Dominique Ansel Bakery
Bakery · 189 Spring St, New York, NY 10012, United States · United States
★ 4.3 on Google · 9,211 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 19, 2026 · 64 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
64
6% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.6★
place average 4.3★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Dec ’24 | 56 | 14 |
| Jan ’25 | 43 | 1 |
| Feb ’25 | 48 | 2 |
| Mar ’25 | 68 | 0 |
| Apr ’25 | 62 | 4 |
| May ’25 | 51 | 0 |
| Jun ’25 | 55 | 1 |
| Jul ’25 | 64 | 3 |
| Aug ’25 | 52 | 4 |
| Sep ’25 | 60 | 5 |
| Oct ’25 | 53 | 2 |
| Nov ’25 | 49 | 3 |
| Dec ’25 | 65 | 3 |
| Jan ’26 | 17 | 1 |
| Feb ’26 | 26 | 1 |
| Mar ’26 | 47 | 1 |
| Apr ’26 | 46 | 2 |
| May ’26 | 64 | 10 |
| Jun ’26 | 49 | 6 |
| Jul ’26 | 25 | 1 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- burst 3 five-star reviews on 2024-12-10 vs avg 0.1/day; 4 five-star reviews on 2024-12-16 vs avg 0.4/day; 3 five-star reviews on 2024-12-17 vs avg 0.5/day; 4 five-star reviews on 2024-12-19 vs avg 0.7/day weight 1
- low activity account 46 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 4 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
The cookie shot is a MUST! 🍪🥛
- Cat V ★★★★★ 2025-11-11 suspicion 60
- Barbie Mendoza ★★★★ 2026-04-27 suspicion 60
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
The croissant I had is one of the best I’ve ever eaten!
- Deborah Melilli ★★★★★ 2025-04-09 suspicion 58
- Rom Berco ★★★★★ 2025-04-29 suspicion 58
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 60 remaining flagged reviews.
Sam Hopkins
83 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-12-19
Uh-ma-zing! Shared the cookie shot, DKA, and chocolat au pain with a latte. Simply divine from beginning to end and a nice respite in the garden from a day of walking. Absolutely will be going back earlier in the day later in this trip to get a cronut as they were sold out by 4pm when we arrived....
Gary Koors
26 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-12-19
Quick service & 'cheery' helpful staff while busy. Made for a extra special stop in the city and got to take home a special treat to Fl- Christmas Morning Cereal. Gorgeous, well packaged tasty treats all around.
Artur Borczyński
7 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-12-19
Delicious bakery, bit pricey and had to wait in a queue but definitely something worth trying at least once in a life. Service was great and everyone received a lot of samples when we were there.
Dennis Kim
131 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-12-19
They've got great selection of deserts, but the main reason to visit here is for their Hot Chocolate that has blooming flower marshmellow on top, and Cronuts. Best hot chocolate you will have.
J Nola
301 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-12-17
This place is delicious. Everything here is amazing. The DKA and cronut are a must every time you visit. The staff behind the counter are very nice and helpful. With the many selections they help narrow it down.
serdar yaman
8 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-12-17
As a chef it was great experience to taste cronuts 🔥
Virinda Dembla Malik
65 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-12-17
I was here last year in August and had a disappointing experience with the cronut - probably because they had matcha flavour that month and I do not enjoy matcha a whole lot. The cronut had good texture though. Update to coming here in December 2024: I am in LOVE!! The Blossoming hot chocolate was...
Samira Mohammadi
27 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-12-16
Heather Kim
154 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-12-16
You do not want to miss this out if you are in NYC/SOHO. Can I say, "Oh my sticky goodness?" The DKA is the most amazing thing ever. And the vanilla burnt bundt cake is sooooo good! I literally had to go back the second time around to eat it again! The purple dish in the photos is some type of ube d...
Dale Saari
25 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-12-16
Report generated Jul 19, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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