So I was Major Butthurt about Queens Night Market getting cancelled AGAIN, and treated myself to a sampling of these two places in Sunnyside (near the 7, Q60, Q32).
1 – Arellano Pandesal, found on hotplate, they do popups to pick up (Alewife on Saturday afternoons) as well as selling in a booth inside bars. The vanilla sugar ensaymada and barako choko brownie were next level. The cinnamon ensaymada was also super interesting, don't miss it if you're into cinnamon rolls.
2 – Kora, my goodness are they scaling up well. I went a couple hours after opening today and they still had pastries. Gagged by everything I got. The line took a while but the vibes/music made up for it. The ube latte stole the show though, tbh ruined it at other places 😂 Defintely get to this place before it's too overrun by social media hype types.
The real lesson though, if Kora's sold out, grab a latte and walk a block over to Alewife for pastries.
by Smooth_Influence_488