Breads Bakery

Bakery · 18 E 16th St, New York, NY 10003, United States · United States

★ 4.6 on Google · 2,512 reviews · View on Google Maps

18 / 100

Manipulation score

Clean

Completed Jul 19, 2026 · 105 reviews flagged

How this score works

The score estimates how strongly this place's review record matches known manipulation patterns, from 0 (no signs) to 100. Verdicts: Clean below 40, Suspicious from 40, Likely Manipulated from 70. It rises with the share of reviews flagged and how suspicious each one is.

Burst: — an abnormal spike of five-star reviews in a single day compared to the place's usual pace.
Low activity account: — the reviewer has almost no other reviews, photos, or Local Guide history; throwaway accounts look like this.
Duplicate text: — the wording is nearly identical to another review of the same place.

Verdicts are statistical estimates based on public review patterns, not accusations.

Review anatomy

Reviews examined

1,000

Flagged

105

11% of examined

Flagged avg rating

4.7★

place average 4.6★

Reviews per quarter

Q1 ’21

Q1 ’22

Q1 ’23

Q1 ’24

Q1 ’25

Q1 ’26

Reviews per quarter, total and flagged
Quarter	Reviews	Flagged
Q1 ’21	9	2
Q2 ’21	69	11
Q3 ’21	37	2
Q4 ’21	62	4
Q1 ’22	38	1
Q2 ’22	32	3
Q3 ’22	52	7
Q4 ’22	49	3
Q1 ’23	62	3
Q2 ’23	73	1
Q3 ’23	49	3
Q4 ’23	51	5
Q1 ’24	31	3
Q2 ’24	33	5
Q3 ’24	33	2
Q4 ’24	38	0
Q1 ’25	32	5
Q2 ’25	36	7
Q3 ’25	33	0
Q4 ’25	43	7
Q1 ’26	85	21
Q2 ’26	45	8
Q3 ’26	8	2

Rating distribution

5★

4★

3★

2★

1★

Evidence

burst
11 occurrences — worst: 10 five-star reviews on 2026-01-09 vs avg 0.5/day
Show all 11
- 3 five-star reviews on 2021-04-17 vs avg 0.6/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2021-05-09 vs avg 0.6/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2022-05-04 vs avg 0.3/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2022-08-06 vs avg 0.3/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2023-12-03 vs avg 0.4/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2024-05-01 vs avg 0.3/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-02-09 vs avg 0.3/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-04-14 vs avg 0.3/day
- 10 five-star reviews on 2026-01-09 vs avg 0.5/day
- 6 five-star reviews on 2026-01-10 vs avg 0.8/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2026-04-28 vs avg 0.5/day
weight 1
low activity account 53 reviews flagged weight 0.8
duplicate text 12 reviews flagged weight 0.9

Flagged reviews

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Great selection of breads, cookies, and other pastry.

Frank Nicosia ★★★★★ 2022-10-05 suspicion 59
E L ★★★★★ 2026-03-09 suspicion 59

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

One of my favorite bakeries in the city!

Megan Burnham ★★★★★ 2023-02-07 suspicion 65
MOHAMED ALSUBAIEY ★★★★★ 2025-10-23 suspicion 65

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Best babka in the city!!

H Raphael ★★★★★ 2021-07-23 suspicion 57
Ben B ★★★★★ 2025-04-14 suspicion 95

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Almond croissants are excellent.

John Pozar ★★★★★ 2021-10-28 suspicion 55
Carlos Paz ★★★★★ 2023-12-25 suspicion 55

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Delicious bread and pastries, the real deal

Thomas Riedl ★★★★★ 2021-03-26 suspicion 59
Erin Koza ★★★★★ 2023-03-09 suspicion 59

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

All freshly baked goodies! Very large selection available daily baked! This is my favorite location due to quality, staff courtesy, cleanliness, well marked (presentation, price, nut allergy) and selection. My favorites are the Bureka, Challah, mind blowing Coconut Pound Cake, Rugelach, Croissant,...

Food Rate ★★★★★ 2022-09-02 suspicion 65
Gail Steward ★★★★★ 2022-10-02 suspicion 65

Showing the 10 most suspicious of 93 remaining flagged reviews.

Morgan Raum

1 review

★★★★★

2026-01-09

My favorite Jewish bakery in NYC! The owners and staff are the greatest humans and the food is delicious. The chocolate babka and almond croissant are particularly excellent!

Young Kim

1 review

★★★★★

2023-12-03

Joe Q

442 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-04-28

Very friendly, delicious and clean spot for a quick bite or for bread refill.

Scott

30 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-04-28

Bhadesh Basdeo

105 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-04-28

Get the chocolate loaf

Alan Shindelman

12 reviews

★★★★★

2026-01-10

Incredible staff that helped me pick the best pastry gift for family. Everything is delicious, highly recommend. BH

Stephen Jacobs

106 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-01-10

Outstanding quality. Most worth a visit

Noah Brooker

18 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-01-10

Best food, best service!!

M K

78 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-01-10

David Levin

14 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-01-10

Amazing quality. Amazing food. I love you Breads. You bring joy to our festivals and daily life

Report generated Jul 19, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.

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