Ashley's European Bakery

(This venue is closed.) It's the tiniest member of the Chambers St. eatery row.

It's so small, in fact, that the menu also covers the escape hatch that enables the proprietor to exit the premises; the baking, you won't be surprised, is done in Queens. Yet the Turkish-leaning display is surprisingly varied: I spotted a simit, a poğaça, and even an açma (Ahtch-mah), a glazed, sesame-seeded soft bread that I haven't seen elsewhere in New York. To my taste, the plain version (shown; $1.75) was too plain in the absence of butter or jam; reportedly Ashley also prepares an açma filled with spinach and cheese.

Ashley's European Bakery
96 Chambers St. (Church St.-Broadway)
212-374-9694

Comments

[kim]

Thank you so much! I really missed my simit back in Istanbul. Check out this article as well. I'll definitely check this place out.

http://stuyspectator.com/2009/12/05/a-new-hole-in-the-wall/

[roopa]

I spent a few weeks in Turkey earlier this year and was so excited when I heard about this place. I work just a few blocks away so it was easy for me to check out.

I had the simit twice last week and I was sadly disappointed. Maybe they were not so fresh, but the texture was dry and just blah.

Asli is so sweet, though, so I will be back to try the other items she has.