Frenchette Bakery at the Whitney

"Frenchette Bakery is both a bakery and cafe by chefs Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson located at the Whitney Museum. At the bakery, one can pick up viennoiserie, individual pastries, baguettes, sandwiches and coffee. Or one can sit at the cafe to a meal with a fine menu that includes duck confit and rotisserie chicken. This is the second location of this fine bakery from these two chefs. I had a single shot Cortado, a croissant au Jambon with Gruyère. a croustillant with hibiscus and and a packet of Bouchons. Small high tables with stools are located outside to eat and leave. Lingering is not encouraged. The food was tasty but a touch expensive."

"Fantastic late lunch. For vegetarians, often there aren’t too many options but here it was hard to choose what to pick. The cauliflower was delicious, as was the dandelion salad. Gnocchi are outstanding. And the bread! Although desert was not strictly necessary after all that food, it’s such a treat. Highly recommend."

"New cafe outpost at the Whitney, perfect for a light lunch or snacks to go after the museum. They have bread loafs, assorted savory and sweet baked goods, and patisserie. The pistachio Paris-brest and Gruyère choux buns are really delicious!"

"I've always liked Frenchette and their bakery in Tribeca, but this one at the Whitney is poorly operated. Professionalism is a joke in here. Employee don't remember what you got and cannot fulfill them in the right order. After waiting 10 minutes for a black coffee we saw our drink being given to someone who came later. When we kindly asked about our order, we were told to "be patient" because he was busy. Okay. And later that same employee serve the wrong pastry to another customer because "they are both rhubarb." And despite how much I loved Frenchette Bakery's pistachio croissant, I am unable to enjoy the "Paris-Brest A La Pistache" here. Not only because of the terrible service, the pastry itself was an unbalanced mishmash of flavors. The pistachio cream was too thick, too sweet, and too salty at the same time for the tiny, stale choux. Had to throw away most of it because even with coffee this is unbearably heavy. No. This is not what I expect from Frenchette Bakery, and shall I blame the Whitney?"

"Had a delicious vegan pastry. I cannot remember the name of it but it was some sort of like chocolate cruffin with a creamy chocolate filling and a brandied cherry. The pricing was not bad for a vegan pastry either. I didn't notice any other vegan pastries but this option was good. I wouldn't go out of my way for it but a solid choice for a quick snack at the whitney."