Pumpkin Scones from Alice's Tea Cup
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 7:53PM 
I've been trying to explore the Upper West Side as I've just moved in and I need to find things. Mostly things to eat. Luckily, my new neighborhood is very helpful in this regard, and it seems that I can just roll out the door and stumble onto something delicious. For this I am very grateful.
As we're talking pumpkin this week, I thought I would mention the Pumpkin Scones at Alice's Tea Cup. Alice's Tea Cup is a teeny tiny bakery with a counter in the front and a seating area in the back. I've never actually sat down to eat there, I could never get past the counter with the GIANT SCONES in the glass case.
Scones as big as my head! Or as big as Alice after she magically enlarges and causes serious damage to that cute little cottage, bringing property values down everywhere in Wonderland.
As large as these scones are, they are also huge in flavor. Particularly the pumpkin variety. The rich pumpkin flavor, gives the scones both a beautiful amber hue and a moist texture. No dry scones here!
They are topped with a caramel drizzle that is both sweet and slightly salted – a wonderful (pun intended) pair for its bready base.
As an added bonus, you have the option of taking your scone to go with a little vial of cream and jam. REAL cream, not just butter. Please accept this option, if only for the cream, as it has a bland richness that completes a trio of fantastic flavor combinations.
This is the kind of scone you can share (mostly because of its size), although you may not want to. In fact, I would recommend you didn't. It might get rowdy. And no one wants to lose a head. Or a scone.
Alice's Tea Cup
102 W 73rd St
(between Amsterdam Ave & Columbus Ave)
New York, NY 10023
Neighborhood: Upper West Side
Reader Comments (3)
ah! so much goodness on the upper west side. must try these scones. as a fellow upper west sider, i'd have to recommend good enough to eat, the new momofuku milk bar (just because), and screme gelato bar. my favorites.
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I used to live in NYC but downtown. I love these tiny shops that make such great things.