William Greenberg Desserts

Upper East Side


Stop in at this Manhattan institution for its signature New York–style black-and-white cookies – soft, cakey discs dipped in vanilla and chocolate glazes (grab a box of minis for the trip home). Classic egg-cream sodas come in three flavors; its brownies are divine, too. Take-out only.

There's a kiosk in the basement food hall of the Plaza Hotel.


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