Recent social media posts
08/06/2025
Our dear Jermale has gotten his very own home! We want to make sure he gets the things he needs to have a warm, happy place. There is an Amazon wish list, if you would like to pitch in, please send me a DM for the link. Please share so all Jermale’s friends and fans can participate! Thank you all so much!
06/24/2023
Thank you for an amazing 40 years of business. Thank you to all of my customers, coworkers, neighbors, friends, and family for everything. We love you. See you around the neighborhood.
06/24/2023
Thank you for an amazing 40 years in business. Thank you to our customers, coworkers, neighbors, friends, and family for keeping us going all these years. We love you! See you around the neighborhood.
05/09/2023
Please join us if you can!
05/05/2021
Someone better come eat this ladybug 🐞before she flies away!!
04/27/2021
Buzz buzz buzz 🐝🐝🐝
We are busy bees this spring!
02/14/2021
HAPPY ❤️ DAY.
Show someone you love them with a yummy treat! We are open until 4 today!
12/24/2020
All we want for Christmas is cookies! Pickup cookies Christmas Eve! We are open til 7!
12/17/2020
Get a beautiful gingerbread house for your holiday table!
Once they are gone, that will be it for the season!
Happy Holidays 🎄
12/05/2020
Gingerbread Houses are here at Margaret Palca Bakes! Pick yours up today. Available while supplies last (aka when we run out of jujubes)
12/04/2020
Checkout our new PEPPERMINT BROWNIE! Only around for the holiday season
08/08/2020
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It is my honor to introduce THE Margaret Palca of Margaret Palca Bakes at 191 Columbia St between Degraw and Sackett Streets. Margaret has been baking in the area since 1989 when she bought her home in the neighborhood. She started working out of her current location in 1999.
Whether you like excellent affordable coffee, one of the city’s finest bacon-egg-cheese on a soft roll, brownies, lemon squares, cookies, pecan pie, biscotti or any number of other tasty morsels, Margaret Palca Bakes should be an everyday stop as well as a destination visit.
Margaret grew up in Manhattan and discovered Cobble Hill and the Columbia St area while she was making a delivery for her business at that time. She thought it was the greatest neighborhood she’d ever seen and to this day remembers being dazzled by the outstanding butcher shops and fruit stands.
Knowing the incomparable quality of her baked goods, it is surprising to know she was never formally taught. Her training has been through trial and error, although she credits a high school trip to Paris one fortunate summer with laying an auspicious foundation.
The key to Margaret’s sustained success for more than 30 years has to be her discipline and dedication (along with her humble charm). She still shows up to her shop at the crack of dawn (5am!) and works there until 6:30pm.
Margaret has two favorite recollections of the neighborhood.
First, the occasion on which she was shown her home by a realtor and took in the top floor’s breathtaking view out over the East River and downtown Manhattan.
Second, she recalls her neighbors at the time were a colorful lot, primarily coming from a nearby social club. There was a dwarf, many old school neighbors and plenty of car trunks full of random items like lobsters, sneakers, Advil and VCRs.
Trivia: Margaret chose “Margaret Palca Bakes” as the name of her bakery because it spells out quite simply what she does. The more creative name of her prior establishment had raised too many questions.
Margaret is an anchor of the BoCoCa Heights area and I am immensely grateful to have spoken with her and thrilled
Address
191 Columbia Street
New York, NY
11231
To get to the bakery and American restaurant on Columbia Street in New York, you can take the subway to Carroll Street station or Bergen Street station. From there, it's just a short walk to the restaurant.
If you prefer to drive, there are several parking garages nearby where you can park your car. Some of these garages include Brooklyn Parking Inc., Icon Parking Systems, and Park Slope Garage.
Please note that driving in New York City can be challenging at times and public transportation is often a more convenient way to get around.
Opening Hours
| Monday |
7am - 7pm |
| Tuesday |
7am - 7pm |
| Wednesday |
7am - 7pm |
| Thursday |
7am - 7pm |
| Friday |
7am - 7pm |
| Saturday |
8am - 6pm |
| Sunday |
8am - 4pm |
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What people say
Margaret Palca Bakes, located on Columbia Street, is a delightful bakery and American restaurant that offers a wide range of delicious treats. Their social media posts showcase their creativity and passion for baking, with mouth-watering pictures of cookies, brownies, gingerbread houses, and frozen pizzas. The bakery's seasonal offerings are particularly noteworthy, with special treats like the Peppermint Brownie and Gingerbread Houses available during the holiday season. Margaret Palca Bakes also offers beautiful starfish-shaped cookies and other creative treats throughout the year. Whether you're in the mood for something sweet or savory, this bakery has got you covered. So come on in and indulge in some of their delectable treats today!
