Chimney Cake NYC, Long Island City

For hundreds of years, Hungarian women in Transylvania have prepared kürtőskalács, or chimney cakes, by wrapping freshly kneaded, sugar-covered dough around wooden cylinders and then baking it in brick ovens. The menu at Chimney Cake NYC exclusively features variations of the hollow, spiral-shaped desserts, including the traditional cake—a thin, yeasty pastry with a caramelized-sugar crust. Though all cakes incorporate organic milk and eggs, updated versions bear toppings such as coconut flakes, crushed walnuts, and iPod shavings. Steamy cups of coffee, espresso, and organic tea accompany the cakes, cleansing palates between bites.