Colette's Cakes

681 Washington St
Colette Peters has been the owner of Colette’s Cakes, a specialty cake company in New York City, in 1989. Since she was 8 years old, living in Chicago, she made cakes and experimented in the kitchen. Her first love, though, was painting, and after ea... more

Colette Peters has been the owner of Colette’s Cakes, a specialty cake company in New York City, in 1989. Since she was 8 years old, living in Chicago, she made cakes and experimented in the kitchen. Her first love, though, was painting, and after earning a bachelor’s degree in painting, moved to New York to earn her Master’s degree in painting from Pratt Institute. She then worked as a designer for Tiffany & Company for 8 years. While at Tiffany & Co. she made cakes for her co-workers, and was then asked to design cakes for the books Tiffany Taste and The Tiffany Wedding. This exposure led to a contract to write a book of her own.


Drag the street view to look around 360°.
Use the arrow buttons to navigate down the street and around the neighborhood!

West Village Description

Colette's Cakes is located in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan. The western slice of Greenwich Village—although some will tell you it's a separate neighborhood altogether; don't listen to them—the West Village is a somewhat sleepier version of its larger neighborhood, with many tree-lined streets populated by residential buildings and punctuated ever-so-lightly with restaurants and bars. The locals have fought notoriously hard throughout the years to keep raucous bars and clubs from staying open—or even opening at all—to preserve the relative quiet of their neighborhood. The West Village stretches east from the Hudson River to 6th Avenue, and north from Houston Street to West 14th. It's northwestern corner is chewed off by the Meatpacking District, where the very sorts of restaurants and bars West Village residents try to keep out of their 'hood flourish. The majority of Bleecker Street's dining, shopping, and drinking options exist on the West Village's end of the street, with a small shopping mecca surrounding the intersection of 7th Avenue, where many high-end retailers have stores, like Brooks Brothers' Black Fleece, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Burberry, Marc Jacobs, and a whole lot more. There's plenty of history here, and the bars are no exception—Dylan Thomas famously stumbled out of the White Horse Tavern heavy with whiskey on the night he expired at the Hotel Chelsea. For those aiming to avoid the thumping, throbbing nightclubs of the Meatpacking District, jazz can be had at Fat Cat, the legendary Village Vanguard, and smaller, quieter establishments like 55 Bar. If you'd like a more structured day of drinking, the folks at the Literary Pub Crawl put on a fantastic and informative tour. The sophisticated residents of the West Village have led a number of excellent restaurants to open in the neighborhood, from Italian favorite Sant Ambroeus, April Bloomfield's game-changing gastropub The Spotted Pig, Yerba Buena, and Perry St.. Of course, if you're not in the mood for high-end cuisine in mood-inducing settings, there's pizza on offer at John's of Bleecker Street, but you'd be better served by walking a little further east and feasting one our favorite New York slice at Joe's. And if it's a burger you're looking for, the city's first Umami Burger is lurking over on 6th Avenue, while perennial favorite Corner Bistro is on 7th. While the West Village is low on museums, it has two of the best independent cinemas in the city between Film Forum and neighborhood landmark IFC Center.

There are no events taking place on this date.

Info

681 Washington St
New York, NY 10014
(212) 366-6530
Website

Editorial Rating

Category

Bakeries

Price

$$$$$

Payment

Cash Only

This Week's Hours

by appointment only

Nearby Subway

  • 9 to Christopher St/Sheridan Sq -- 0.3

Other Bakeries Restaurants

The Pie Shop

Down Under Bakery (DUB) Pies, established 2003, is proud to be the first special... view

Fabiane's Cafe and Pastry

This charming cafe in the heart of Williamsburg's hipster zone is a fusion of Br... view

William J. Greenberg Jr. Desserts

At long last, the famous William J. Greenberg Jr. Desserts has reopened, featuri... view

 

Buttermilk Bakeshop — North Slope

Buttermilk Bakeshop is a homestyle bakery, with everything baked fresh daily, so... view

Troost

Greenpoint cafe with coffee, wine, beer, pastries, and cheese and charcuterie pl... view

Creative Cakes

Creative Cakes provides top-notch, unique, one-of-a-kind special occasion chocol... view

Bagelry

Bagels and more in Murray Hill. view