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Is Baked Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Brooklyn, NY)

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As of September 2026, Baked is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 7, 2026.

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What the source shows: The bakery's own website, checked September 7, 2026 and carrying a 2026 copyright notice, says founders Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito still own and operate the Red Hook bakery.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Baked is a bakery and cafe that pastry chefs Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito opened in 2005 at 359 Van Brunt Street in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, best known for its dense, fudgy "Baked Brownie," which America's Test Kitchen and NBC's Today Show both named the best brownie. The shop's desserts have also been featured on the Martha Stewart Show, the Today Show, Food Network, Cooking Channel, and the Style Network. The bakery is separate from a similarly named wholesale cracker and flatbread producer, Baked in Brooklyn, which operates out of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and should not be confused with the Red Hook shop. According to the business's own website, bakednyc.com, checked September 7, 2026 and carrying a 2026 copyright notice, Lewis and Poliafito "still own and operate the bakery," in the site's own words, in addition to writing best-selling cookbooks under the Baked name.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 2, Episode 4
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Salty Goodness
What was featured
the bakery's signature Baked Brownie dessert bars
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Baked

Frequently asked questions

Is Baked still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Baked is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 7, 2026.

What happened to Baked after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Baked is a bakery and cafe that pastry chefs Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito opened in 2005 at 359 Van Brunt Street in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, best known for its dense, fudgy "Baked Brownie," which America's Test Kitchen and NBC's Today Show both named the best brownie. As of September 2026, Baked is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 7, 2026.

Where is Baked located?

359 Van Brunt Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Baked?

Season 2, Episode 4 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Salty Goodness”.

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Address
359 Van Brunt Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Venue type
bakery
Official website
bakednyc.com

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