A relaxed Upper East Side bakery and café serving bread, pastries, coffee, and comfortable moments near 87th Street.
Enjoy plush armchairs, comfortable seating, good music, and a calm atmosphere in a busy New York location.
Choose from seeded rye loaves, Danish pastries, cardamom buns, rye-based cookies, muffins, and brownies.
Stop in for coffee, cold brew on ice, iced matcha, or hot chocolate, with helpful service from the café team.
Ole & Steen is a bakery and café at 1280 Lexington Ave in New York’s Upper East Side. Guests describe a relaxed, spacious setting with plush armchairs, mid-century modern style, good music, and helpful staff.
The menu includes seeded rye bread, Danish pastries, rye-based cookies, cardamom buns, muffins, brownies, coffee, cold brew, iced matcha, and hot chocolate. It is a convenient place to pick up baked goods or sit and unwind.
Seeded rye bread and other bakery loaves for a wholesome, flavorful takeaway.
Danish pastries and cardamom buns for a sweet bakery treat.
Rye-based cookies, muffins, brownies, and other bites from the bakery counter.
Coffee, cold brew on ice, iced matcha, and hot chocolate served in the café.
“A magnificent café in a prime New York location. The atmosphere is relaxed, featuring plush armchairs and good music—a perfect spot for our Sunday athletic group to unwind. The staff is wonderful and very helpful.”
“🥖 Our Daily Brød on Lexington 🍞 A new favorite on the Upper East Side - Ole & Steen near 87th St. I stopped in for a seeded rye loaf (dense, nutty, and full of flavor) and couldn’t resist their rye-based cookies and bites.”
“What a beautiful place this is in the bustling city, a place to just chill and enjoy a hot chocolate or a coffee, and so much to eat as well, the staff so ever ready and helpful, this surely is a regular go to spot.”
Ole & Steen · New York NY