We had first heard about Sweets First coming to Astoria via We Heart Astoria’s Facebook page, and this weekend on our way to attend a screening of films at MOMI as part of their First Look film series, we saw definitive proof of their impending arrival.

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There’s no info about this new location (35-04 35th Street – GMAP) on their Facebook page (profile or fan page) or website, so we were glad to see this sign posted. A salon called “Who Cuts Your Hair” was in that space for a while, then word on the street was the Sunswick wanted to move into the space (they are right next door) after they left, but that didn’t pan out.

Their menu of cupcakes have fanciful names, like the Lost in Translation (“Dulce de Leche Cupcake – Creamy cupcake batter with vanilla buttercream topped with dulce de leche candy and caramel drizzle”), Blades of Glory (“Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes – Vanilla cupcake batter with vanilla filling and decadent bittersweet chocolate ganache”), and The Breakfast Club (“French Toast Cupcake – French toast cupcake batter with maple-infused vanilla buttercream frosting and topped with candied maple bacon”).

Believe it or not, there aren’t many bakeries in town that are dedicated primarily to cupcakes. Some places have pretty tasty ones – recent memory takes us to Leli’s Bakery, which has some pretty darn good ones among the other things they sell – and then there is Buttercup and the newly arrived Brooklyn Cupcake, both in LIC. It will be fun to explore the cupcake offerings at Sweets First once they’re open.

Sweets First Cupcake Cafe, 35-04 35th Street, Astoria, NY 11106; sweetsfirstnyc.com coming soon


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