There’s only one thing that’ll get me out of bed at 8 a.m. on a Saturday morning – and that’s a freshly baked treat. And if you want to snag a Mary O’s scone before they’re gone, you’ll need to set that early alarm.
These Irish soda bread scones have taken TikTok by storm in recent months, with users urging their followers that the scones are a “must try.”
The New York bakery is operated by Mary O’Halloran, an Irish entrepreneur who also runs Mary O’s pub on Avenue A. When I arrived around 8:30 a.m., the queue was already snaking out the door. But thanks to an efficient staff who’ve perfected their system, I only waited roughly 10 minutes to get my hands on a scone…