Streudel, streudel, streudel, I made you out of phyllo.... heh. All I had here was the apple streudel. It was yummy - especially the homemade phyllo dough. Apparently this is the only place in NYC that makes their own. It wasn't life-changing, but I might go back if ever in NYC again. read more

Such a sweet, unassuming little shop. Very authentic greek sweets. It brought me back to visiting bakeries in the Ionian Islands while sailing. Just delish and they tie your box with baker's twine. read more

Poseidon Bakery deserves five stars because not only are their baked goods delicious, but they're maintaining an old Hell's Kitchen vibe that seems to be disappearing from the area. I've tried lots of different options and would recommend them all, namely the finikia, baklava, and spanakopita. I haven't purchased frozen items from them, but they do stock some pasta items that look pretty good. Not only are all the choices good, but the service is what I love: PB is a family-owned business run by people who really love the food and want to help you love it too. I've been guided through different choices while having great conversation, and it's businesses like these that keep me coming back. Wander down 9th Avenue and give Poseidon a try! read more

This Greek bakery is an old school throwback to the glory days of Hell's Kitchen. And they still make their own phyllo pastry. I haven't had a better spinach pie, especially after crisping it up a little bit more in the toaster oven at home. We freeze a bunch of them and they're always amazing! Part of the bakery's old-fashioned "charm" is they're just not open late or on Sundays or on any kind of holiday. And they don't have an answering machine or any kind of recording on their landline. I got really frustrated trying to find out their hours on a Friday afternoon before Labor Day but there was simply no way to know... isn't that quaint? I'd like to deduct a star for that, but the food's just too good... read more

A cute little family owned Greek bakery. You can't miss the distinctive blue and white paint. Inside, the family has decorated some of the area behind the counter with children's drawings and family photos. I had a piece of baklava, very sweet and sticky. Each layer of the phyllo dough was distinct, crisp, and flaky. The baklava was drenched in honey and quite rich. Almost too much for me. It was a pretty thick piece. I think it tasted better than baklava I've had before - the ground walnuts helped balance the sweetness of the honey. Apparently, the family has run this bakery for 90 years (5 generations), and comes from an area called Hipilos (sp?). I'm curious to try the alfali (made with ground pistachios), also lathered with honey. read more

The lady who owns this shop is sooo sweet. The first time I went here, I had never tried Greek pastries before, and I had so many questions, which she answered enthusiastically and patiently. She even gave me a free baklava one time because she didn't cut it very well. Fast forward two years, and my favorite treat to get is the ravani. They don't have it every day, so if I have a craving I usually call ahead. It's a sticky, honey-soaked sponge cake that is ridiculously sweet but oh so good. I also really like the almond crescent cookies - I forget what they're called, but they're covered in powdered sugar and they literally melt in your mouth. read more

So delicious! My husband and I have been to Greece twice and live in a small city, so we were excited to find this little Greek bakery in the heart of NYC. We had the spanakopita (OMG so good), a pineapple/cheese pastry (yum! Just a wee bit too small to share so get two) and the rolled baklava. All delicious, all melt in your mouth made with love. The place is small, normal for NYC, but it just adds to the charm. The woman who owns the place came out, and she just was adorable. Just so sweet and cute and told us to take our time, pointing out various things that were her personal favorites. We made our selections, and she put them all in a little box and asked if we wanted them warmed or if we were taking them home (loved that! She either didn't know we weren't New Yorkers or didn't even think about it), and tied it all up in a string. My husband tried to give her a tip, and she waved it off with a laugh. We had just gotten so used to handing a buck or two to everyone, and we thought it was very sweet and genuinely humble. She is certainly proud of the bakery and her pastries. We only got to go once, but if and when we come back we are heading straight here. Loved the place. read more

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Feel really bad giving this place one star. The lady working there was so sweet and I love old bakeries like this. Also, I am basing this low rating on just one item, so take it for what it's worth. Went in looking for galaktoboureko because we had this and it was so delicious at a restaurant in Astoria. The lady happily said, "oh, they are always kept right here and they are a favorite". It looked different than the one I was used to - more phylo dough and less custard. Turned out to be the worse sweet I have ever had that I could not eat. Tasted like pure sugar. I might as well have put a spoon into an entire sugar bowl and consume the entire bowl. $4.00 down the drain. Now the spanakopita did look good. I doubt they could go too wrong with that unless the overdose with salt as they seem to with sugar. In fact some items must be very good here based on all these high reviews. My hope is the baker was having an 'off' morning. and perhaps quadrupled the amount of sugar. read more

As soon as I discovered Poseidon Bakery (during work hours, no less), I picked up all my stuff and rushed out to get some delicious Greek pastries before anyone could say "Conference call in 10." The bakery itself is unassuming. Honestly, I did not even realize it existed despite looking straight at it for many, many times. On the shelves are assortments of pastries, savory and sweet, such as apple, apricot, cherry strudels, as well as the spinach and meat pastries. The kind lady who helped me recommended a flaky pastry with custard inside, that was still a bit warm from the oven. Hell yes! You had me at custard, yet I don't even know how to pronounce the real name of this creation. Sorry, readers. I also got a baklava, since I've never had one before. Total was $8.50 for 2 pastries, which was actually quite expensive if you look at the portions. The custard pastry was amazing. I can keep eating those all day! I will definitely be back for more; it's the beginning of a new addiction. Let me tell you something: baklavas are the stickiest substance known to man. I felt like some alien substance has infected everything I touched. I kept licking my fingers, like a cat, before I had to wash my hands and wipe everything I touched off with a paper towel. Overall, the baklava was a tad too sweet for me, but paired well with coffee. The crust stayed crispy, and flakey even though I left it in the bag overnight. Come here for great pastries. Try something you've never had before. read more

Yeah, it's the real thing. When you walk in the front door, you kinda wonder for a second whether you walked in through the back door by accident. Totally local. Hooray! The service has always been helpful and sincerely friendly to me. (None of the wild-eyed "have a super day, dude" friendliness that keeps me from entering a Starbucks.) Like, you can ask, "Wow, what is THAT?" and receive a chuckle and a good, useful answer! Go figure! Cemile is right about the nutty flavor and Jessica is right about the honey; I'd say those are the underlying flavors throughout. Goes excellent with coffee. My office orders Cupcake Cafe cupcakes every time someone has a birthday, until we're all sick to death of cupcakes. I opted for Poseidon pastry instead, and they were a great relief! Special thumbs up for the pastry filled with prune paste. No, seriously! Relatively savory, flaky, rich but not buttercream-rich. Really excellent coffee-break stuff. read more

Such a wonderful little Greek bakery. The owner was so nice and got me warm galaktoboureko straight from the oven. To die for. Not too sweet, perfectly flaky, and a perfect cream custard on the inside. The strudel are all awesome. Again not too sweet and sugary and all flaky and delicious. The apple is especially good. And apricot really delicious. Only downside is they are kinda small for 4 bucks a pop. About 4 inches by 1 inch by 1 inch. read more

5 stars. Prototypical Greek bakery. Visited this place during the Food on Foot tour of Midtown Manhattan. Our guide said this is the only Greek bakery left in the country that makes its own phyllo dough by hand. It has Greek meat, spinach (spanakopita), and cheese pies as well as deserts. Also - strudel. read more

Decent food, completely overpriced. If you want real Greek pastries go to Astoria - more variety, better prices, better taste.

We went to Poseidon Greek Bakery today on a tasting tour of Hell's Kitchen. I am CRAZY about baklava but after a taste of the wonderful light Spanakopita, I 'carried out" an baklava like pastry that was not made with walnuts but almond paste and almonds crushed together and rolled in phyllo with the same butter, honey sugar syrup drizzled over it. I am not sure what it was called but I ate that for dinner (not with dinner, AS my dinner). FANTASTIC I give it a 10 out of 10. This is a bakery folks. Just as it says. You can get coffee but take it home and enjoy it after dinner, as an afternoon snack or right on the street in front of the store if you cannot wait. I wish I had gotten more to take home!! read more

Poseidon bakery is a treasure. The Galaktobouriko from this shop is one of the three best things I've ever eaten in my life, no joke. Just incredible how filled with flavor it is. It's a near-perfect food item. The baklava is very good and comes in many different forms - flat, rolled, etc. The Finikia are outstanding and if you haven't had them before, you should give them a try. The savory items are excellent as well - Spanakopita and Kreatopita are my favorites. If there's any weak point, it's the strudels - the strudels are 'only' very good instead of incredible and amazing like everything else. But as I said, they're still pretty good. Poseidon claims to be the only bakery in america that hands makes their phyllo dough from scratch every day. After a quick google search, I can't find any other place that does. They're simply the best. A well-deserved five-star rating. read more

This tiny place sells several phyllo-wrapped pastries, but the two I've had have left me unimpressed. I first had a vegetable-filled pastry which was extremely small and too greasy. The second time, I decided to try a custard-filled pastry. This was better but still overly sweet. I don't know-I guess I don't have an affinity for Greek desserts. At least the prices are low, and the woman behind the counter is nice. read more

The baklava is the best I ever had. Really flaky, moist and delicious. I had another pastry filled with almonds and almond paste and a bunch of honey. Everything is so good here. Friendly staff and owner. They even have pastries filled with cherries, cheese, apples and custard.. Great for an afternoon snack or desert even for breakfast! read more

Words in all capitals to infer yelling: Greece, baklava, phyllo dough, honey, pistachio pistachio PISTACHIO. Literally the best. No wonder the Greek economy is collapsing. What does that even mean? I don't know. Baklava. read more

I love their Greek Easter bread! It is so perfect for Easter morning. Their assortments of honey soaked greek pastries are all good~but their Easter bread is really special. Worth a special trip~and call ahead to order it, or you may be out of luck read more

As I was walking down the international food fair I saw a huge crowd of people at their stand. Spanakopita !!!!!!! SPANAKOPITA !!!!!! Yummy !!!!!! Fresh phylo dough and right out of the oven. The people are are so great and love telling you how their family has owned this bakery for generations. A must try and a must return!!!!!! read more

Discovered this place the last time i lived in NY in 2009. Recently i've had a craving for galaktoboureko so decided to make the trip. I really like this place. It reminds me of all the old Italian/Greek/Maltese pasticcerie they used to have all over soho (London) before they all got taken over by hipster coffee shops/fashion boutiques...a simpler time. The galaktoboureko is very good, not quite as good as some of the slices of it i've had in Greece (Varsos Kifissia outside Athens blew my f*@%ing mind!) but it's still a very tasty little treat, and quite probably the best you're going to find in manhattan. read more

I finally made it here. I got 3 pieces of baklava and a piece of the cherry strudel. very crispy. read more

It's closed on Sunday and hours may not be easy to go. But pleas check this place for great pastry. The store has like 90 years of history and the owner is super nice. I stopped by stardust afternoon, and he answered and introduced everything with patience. I got the spinach one and one buttery one (don't know the name). Everything is around $4-$5. The outside is very crispy. I'm kinda of afraid to try baklava stuff, seemed too sweet this time. But since the two items I got taste so well, I'll definitely come back again to everything else. read more

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Came here on a dessert tour and our guide said this was the only place in the US that made phyllo pastry in house. I can't even remember what we ate...some phyllo thing with some custard-y thing, but to be honest, I didn't like it very much. Had a spinach pie too which was good. I'd come here for the history and if you love phyllo. I'm not a huge fan of that particular pastry, so it's a bit lost on me. read more

Definitely a go-to place for filo dough-based pastries and pies. By pies, I don't mean the sweet kind, but awesome spanikopita as well as the all-cheese version of it, too. Don't miss the galaktoboureko (creamy custard pie) and, of course, the baklava. I love the old-fashioned decor, including the antique cash register that still works! read more

Friends of mine came in from out of town and are big bakery people. They had stopped by the Poseidon Bakery and had nothing but good things to say about it. The bakery features home made baklava, kataif, saragli, strudels, spanakopita, and tiropitas in addition to coffee and espresso. There is a small counter-seating area off to the side with stools. The day I went, they had already gone home and I got the apricot strudel [as per their recommendation-very flaky] and an espresso. It was delicious but not overly sweet [with powdered sugar.] I would recommend and return. read more

Okay, I love this place. I live in Ridgewood so I'm surrounded by various ethnic bakeries, but these Greeks may beat them all. So many delights made of phyllo, honey, pistachios and their ilk. The afali is killer. Decent coffee, too. This is a remainder of old New York in a neighborhood that is filled mainly with eateries for businesspeople and theatergoers. read more

Sorry, 3 stars. I had tried this place before I went to Pi Bakery in Soho, I might have given Poseidon definitely 4 stars. Spinach pie, meat pie, custard pie (or called 'galaktoboureko')... I'd rather go to Pi Bakery in Soho.. I took a long time for me to stop by this place after 4 years I lived in Hell's Kitchen. Poseidon opens from Tuesday to Saturdays, from 9am to 7pm, so it was hard to stop by for those like me who take off work late night. I finally stepped inside at close to 7pm on Tuesday evening. The bakery inside is decorated with kids' drawing and family photos, all of which seem to show that the bakery has been long run by a family owner. Pies were good, price was decent. But not amazed. Maybe I was too addicted to Pi Bakery. read more

I couldn't resist getting a cherry cheese strudel when i saw them sitting out during the 9th ave international food festival, and i'm so glad i got it. I regret not getting some to go, but i know they would've been gone by the time i got home. It was so delicious. My girlfriend had the spinach pie, which happened to just come out of the oven. It was also ridiculously good. Good thing it's all the way on 9th ave cause i'd go here all the time if it were closer. read more

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How many places do you know that are family owned and specialize in Greek specialties? I know one, if you know any more please tell me. The spanokopita here was flavorful unlike some other ones out there. The sweets are also oozing with honey and nutty awesomeness. After eating the savory pastries, you should finish with some sweet ones like the baklava or trigona (sp?), the almond equivalent of baklava, and for sure you will be in heavenly bliss. They are so good that after I was finished I wanted to clean the wrapper. If the sweet pastries are too sweet for you, make sure you wash it down with some of Poseidon's coffee, which is real smooth. After all of that you will definitely be in a food coma. read more

The moment you walk into this store, you know that this is a family owned business. And for generations. The moment you step in, in addition to all sorts of Greek pastries, generations of photos and drawings (of family) greet you. What a cute concept. I never had such light and fluffy spanakopita (spinach pie) before. It is a good size, but it was gone before I realized that I ate it all. And a "good size" is a theme that runs through a whole store. Each pastry is quite large so aside from the savories (these, you might be having is as meal, so a relatively big piece works), you may even want to share whatever you buy. That's what I did with baklava. Which by the way, was also really tasty. read more

No seating, just display cases and cases of baklava and other delicious greek treats. They also have large platters of spinach pies and such. They don't cater - as in they do not deliver and do not heat it up for you. They will sell you giant trays of delicious baklava, etc that you can pickup and take home though. The person behind the counter told me that many caterers in NY will buy from them to use at the events they are hosting. Might be a good place to stop and pickup a tray of something yourself for a dinner party, event nearby. We bought 4 different pastries (I'm ashamed to say I don't rememer the names!) The baklava was excellent. I also really enjoyed one pastry that had what looked like crunchy strings on the top - the texture was very nice. The all pistachio pastry was a little more meaty and less sweet than the others. Lastly, we had a spinach and cheese flaky dough pastry that was amazing. Would definitely come back and simple some more treats. read more

Clean baked goods. Great neighborhood place serving locals. Check out the lovely biographical mural inside. read more

Yum, yum, yum. It was lunch time and I opted for this little Greek bakery instead of my predictable choice of Thai, which dots all along 9th ave. It was the sign for "Spanakopita - spinache, feta, dill" that piqued my interest. So I walk in to this tiny bakery with displays of baked Mediterranean goods.... trouble! I first order what I came for, a spinache spanakopita. The lady (a "filled out", typically looking Greek grandmother, who I believe owns the place) was helping the customer in front of me and instructed her to put her phyllo goodness into the oven before eating. So I asked her if she was able to heat one up for me on the spot, and she said of course, she has some in the oven! So my spanakopita was piping hot, ready to go. The filling was thick cheesey spinache, without too much cheese and fluffly phyllo exterior. A perfectly savory, warm treat in the cold air that just hit the spot! But wait, it didn't stop there. I could not leave this place without trying the sweets. I grew up eating baklava so this is also a weak spot. However, I opted for the Kataifi (looks like its a roll of shredded wheat). This one had an almond/honey filling. One complaint is that some of the shredded bits were a bit too hard ... is that normal? I also ordered a pistachio filled sweet, oozing with honey syrup. read more

I'm tearing up just thinking about the warm galaktoboureko. If I lived in town, I'd be there everyday. I'd plan a trip for another box of Finikia. Old world magic. Ps - The owner, Lili, is one of the warmest and most charming people in the country. read more

A bunch of us at work have this competition to see who can bring the best breakfast for everyone. It's really turned into a competition to see who knows the best bakery in the five boroughs. Today was my turn and having brought stuff from Poseidon, there is a general consensus that I've tied one of the others for the best we've had thus far. I stuck with all the breakfast-appropriate items, which was really all the strudel. The guy there said anything else would likely be too heavy for breakfast proper, so I went with his judgement. Picking up one of each flavor, save the apricot cheese since there were none when I stopped in, plus an extra cherry, the whole thing came to a little over $30. Not considering the quality, it isn't the cheapest breakfast, but it certainly is a couple of steps above a boring bagel. The phyllo is light, airy and crispy, and the filling is sweet, but not overly so. I'm a complete novice when it comes to Greek-anything, so I've nothing to compare it to, but judging solely on what I ate, it was very good. So thank you, Poseidon, for your wares have given me a share of the top spot in my office. (It's shared because this was sweet, whereas the other was savory, so it's not really an apples-to-apples comparison.) read more

"Of all the baked-goods joints in all the towns in all the world, I walk into Poseidon." And an I glad I did! The spanakopita was amazing. Not overpoweringly spinach-y but very flavorful. The dough absolutely made it, though. Words cannot describe it but my tongue's doing a little dance of joy just thinking about it. Next time, I'm trying the baklava (and probably several other pastries there, who am I kidding?!). read more

I had a spanakopita and a trigona, a honey-almond-paste thing. The spanakopita was served cold. ...Okay? Good thing I was taking it to go, but I can imagine it wouldn't be so fun if I wanted to enjoy some Greek pastry just walking down the street and finding it cold and congealed. But once I warmed it up it was really good. A nice blend of feta cheese and spinach, not too greasy like some phyllo-dough things I've had. It's great that they make their own phyllo dough. The trigona was very sticky and honey-soaked, and the almond paste tasted like marzipan. It was okay. The phyllo dough itself was very good. Perhaps I just don't like marzipan. I do want to try their meat pie someday. The service was very warm and friendly! read more

Went to Poseidon for the first time to get some desserts for Mother's Day weekend. Ended up getting a box of two types of delicious cookies (a dozen each)! Highly recommend them; friendly and fast service with fresh bakes. read more

I don't want to give a two star rating since it's a family business but the baklava I bought was extremely sweet that I couldn't eat half of it and I think the prices are quite high for the size of the pastry (poppy seed strudel and baklava came out to $9). Unfortunately I wouldn't come back here. read more