zabars is excellent

Oneg babka is so chocolate-y and rich. Order the double chocolate! Your friends will be awestruck.

I agree Trader Joe’s is good.

The problem, for me, is that Breads uses Nutella and I don’t prefer that taste to actual plain chocolate.

I have not had Zabar’s.

If you move to cookies, black and whites from Zabar’s are good. But those from Wm. Greenbergare better. Or Levain cookies,too.

I am in NY perhaps obviously.

SERIOUSLY...I found the Best babka in the world BUT they don't ship. FLAKOWITZ IN Boynton Beach, Florida

https://www.goldbelly.com/kossars-bagels-and-bialys/babka-choose-your-own-2-pack?ref=merchant

The Babka from Kossar’s is awesome. Much Better than Zabar’s or Russ and Daughters though Russ and Daughters lox is the best.

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Anonymous wrote:Zingermans

You think the better babka comes from... Michigan? You must be from Michigan.

NP here. Have you ever had it? It's both chocolate and cinnamon.

And raisins? Just… no.

It didn't have raisins when I had it a couple years back. My brother lives in Ann Arbor and I often go to Zingerman's on visits for their chocolate sourdough.

That and fragles (fried raising bagel) another Ann Arbor specialty.

NY Jew here, transplanted to DC. Zingermans is awesome - everything we have ever had from there is terrific, including the babka

Breads is the best! Or I have a recipe that is as good but takes two full days and about three pounds of butter.

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Anonymous wrote:I think this is who we used when we bought online.

https://www.greensbabka.com/chocolate-babka.html

This one is really good if it's the one I'm remembering from East Coast corner stores! In DC - I feel like that market next to the Pan Asian place on Connecticut Ave carried Green's Chocolate Babka when I lived there a few years ago. That strip with the old Lobster Shack / tchotchkes shop / ice cream sandwich store, across Connecticut from Marco's Lebanese takeout.

They sell Green’s babka at Wegmans, if there is one near you.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve heard that Russ and Daughter’s has the best babka, from Goldbelly.

I ordered it once and actually preferred the one from Trader Joes

I once did a direct taste off and it was pretty close. But if people like a specific one, then...

Sorry, op...I read the title and clicked intending to answer zabars, but that is the one you Re trying to beat...lol

Anonymous wrote:I’ve heard that Russ and Daughter’s has the best babka, from Goldbelly.

I ordered it once and actually preferred the one from Trader Joes

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Anonymous wrote:Zingermans

You think the better babka comes from... Michigan? You must be from Michigan.

NP here. Have you ever had it? It's both chocolate and cinnamon.

And raisins? Just… no.

It didn't have raisins when I had it a couple years back. My brother lives in Ann Arbor and I often go to Zingerman's on visits for their chocolate sourdough.

That and fragles (fried raising bagel) another Ann Arbor specialty.

I’ve heard that Russ and Daughter’s has the best babka, from Goldbelly.

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Anonymous wrote:Zingermans

You think the better babka comes from... Michigan? You must be from Michigan.

NP here. Have you ever had it? It's both chocolate and cinnamon.

And raisins? Just… no.

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Anonymous wrote:Zingermans

You think the better babka comes from... Michigan? You must be from Michigan.

NP here. Have you ever had it? It's both chocolate and cinnamon.

I get it from Zabars but idk how it compares to others.