Milk Bar

Milk Bar Park Slope sits on 6th Avenue between Union and President, a few blocks south of Grand Army Plaza. Christina Tosi opened the original Milk Bar in the East Village in 2008 and has built it into one of the names that defines New York pastry. Tosi has won the James Beard Award twice and the Brooklyn shop carries the full menu: cereal milk soft serve, milk bar pie, the unfrosted layer cakes that the brand built its reputation on. Coffee runs alongside the pastry program, designed to pair, not to lead. The room is small and built for grab-and-go, with a bench outside for park-walkers stopping by on their way to Prospect Park. Open weekday mornings into the afternoon. Order the cereal milk latte if you came in for the part of the menu that pairs Tosi's signature flavor with espresso. Order a slice of milk bar pie with a drip if you came for the dessert that built the chain.