Vegan Cookies by a Candy Pink East Village Counter

Start with the cookies, the visual cue that turns a quick East Village stop into a proper dessert run. The counter turns out chunky chocolate, pistachio, and pale sugar cookies, while the case also holds egg free French macarons in pistachio, lavender, and chai. Artisan chocolates, cookie sandwiches, snickerdoodles, and strawberry cupcakes round out the sweet case. The 440 East 9th Street address keeps the stop easy to fold into an East Village walk.

Inside, turquoise walls, a red display case, and rows of macarons give the tiny room a playful, handmade pulse, and there is no indoor seating, which makes the plan simple, choose a box, take it outside, and keep walking down East Ninth Street. Confectionery! holds a 4.7 rating from 364 reviews, a steady signal for a bakery built around plant based treats. Bring someone who likes comparing flavors, or keep the box for yourself.