Four & Twenty Blackbirds: Bakery on Third Avenue in Gowanus Area

Last Wednesday, I was walking on Fifth Avenue when I ran into a Park Slope mover and shaker and she told me about Four & Twenty Blackbirds, a new pie shop on Third Avenue near 8th Street.  She’d just walked over and it wasn’t open yet.

“My daughter is visiting Vietnam but she emailed me about it?” this PS mover and shaker told me.

“She must be reading Brooklyn blogs in Vietnam,” I said.

We agreed that we’d have pie together when the shop opens. She thought the name was especially great. So do I.

Four & Twenty Blackbirds is owned by sisters Emily and Melissa Elsen, who make sweet and savory pies by the slice or by custom orders. They’ll also have rotating daily special breakfast pastries, quiches, and sandwiches.

In other words it’s a place for breakfast, lunch or a snack as well as a bakery.

Look at what they’ve got: Lavender-blueberry and apple-pear with rosewater pies, Irving Farm organic coffee roasted upstate. The shop just opened this past Friday. So it’s brand new. Let’s show our love.

Tues.-Fri., 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Where: 439 Third Ave., at 8th St. (718-499-2917).

Here is their spring and summer list of pies to look forward to:

SPRING

Sour Cream Lemon Tart with Cornmeal Crust

Apple & Pear with Rosewater Pie

Lizzie’s Lemon Cream Pie

Pear Ginger Pie

Pear Frangipane Tart

Mixed Berry Tart

Farmer’s Cheese Tart

For the Love of Lemon Tart

SUMMER

Apple Pie

Cherry Pie

Peach Pie

Apricot Pie

Blueberry Pie

Rhubarb Pie

Pear Pie

Peach Berry Pie

Lavender Blueberry Pie

Honeyed Apricot & Lavender Tart

Fresh Fig Tart

Plum with Almond Créme Tart

Blood Orange & Rhubarb Pie

Fig & Rhubarb Tart

One thought on “Four & Twenty Blackbirds: Bakery on Third Avenue in Gowanus Area”

  1. We went in on the day they opened and their coffee was very good and their baked goods were Excellent! Try the Egg in a Nest for breakfast – baked egg in a rosemary biscuit. Yum! Also, I had their Mint Tea – made with a huge bunch of fresh mint!

    Emily and Melissa – the owners- seem very friendly and have created a lovely atmosphere. Congratulations to them!

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