Billy's Bakery
Address: 184 Ninth Avenue (between West 21st & 22nd Street)
Phone: 212-647-9956
Website: www.billysbakerynyc.com
Run by a veteran of the much-beloved Village institution, Magnolia Bakery. Walk in the door and you are submerged in the buttery goodness of warm apple crumb pies and well-frosted cupcakes.
F & B
Address: 269 West 23rd Street
Phone: 646-486-4441
Website: gudtfood.com
A high-end hot dog stand. This European variation on the basic dog gets raves from connoisseurs. A far cry from Gray's Papaya, here you can sample a Danish wiener with a carton of crisp sweet potato fries. And for the vegetarians in the crowd, there's a veggie substitute. They even serve beer and champagne. Oscar Meyer would faint dead in his tracks if he got a whiff of this place.
If you like brownies (and, seriously, who doesn't?), this is your personal heaven or hell. Fat Witch offers eight different varieties of killer chocolate brownies in addition to a variety of other baked goodies, like butterscotch blondies and icy-delicious sugar cookies. Enter if you dare.