Is Breads Bakery Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (New York, NY)
Current status
As of September 2026, Breads Bakery is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: Yelp's August 2026 update and the bakery's own store locator both list the Union Square shop as an active location at 18 E 16th St.
- Season / episode Season 9, Episode 7
- Address 18 E 16th St, New York, NY 10003
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode 'Brilliantly Baked' (S9E7) featured Breads Bakery, spotlighting the bakery's breads and pastries, including its signature babka and rye loaves. Breads Bakery already appears in the database as a bakery in New York, New York; this record reflects its appearance in this additional episode rather than a new business. The business's website, breadsbakery.com, listed multiple current New York City locations, including Bryant Park, Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Union Square, and Rockefeller Center, when checked on 2026-09-08, along with online ordering, nationwide shipping, and NYC delivery and pickup options. The same site listed catering, recipes, and press-coverage pages, consistent with an actively operating, multi-location bakery group in New York City at the time of this most recent check.
On Man v. Food, Casey Webb visited Breads Bakery near Union Square, sampling the shop's chocolate babka and other Israeli-influenced breads and pastries. The bakery opened in Union Square in 2013 and has since expanded to additional New York locations, including Lincoln Square, the Upper East Side, Rockefeller Center, and Bryant Park, according to the company's own store locator. Since the 2020 episode, the Union Square shop has continued operating at 18 East 16th Street; Yelp's August 2026 update shows current reviews and photos for the address, and the bakery's own website lists the location among its active stores with posted hours. The babka and pastry case that Man v. Food highlighted remains part of the bakery's standard offerings across its New York locations, per the company's own menu pages.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Brilliantly Baked
- What was featured
- the bakery's breads and pastries at its NYC locations
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Breads Bakery
- Show
- Man v. Food
- Season / episode
- Season 8, Episode 27
- Original air date
- Episode title
- —
- What was featured
- Chocolate babka and Israeli-style breads and pastries
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Breads Bakery
Frequently asked questions
Is Breads Bakery still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Breads Bakery is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.
What happened to Breads Bakery after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode 'Brilliantly Baked' (S9E7) featured Breads Bakery, spotlighting the bakery's breads and pastries, including its signature babka and rye loaves. As of September 2026, Breads Bakery is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.
Where is Breads Bakery located?
18 E 16th St, New York, NY 10003. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Breads Bakery?
Season 9, Episode 7 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Brilliantly Baked”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 18 E 16th St, New York, NY 10003
- Venue type
- bakery
- Official website
- breadsbakery.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in New York
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Sources
- breadsbakery.com — https://www.breadsbakery.com/location/bp/
- breadsbakery.com — https://www.breadsbakery.com/store-locator/
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/breads-bakery-new-york-23
- breadsbakery.com — https://www.breadsbakery.com/
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