Big bus hop on

Big bus hop on sits in the thick of SoHo’s foot traffic, turning out the mainstays of a bakery every morning. Flaky croissants roll off the rack by 7 a.m.; rye loaves sit on cooling racks soon after. Sandwiches crowd the refrigerated case at midday—grab one for the walk to work. They wrap cookies in wax paper faster than you can loop past the register. If you need a baguette for tonight’s dinner, leave room in the tote—warm ones vanish by 5 p.m. Day-old sourdough becomes crackling crunch in a soup bowl; the buttery crust sells out first.

The shop’s red-brick corner at 394 Broadway New York, NY 10013 keeps flour and sugar close to the neighborhood pulse. A lunchtime queue snakes past the front window onto the sidewalk; tourists snap photos of the vintage buses painted nearby while they wait. Inside the glass, the pastry trays rotate faster than the rotating stand outside. In the alley behind the ovens, the smell of toasted almonds lingers—hard to miss, easy to crave.

Call 212-219-4747 if you’d rather have a half-dozen bagels set aside. Lift the order slip onto the pickup shelf before noon; they’ll ring you up when you arrive. Don’t trust your memory—add the location to your phone now: directions open in one tap.