Magnolia Bakery's original location is in a small building on the corner of Bleecker Street and West 11th Street in New York City.
The inside of the bakery was smaller than I expected it to be, and it smelled overwhelmingly like sugar.
The windowsills are lined with decorative cakes and cupcakes, carefully arranged on a pink-and-white polka-dot tablecloth.
Magnolia is most famous for its cupcakes. It sells flavors like chocolate, vanilla, caramel, and red velvet, as well as a specialty menu that rotates daily. This month, specialty flavors include coconut, s'mores, and lemon.
It's a charming space and has a ton of natural light coming in. There's a small photo on the wall from the scene of "Sex and the City" that Magnolia was featured in.
Magnolia appeared in a 2000 episode of the show. Tourists began flocking there, and a "Sex and the City" tour bus made the location a destination. Magnolia's sudden popularity essentially kicked off a cupcake boom that saw the opening of other chains like Sprinkles Cupcakes and Crumbs.
