Crumbs Bake Shop

Smelled really great, but this came up when I searched for vegan bakeries. They do not have vegan options.

Hardly any customer seating, but the customer service was good. I usually come here for Dippin’ Dots, as it’s a rare find around NYC unless you’re going to the Bronx Zoo. Luckily, there are Crumbs Bake shops all over the place!

Good cupcakes! I like how they pipe the cannoli cream in for you when you order one rather then having a cannoli just sitting there since the morning. YUM!

It’s always a treat when you come here.
They had the saint patty cupcakes and they looked so yummy. They were chocolate but I took the regular carrot cake one. N yummy it was.

I average about a year between Crumbs visits… just enough time for me to forget why stopped going.
Crumbs cupcakes always look fantastic. They are giant in size, come in unique and interesting flavors, and in the reasonable to over-​priced range. But whatever excitement I had between purchase and mouth quickly subsides upon first bite. I know it sounds odd, but sometimes a cupcake is just too sweet. As in «my teeth hurt» sweet, or «I shouldn’t have eaten that last bite…» sweet.
They also taste, well — no nice way to put this –old. As if they were from yesterdays batch or had been sitting in that display case for hours on end. The outside of the frosting layer usually has an edge on it, and not by design. The cake itself is usually a little dried out, leaving the overpowering sweetness to sit heavy. It is akin to dumping a cup of sugar into your mouth.
Hopefully I will stop going back yearly now that I have written this review, or perhaps Marcus Samuelsson (part owner) will read it and turn things around, but for now, I would avoid Crumbs and hit one of the other good cupcake shops in the City. There is no shortage.

I felt guilty for giving 3 stars so I’ll change it to 5 because I am truly a Crumbs bakeshop lover and I was a customer for 3 years or so therefore this place does deserve 5 stars from me even though I will not return.

Gluten-​Free Review
So Carlo’s bakery was a let down for the gluten-​free scene and then all I hear all week is about this Black & White cookies which I can’t find anywhere gluten-​free. I randomly walk into this place to grab coffee and they have an ENTIRE shelf of gluten-​free goodies. Including… black and white cookies YAYAYYAYAYAYAY.
Crumbs you are AWESOME, thank you for providing me with gluten-​free eliteness. They also have coffee, espresso, and much more to check out. The cookies alongside B&W, Café flavor, and one other I forgot were so darn good. Check out the photos.

No! I will not eat here again! We went here on ¹¹⁄₇ and wanted a sweet ending to our evening of walking around Times Square. This was NOT the best choice! I ordered the small red velvet cupcake and it was flavorless as nasty! Very disappointed because the presentation was really nice. I wish it tasted as good as it looked. I took two small bites and threw the rest away. I should have stopped at the first bite! YUCK!!!

I thought Crumbs was gone. But I guess this one survived? The cupcakes I got were very sweet. One cupcake was for me and one for my bf. The frosting is sweet and basically the two cupcakes I got have the same base just different frosting with different toping. I got one that was cookies and cream cupcake and another with caramel drizzle on top of the cupcake (forgot the name, but I took pics lol). It was a little too expensive for a large cupcake but it gave my mouth a sugar party. I couldn’t finish my cupcake because it was that sweet. But I like the texture of the cupcake itself. Without the frosting the cupcake is spongy and soft. I will get a less sweeter cupcake next time.

Came here and got a couple of watermelon cupcakes because it sounded so interesting. The place was empty which is odd being in Times Square. There was unfortunately no where to sit and they were just really too big to want to chow down while walking through crowds.
The cupcake itself was good but large and had a bit too much frosting. My boyfriend and I realized we should have split one and ended up not entirely eating both. For the cost, it really didn’t seem like it was that amazing for the treat. I prefer desserts that are smaller and cheaper so I don’t spend a meal’s worth of calories on a dessert, but sometimes you got to splurge.

Need to get my sweet fixed. Went here to get my usual Carrot cupcake and also try something new which was a cupcake with M&M’s candy toppin. I have to say the carrot cupcake was excellent! The M&M’s cupcake was way to sweet.

There was a decent selection of cupcakes. I tried the Dip N Dots and the Vanilla with Vanilla Sprinkles. The cupcakes were good… not too sweet. I felt they were a little dry but that’s common with store cupcakes.
I’d go back again. The store is grab and go and get get a little crowded. Average bakery for NYC.

Crumbs is probably like the average bakery you have in your neighborhood; they have their bright spots but overall they’re still just average. One of the main drawbacks of choosing crumbs is they only sell cupcakes (although they do offer a cupcake cake).
Now if you only sell cupcakes then I expect you to have some of the best in town right? Wrong, most of crumbs cupcakes are like the ones you make at home straight out the Betty Crocker box. Now some of them have more taste than others and while they do have nice garnishments the cupcakes themselves are extreamly average and very dry, although not hard.

During my work trip in NYC, I was hoping to find a bakery with amazing gluten free desserts.
I was craving a cupcake one night and looked on this handy dandy site for some cupcakes in my area. This was the only place still open and within walking distance from my hotel.
I journeyed through the treacherous cold to buy a gluten free red velvet cupcake… Felt like a waste of money, energy, and the comfort of my hotel room! I spent $ 4 on a cupcake that literally turned into crumbs! From what I was able to get in my mouth I was able to taste/​feel how incredibly dry the cupcake was. The flavor was good but was too dry to actually enjoy. I have no idea how their regular cupcakes are but if you’re looking for superb gluten free cupcakes this isn’t the place.
The pros — it was a relatively short walking distance from my hotel and they stay open later than most cupcake places.

Oops, I told myself I wouldn’t go in, but when in Rome – er – NYC…
The flavors of the cupcakes in the case didn’t look too enticing (I’m looking for something I haven’t tried before or in the strawberry variety), so I went for the «crumbnut» aka «the generic cronut». It’s definitely a hybrid I can stand behind between the sweetness of a yeast donut with the flakiness and texture of a croissant.
Since that first experience, I have also bought the bite-​size taste pack, and, although I love being able to try one of everything, I didn’t have the reaction I’d expect from a brand that just received a makeover. They are tasty, but not nothing that would make me positively freak out. If given the choice, I would definitely choose a crumbnut over a cupcake.

I love crumbs, I just hate this location (hence the 3 star rating. The cupcakes though, get a 5 star rating!). This particular store is small, grab-​and-​go, and not exactly cute and welcoming the way you would expect a cupcake boutique to be.
My husband and I ordered the peanut butter and chocolate cupcake and decided to split it because the cupcakes at Crumbs are massive. The chocolate cake in the cupcake was moist and chocolaty. The peanut butter frosting with chocolate and peanut butter chips was just the right amount of sweetness to compliment the chocolate without overpowering it. The flavors of the two was really a match made it bakery heaven! The only thing missing was a big glass of cold milk to wash it down with. I don’t think I have ever had a bad cupcake from Crumbs, and this time was no different.

Authentic NY cupcakes close to the Port Authority Bus Terminal anyone?
Went there yesterday to buy some sweet treat for New Year’s Eve. Although the girl at the counter couldn’t really explain what’s in their watermelon cupcake (according to their website, their signature item!), I decided to buy one plus a Key Lime Pie one. Cost for both was around $ 9 including tax.
Was very excited to try them and — all I taste is: sweet, sweet, sweet! Didn’t taste anything that reminded me remotely of a watermelon or a key lime pie — only sugar, they could probably paralyze a diabetic. The cakes themselves were moist and spongy and had a nice texture, but I gave up after a couple of bites when I hit a sugar rush — quite disappointing.

Crumbs!!! A dying legend! LOL After a night of Broadway, latin food & party busin’, a girl needs some sweets!!! Lol. We asked our driver to pull over here so we can ransack the joint & satisfy the raging sweet tooth! It is a small location. Only 2 employees at the time, but all we needed was available. Loving the look of the holiday cupcakes. The employees were quick & efficient. They had us in and out in no time. The place seemed pretty clean. 4 stars only because my «Jester» cupcake was not as soft as I expected. It was almost 1:30am and had probably been sitting out for a while. I guess I cant expect fresh cupcakes so close to closing time. I would come back here again! I cannot stay away from Crumbs for too long! Happy Unilocaling!

I’m so weak. So, so weak.
«Walk past it,» I said, «You don’t need it,» I said.
I was a fool. A weak, hungry fool. And now I sit before you, full of cupcakes and shame. But the flavors, the variety! The nominal pricing! The smiling service and the clean, fun atmosphere! Looking back, I didn’t stand a chance from the start.
Don’t go. Save yourself, your waistline, and your dignity. Just don’t go.
If you do go though, might as well go all in and try the Blackout cupcake because MAN OH MAN

We went here on my best pudding search in NYC but found awesome cupcakes instead. I saw Crumbs from across the street and decided we should make a stop here because of the good things I had heard about their cupcakes.
When I walked in, I was instantly greeted even though they were swamped. They are located in Times Square and this was around NYE so extra star for that! When I looked in the case, I knew instantly which cupcake to pick. I picked the cupcake that looked exactly like a hostess cupcake, chocolate with the white swirl and all. I think I may have ate the cupcake in 1 minute. It was just that good. It even had a white cream surprise on the inside. A++ in my opinion. The cake is much more moist than Sprinkles.

Zum ersten Mal machte ich Bekanntschaft mit Crumbs in Washington DC. Seit dem komme ich nicht mehr davon los. Bei Crumbs gibt es Cupcakes für alle Lebenslagen und in allen Geschmacksrichtungen.
Betritt man den Laden und steht vor der Theke, mit der riesen Auswahl an Cupcakes, fällt das Entscheiden schon mehr als schwer. Eigentlich möchte man jeden einmal probieren, denn alle sehen verlocken aus.
Namen wie Devil’s Food oder Red Velvet versprechen eine Menge.
Preislich liegt Crumbs in der guten Mitte, die Cups sind groß, im Vergleich zu den Mitbewerbern und für 3,95 Dollar bekommt man einiges geboten.
Die Damen und Herren im Verkauf benatworten die Fragen nach den Geschmäckern bereitwillig und erzäöhlen einem auch gerne, was sich so als «Überraschung» in den Cups als Füllung verbirgt.
Ein Favorit von mir, ist der Apple Crumble. Ein Traum mit Crème und Streuselkuchenteig oben drauf und einer Apfelfüllung innen.
Da Crumbs eine Kette ist, findet man in NYC diverse Geschäfte. Natürlich nicht nur da, sondern auch über die gesamte Ostküste verteilt. Einfach testen!