text: I can only say that if Payard was in my neighborhood I would have to get a parttime job to afford how much I would spend therennPayard is not easy on the wallet but if you can get past that it is a treat to eat at or pick something up to go My wife and I ate there for breakfast two days in a row not counting stopping in for a snack best ice cream sandwiches EVERsee below and for cookies at their express place in the casinonnThe breakfast sandwiches are first class My favorite was the Salmon Croque Monsieurdelicately smooth smoked salmon and cream cheese between luxuriously buttered pieces of bread Very rich but very deliciousnnAnother favorite mentioned in reviews regularly was the almond croissant We had it both at room temp and toasted I liked hot my wife liked it better not It was really a tremendous pastry either wayask for it how you like itnnOur favorite items there were the ice cream sandwichesAt a pop we had worth in one sitting I know that sounds gluttonous and maybe it wasbut they came in flavors and we were not leaving without trying them alland it was money well spentnnThe magic is that these are two French macarons about inches long with boldly flavored creamy textured ice cream in between Perfect bite after perfect bitennTheres a Payard in NYCs Soho neighborhoodIt has already been mentally bookmarked for my next trip there