If you’re anything like us, then a good, strong coffee and a tasty pastry can make your day. For indulgent breakfasts, luxury lunches, and weekend treats to enjoy in and around your luxury apartment at ARO, Midtown is bristling with quality bakeries and patisseries. Let’s sink our teeth into the finest establishments that are offering contactless delivery and safe pickup options.
Breakfast is served straight to your door, courtesy of Masseria Caffe & Bakery. Do as the Italians do, and order a buttery, flaky “cornetto” for your morning mouthful, plus a Lavazza espresso or cortado as a prework pick-me-up. If you’re erring on the more indulgent side, chocolate and almond croissants are in the offing too—or you could go all out with the “cornetto alle uova,” overspilling with scrambled eggs and (if you like) slices of prosciutto. All this and more is available from Masseria Caffe for delivery and pickup Monday to Friday. And that’s before we’ve even started on the lunch menu, which boasts honey turkey and rosemary aioli panini, as well as eggplant parmigiana. Be ready to diet next week.
For almost 15 years, the Venezuelan Harrar brothers have been making New Yorkers’ mouths water with their freshly baked goods and superior-quality coffees. As a matter of fact, the New York Post claims, “Tisserie’s pastries are a stairway to heaven.” At the moment, Tisserie is offering online delivery: if you’re working from home in your ARO apartment, make sure you break for lunch with a melt-in-the-mouth St Honore Croissant Sandwich—stuffed with turkey, Swiss cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, alfalfa sprouts, and “secret sauce.” Other options include tomato and blue cheese quiche and Argentinian beef empanadas. For the health-conscious, there’s a roasted veggie salad, and you can wash your meal down with the Green Spicy Juice—a feel-good, cleansing elixir, starring ginger, celery, cucumber, lemon, and spinach.
This boutique bakery spells heaven for those into their naughty-but-nice treats. Break up your workday with a five-minute stroll from your ARO rental to Donna Bell’s Bake Shop. You can grab one of their famous biscuit sandwiches—stacked with sausage, ham, or turkey—plus egg and cheese. There are also chocolate chip cookies, frosted brownies, cupcakes, lemon bars, banana pudding, and blondies. In short, you won’t go hungry. Special restrictions are in place at Donna Bell’s to ensure customer safety, including essential mask-wearing, a maximum of two customers at a time, and six-feet distancing.
Lastly, Ground Central—their Midtown West location is dubbed GC4—could not be more convenient, located around the corner from ARO. Start your morning with a cold brew iced coffee or single-origin drip coffee, accompanied by one of the many pastries or breakfast menu items such as a Nutella French Donut, Spinach Feta Tomato Turnover, or Apple Galette. If you’re looking for a gift or to stock your pantry with coffee goods, the shop offers online ordering and contactless delivery through DoorDash.
Discover Midtown West and contemporary living at ARO by contacting the leasing team, currently offering virtual tours and appointments.
Discover Midtown West and contemporary living at ARO by contacting the leasing team, currently offering virtual tours and appointments.