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Almondine Bakery

Building on the success of his Dumbo bakeshop, French baker Hervé Poussot is now selling his beloved fresh-baked croissants, cookies, baguettes and pastries in a tiny storefront along Park Slope's Seventh Avenue drag. The 25-seat space boasts marble-topped tables, a small patio out back and a working wood fireplace. With La Colombe beans from Philadelphia and rich cocoa made with Valrhona chocolate, it's going hard not to stop before descending down the stairs for the train.

Almondine Bakery
442 Ninth St. at Seventh Ave.
718-797-5026