Magnolia Bakery, 401 Bleecker Street

The original Magnolia Bakery on the corner of Bleecker and West 11th Street, photographed in June 2026 under its blue awning. In the Season 3 episode "No Ifs, Ands or Butts," Carrie and Miranda sit outside this shop eating pink-frosted cupcakes while Carrie talks about Aidan. Lines started forming outside soon after the episode aired, and the shop is often credited with kicking off the cupcake craze. The bakery now has branches all over, but this is the one from the show. Pick up a cupcake and eat it on the sidewalk, which is the whole point.