Brooklyn Bakes

When I consider Brooklyn’s legendary bakeries, I always think of Junior’s, which has been supplying Brooklynites with “the world’s most fabulous cheesecake” for more than 50 years. But there’s more to Brooklyn sugar-love than this well-known, age-old bakery.

Two other Brooklyn sugar shops prove that the schlep from Manhattan is well worth the sugar rush, three-fold.

Cab it out to Red Hook to get one of Steve’s Key Lime Pies. He sells them from a warehouse along pier 41, passed a sign that reads “Pies Here.” He only sells full pies, so go with a friend.

If you just want a slice of sweetness, you can head to Cake Man Raven’s in Fort Greene for a luscious piece of red velvet cake. He is well known for his life-like, life-size cakes, but you can always go in for a hefty slice to tide you over.

Tour the three on a bike and you’ll have room for each one.