Rose Bakery In Dover Street Market | Tasting Table NYC

One dude in a neon aubergine sweater and blueberry-hued knit beanie. Two sweeping cobalt, floor-length wool coats. And black. A sea of impeccable, utterly chic black.

Such are the sartorial statements on view at Rose Bakery, located inside Murray Hill's tony new Dover Street Market. (It is Fashion Week, after all.)

Opened by Commes des Garçons' Adrian Joffe, the compact, multi-level DSM is a high-concept fashion collective, stocking the likes of Yang Li, Christopher Kane and Jil Sander.

So what better way to feed the smartly dressed set than with pizettes and pastries from an offshoot of a famous Parisian pâtisserie? More modern than the original, Rose Bakery has style in spades thanks to a floor-to-ceiling column dressed in a multicolored patchwork knit by artist Magda Sayeg.

Stainless steel cases hold an array of sweets. The fruitcake ($6) is surprisingly good. The hazelnut and almond tart ($7) is pecan pie's posher, Gauloises-smoking cousin and our new favorite dessert.

The savory menu changes daily. We tried an individual square of deliciously eggy quiche ($15) was loaded with roasted pumpkin and bubbling ricotta. The thin-crusted pizette ($15), just larger than a salad plate and topped with sweet caramelized onions and anchovies, was less of a commitment.

But if you're thinking of trying on that Saint Laurent dress after lunch, let us suggest the bakery's signature assiette de legumes, a vegetable plate composed of items like grated carrot salad, shaved fennel with avocado and grapefruit, and rutabaga and chard gratin ($13 for a choice of three salads; $17 for five).

Or perhaps you'd like a soft-boiled egg ($9) served with toast soldiers and the cutest miniature bottle of Marmite you've ever seen.

Marmite: It's the new black.