Paloma started off as a little pandemic cafe in Greenpoint with a line of signature and single origin coffee beans that are locally roasted and sold wholesale and direct to consumer. The cafe serves the brews, of course, alongside an impressive pastry spread. So impressive in fact that it has put Paloma on the map as one of the most innovative bakeries in the thriving Brooklyn bakery scene.

Among great company with popular bakeries that draw lines around the block, Paloma is refreshingly still under the radar. The pastries draw inspiration from flavors around the world and feature seasonal produce, often in unique combinations that you might not find anywhere else. And very well balanced between sweet and savory. Think chorizo and black bean paste in a croissant, a danish with pink guava and grapefruit topped with vanilla cream, matcha terrine croissants (featuring Kettl matcha), a calamansi curd filled pastry knot, a mortadella pistachio croissant, and an artful creation of a croissant cone filled with verbena peach ice cream and poached peaches. Just to rattle off a few recent creations. Which means, while coffee may have been the core product, for our intents and purposes, Paloma is a bakery, one that can take any flavors and transform it into a beautifully laminated pastry.