
combining the best of the maman cafés with the ease & speed of grab and go service, {petite} maman is our smaller-scale café concept. offering select items from the classic maman menu and our full assortment of espresso drinks, guests can now enjoy a taste of the maman experience on the go, and in places convenient to their busy lifestyles.
Address and Contact Information
Address: Concourse Level – Food Hall, 441 8th Ave, New York, NY 10001
Phone: (786) 918-5933
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Reviews
I could easily see how certain people would be into this place; it’s got a cool cottage-core vibe with vines and trellis action around the counter, which I assume is also the case for any standalone brick and mortar stores they have. Something tells me though that the vast majority of the fanbase is into the coffee side of the menu, which is not the section I frequented on this particular adventure, and I paid for it.
I stopped by for a light lunch yesterday in the 1PM hour. I’m ambivalent about the Moynihan Food Hall; it’s definitely spiffy, especially compared with that Penn Station dungeon across the street, but befitting a train station, it’s usually crowded and a little chaotic. Unless I have a ton of time on my hands, I don’t want to risk a situation where I’m spending most of my lunch in line waiting for something or seeking in vain for a spot to sit down. There’s a few places I’d pre-order at to then quickly escape to quieter lands, and that’s about it. I will say this – it was very easy to order at their kiosk off to the side, and within a minute or two, I’d received the first part of my lunch from a friendly fellow behind the counter. As far as I can tell, their customer service is the biggest selling point, which isn’t nothing.
I wasn’t in a coffee mood (as mentioned, already spelling my undoing), so I opted for a sweet/savory brunch combo -a breakfast brioche and a blueberry goat cheese scone. Massive ehs on both, particularly the brioche. Some of this for sure is just a palate preference but I wasn’t crazy about the seasonal filling in the bottom half of the brioche – it seemed to be like a bacon jam puree with onions, etc. in it. That was just okay; to me it clashed a little with the dairy parts of the brioche, but not the end of the world or anything. What I definitely didn’t like though was the random, barely cooked bacon strips wrapped on the bottom of the brioche (most of which I just ripped off – super soggy and unappetizing) and the unpleasantly cold egg in the middle. Literally just wasn’t heated up enough, and for $6.50, the whole item should be nice and toasty. That one is a solid miss for me. The scone was the better option, and maybe some of the other pastries are worth sampling as well. Good texture/consistency, but I wasn’t crazy about the pairing of the blueberry and the herbs/goat cheese. To me there’s a reason you don’t see this particular item making regular appearances on breakfast menus. It’s a lot of intense flavor colliding, and I’d opt for just blueberry next time.
Given that it was lunch hour in a train station, the turnaround time wasn’t bad; I had my full order within 10 minutes, probably a little less, and as mentioned, was almost immediately given the scone. They were clearly busy/productive back there, and there’s an efficient system befitting a commuter hub. But based on what I sampled, this just wasn’t my jam.
Great grab-and-go bakery inside the station, offering an excellent selection of pastries and drinks.
Everything here is takeaway only, but the counter displays a lovely range of original, well-crafted pastries as well as a few savory bakery items.
I tried the banana cake, which includes pieces of walnut — dense, flavorful, and clearly made with quality ingredients. I also ordered a cappuccino, which was good (not exceptional), but overall perfectly decent for a station coffee.
The banana cake is absolutely worth the stop, and I’ve enjoyed several of their other pastries on previous visits as well. One of my top recommendations inside this station.
New York Penn Station has been a go-to stop before getting on and after getting off the train for the last few years. It’s like the going to Target to get one thing and somehow you end up getting way more than you expected!
That’s what this {petite} maman bakery and cafe does to me every time I set foot into
Moyhnihan Hall! It’s one of those bakeries that teases you with their unique pastry flavors.
{petite} maman is for the coffee and pastry fan with something for every tastebud!
This time was no different. This time it was a pineapple coconut croissant cube, a smoked salmon sandwich on a round everything croissant and a mango passion fruit pastry filled with mango cream. Everything was delicious!! Of course I had to save some for later, as difficult as it was to do so.
Each bakery treat was its own lovely culinary bite! The pineapple coconut croissant cube was a square croissant topped with a tropical, pineapple and coconut cream meringue.
The everything croissant cube smoked salmon sandwich was tasty, it could have used a little more dream cheese, but otherwise, the Ron d shape of the sandwich made for a unique bite!
Lastly I saved the mango passion fruit cream-filled croissant for later. It was a tantalizing tropical treat that I throughly enjoyed!
I recommend Elisa’s Mediterranean Harvest Bowl and the Tahni Latte. 🙂