Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Carnation Bakery

    4.1 (72 reviews)
    InexpensiveBakeries
    Closed 6:30 am - 6:30 pm

    Carnation Bakery Photos

    Business Info

    You might also consider

    Recommended Reviews - Carnation Bakery

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    Worth to try. Price $4.50 as of dec 30th 2025
    Maria A.

    Worth to try. They put very less spicy sauce maybe from Sriracha. Good amount of fried chicken. Price $4.50 as of dec 30th 2025.

    Carnation's famous chicken bun
    Mike S.

    When a place shows consistency and staying power over a nearly a couple of decades that automatically adds the "star" power of this place and ups my rating. (The first reviews of this place on Yelp are dated 2008). Although the prices aren't as inexpensive as they used to be (Cheap eats in NYC are going the way of the Dodo - might as well get used to it!) I still find they remained consistently delicious. Arguably, the chicken buns are the draw here - with a nice sized slab of juicy dark meat chicken tucked in a crispy outside, soft inside pineapple bun dressed with lettuce, tomato and cucumber it is winning combo. These days you will be hard pressed to find a cheaper and better chicken sandwich at $3.75 in NYC. Better to get here early to make sure they have them, also fresher! I asked for a Iced coffee and the default is light and sweet, which is a style I haven't had in while. It hit the spot. I tried the pork floss bun - it was large and tasty. The sponge cake was nice and soft, but friend remarked perhaps not the very best she's had, but good. They have don tat which will do the job, but not a stand out version. This is old school spot that after I walk out with my purchase I feel grateful it is still sticking around serving up goodness!

    Sarah L.

    The pineapple bun 100%. Would 10/10 go back even though parking is tight and there's a lot of traffic down kissena Can't wait to go back and try with the fried chicken... perfect sweet and salty.

    Chicken chop
    Paula W.

    Chicken chop on pineapple bun! So yummy and only $4. Wish they put more veggies but it's delicious!

    Pork curry puff. Not as warm as the other bakeries because it isnt kept in a little warmer oven.
    Sunny C.

    A tiny bakery near Gold City supermarket. This place has a lot to choose from and its cheaper than the other bakeries in the area. There's the classic pineapple bun, pork puffs, fish buns, egg tarts, coconut tarts, red bean pastry, 3 sisters, 6 pieces of dinner rolls, cha siu bun, taro bun, red bean bread, etc. I wish there was a separate warmer oven for the puffy pastries to keep them warm. I got their curry pork pastry which was really oily, which if it were warmer I probably would've noticed it less, but it was cold on the outside because it didn't have the rotating oven like the other bakeries do. There's also coffee and tea available. Their huge cakes with fruit inside are really good. I've brought those as gifts to people's homes a few times! You can also get their spongecake rolls. They give newspapers with your purchase on Sundays (not sure about other days). There's always dough being mixed in the back, you can see it. And there's always fresh trays of warm bread coming out. There isn't much space to pay, so while you're paying, people are going to be grabbing their bread so get ready to get pushed around. It gets pretty crazy in here. You walk in, grab a tray and tongs and use their wax paper baggies to bag your own bread and then bring it up to the front where they total it. Kinda nice to bag your own stuff because then the flakier breads aren't destroyed by people trying to bag them in a rush for you. But if you're like me, its such a struggle to bag stuff under pressure when there are people trying to grab their food too and there isn't space for any of this! Have your wallet in your hand and be ready to pay and get outta there. There's only 3 tables available, so you're lucky if you can get a seat there!

    Best fried chicken bun around!
    Tsz-Cheong C.

    This bakery rocks! I haven't been back awhile since moving to the Bayside Hills area, but the breads and buns are still fantastic!! You get a great deal on all the baked goods in this place. If you go early in the morning like 6am, there is no rush or fuss, but once you hit the 7am mark, watch out! People get pushy and it gets chaotic. The pineapple and chicken fried buns are legendary here, the fish bun is not bad either. You really can't go wrong in this place. Seating is extremely limited and they provide wax wrappers for you to put the baked goods in yourself. If you want to save time and get out quicker, just put all your stuff on the tray, they will help you wrap it up much faster and neater. Coffee and tea is also very good here.

    Interior at 630 a.m.
    Marcus C.

    One of the best kept open secrets in Flushing. I had forgotten how "ghetto" this area can be. There's just a collection of different types of people around here who seem to loiter the area and traffic is always unbearable. The tiny parking lot in front is always full. Baked items: the chicken pineapple bun absolutely lives up to the hype. It is, by far, the best breakfast sandwich of any Hong Kong style or Cantonese or Taiwanese bakery in Flushing. For the price, it's simply unbeatable. I also bought one of each item alongside the wall of baked goods, and I definitely recommend the custard filled pineapple bun and roast pork bun. There's always a generous amount of filling inside! Everything seemed to be freshly made, and not everything is available all at once upon opening time. Service: it's not easy to get the attention of the server because this place is always so busy. I was there at 6:30 a.m. when they opened, and the fried chicken pineapple buns did not come out until about 7 a.m. In fact, most of the baked goods weren't ready yet, so I knew I was getting the freshest items! Decor: upon walking into this space, it looks like one has entered a time lapse back to, at least, the 1990's. The relatively dark and simple lighting, the display case for baked goods, etc., reminds me of an era when all the bakeries in Manhattan's Chinatown looked like that. Cash only! I shall return.

    Chicken Bun ($1.75)

    See all

    1 month ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 2
    Love this 3
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Kim C.
    22
    45
    251

    8 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    9 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Mike S.
    855
    1059
    5507

    2 years ago

    Helpful 12
    Thanks 3
    Love this 9
    Oh no 0

    3 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Win C.
    371
    890
    4084

    3 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 2

    8 years ago

    Helpful 9
    Thanks 0
    Love this 6
    Oh no 1

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Helpful 38
    Thanks 0
    Love this 41
    Oh no 0

    14 years ago

    Helpful 6
    Thanks 0
    Love this 5
    Oh no 0

    9 years ago

    Helpful 12
    Thanks 0
    Love this 13
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    17 years ago

    Helpful 6
    Thanks 0
    Love this 5
    Oh no 1
    Photo of Layla C.
    7
    118
    11

    6 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    14 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jason P.
    545
    1119
    3574

    15 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Nice place to grab some breakfast buns. Some inconsistency on the filling had a pork bun that I felt was a little light on the filling.

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    13 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Ju L.
    933
    922
    1266

    15 years ago

    Helpful 7
    Thanks 0
    Love this 5
    Oh no 0

    15 years ago

    Helpful 4
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    12 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Elly W.
    55
    210
    45

    10 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    11 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    14 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Angela L.
    507
    131
    377

    11 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Yen H.
    4
    23
    92

    7 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Lalu D.
    1
    21
    24

    16 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Yaka H.
    146
    600
    1834

    15 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    14 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Food is Okay。cheap and Good $3 chicken Bun. Where can you find that. AND boss VERY KIND PEOPLE

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Thanh L.
    14
    101
    150

    13 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Page 1 of 2

    Ask the Community - Carnation Bakery

    Is this business closed?

    No. They are still open.

    View All 4 Questions

    You might also consider

    Verify this business for free

    People searched for Bakeries 80,879 times last month within 10 miles of this business.

    Verify this business

    Yeh's Bakery - Rainbow Sponge Cake Roll ($17 whole roll)

    Yeh's Bakery

    4.5(547 reviews)
    0.5 miQueensborough Hill, Flushing
    $

    Still a 5/5. I stopped by Yeh's Bakery and had such a lovely experience. I picked up the green tea…read morecake, mung bean cake, and red bean cake, and everything tasted fresh and was quite good. You could tell the pastries had been freshly made, and I enjoyed trying the different flavors. What really made my visit memorable, though, was the staff. The ladies working there were absolutely charming, warm, and genuinely lovely to interact with. Sometimes a pleasant interaction can make a simple stop at a bakery feel special, and that was certainly the case here. Good pastries, freshly made, and outstanding service. I will definitely be back!

    I finally made it to Yeh's Bakery!!! I've known about this place for yearsss but somehow never made…read moreit here...until Now! However, I still haven't tried their infamous Boston Cream Pie ($21). Everyone raves about this pie/cake! Hopefully I'll get to try it next time. This bakery has a lot of old-school Cantonese bakery items, as well as some hot foods. But on this visit, these are the items we tried: -- Individual Sponge cakes ($2): Very good! It's definitely not as eggy as the sponge cakes at Kam Hing in Manhattan Chinatown (The GOAT!!) but this version is much better than the ones at Golden Sponge Cakes in the Golden Mall. They were light & fluffy, and pretty good. I only wish they were more "eggy". -- Rainbow Sponge Cake Roll ($17): Pretty good! This log cake combines 3 flavors: vanilla, matcha & strawberry. Tasty, fresh and visually appealing! Customer service was very friendly, welcoming & helpful! Can't wait to go back for that Boston Cream Pie Cake!!

    Photos
    Yeh's Bakery - Assorted deliciousness.

    Assorted deliciousness.

    Yeh's Bakery - Pineapple cookie, strong buy.

    Pineapple cookie, strong buy.

    Yeh's Bakery - Tray of deliciousness. Definitely get that almond-prune cake in the middle.

    See all

    Tray of deliciousness. Definitely get that almond-prune cake in the middle.

    Shakalaka Bakery - Very cute and delicious!

    Shakalaka Bakery

    3.9(116 reviews)
    0.8 miDowntown Flushing, Flushing

    I've been here several times solely for the two type of nougats. They're the perfect souvenir gift…read morefor family and friends if you are able to keep them fresh. They're very soft almost marshmallow like and over a week will get harder. If you prefer that texture great, but I suggest eating them ASAP when they're in the intended condition. My family loves the oreo and strawberry nougat. Can't speak much on the other items since I only go here for one thing. Interior of the bakery is pretty big with seating in the back, although it does have a lot of foot traffic.

    This Chinese bakery has been one of my usual spots in Flushing to buy a small sized birthday cake…read more Tried a bunch of them and they have all been great, including the most recently ordered Blueberry Cake and Grape Cake. However, maybe my all time favorite cake was the Mango Pomelo. As for the rest, they have a line of fruit shaped desserts that are quite delicious too. I especially like the Mango. The Coconut was cute looking, but the taste was just okay. Haven't tried the Peach or Banana yet, but plan to at some point. I also enjoy their Black Sesame Bread and a few other pastries. Lastly, not sure how often this situation might come up, but Shakalaka is the only place to get Chinese breads till 10:00pm in the area. Everything else closes before 9:00pm. Bao Pastry and Naisnow are both open past 9:00pm, but neither sell any regular Chinese sandwiches or various breads.

    Photos
    Shakalaka Bakery - Taro purple rice cheesecake

    Taro purple rice cheesecake

    Shakalaka Bakery
    Shakalaka Bakery - Blueberry Mini Cake

    See all

    Blueberry Mini Cake

    Grandpa Chen Char Siu Bao - Flushing - Pineapple roast pork bun

    Grandpa Chen Char Siu Bao - Flushing

    4.0(34 reviews)
    0.8 miQueensborough Hill, Flushing

    Kept hearing people mention this bakery in my Queens FB Food Group & don't let the unassuming homey…read morename for you. High quality stuff here! At $2.95 each I got a baked roast pork bun, and a pineapple topping custard bun. Both were very big and every component was high-quality. The pork inside was a natural looking sauce - not bright red, the pork was cut up into regular pieces/strips it was like a healthy meal. The bread part was fluffy, dense and didn't feel like an empty white flour situation. The custard bun had a very generous amount of a custard in it and the pineapple topping didn't crumble off and fall off into pieces, but was very nicely made shell. And it was "Not-too-Sweet"! AND they were also warm! The shop's pretty simple with maybe 10 different items, also frozen baos to go, lotus wrapped sticky rice and tarts, the homemade pineapple cakes looked good. I got a Hong Kong milk tea (hot) $2.25, but the flavors weren't that strong. There were a lot of students picking up snacks, probably from nearby Queens, College, young families, a grandpa and his adult grandson came in for hot milk tea, and egg tarts. The two auntie's working the counter or very friendly and trilingual - Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. Ordering was extremely easy. Excited to finally visit this place, I never realized it was there every time I passed by on the bus. I'll be back!

    Their Roast pork buns are so good! They are full of filling and it isn't red dye red. They are…read morereasonably priced at $2.50 each so I always get multiply. I prefer the plain roast pork buns. Their HK milk coffee was delicious too. I have gone back a few times. I park a block or two away and walk over since it's right by the highway.

    Photos
    Grandpa Chen Char Siu Bao - Flushing
    Grandpa Chen Char Siu Bao - Flushing - Sachima

    Sachima

    Grandpa Chen Char Siu Bao - Flushing

    See all

    Cafe W Bakery and Desserts - Strawberry bingsoo

    Cafe W Bakery and Desserts

    4.2(145 reviews)
    1.1 miMurray Hill, Flushing
    $$

    New, fresh, innovation, exciting, entrepreneurial. These are the words that come to mind when I…read morethink about this place with a surprisingly plain name. The lady who I assume is the boss said she had held a pop-up shop about two years prior which blew up, hence what we see here. The selection here was deceptively small compared to chain bakeries, but it didn't take us long recognise how much power the smaller selection packs and, actually, how the selection really is not small at all. The matcha red bean loaf grabbed my attention straight away and didn't disappoint, but their red bean bun was just as impressive, as it's a more bread-y counterpart to the fluffy versions other bakeries typically have. The onioissant is definitely experimental and worked better on the chive bacon cream cheese one than on the pollack roe, which was a bit too much on the salty and fishy side for my liking. Their chocolate horn is at least twice as big as a typical one you'll find at other bakeries and has a rich dark chocolate filling which was a pleasant surprise. Their coffee brioche pastry was another hit, thanks to the strong coffee filling and delicate layers of pastry. There's ample tables and chairs, beverage menu, and I'm sure we'd come hang if we lived closer. I can't wait to go back.

    Vibe/ambiance: large cafe with ample seating Service:…read morestandard Items ordered: drink were just okay, but dubai chewy cookie was good

    Photos
    Cafe W Bakery and Desserts - Menu as of 2026

    Menu as of 2026

    Cafe W Bakery and Desserts - Strawberry Bingsoo & Lime Pineapple Mousse

    Strawberry Bingsoo & Lime Pineapple Mousse

    Cafe W Bakery and Desserts - Menu as of 2026

    See all

    Menu as of 2026

    Carnation Bakery - bakeries - Updated September 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...