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"Walking in the East Village, blink and you might miss this tiny storefront from baker Greg Rales (look for the “Be Gay, Eat Cookies” A-frame out front). Cake is the specialty here, though they have been growing in popularity for their oversized weekend-only special cinnamon buns and olive oil cakes as well. They always have several whole cakes you can order, and one type of cake available by the slice at any given time. You might stop by to find a classic like yellow birthday with chocolate sour cream frosting or lil’ pudding (their riff on a devil’s food cake), or you might find a rare slice, like a chips n’ dip cake or latke cake." - Mike Chau

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"At Red Gate Bakery, Greg Rales does exactly this and does it better than anyone else." - Charlotte Druckman

Red Gate Bakery in the East Village Makes the Best Birthday Cake in NYC - Eater NY

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"The red velvet bread is available at NYC’s Red Gate Bakery throughout February." - Tanay Warerkar

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"East Village pastry stop Red Gate Bakery is back for one-day only this weekend. The bakeshop’s burnt chocolate cookies, brown butter carrot loaves, and coconut banana cake are available for pre-order until 11:59 p.m. this Thursday, April 30. Orders can be picked up at the bakery this Saturday between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m." - Luke Fortney

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I wrote a comically long Yelp review ranking all their cookies at one point, but the short version is that they are all good. Cocoa Au Lait and Buttermilk Rancher are my fave. Their cake slices are amazing, get the pistachio strawberry one if they have it

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Vivianne Barretto

Google

Very cute bakery. Service was good and the prices are reasonable. I found that it had less choices than in some other bakeries in the East Village but what they have is good. The Miso Apple bar was a bit too salty.

MeiLing Lu

Google

Love their weekend-only sticky buns! I had tried the tiramisu and corn flavors. Very moist and full of flavor (and creative!) If you are a fan of cinnamon, definitely don’t miss their OG cinnamon bun.

Sifrah Hewis

Google

The creme brulee cake exceeds my expectations!!! Not too sweet, well balanced, nice texture, the creme brulee in the middle was soooo good!!! The Corn Cinnamon Roll was the best thing ever. It tastes a little like condensed milk and have corn in every single layer. Cute menu variations, the bakery smells so delicioussss!! Would would come back

jbreviews

Google

The slice of cake, which was about $10, was decent. A little too dry and stiff, and the chilled buttercream wasn’t fluffy enough, but the flavors were good, and the crème brûlée topping was delicious. Arrived a couple minutes before opening and had to wait while they finished setting up, including taking a few extra minutes to put a table and chairs outside past 11. Might come back depending on rotating cake flavor, but not a must.

JR Casa

Google

Idk how I feel. Or if I really like the pastry here. Had homemade Oreo, miso cookie, blueberry bun, banana bread, I didn’t get any satisfaction or completion with the flavor! I don’t think I will revisit for any more purchases

Ruby Chan

Google

＊ Pumpkin Olive Oil Loaf A comforting pastry gathering all the fall flavors and scents into cake form. After hearing glowing reviews about Red Gate's fall special loaves, I decided to swing by and grab a slice on the last day of October. So glad that I didn’t sleep on this delectable fall treat. The loaf was packed with pumpkin and fall spice flavors, topped with luscious spiced cider frosting and toasted seeds. Olive oil made the cake extra moist, absolutely delightful. The deeply browned top was addictively delicious. If you are in search for an extremely pumpkiny pastry, Red Gate’s pumpkin loaf won’t let you down.

Alex Wiley

Google

Very cute bakery with unique flavors. We tried the everything bagel, miso peanut butter, and cardamom doodle cookies. The cookies are all very thin with the perfect crispy on the edges, chewy in the middle texture. The everything bagel cookie was a favorite, who knew garlic and cookies go together!

Selina Cohens

Google

The bakery is average!!! The service subpar. I think the counter girl hates her job!! *People say don’t quit your day job. But she should, immediately.*Oh and the crumb cake… let me spare you, not great. Barely edible if I’m being totally honest. I despise how social media platforms create hype around businesses that don’t deserve it.

Vivianne Barretto

Google

Very cute bakery. Service was good and the prices are reasonable. I found that it had less choices than in some other bakeries in the East Village but what they have is good. The Miso Apple bar was a bit too salty.

MeiLing Lu

Google

Love their weekend-only sticky buns! I had tried the tiramisu and corn flavors. Very moist and full of flavor (and creative!) If you are a fan of cinnamon, definitely don’t miss their OG cinnamon bun.

Sifrah Hewis

Google

The creme brulee cake exceeds my expectations!!! Not too sweet, well balanced, nice texture, the creme brulee in the middle was soooo good!!! The Corn Cinnamon Roll was the best thing ever. It tastes a little like condensed milk and have corn in every single layer. Cute menu variations, the bakery smells so delicioussss!! Would would come back

jbreviews

Google

The slice of cake, which was about $10, was decent. A little too dry and stiff, and the chilled buttercream wasn’t fluffy enough, but the flavors were good, and the crème brûlée topping was delicious. Arrived a couple minutes before opening and had to wait while they finished setting up, including taking a few extra minutes to put a table and chairs outside past 11. Might come back depending on rotating cake flavor, but not a must.

JR Casa

Google

Idk how I feel. Or if I really like the pastry here. Had homemade Oreo, miso cookie, blueberry bun, banana bread, I didn’t get any satisfaction or completion with the flavor! I don’t think I will revisit for any more purchases

Ruby Chan

Google

＊ Pumpkin Olive Oil Loaf A comforting pastry gathering all the fall flavors and scents into cake form. After hearing glowing reviews about Red Gate's fall special loaves, I decided to swing by and grab a slice on the last day of October. So glad that I didn’t sleep on this delectable fall treat. The loaf was packed with pumpkin and fall spice flavors, topped with luscious spiced cider frosting and toasted seeds. Olive oil made the cake extra moist, absolutely delightful. The deeply browned top was addictively delicious. If you are in search for an extremely pumpkiny pastry, Red Gate’s pumpkin loaf won’t let you down.

Alex Wiley

Google

Very cute bakery with unique flavors. We tried the everything bagel, miso peanut butter, and cardamom doodle cookies. The cookies are all very thin with the perfect crispy on the edges, chewy in the middle texture. The everything bagel cookie was a favorite, who knew garlic and cookies go together!

Selina Cohens

Google

The bakery is average!!! The service subpar. I think the counter girl hates her job!! *People say don’t quit your day job. But she should, immediately.*Oh and the crumb cake… let me spare you, not great. Barely edible if I’m being totally honest. I despise how social media platforms create hype around businesses that don’t deserve it.

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