Some Little Treats Around New York City

“Here are the three parameters for what counts as a little treat. One, you don’t need a reservation to get it. Two, it costs under $20. Three, little treats don’t have leftovers. Here are some of our favorites:” “I’m Priya. I love to get the daily slice of cake at Salty Lunch Lady. I feel like cakes have this tendency to taste saccharine and one-note, and their cakes are tart and sweet and light and airy, and they’re like everything I want a cake to be, but never is.” “I’m Luke Fortney, and my favorite little treat of all time is the currant roll at Trinidad Golden Place. Trinidad Golden Place is a Trinidadian bakery that also sells Chinese food, and for years, people have been lining up right at 3 p.m. when the currant rolls come out of the oven. For a few dollars, you get a tender rolled pastry with jammy currant inside. There’s so many bakeries that sell currant rolls, but for me, this is the one to beat.” “I’m Becky Hughes, and I know that Steve’s Authentic key lime pie in Red Hook is not a secret. My favorite thing to get there is called the Blondie Swingle. It’s a miniature key lime pie that they freeze on a popsicle stick. They spread raspberry puree across the top and they dip it in white chocolate. The combination of the graham cracker crust and the salty white chocolate and the tart, tart filling — it is so good.” “I’m Mahira Rivers and one of my favorite spots for a little treat is Fong On in Chinatown. This family-run tofu factory makes fresh soy milk and blocks of tofu. But I come here, especially for the silken tofu pudding. It has an amazing soft and slippery texture, almost like a cross between jelly and custard. Unlike other shops that sell tofu pudding, Fong On has a toppings bar with things like chewy boba, rainbow jelly or sweet red bean.” “My name is Nikita Richardson. One of my favorite little treats is the egg custard coffee at Larry’s Ca Phe. So it’s an iced coffee with a thick layer of egg cream, and underneath that is a layer of Vietnamese coffee. It tastes like dessert coffee. So if that’s what you’re looking for, you’ve already found it.”