and friendlier bakery. Additionally, Warsaw is on my travel bucket list and my cousin and me are planning to retrace our grandma's lineage. *3 stars for beautiful baked goods, minus 2 stars for unpleasantness. read more

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It's a cute cozy bakery. I picked out mixed berries cheesecake & some sort of apple pie/cake, both very delicious. The lady over the counter is helpful/friendly. read more

I got a huge TGTG order (29 pastries!). I got to try a bunch of things but bottom line is that they are generally less flaky/buttery/sweet than a typical French good. They taste more plain, so probably work better for folks who want less decadent pastries. In reheating them, I found that a longer time at lower heat (15 mins at 250 degrees) worked best. Regular croissants were too bland for my liking, but the chocolate one was more interesting (chocolate was more coagulated in a nice way). Cheese croissant (sweet) was better too. There was a plethora of squarish pastries with a slightly sweet cheese filling and 3-4 raisins. They were topped with a light scattering of crumble. Very filling. Also had poppy seed loaf, a loaf with a side pocket of grape(?) jelly, strudel with the same cheese filling as the squares, and apple strudel. read more

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This bakery is absolutely terrific. I have purchased some of the best bread I've ever had from this establishment. I wish I had bought more slices of cake to bring home with me because everything was so moist, delectable, and absolutely mouth-watering. read more

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They have a $5 card minimum but apart from that it's a great bakery and very well priced. The Apple turnover and cheese filled puff were both very good. read more

Good selection of breads. Pastry assortment and quality are inconsistent (ex., some donuts have a good amount of filling, others have none!). Space is small and can get crowded if there's a shipment. Service, as others have mentioned, is much better if you speak Polish. Some employees can be extremely curt and rude. read more

When I am craving Paczki (aka Polish Donut) this bakery is my go-to place . What makes a good paczki is of course a great recipe, achieved at this bakery . The ones here are filled with delicious jelly , the right amount at that . The paczki is light and airy inside but dense. A win-win-win! This bakery also makes a scrumptious cheese Babka. With al the goodies they sell , you will walk out with many items . The prices are reasonable too with such great quality. read more

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A classic old Polish bakery, with great bread, strudels, and poppy seed rolls

This is a great place to buy fresh Polish breads and pastries. Unlike some other yelp reviewers I never had an issue with staff until today. In the Covid world everyone does their part to protect others, except for this employee of Old Poland Bakery. This lady was wearing her mark below the chin so I politely asked her to put in on, I figured she forgot. I was wrong, she didn't forget, she told me that Covid19 is a hoax created by the elites and that she will not wear a mask because it is bad for her health. I decided not to argue, took a photo and left. We are not 100% sure how Covid is transmitted, I took my goods and dumped them in the nearby trash. I also filed a complaint with the city and will try to contact the owner. read more

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PURCHASED: Whole Staropolski Loaf ($3.50-ish) and Olive Bread ($1.50 ea.) TOTAL: $5 PROS: + Bread cutter: They cut your loaf for you. It is perfect toast in the morning with eggs. + Affordable: Generous mount of bread for $3.50 beats the local super market across. + Polish-speaking: Polish Polish Polish. This spot is worked by a few attractive Polish girls. To say "thank you" in Polish, it is, "Dziękuję." CONS: - Not baked in-store: It is delivered in the morning. When I asked where/details on the bread, they did not disclose. It is a mystery. IMPRESSION: If it is any indicator of how good it is, I have come here at least 8+ times within the past 10 months. Great-priced bread. Will certainly return in the future. read more

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Upon stepping into the small shop and asking the girl behind the counter what she would recommend, she pointed to the honey cakes. A Polish customer concurred, so we decided to try a chocolate honey cake slice for $5-6. The hulk of a slice was delectable, and despite its name, not overly sweet. A few bites more than satiated our taste buds and curiosity. We stored the rest in the fridge and continued to chip away at it for the rest of the week. The place offers more varieties of babka than I was even aware of, different types of breads, as well as other cakes and pastries, including paczkis. Based on the clientele and popularity, the goods are both authentic and scrumptious, while the prices are reasonable. We would definitely return to try other items such as the poppy seed roll. read more

Just passing by and saw this tiny bakery along Manhattan Ave. Got the cheese babka, poppy bread, and a sponge cake roll with blueberry and cream- forgot the name. All were delish and not too sweet. The woman who was helping us is strict on social distancing; she didn't allow other people to come in u til 2 of us were done. read more

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I usually give 3 stars for product quality and 2 stars for service . The bakery has delish bread thus the 3 stars but the help needs to check themselves. They guy got annoyed when I asked a question about the bread . He wasn't busy I was the only one in the 3x3 bakery. Umm your job is to answer customers questions about the products you sell , if don't know these answers... who's going to know ? If you don't like your job quit and find another. Don't sit there and turn people off from coming back. read more

Delicious pastries and bread. I have been coming here for years. I wear my mask when I go out and I am fully vaccinated, and I feel 100% safe when I go into this place of business. Their sponge roll is delicious along with their homemade bread. Everyone is really friendly and they will explain all the different desserts to you in case you are like me and don't know a lot about Polish cakes and sweets. They also have amazing danishes with fillings like cheese, apple, and even once in a while rose jam. I wished I lived closer so I can come here all the time. read more

Yesterday I was here and purchased 2 poppy seed rolls and paid for them $15 together. I'm confused because usually these rolls are $5 each. They weren't that fresh and delicious and they were extremely overpriced. I am very dissatisfied with the experience I had here. read more

i drive 45 minutes to get here that's all you need to know. It's good stuff. I like the cake and bread amazing quality and the prices are a great. I know there are two girls working there one is really nice the other not so much. She's not mean but you can tell she's just there to do her job and go home lol. Which isn't a problem just surprising to her act that way knowing how the other girl is. read more

I was walking to take the L train and came upon this bakery. Mainly because it smelled so good and I got distracted turned my head to the left, then voila I saw the amazing sweets displayed outside waiting to be eaten by yours truly. Hmm... my mouth salivating, I went in and got myself a chocolate donut. Boy, I was not disappointed. Will definitely grab some sweets here every time I am by the neighborhood. read more

Old Poland Bakery - Looks better in person. Definitely got some after I passed by, lol. - Bakeries Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Ive been to this closet sized bakeries a few years back and was pleased. A nice selection of polish goodies considering the size of the place. I just had the Pączki thought it was amazing. Like other reviewers I would agree that the girl behind the counter came off as a bit rude, in fact she was on the phone the entire time I ordered. Oh well didn't bother me none. read more

I'm not sure if I came at the right time or how long the cakes were sitting, but one of the cakes I ordered had a greenish tint inside. I was so grossed out, that I threw it away and the other one I ordered. read more

Old Poland Bakery - Green-looking cake inside. - Bakeries Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Location: The place seems to embed in Poland neighborhood. The place is not hard to be found - take G train and get off at Greenpoint Ave... you will see the place. The store is tiny - hard for more than 3 people to stand at the same time. The store seems to do every bakery - they have babka, donut, bread and so on. The store does have a sign but the name is not Old Poland Bakery somehow... Food: since it's call poland bakery, I went for their donut. Chocolate donut with boston cream I think the poland version of donut is ...something I couldn't stand. It's not particularly because of this place but other poland place where they served donuts all tastes bland. The dough is not chewy enough for another bite and the inside jelly isn't good as well. Price: it's cheap. Service:... They seem to speak less fluently in English. Attitude is very ... Overall: food is average...3 star read more

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Authentic Polish bakery with house baked breads & Polish pastries as well as some good dilly egg salad. Went here on Sunday before Sandy and the line was out the door. They sell their fresh breads in quarters which sometimes are $1.40 for real European rye, country whites, dark bread, baguettes. There are some prepared foods as well. This is what Williamsburg was pre-hipster a European inspired old school nabe joint. Old Poland rocks! read more

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Huge Boston cream donuts $1.50! Small shop. Friendly server named Paulina. Thick, heavy donut with a little cream in center uniquely glazed in real chocolate. If it had more cream inside I would give it 5 stars. It is a little dry. Tried the coconut glazed donut. I do not recommend it. It also has very little cream inside and is dry due to lack of filling. read more

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Wonderful chocolate cake with raspberry mousse... Flavorful and light. Glad I wandered in! Pastry and bread all looked great.

Made the trip here with high hopes for a delicious childhood treat - poppy seed cake! I think Joe S' review for "best poppy seed cake" got me prematurely optimistic. Unfortunately I noticed too late that he also thought H&L bagels were "best bagels in New York!!!" to determine sound credibility. The bakery, if you can call it that, is a dingy (read moderately dirty) hole in the wall the size of a walk-in closet. The girls behind the counter seemed incredulous that despite my Eastern European features I spoke no Polish nor am of Polish descent. But alas, I decided to chance it on the poppy roll although I automatically had doubts based on its appearance. Took it to a family dinner and absolutely everyone hated it. Dry crumbly dough, over-processed poppy that probably came from a can with loads of sugar, and the toughness of a stale loaf. What a waste of $10 - no wonder they have a huge "NO REFUND!" sign - my guess is that they would lose all their earnings. read more

I love this bakery. Now that I'm staying at home, I get one of the poppy seed cakes to share with my room mate throughout the week. Really great treat to pick you up in the afternoon! Plus, all of the bread is great. The different seed breads in particular are unlike anything I've ever had. Also the cheese cake and babkas are delicious! read more

Delicious donuts. The taste, the smell, the flavor is out of this world. This bakery is fabulous.

Best authentic Polish bakery in Greenpoint! Great breads, excellent babka and pastries. Only challenges are the tiny size of the shop (though that's part of the atmosphere, admittedly) and that there's no ramp to get up over the entry step with your stroller or cart. read more

Do not come here unless you speak Polish well. I speak a little bit of Polish, but I did not know the vocabulary to order what I wanted so I just spoke English. I ordered what I wanted off the menu and the woman working claimed that they don't serve that type of babka. She was incredibly rude about it. I ordered some poppyseed cake instead. She once again was really rude and slammed the cake down in front of us while snarking saying "This is it." I paid and left, only to look in the window and see the babka I wanted all along sitting there on full display. She was not like this with the other customers, she was very cordial. But then again, they were all speaking fluent Polish. read more

Staff is patient, helpful and pleasant. Nice variety of products. Will visit again when I'm in neighborhood.

Nice local bakery, but very inconsistent quality control. Often you'll get something that is supposed to be filled, but turns out to be an empty lump. Try to pick out ones that look good, don't leave it up to chance to avoid getting a lump of disappointment. read more

I am a big fan of anything with tvaroh in it, and this store's "cheesecake" totally hit the spot! I can't wait to try their other products, too! read more

Had one rye left early on a weekend and went with that, as the young staffer knew English. Forgettable, and apparently should've gone poppy seed or babka. read more

Are you "new to the Hood"? You know, a Young Urban Creative? Well if so, please don't be a gentrifier. Don't be the guy who only visits places which remind him of all the other Young Urban Creative spaces found all over 'BubbleLand" while ignoring the indigenous and then after it is too late lamenting its passing. You need to hit up places like Old Poland Bakery. Sure, there are plenty of gentrifier bakeries in the hood where you can spend 5 bucks on a salty, gummy, chocolate chip cookie served indifferently. At Old Poland you can FEAST for very little money on fresh baked cherry and poppy babka, the best fresh baked breads to be found anywhere in NYC (try the pumpernickel, the challah, the 7 grain, sourdough rye and the grandma), fresh danish and cherry/blueberry cheesecake to take home and enjoy with your coffee. Do not take them for granted. Support these businesses. They may not be around forever. read more

Oh. My. God. Got an amazing old-country wheat bread that was dense, flavorful, fresh and cheap. Then, got a chocolate-covered honey cake. Giddyapp! $7 all-in and I've never tasted anything as good. This place is the real deal. I'll be back. If you're in the area, stop in. read more

Everyone is always going (do)nuts about Peter Pan Bakery just down the road from here and its not unwarranted. But this place is like it's more secretive, classier cousin, the donuts look like works of art, a rich dark color with powdered sugar. I'm yet to try the bread, can't wait to... read more

Their $3.50 7 grain loaf is the basis of every sandwich I make, and I make a lot of sandwiches.