Sook Pastry

Pretty good desserts, but a bit overpriced and very very crowded on weekends; not the most comfortable place for a date or a convo w a friend unless late at night.

Great service and amazing pastries. Haven’t had anything bad yet. Crepes are phenomenal sweet or savory. My favorite is the Gruyère and ground beef. Sweet and savory flavors in a beautiful crêpe or omelette. The only ding is the chocolate pieces are expensive but you get what you pay for. Pastries run out and favorites go fast. They will hold items for you for late pick up so service is great. The place is small and at times loud but well worth the trip for just about anything.

A friend recommended their almond croissants, which were very good– crusty on the outside, with almond paste filling on the inside.
Their hidden gem was their kougin Amann– my goodness. After eating half inside the café I stood up and had to get more to take home. Crusty and sweet caramelized top, and soft and flaky inside! A bit of sweet butter in the bottom of the pastry.
Had their mocha macchiato (illy) as well which was made just right. kougin amann is what people who have gone to Dominique Ansel would know was DKAs! So glad to not to have cross the Hudson for these!
$ 5 minimum for ccs.

Still a solid 5 stars. Superb pastry and candies classic French style. But a notable thing aside from food is the business. It’s always open, always clean and always has what you want. Hard working staff — diligence shows in everything and judging by fact this place is never empty and seldom has less than 3 customers (usually lots more) many love it. Having a reliable and great place is great. Don’t see both often as it is here.

So I was a bit salty about this place when I first went a few years ago but it has since grown on me. I just assumed it was another overpriced pastry shop but they have proven to be a worthwhile stop.
Pros: Delicious pastry. Like really really delicious. Oh and super beautiful to look at. Try the apricot tart. Great bubble tea. I’ve had the Thai flavor. Great design and food is served on real plates with real silverware. Gives it a less casual feel.
Cons: Ridgewood parking. Pretty high prices but I am willing to pay them because the items are unique. I’ve only tasted one thing that I wasn’t thrilled with here and it was the key lime tart. Clean up always seems a bit lazy here. Tables usually appear to need some cleaning later in the evening.

The food is really good; and the almond croissant out of this planet. I think this could be a place that I could come at least once a week however the place is tiny!!! Good luck finding a table!!!

My favorite pastry shop and café. Quaint French bakery and café featuring the amazing work of pastry chef Sook. This little place is always brimming with activity. The pastries and cakes are oh-​my-​god delicious. Not to mention they are works of art. I love the almond and chocolate croissants and «The Glen». The crepes look fantastic. The frozen hot chocolate was good but the chocolate flavor needed a bit more presence. The cappuccino is delicious and I assume the other coffee drinks are as well.

This is by far the best pastry shop I’ve seen so far.
The place is packed almost always. And it should be the pastries are of excellent quality with as far as I can tell top notch ingredients, I am personally not a big fan of sweets of any sort but I always enjoy coming to Sook.
The pastries are not «wet» like most sponge cakes around or too sweet they are as they should be.
BTW, if you want to see their full range of options come early. They are getting more and more popular and they do run out.

This place is soooooooo good. The location is amazing like its a nice place to sit and have a cup of tea. It’s really a family place I come here all the time with my mum. The desserts are expensive but worth it, and the bubble tea is good as well. I would definitely come back here because of the pastries.
It is a small space though and usually it’s very crowded, but other wise great place

I absolutely love everything about this place. It’s my favorite place to stop by for anything. I always have to get their coffee because they are one of the few places around that serve Illy coffee, which happens to be my favorite. Their desserts are all incredible, but my personal favorite are the tarts. In addition to delicious coffee and pastries, they also have amazing crepes, French toast, and sandwiches!
I can never stop giving this place the best reviews because everything is perfect.
Make sure you try their scones and macaroons!

These Crepes are probably one of the best in town in north jersey ! Its in a wonderful town called WoodRidge and the people are so nice

Great place for a quick break. Super friendly staff. Love the pastries, coffee and tea. There’s a variety of desserts to choose from (crepes, macaroons, tarts, muffins, cakes, and chocolates).

Great dessert! Very fresh and certainly yummy. Tried an cappuccino as well which was tasty!
Only complaint would be the service — the young lady and guy certainly did not seem to be happy to be there. The gentleman who was helping me, picked up a ringing phone mid-​order and then the young lady finished ringing me up, and in doing so they messed up the order and didn’t include two pastries I had asked for.

I stopped into Sook on a recent Saturday afternoon for a coffee and dessert. I was immediately charmed by this small café. There is indoor and outdoor seating available, and many folks were hanging out there. The crepes, macaroons and pastries all looked delicious — in the end, I tried the almond croissant and am so glad I did! It was flaky and fresh, and filled with lots of doughy almond flavor.

I practically lived here one year and tried just about everything on the menu. I’m actually a not desserts or baked goods kinda girl but I have to say that everything I’ve tried thus far has not disappointed me. The presentation of the pastries at Sook is absolutely flawless and almost too beautiful to eat. And believe it or not, they taste just as great as they look! You really can’t help but to take a picture before digging in #instagramworthy.
I recommend trying their crepes that you can watch being made fresh on the crêpe station, the pistachio macarons and their almond chocolate croissant!
The only thing about this place is that it gets packed real quick and people really like to take their time when they grab a table. (I warned yaaaa)

Everything is delicious.
I have so many favorites.
I try something new every time I visit.
Opens at 6 am, a quiet time to read the news, starts getting busy after 8 am.
Our favorites are the chocolate croissant and the Japanese Pork sandwich.

This place is a little hidden in east Rutherford where we were visiting my brother for his wedding. We found this place just by walking around and my daughter saw the dessert from the window. What a great find. We ordered and sample many of the macaroons !
They even package them in a cute little wooden box depending on how you order then. Each of the macaroons we ordered were awesome.
When we come back we will definitely stop back for more.

We were so full from our dinner, but we still celebrated a birthday with a cake from here.
The fruit was fresh and the pie?/cake? was just sweet enough but not too sweet. (The crust was indescribably delectable!)
It was a great dessert cake! Though not the traditional birthday cake, we devoured it because it was just that good!

Keum Sook Park has parlayed her Payard pedigree into a prodigiously popular patisserie of Parisian proportions.
Say that three times fast!
If not for the occasional indelicate presence of her curmudgeonly husband Izzy Yanay (of Hudson Valley Foie Gras fame — yes, he who stuffs the throats of ducks and geese to fatten their delectable livers), the tight quarters (its not cozy — most days its sardine-​like, even outside) and the annoying presence of snooty sycophants who think they are glitterati dining on the Champs Elysee, the stars would be five.
For the past 4 years running, the pastries and baked goods are the best you can buy, in a town devoid of any serious competition. I am not big on sweets, but the almond croissants are buttery/​almond genius for me. The petit fours and tarts are beautiful to look at with big flavor to match, and the macarons are authentic enough. These morsels are impressive gifts for any special occasion, especially if you are charged with bringing take away dessert.
The prepared lunch/​brunch foods are very good too — I especially like their crepes and the Korean fusion that Ms. Park infuses into her savory dishes. For many of the locals (especially during the weekday) it is a reason to sit, eat slowly, yabber and be seen.
Everything is pricey because what Sook sells is unique and in demand for the area; unlike so many other eateries in Ridgewood — Sook thrives in a seller’s market.
Izzy and his foodie pals are working hard at commoditizing Ms. Park’s success with a mail order chocolate venture, talk of a macaron factory and satellite locations. Izzy says he continues to fund and trade on his wife’s success so she can be a happier woman. Maybe. But don’t under estimate the seduction of commerce and success, or be surprised if you see a Sook Two opening soon, near you.

*banana custard tart (it was alright, can definitely taste the banana in the crust. The custard portion looks like huge fish eggs; the custard itself had a nice smooth texture but it was kind of awkward when it initially hits your palate because of the circular custard. if you want a custard tart, go a Chinese bakery)
«butter cake» (not bad, kind of like a crossover between a croissant and a popover with a caramelized coating, it was a little tough and chewy maybe because it was out for most of the day)
cappucino (average cup of cappucino; nothing special, just wish it was hotter)
This small café is cute and cozy with a variety of bakery goods, sweet and savory crepes, homemade chocolates, coffee and bubble tea. Service is decent. Quality of food is alright. Not my favorite bakery. Probably won’t be back.