This European bakery shop is filled with varieties of pastries, cakes, cookies, homemade truffles, and Greek specialties. When we walked through the door, we were taken aback by the many varieties of sweets. We couldn’t decide which to try first! We knew anything we tried couldn't be bad since this was the bakery that made the cake for My Big Fat Greek Wedding! We were smitten by the rainbow cookies - you may remember from an earlier posting how we ran into Parisi bakery when we spotted a rainbow cookie cupcake).
These were no ordinary rainbow cookies- they looked thicker, chocolatier, and more colorful then the ordinary kind. Since we had eaten dinner, we only ordered two cookies- just for a taste. Cjaps almost had a mini stroke when we heard the price-$2.73 for 2 cookies (fyi- these a sold by the pound- not sure how much per pound but we are guessing a lot). When we were given the bag and felt how heavy they cookies were, we felt a twinge of relief. Each cookie is really the size of 2 (oops - honest but well-appreciated mistake!)
The cookies were delicious- they were very cake-like yet had the perfect consistency, and a generous helping of marzipan in between each rainbow-filled layer. The chocolate wrapped around, with sprinkles on top really brought the cookie together. It was very satisfying and well worth the price.
Omonia Café serves a variety of specialty coffees and drinks. There is large sit-down area to enjoy patisseries as well as a meal.
Omonia is located in Astoria at 32-20 Broadway. Upon doing some research, we discovered they have a second location in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn on 76th street and 3rd Avenue. Good thing I learned this now, after living there for 3 years!
www.omoniacafe.com
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