I have attempted to find a good bakery within walking distance of Stuyvesant Town, with mixed results.  So far, the best bread has been obtained from the bakery on the LIRR level of Penn Station -- Hot & Crusty - which has other outlets listed in the phone book further north in Manhattan.

Other bakeries that ARE within walking distance include:

ESS-A-BAGEL
369 First Avenue (Zagat 2003)
10/3/2003

LA BAGEL
265 First Avenue between E 15th and E 16th Street
closed Saturday  In addition to bagels, challah bread and croissants are available.
10/3/2003

PRINCE BAKERY
223 First Avenue, between 13th and 14th
11/1/2003

TAYLOR'S
175 Second Avenue north of E 11th Street
no bread
10/3/2003

VENIERO PASTICCERIA
342 East 11 Street, west of First Avenue 
open 8 AM to midnight, seating, no bread, large selection of pastries, open since 1894 (Zagat 2003)
10/4/2003

BAKERIES NOT YET VISITED:

ALL NATIONS 
542 E 14th Street at Avenue A

AU BON PAIN
10 Union Square East

DE ROBERTS PASTICCERIA
176 First Avenue at E 11th Street

FIFTH AVENUE LANDMARK
272 Third Avenue at E 22nd Street

HOT & CRISPY
194 Third Avenue at E 17th Street

LA BAGUETTE
106 University Place at E 12th Street

LE PAIN QUOTIDIEN
888 Broadway at E 19th Street
(Zagat 2003)

NINTH STREET
350 E 9th Street at First Avenue

OTHER FOODS
47 E 12th Street between Broadway and University Place
(Zagat 2003)

VALENCIA
185 Avenue C at E 11th Street

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