Find Chocolate Babka and Bourekas on the Upper East Side

For chocolate babka and bourekas on the Upper East Side, visit Michaeli Bakery at 401 East 90th Street in Manhattan. This Israeli bakery is known for chocolate babka with a crispy glaze and savory bourekas, with pastries including pistachio and cherry croissants, almond croissants, Nutella cookies, halva rugelach, cheese danishes and spicy cheese sticks. Plan around the listed hours: Monday–Thursday 7 AM–6 PM, Friday 7 AM–5 PM, Saturday closed, and Sunday 8 AM–6 PM. The POI is rated 4.8 from 246 reviews.

Address: 401 East 90th Street, Manhattan, New York
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7 AM–6 PM · Friday 7 AM–5 PM · Saturday closed · Sunday 8 AM–6 PM
Price: $$
Best for: chocolate babka, bourekas, croissants and rugelach
Rating: 4.8 out of 5 from 246 reviews
Phone: (646) 454-1466

The bakery case is a good place to start: the asset lists a crispy-glazed chocolate babka, pistachio and cherry croissants, almond croissants, Nutella cookies, cheese danishes and spicy cheese sticks. It also highlights halva rugelach, so shoppers can compare sweet and savory pastries in one stop. If you are choosing a first item, the chocolate babka is the signature pick supported by the page’s summary and review note. Check the weekday or Sunday hours before setting out.

Michaeli Bakery opens at 7 AM Monday through Thursday and closes at 6 PM; Friday runs 7 AM–5 PM, Saturday is closed, and Sunday is 8 AM–6 PM. That makes the weekly schedule easy to plan around, but Saturday is the key exception. For an early pastry run, Sunday is the only weekend opening listed. The address is 401 East 90th Street, so use the full street address when planning an Upper East Side stop.

Use the facts on this page to set your starting point: Michaeli is an Upper East Side bakery at 401 East 90th Street, with chocolate babka, bourekas, croissants and rugelach in its documented selection. The page does not provide booking information, so plan around the listed hours rather than assuming a reservation option. For a first stop, the address-plus-hours combination is the clearest comparison point when weighing this bakery against the nearby pages in the list below.

Where is Michaeli Bakery?
401 East 90th Street in Manhattan, New York.

What are Michaeli Bakery’s hours?
Monday–Thursday 7 AM–6 PM, Friday 7 AM–5 PM, Saturday closed, and Sunday 8 AM–6 PM.

What is Michaeli Bakery known for?
Chocolate babka with a crispy glaze and savory bourekas, along with croissants, cookies, rugelach, danishes and spicy cheese sticks.

What is the price range?
The asset lists $$.

How is it rated?
4.8 out of 5 from 246 reviews.

What is the phone number?
(646) 454-1466.

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