The 15 Best Places for Birthday Cakes in New York City
Milk Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Birthday Cakes in New York City.

1. Milk Bar

8.4
251 E 13th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · East Village · 711 tips and reviews

Trishia P.Trishia Pascobillo: Crack pie was ok. I loved the cereal milk and birthday cake truffles!

Briana W.Briana Wuagneux: Birthday cake truffles are a must. So are the cereal milk milkshakes.

emeeme: Birthday cake (and birthday cake truffles) are amazing. Tried the new truffle flavor recently (chocolate or chocolate chip I think) and it is lightly coated with some fruit powder that packs a punch.

Tompkins Square Bagels is one of The 15 Best Places for Birthday Cakes in New York City.

2. Tompkins Square Bagels

8.9
165 Avenue A (btwn E 10th St & E 11th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · East Village · 354 tips and reviews

Paige C.Paige C: Their egg sandwiches are out of this world. And of course, don't leave without trying the birthday cake cream cheese! They also had pumpkin on the menu, but sadly were sold out!

Amanda T.Amanda Theiler: try a bagel with Birthday cake cream cheese or Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough cream cheese $3.85

Jieli W.Jieli Wu: French toast bagel with sausage egg and cheese plus birthday cake cream cheese. God bless ya

16 Handles is one of The 15 Best Places for Birthday Cakes in New York City.

3. 16 Handles

7.6
153 2nd Avenue (btwn E 9th & 10th St), New York, NY
Frozen Yogurt Shop · East Village · 134 tips and reviews

Jon-Jon G.Jon-Jon Gulla: Hands down, the best frozen yogurt place ever. You MUST try the birthday cake!

Jay M.Jay Mateo: The birthday cake flavor is to die for!

S D.S Dub: Birthday Cake with Oreo crumbs and cookie dough

Molly's Cupcakes is one of The 15 Best Places for Birthday Cakes in New York City.

4. Molly's Cupcakes

8.8
228 Bleecker St (at Carmine St), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · West Village · 254 tips and reviews

Amy T.Amy Thai: felt like a little kid again looking at retro lunch boxes on the wall, eating cupcakes, and playing on a swing set. the cake batter aka birthday cake is their best seller.

Brian M.Brian Michael: Birthday cake batter is the best.

JoJo: Creams Brûlée cupcake, birthday cake cupcake

Milk Bar UWS is one of The 15 Best Places for Birthday Cakes in New York City.

5. Milk Bar UWS

7.4
561 Columbus Ave (at W 87th St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Upper West Side · 113 tips and reviews

Leigh F.Leigh Ferreira: birthday cake truffle. compost cookie. OMG!

Liza S.Liza Solarz: The birthday cake truffle will change your life. 🙏

Leanne A.Leanne Alyssa: Cereal milk is super popular but it isn't amazing. Definitely go for birthday cake truffles!!

16 Handles is one of The 15 Best Places for Birthday Cakes in New York City.

6. 16 Handles

8.3
325 Amsterdam Ave (btwn W 75th & 76th St), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Upper West Side · 50 tips and reviews

Talia B.Talia Barkai: Heath and birthday cake are the best!!!

Mike H.Mike Hopkins: Birthday cake ❤️

Michael F.Michael Fox-Rabinovitz: Decent self serve yogurt place with lots of choice and wide range of toppings. Salted caramel and Graham crackers are nice, cookie dough and turtle caramel toppings also nice

Huascar & Co Bakeshop is one of The 15 Best Places for Birthday Cakes in New York City.

7. Huascar & Co Bakeshop

8.6
453 W 54th St (10th Ave), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · Hell's Kitchen · 12 tips and reviews

Carlos R.Carlos Ramos: Campfire, Supreme, and Creme Brûlée cupcakes, mason jar flans and cheesecakes are amazing! Jumbo Chocolate Chunk cookies are huge and a delicious bargain. They make very nice birthday cakes, too.

Alexandra V.Alexandra Vender: Huascar & Co Bakeshop is an edible art gallery of birthday cakes!

Kimmie O.Kimmie Ohh: The scrumptious cupcakes look beautiful & taste amazing. They add some Latino flavor to their desserts - lots of tres leches options (cupcakes, cakes, macaroons), alfajores, brigadeiros & flan 😍

Sedutto is one of The 15 Best Places for Birthday Cakes in New York City.

8. Sedutto

8.4
1498 1st Ave (btw 78th and 79th St), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Upper East Side · 45 tips and reviews

Adam O.Adam Oliveri: Birthday cake is pretty amazing

Jereme B.Jereme Bivins: Try the bourbon chocolate with salted caramel. The consistency is more like mousse and the bourbon flavor is subtle, but a nice addition to the chocolate.

Jason L.Jason Lancaster: Peanut butter crunch. Tastes better than you thought possible.

Paris Baguette is one of The 15 Best Places for Birthday Cakes in New York City.

9. Paris Baguette

7.6
6 W 32nd St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · Koreatown · 159 tips and reviews

ChloeChloe: Best bakery. Good for birthday cake:-)

Ailie C.Ailie Chang: Love getting birthday cakes for my friends here. Triple Berry Cake! Fruit and light sponge cake, so you don't feel bad eating it. They provide free candles and matches as well. One stop shop!

KarenKaren: Delicious pastries. They have birthday cakes, as well.

Lady M Cake Boutique is one of The 15 Best Places for Birthday Cakes in New York City.

10. Lady M Cake Boutique

8.2
36 W 40th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · Garment District · 108 tips and reviews

JinniJinni: The place to go for amazibgly light, delicious, and airy crepe cakes and mille feuilles. A wonderful birthday cake option!

Zeba S.Zeba Siddiqi: Coffee & Cakes are delicious! 20 layers Crepe cake & red velvet with some cappuccino to go with it. Good for Birthday cakes, try strawberry shortcake! Very moist and light

D&A Travel: A.D&A Travel: Anders: The "mille crepe" cake is alone worth a trip to New York. The main shop is on East 78th street, but this is more accessible - and you can enjoy it outside in Bryant Park!

Liberty Bagels Midtown is one of The 15 Best Places for Birthday Cakes in New York City.

11. Liberty Bagels Midtown

8.0
260 W 35th St, New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Garment District · 14 tips and reviews

Kristen S.Kristen S.: the birthday cake cream cheese is amazing if you have a sweet tooth like me!

Brad K.Brad Klein: For years i have been going to Best Bagel up the street, and whule they still take the crown, Liberty is a lovely second option with slightly more flexible hours

Aris T.Aris Tzimas: Best bagel in town! Polite staff! Congrats guys! 👏

Paris Baguette is one of The 15 Best Places for Birthday Cakes in New York City.

12. Paris Baguette

8.2
303 Park Ave S (btwn E 23rd & E 24th St), New York, NY
Bakery · Rose Hill · 19 tips and reviews

Lizzy K.Lizzy K: Great place for delicious & affordable birthday cakes

Amber V.Amber Vittoria: Great coffee, yogurt, macaroons, and pastries. Can't go wrong with anything here.

Gianna N.Gianna Nebbia: Some decent lunch sandwiches! way more appetizing than Pret

Empire Cake is one of The 15 Best Places for Birthday Cakes in New York City.

13. Empire Cake

8.2
112 8th Ave (btwn 15th & 16th St), New York, NY
Bakery · Chelsea · 124 tips and reviews

Steve W.Steve Watts: Made a beautiful birthday cake for my daughter while we were visiting NYC. Very easy to deal with by email and phone....and delivered on time.

Hee Jung R.Hee Jung Ryu: Great birthday cake

Michael K.Michael Kim: The black/white and red/white cookies of all sizes are the best thing on the menu!! The mini-cakes are also worth a spin--lemon and red velvet in particular!

Capri Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Birthday Cakes in New York City.

14. Capri Bakery

7.3
186 E 116th St (btwn Lexington & 3rd Ave.), New York, NY
Bakery · East Harlem · 9 tips and reviews

Dawn M.Dawn Michele: The birthday cake with pudding inside is awesome and fresh.

SabrinaSabrina: Tres leches birthday cake ..!!!

Kimmie O.Kimmie Ohh: Order a cake for special occasions. They have freshly baked bread here. Order a café con leche.

Williams-Sonoma is one of The 15 Best Places for Birthday Cakes in New York City.

15. Williams-Sonoma

8.3
10 Columbus Circle (59th St & Broadway), New York, NY
Kitchen Supply Store · Hell's Kitchen · 23 tips and reviews

RebeccaRebecca: The recipe on the cake pans makes a perfect vanilla birthday cake with vanilla frosting!

BingBing: They have fabulous #cheesemaking and #homebrewing kits. And, if you’re feeling adventurous, try out the kombucha making kit and brew your own fermented tea!

Jason T.Jason Tran: 2 orange oven mits for $20!!! Bargain!