Vegan Cupcakes and Custom Cakes on the Upper East Side

A blue striped awning marks Butterly Bakeshop on East 78th Street, with a yellow bike out front and a chalkboard promising room for cake. Inside, exposed brick frames a glass case stacked with cupcakes, and a pink neon sign reading you're my butter half glows over the register. The lineup runs from chocolate drip layer cakes to brownies, whoopie pies, and swirled buttercream cupcakes. The case also holds vegan strawberry, vegan cookies and cream, and gluten free dulce de leche cupcakes, a range that lets mixed dietary tables order from one spot. Custom celebration cakes come finished with chocolate shards and gold beading, built to order for birthdays and small parties in Yorkville. Regulars rate it 4.7 across 110 reviews. The room seats only a handful, and most orders travel a few blocks home. Pick a weekday afternoon for the quietest counter and the fullest case.