Alf Bakery — the Chelsea Market bakery known for its baguettes (including laminated variations), buttery croissants, and babka — is closing this year. Its last day at 435 West 15th Street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues, will be on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24.
Owner and baker Amadou Ly announced the shuttering on Instagram stories, writing, “All good things must come to an end.” Over email, he tells Eater he plans on relocating the bakery. “It’s time for a better location, and hopefully, it can generate better food traffic and revenues,” adding that he’d like to offer wholesale eventually, too. Before that happens, he plans on spending some time in his home city of Madrid.
Ly opened Alf in 2023. Before that, he worked at the famed Arcade Bakery (which closed in 2019) in Tribeca, among other places.
New Swedish candy shop alert
Sweden-based candy shop CandyKing opened its first American location over the weekend in New York City. The West Village Swedish candy shop debuted in the West Village at 306 Bleecker Street, between Barrow and Grove streets, on Saturday, December 6.
On deck are pick-and-mix bins, full of Swedish candies and chocolates like cookie dough fudge, Cola bottle gummies, watermelon rockets where the sugar gummy is filled with a watermelon fondant, and much more. CandyKing joins New York’s popular Swedish candy mini-chain, BonBon.
Manhattan Tex-Mex spot expands into Brooklyn
East Village Tex-Mex restaurant Wayne & Sons, which opened in late 2024, is planning an expansion into Brooklyn, per Greenpointers. The second location will open in Williamsburg at 57 South Fifth Street, at Wythe Avenue. The original restaurant is known for its crispy and soft tacos. There’s no opening date for Brooklyn yet.