I visited Bread Top House during a weekend trip to Philly's Chinatown neighborhood and had the absolute best pastries! There's a large selection of treats as well as a coffee menu. I got the egg tart on recommendation as well as a cheese pastry, pandan cake and red bean moon cake and everything was delicious! The cheese pastry had the softest exterior with a warm cheese filling that was savory but light at the same time. The moon cake was very rich and perfect for sharing! The pandan cake and egg tart were perfectly not-too-sweet, which is why I personally tend to gravitate towards Asian baked goods. It's a smaller but very cozy and homey interior with two tables for sitting down to enjoy your coffee and pastries. It's also cash only or Venmo, so keep that in mind if you never carry cash! I look forward to visiting again and trying more items! read more

Bread Top House - Pandan cake, red bean moon cake, egg tart - Bakeries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Napoleon was 1/10. Tasted stale and the mousse wasn't good. The outside layers weren't crispy. Wintermelon mooncake was 4/10. Pretty sweet, and personally I would've liked more shell. The filling was packed to the max. Feels like a mom-and-pop bakery where you tell them what you want and they grab it for you instead of having you walk around with a basket picking everything out. Definitely gives that old-school bakery feel. read more

Bread Top House - Bakeries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

We live in Jersey City, so there's really no shortage of Chinese bakeries for me to go to - either in Manhattan or in Brooklyn. But, since we were staying close to Philly's Chinatown, I figured I could stop in and get some goodies. I came very late in the day, so a lot of the breads I would've wanted were sold out. However, I did manage to snag some egg tarts and sponge cakes. Both were great. The egg tarts were crispy and custardy. Service was good - very friendly and patient as I perused. read more

Chinese bakery, Chinatown Philly My goto bakery for sponge cakes when we are in Philly. The space is very small, just 1 or 2 tables inside. The price is very reasonable but the selection has decreased over the years! read more

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Came here on New Year's Day. Gotta love Chinatown having a lot of openings on New Year's Day. As a rule of thumb going to Chinatown with cash is a smart move. It's a small bakery and a small selection but sufficient. We got the sponge bread, the custard bread, the egg tart, the pineapple bun, and the barbecue pork bun for )10.70 cash. The sponge bread is slightly sweet and very light and really quite wonderful. The barbecue pork bun and the pineapple bun were exactly as it should taste. No wonder those two are the best sellers. The egg tart is not too sweet, none of these breads are (aka high praise for any pastries ). Would definitely return! I thought the service was nice. I think there could be some challenges with English, but you could also just point!! My personal favorites are the sponge bread and the pineapple bun. So that's what I would get again. For people who love barbecue pork bun, I think you probably would want to get this. read more

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Red and Green mooncakes were so good, as usual! The egg tart looked delicious and the cross section is thicc but it was unfortunately way too eggy for my liking. I do like their mooncakes and custard buns though! read more

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Elite egg tarts. Make great, fluffy, and not too sweet birthday cakes and can write any message you like! Cash only read more

Bread Top House - Bakeries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Besides the best roast pork buns in Philly's Chinatown, did you know that Bread Top House also sells congee? For $3? That's right! This congee rivals the sit-down restaurants just a block away that sell the same thing for two or even three times the price! You can also buy sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaves and sticky rice buns, too. An amazing shop. Always five stars!!! read more

Brought some egg tart home as dessert and ended up eating it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. These egg tarts are not too soft, not too thick but very creamy! Not too sweet either. Never seen an egg tart this thick but i'm loving it! Will deff explore other options next time when I am there in the shop! read more

Bread Top House - Bakeries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

LOVED the BBQ pork buns we got from here! My friend got mooncakes back during the Mid-Autumn festival which were great as well. This place is cash preferred :) service is quick but arrive early for the best selection of baked goods! The storefront is very small with only enough room for a few customers at a time but you get service very quickly. No room to dine-in. read more

Bread Top House - Bbq pork bun - Bakeries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Small bakery - cash only. Typical Asian bake goods. It was busy with only one girl taking orders, packaging, and taking money, but she was fast and friendly. The roast pork was delicious. Thin soft slightly sweet bread and good meat ratio. The beef curry pie was not good. Over cook, another second it would have been burnt. Barely edible - beef curry filling was lacking with no flavor. Prices are okay $2-$3. I'd go back for the roast buns! read more

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Fresh items throughout the day. Open early. Closes late. Great service, what more could you ask for?! For this bakery, I recommend the sesame balls, pork buns, and pineapple buns. They also offer congee and warm steamed buns so don't sleep on those! read more

I hear BreadTop is a classic bakery. They have two displays of bread with their prices listed, probably averaging $2. They have the basics, the go tos, nothing really out of the ordinary. It's sad that after the pandemic, you can no longer pick up a tray and tongs and grab your own bread. There is a sweet Chinese lady who helps you pick out what you want. It's better to please pay in cash (support local businesses!). There isn't much space inside the store, but there's a couple tables and chairs. It's more of a grab and go feeling. read more

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Stopped off today for some birthday treats. I think I just had the best egg tart in my life! The crust was so flaky, the egg, not too sweet. I'm a fan of cream buns, so I grabbed one of those as well. It was perfection. The bun itself was tender, the cream to bun ratio was spot on. There are other bakeries in Chinatown I frequent, and this one just went right to the top. read more

Pros: Seating. Friendly, patient business owners. Cons: Limited selection by the early evenings. read more

If you're Asian and love egg tart this place definitely worth to come especially in Pa not many have this . Egg tart is very good - Pork bun are great but not hot neither warm also have green onions in it . Place are very small don't have bathroom Not clean not organize ONLY accept CASH!!! read more

My favorite bakery in Chinatown. I have been coming here for over 10 years and continue to make a trip whenever I'm back in town. You can't go wrong with any of the pastries/buns. Go early in the morning if you want the best selection. I always end up with at least a dozen. My favorites include egg tarts, ham and egg, pineapple custard, ham and corn, bbq pork, and hot dog. I get the strawberry bubble tea too. It's like a smoothie and they use real fruit. Also, like most places in Chinatown, cash is preferred. read more

Bread Top House - Dozen Box (photographed after a 10-hour trip and still looks amazing) - Bakeries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I really liked Bread Top's bbq roast pork bun! I was a bit surprised that pork buns run for $2 apiece here (around 50% more than other Chinatowns I've been to), but it's still a totally fair price. The bun had a nice texture and flavor, and the filling had a good classic flavor. I could've done without the red food dye, but it is pretty standard. The filling wasn't super evenly distributed throughout the bun, but that's not a huge issue either. Would come again! read more

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I love Asian pastries and bought a couple of items from all of the highly rated traditional Asian bakeries in Chinatown and this was my favorite. Their bread tends to be more soft and less dry. They have more unique items than some of the other bakeries but also fewer in quantities since they seem to run out of items more quickly than other places. They also have a nice mix of items including moon cakes and the rolled cakes. I've also tried their drinks and they were ok and I think they also use fresh fruit. Some of my favorite items from here are the bbq pork buns, pineapple trio buns, shredded pork buns, and fried pork dumplings. One of my regular stops whenever I'm in Chinatown! read more

$$ Cash, Venmo, Zelle payments. No credit cards $$ Haven't been here in a while. Egg tarts still as soft and creamy as I remembered. Curry chicken pie was flakey. Good filling to pasty ratio. Good flavor Clean, friendly, affordable read more

We couldn't be happier with how our wedding cake turned out. We loved how it looked and how it tasted. My wife and I had placed the order a month earlier for our Chinese banquet. We gave Bread Top a picture of what we wanted, something simple and clean and they said no problem, they can do it. We told them when we needed the cake and placed the order. Their price was the best out of the asian bakeries in the area even with delivery included. On the day of, a gentleman dropped off the cake to our reception. He was very quick and I almost missed him but managed to call out to give him a red envelope tip. We received many compliments on the cake, it truly was beautiful and delicious. Our guests appreciated how fluffy the sponge cake was in addition to how light and not overly sweet the whipped cream was. They also appreciated the extra layer of jam we added. Again, we are more than pleased with the service we received from Bread Top House. read more

Bread Top House - Three layer cake with red and pink flowers. We provided the round double happiness sign and extra items on the table. - Bakeries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Amazing sesame balls and egg tarts! Maybe the best sesame balls I have ever had. Got a bunch of other breakfast pastries for my mother, who is very picky and thought they weren't as soft as the NYC Chinatown ones were. I thought they were still good. Highly recommend if you are looking for Chinese pastries! read more

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One of my favorite spots to stop by in Chinatown for pastries. Definitely recommend the red bean bread and the custard buns. Everything is very affordable and the selection is great. Recommend going early in the morning for the most fresh / widest selection of pastries since they tend to sell out relatively quickly on weekend mornings. Reminder that this place is cash or venmo! read more

So it's not the best bakery in Chinatown (2nd best), but they do have a really good selection. This makes up for raising from 4 to 5 star, a lot of special flavor pastries. Also drink selection here and assorted things. The bread is very fluffy and soft, but the inside fillings or flavor can be subtle or low amount. It is cash only, which is a pain sometimes. Overall 4 to 4.5 star depending on the day,l compared to best, so I will be favorable and raise as it is still very good. Lady at counter is nice who help us. Thanks read more

My favorite sesame balls in the city. Great egg tarts. One of the top bakeries in the city. Cash only.

Nice little shop right off the main drag in Chinatown. Lots of pastries, breads and cakes to go around. I grabbed a taro bun and headed over to Franklin Square to watch the fountain. The bun was aesthetically beautiful and there was a pretty good amount of filling; however, it was kind of just one big air pocket which was a little disappointing. Good flavor though. read more

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Best Asian bakery I've been to. They have great filled buns like barbeque pork, and red bean paste yum. Service is quick and friendly. However they only accept Vimeo and cash. read more

Outstanding oriental bakery and how refreshing to be able to show up at 4:00 pm and still have a vast selection. Moon cakes are a dream, sesame balls are a red-bean filled delight that aren't too sweet. The sesame balls are chewy-delicious yet light and you actually taste sesame. i've not run across anything that isn't authentic and skillfully made. Thinking of Beiler's donuts down the road in Reading Terminal? If you're concerned about their sugar overload, give this bakery a try. I like both but I prefer Bread Top for breakfast because it's not so much of a sugar bomb in the morning. Beilers is fine for evening dessert. Bread Top is Yummy, Yummy, Yummy! read more

Great learning experience at Bread Top House!Although they are known for having the best egg tarts in town. I was more interested in trying the moon cakes that our Chinatown tour guide raved about! So on the tour, I was enlightened about the history of moon cakes. Moon cakes are traditionally eaten during the Chinese Autumn Moon Festival. After hearing some background knowledge made me excited to try one. So I tried their pineapple moon cake. The first thing I noticed was how pretty the cakes look and the top of the cake looked like Chinese artwork. When I bit into the cake it was a dense and buttery texture with a strong pineapple taste. It was rather good, it taste sort of like a fig newton. Overall the bread house sells an assortment of low price goodies. I didn't see anything over 4.00. I paid about a dollar for my moon cake and I was glad to experience a delicacy that is part of Chinese tradition. read more

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I dropped by this place earlier this morning as I was craving some carby goodness. I'm glad I did because there curry chicken bun was very tasty (I'm disappointed I didn't get more than one!). I also bought a pineapple custard bun and a taro bun. Both were sweet and lovely too. I love the softness of the pastries here. It was 3.75 for those three buns at the time of this review. I went during what we'll call the second wave of coronavirus, December 2020, and I'll say it's just like anywhere else where you should wear a mask and they've changed their operations such that the employees will get you your buns rather than yourself (it looks like it once might have been self service for the baked buns before but now that's what it is). I was lucky and the store was empty so I got served quickly by a young woman who packaged the buns well and carefully handed me back my change. They also have hot teas and bubble teas according to a menu behind the counter, straight when you walk in. I didn't order one because I felt like it was too early and I'd already been indulging but judging from previous reviews I would probably like it. There were cakes and steamed buns at that counter too, which I'll try next time along with their sliced bread (looks like milk bread so I'm excited for that). read more

I went here on a mission to find those sesame seed covered and bean paste filled rice (mochi?) balls that they serve for dessert at dimsum spots. No clue what they are called, but I found them and so much more! It's just a little bakery, nothing fancy super fancy here, and there's about two table tops if you were planning to rest a little bit before your next adventure. There's descriptions of everything so you have an idea of what goodness is filling the various buns, cakes, and tarts. I felt like I went a little crazy seeing the super cheap prices. They carry things like creme filled buns and pork baos and huge slices of cake (all for around ~$1 each!) so before I knew it, I had a tray full of goodies. My little guy saw my excitement and asked for a slice of vanilla cake while the mister asked for pandan. I took a bite of each and they were super moist and fluffy. I walked out of here with a stuffed plastic bag of goodies and it only cost me $10 (cash only!) read more

Bread Top House - I don't know what these are called, but they were exactly what I came here to get! - Bakeries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This review is for the egg tarts. It's the best in Chinatown. The crust is very flaky and the custard is very soft and jiggly wit perfect sweetness. It's very delicate. Definitely get this. The store has really good and a lot of varieties of moon cakes, the big ones or small ones. read more

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I been coming here for years and I absolutely love it..food always good and the customer service is great

First stop on our foodie tour. Our guide helped us in our choices, and since we had a nice, small and very friendly group, we were all good about buying different items so we could each get a bite of a variety of goods. Very cheap, all around $1 or $2. I loved the fried dough, though it was a bit greasy. My favorite was the red bean moon cake. I'm a sucker for anything with red beans in it. Nicely air conditioned for hot and sticky summer days. read more

As a transplant from Southern California, I'm often looking for a taste of home. I've tried multiple Chinese bakeries in the area before I settled on this one as my favorite. This shop is located on the corner of Race and 11th in Chinatown and carries a good selection of dim sum style breads and baked goods. My favorites are the egg tart, jeen dui (Sesame ball with sweet filling), hot dog bao (literally a bread baked with slices of hot dog inside), and the char siu bao (bread with Chinese bbq pork filling). If you are picking up a lot of items to go, just know that the egg tarts will not be crunchy/good after a day or so. The staff there is friendly and helpful. They speak English and Cantonese there. They also sell milk tea/boba but I have yet to try it due to the wide availability in the rest of Chinatown. They accept cash and Venmo as payment! I really appreciate the Venmo option since I rarely have cash on me. No credit/debit cards accepted here. read more

My rating here is based on their dai bao. For $1.25 I was expecting a lot more than a dim sum-sized bun. The filling is very sweet and has red dye coloring. For comparison, the dai bao at Maxim Bakery in Flushing NY are the size of a baseball and cost $9.50 for 9. read more

I love this place! The prices great and the treats are wonderful. Everything is nice and fresh. I love their sponge cakes. The lemon is my favorite. Also the young lady at the counter is always friendly. They only take cash or Venmo and since the pandemic it is take away only. read more

Stopped by for some moon cakes for this year's mid-autumn festival. The bakery was neat and had a great selection of moon cakes. I chose a regular red bean with one egg and a mini lotus seed. The prices were reasonable and at $1.50 for the mini one, it's definitely hard to beat! read more

Bread Top House - Lotus seed (Front) & Red bean with one egg (Back) - Bakeries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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I like Bread Top Bakery. Friendly staff and fresh Chinese pastries. Try their combo bun and hot dog bun! Avoid their Vietnamese hoagie ($1.75) - I tried their banh mi years ago, and now remember why I never got it again. Soft bread - really, gross - and never enough jalapenos. Well, I suppose you could get the bread toasted elsewhere. read more

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Fellow yelpers, I will begin my review with this: Today, 3/9/19, my friends and I did "The Egg Tart Challenge". This was Bakery stop #1 of 7. This place was bustling with all different ethnicities of guests. Seating is limited and was mostly taken up by locals but they gladly skooted over so my friends and I could sit. Bakery items were displayed very nicely, and in a clean and organized case. We used tissue paper to choose the cakes that we wanted the best. Many of these bakeries make Egg Tarts, but each one we tasted on this challenge was unique. We also sampled wintermelon mooncake! This has a jellied melon center (reminiscent of a fig neuton) and a flaky savory crust. Also, Red Bean Cakes which are a delight- the SESAME seeds make the whole thing! Finally we each got Taro Pearl Hot Bubble Tea- made with fresh Taro (not powder as the employee was kind enough to point out). The bubbles are more jellied than gummy. Regarding the main event- the egg tart ($1.10) has a very flakey buttery crust that fell off when biting.The custard was good but not the most flavorful egg tart we experienced. A good start!! read more

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