The Perfect Snack

One day, my friend Eitan and I decided to go on a marathon walk around the City - I am not really sure where we started and where we ended, but I know we covered most of lower Manhattan.  A little into the walk Eitan was hungry and looking for a snack; he wanted pizza maybe, but not a whole pie and couldn't think of a great place for a slice.  We weren't far from Sullivan Street, so I suggesting going to a place called Grandaisy Bakery, which turned out to be the perfect place to grab a snack (we actually ended up going to two of their locations throughout the day!). 

Grandaisy Soho is actually pretty close to my work, so sometimes I avoid walking that way during my lunch hour because it is just way too tempting to pass up.  They have a plethora of freshly baked breads (pick up one if you are making dinner or having a picnic), which they also use to create different pre-made panini.  However, definitely try some of their Roman-style pizza that is sold by rectangular slice - just like in Italy!  The sea salt, olive oil and rosemary Bianca slice ($1.50) is reminiscent of the sciachatta that I used to eat for a snack in Italy, but my favorite is the Bianca con pecorino ($2.25).  Another interesting one is the Potate ($3.25) - imagine pizza dough covered with paper-thin sliced potatoes, rosemary and olive oil.  The slices are served at room temperature in easy to carry pouches, but they will warm them up if you ask nicely.

Source: Yelp.com

Now onto the best part - the sweets!  My hands-down favorite thing from Grandaisy is their Cornmeal sweet bread ($3.00), which is dotted with blueberries during the spring/summer or raisins and pinenuts in the fall/winter.  Another great treat is their butter cookie with nutella filling ($2.00).

Source: Arancia Project on Flickr.com

It is a good thing Grandaisy has multiple locations - you never know when you might need the perfect snack!

Grandaisy Bakery
Locations:
Tribeca:
250 West Broadway (map)
Hours: Mon-Sat 7am-7pm and Sun 9am-5pm

Soho:
73 Sullivan Street (map)
Hours: Monday-Sat 7am-7pm and Sun 7am-5pm

Upper West Side:
176 West 72nd Street (map)
Hours: Every day 7am-8pm