Michaeli Bakery, which opens Thursday at the edge of the Lower East Side, has a multinational array of baked goods, with a nod to some Jewish classics like babka, rugelach and challah. There are Eastern European items like strudel and the Russian honey cake medovik; Israeli-style cheesecake and bourekas; and American brownies and pecan pie. The chef and owner, Adir Michaeli, an Israeli, worked in Tel Aviv and then came to New York to be the pastry chef at Breads Bakery. His little shoe box of a store has a few seats.
Michaeli Bakery, 115A Division Street (Orchard Street), 646-360-2284, michaelibakery.com.
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