It may be off the beaten path, but the best things in life don’t just land on your corner. A new bakery called Ovenly opened last Friday on Greenpoint Ave between West St and the East River, near the soon to open Transmitter Park. If you haven’t stopped in yet, you are majorly missing out on biscuit perfection and cupcake elegance, not to mention cookie genius. And they have savory treats, too!
When Ovenly’s wholesale orders grew (their first was from Veronica People’s Club) they expanded their operation and moved to Red Hook. After a year and with the desire to open a retail bakeshop so they could meet their customers and have a “face to our company,” as Agatha explained, it made sense to move back home (across from Paulie Gee’s), which is a walk to work for the baking duo.
“It all started here – it just feels right,” Agatha said.
“We pride ourselves on using simple ingredients, and not too many,” Agatha explained.
There are even choices for the dairy and gluten fearing. The Salted Chocolate Chip Cookie that I grabbed for the road and delightfully found that evening in my backpack, was the best vegan cookie and one of the best chocolate chip cookies I have ever had. These broads know how to bake.
And the gluten free goods are “naturally gluten free,” like the Hazelnut Maple Orange Cookie, Agatha explained, with nut flours that are ground in-house, a technique inspired by their Eastern European backgrounds.
I can’t believe you are still reading this and not on your way to Ovenly. Other amazing must-tries: Caramel Bacon Tart, Spring Onion Sage & Montina Cheese Frittata and Chocolate, Black Caraway and Smoked Salt Shortbread. Check out the rest of the menu, here.
Ovenly
31 Greenpoint Ave
YES. So good. And the Stumptown Stubbies they sell there are the besttttt
Congrats….a good bakery was hard to find….even growing up in the 50’s…much success…..
Jerry from Dupont and Manhattan Ave
I tried it on Friday, and it was amazing. Delicious food, friendly service, and great little details. Best of luck to our new neighborhood bakery!