Bushwick, Brooklyn
Tres leches and celebration cakes
A Mexican corner bakery on Knickerbocker Ave, known for milky tres leches and cakes for every occasion.
Pasteles para toda ocasion
The bakery's own flyer says it best: they prepare cakes for every occasion. Ordering a custom cake starts with a phone call.
How custom orders work
- Call (718) 418-8821 and describe the cake you need.
- Text your inspiration photos to the number the bakery gives you.
- Pick up your cake at 238 Knickerbocker Ave.
Occasion cake flavors on their flyer
- Tres leches
- Envinado
- Chocolate
- Flan
- Frutas
Guests keep coming back for
Items named by customers in public reviews and directory listings. The bakery publishes no price list, so call for prices.
- Pastel de Nuez con Cafe 3 Leches
Walnut and coffee tres leches, named a customer favorite.
- Chocolate Tres Leches con Flan
Chocolate tres leches layered with flan.
- Pastel de 3 Leches
The classic milky three milks cake.
- Birthday cakes
Custom occasion cakes; one July 2026 reviewer praised a simplified vanilla cake with spot on colors.
- Strawberry shortcake slice
A review favorite by the slice.
- Chocolate croissants
Described by guests as flaky with rich chocolate.
- Pan dulce
Mexican sweet bread from the daily case.
- Coffee
To go with the sweet bread.
Visit the bakery
A blue awning corner shop near the Jefferson St L station. Sources disagree on hours, so always call ahead.
Address and contact
Gaby's Bakery238 Knickerbocker Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11237
Phone: (718) 418-8821
Fax (as printed on flyer): 718-381-2786
Gaby's Bakery on Facebook (the only website directories list for the bakery)
Near the Jefferson St L station (about 278m per one directory).
Hours
| Most directories say | Daily 10am to 8pm |
|---|---|
| One mirror says | Daily 9am to 8pm |
| One directory says | Mon to Sat 9am to 8pm, Sunday closed |
Opening time and Sunday hours differ across sources. One page showed 11am to 9pm for Oct 1 only. Call (718) 418-8821 before you go.