Rudy's Pastry Shop

"This famous Ridgewood pastry shop has updated it's menu in recent years with a some modern menu items and even some gluten-free choices. That is not why you are here though. You are here for the pineapple cake, the Napoleon, and the cheesecake. Don't you lie to me." - Young Jerks

"Rudy’s makes a mean bienenstich. The place was, after all, founded as a German bakery in the 1930s—although it’s been in the hands of an Italian American family for quite a few decades now, and offerings include biscotti and alfajores. Whenever you pop in, you’re guaranteed to see a crowd of locals chatting with the folks behind the counter, picking up boxes of cookies and slices of black forest cake." - bryan kim, neha talreja, willa moore, will hartman

"Rudy’s Pastry Shop, a 90-year-old German bakery that looks like something out of a Frank Capra film, has been owned by an Italian family since the 1980s, which means it’s now a spot where you can get a very good strudel or rainbow cookie. If you’re in the neighborhood and craving something sweet and specific, chances are you can get a perfectly satisfying version here—they have everything from black-and-white cookies to key lime pie. But if you want a taste of what they do best, get an oatmeal marshmallow sandwich cookie, or a slice of one of their signature beinenstich or black forest cake." - Alicia Camden

"A neighborhood fixture for birthday cakes and freshly-baked cookies for all holidays and occasions, the German bakery Rudy’s proudly dates to 1934. More recently, the bakery’s backroom doubles as a laptop-friendly cafe that, on mornings and afternoons, assembles a mean grilled cheese, a lean panini, or a croissant stuffed with ham, cream cheese, and a fried egg. Smaller treats abound, including lots of Italian pastries like cannoli." - Robert Sietsema, Andrew Karpan

"Rudy’s Pastry Shop is a decades-old establishment offering traditional pastries and anchoring the local area." - Eater Staff