' Not much of a bakery lover. I was really impressed by the set of pork and chicken baked buns, sesame balls, wife-cake, and chicken soft bun. Problem is these are not available most of the day. Especially before noon-that's when I have visited a couple of weeks ago. The place is so pre-occupied with Mooncakes, hence, I thought that's why. I hope I am right. read more

I made a special trip here because I read so many great reviews about the Portuguese egg tart. I bought 8 plus 3 regular egg tarts for comparison. I was a little disappointed. The Portuguese egg tart was average and typical of most Chinese bakeries, same as the regular egg tart. For me, the best egg tarts are at New Flushing Bakery. I have yet to find one just as good (or closer to me in Manhattan). The search continues. read more

I came here during the off hours, so around 2-3pm. I didn't expect much good customer service or anything considering that all I came for was the Portuguese egg tarts. I thought it was quite pricey that one egg tart was $1.35, but after tasting one I found out why. The egg filling is thick and very filling, which to some people is a good thing, but for me it was too much. The tart is crispy and has the happy medium between soft and hard. Would go back again considering that they had a good amount of Portuguese egg tarts at the hour. read more

Strolled in last night and was amazed at my luck, amazing egg tarts! I also had a coffee rollup thing that was amazzzzzing! I don't remember the name of the young man there last night but he was so very kind and friendly and humble and inviting! Will defs be back to try more read more

I'm on the hunt for a decent Chinese bakery, so I stopped by this place since it seemed super busy, there was a big selection of buns, and there were ads showing off their fresh Portuguese tarts. I had really high hopes for this place, so I bought 5 things to try: taro bun, pineapple bun, brown sugar steamed rice cupcake with red beans （缽仔糕）, Portuguese tart, and a cocktail bun. Starting off with the buns - I gotta say, they were hands down the worst buns I've ever had. They were hard, dense, and when I bit through them, you could see how solid it was. I really doubt that the buns I got were fresh - it seriously seemed like it was at least 3 days old. Even when I have fresh bakery goods bagged up overnight on my counter - they are still softer than the buns I got from this place. All 3 were almost inedible. The rice cupcake didn't seem to have the right chewy texture. Its supposed to have a bit of bite to it, but this one just mushed apart in my mouth. As for these famous Portuguese tarts - maybe mine was overcooked? But when I cut into it, the egg custard seemed more on the stiff side, not silky smooth. I really didn't want to give them 1 star, but each item I bought failed miserably. read more

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Solid, no-frills Chinese Bakery. Everything is solid. You get exactly what you are expecting. As for the reviews on the egg tarts they're legit. I never liked egg tarts cause I'm not a a big egg fan. Came here at 6pm on a Saturday and they still had fresh and WARM Portuguese style egg tarts and decided to give one a try. Perfect egg custard, not too eggy, fluffy, sweet, DELICIOUS. 10/10. I went back after finishing it to get some more for breakfast. read more

I LOVE the Portuguese egg tarts from here. Absolutely LOVE! The custard is sweet enough and texture is soft (not too jelly like which I prefer). And the tart crust is flaky and buttery. If you order 6 then they put it in a box, which protects these little tasty treasures. Get the 6, because you will probably still wish you bought more - they are that good!! They also have a wide variety of savory buns too. The classics like hotdog and cha siu roast pork. Tasted traditional, like the classics they are, and priced pretty well read more

Great place for egg tarts, they dont leave too many crumbs and so theyre good on the go read more

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Love their stuff. You have to try it. They look at you weird but I do not care lol you have to eat it right away read more

Double Crispy Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

Finally a bakery in NYC that sells pineapple bread thats comparable to home!! Point to the buns you want to order and the lady bags them for you I've had both the pineapple bun with custard & the pineapple bun with red bean filling! Both were yummy! flaky pineapple topping, soft bread, & a good amount of filling Each one is just 90 cents too HORRAY read more

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I visited this place on Jan 5,22 I saw the cashier (kinda old lady) yelled to customer in front of me, then when my turn to pay, she also yelled at me for giving them pennies for the plastic bag. She is mean to customers and will hurt the business. No coming back. So many good bakeries in Chinatown. Stay away. read more

You have to try it for yourself! BIG RECOMMENDATION!! I reccomend the egg tarts, honeycomb cake, and sponge cake!

Good but not great. Big chunk of bone in my roast pork bun. Scallions on one of my buns was burnt, so the entire bun was kind of bitter.

Soft delicious buns, fluffy sweet cakes, wonderful rich coffee. Cheap prices too!! I love the hot dog bun, sponge cake, coffee slice. Cash only. I want to go back!! I love the way it looks in there too, old school. I hope they never remodel. read more

5 stars for the Portuguese egg tarts. Can't speak for anything else since this is the only item I got. Have to say it makes the top 3 Portuguese egg tarts I've ever had (and I've had quite a lot). Buttery and flaky shell, perfectly custardy, sweet and bouncy egg filling and a beautifully caramelized top to finish it off Each one is $1.50 read more

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The pastries are so fresh! And the customer service is great! Definitely worth a stop!

Good selection of Asian pastries I like the Portuguese egg tart...and the egg tart It's very delicious...! read more

Review for the egg tarts only. They might actually be the best in Manhattan's Chinatown... The bakery itself is a standard chinese bakery, which means if you don't speak canto, you better know what you want and get out quickly LOL. I first came here back in 2014, and fell in love with the macau tarts and milk tart, especially since it's sort of hard to find milk tarts. The tarts are crispy and warm, and the egg filing is warm and super custardy and jiggly. They still taste good the next day, even though they're best when fresh and still warm. I wouldn't really recommend the other pastries here, there are better places in Chinatown to get your standard baked goods. But the EGG TARTS! Definitely spare some cash to try one from here. read more

I can't even say that I'm reviewing the food because apparently I couldn't come in? I arrived at 6:52, peeked my head in and immediately the first woman I Saahirah shook her head at me. I asked, are you closed? And she responded "You can't come in. No." I promptly left and tried to find another bakery to no avail. I walked back in the direction of this bakery to catch my train and lo and behold, minutes after 7 were upwards of 7 guests being served, one was even sitting down enjoying his pastry ever so slowly. I walked in once again and was once again told I couldn't come in even though there were customers in the store. I hate to be this person, but as the only person of darker skin in this establishment I'm forced to think that this is the reason I wasn't considered a customer like the other guests. read more

This bakery has the best egg tarts! Their Portuguese style egg tarts are so delicious. I also really like their shredded dry pork buns. Highly recommend. Also very inexpensive! This is definitely one of the more authentic Chinese bakeries there are many Chinese grandmas here having their milk teas and buns! read more

I love their egg tarts - I think they might be the best in the city. The pork buns are great too fresh out of the oven. Getting a seat here is difficult, lots of aunties and uncles just sitting around drinking milk tea and chatting, or reading the newspaper. read more

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this is the go to spot for sweets, trust, and the people at The establishment are kind and generous souls. overall a good spot to go check out just be cautious if you use tap to pay or card since it's a cash only store, 10/10 read more

I grew up going to Chinatown every Sunday for 13 years. Recently discovered this bakery and it surpasses my two other favorites (Taipan Bakery and Fay Da Bakery). My usual order is the pork bun, which is completely stuffed and a small coffee to go. Their buns in general tend to be very good! read more

There's a lot of great Chinese bakeries in NYC, but this is not one of them. Walking in, the place is already kind of small and there's not a lot of seating. You may end up sharing a table with strangers. I don't think this is too uncommon in these sort of places so you can tell yourself you're getting the authentic experience if you'd like. However when I went, the tables were dirty and it didn't seem like they've been wiped down recently. In fact, that was the vibe I got from the whole place. I can't tell if everything is dirty or just old. The bread tasted fine. Not bad, but also not amazing. They have a pretty wide selection of bread, but still less than other bakeries in the area. I also had their taro boba tea and it was one of worse ones I've had. The boba was actually pretty good. The texture was almost perfect, but it was really inconsistent with some of the boba being undercooked and too hard to chew. The tea part was made from powder, which a lot of places do, but what I had was too watered down and flavorless. I might as well have been drinking water with a little bit of purple food coloring. The service was meh. Not bad for a Chinese place. Conclusion: Chinese bakeries are not hard to find in Chinatown. Go to another one. read more

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I love this bakery. So many choices and they all look so good! Today I went the simple route, the Butterfly Cookie ($1). Excellent choice,a flaky pastry that's light and crispy but oh so sweet, loved it. (See photo) They have a huge display case of buns and pastries on the left-hand side as you walk in, I saw lots of good buns to try. I'll definitely be back to explore this place further. One exception, there was a bun in the display case called the "Bug Bun" I think I'll avoid that one. Two thumbs up from me on the Double Crispy. Enjoy! read more

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I am not sure what my deal is, but I had the best iced lemon tea and iced milk tea here. It was a hot summer day and all I needed was a cold drink. I stopped by here in desperation and ordered both drinks here while my companions decided to pick and choose from what seemed to be a lackluster variety of pastries. I noticed the desserts / cakes they had on display and nothing looked particularly appetizing but I tried a sample of their Napoleon and came away fairly impressed. Their Char Siu Bao (BBQ Pork Bun) tasted stale. Being that I came here around 3PM, I figured I'd give them another chance to get it right during my next visit here. The drinks are top notch -- not too much ice, very cold, and extremely satisfying. Prices were the same as nearby bakeries at about $2.00 a drink. The Boba is more expensive and the tapioca balls here are bigger than eyeballs or at the very least comparable to marbles. Lets hope no one chokes on them. read more

The bubble tea is bland and just awful! I had better bubble tea with tapioca elsewhere. There are cakes or cupcakes in shapes of Hello Kitty. The service is okay, as they need more staff to meet the demands in order to better serve clients. On the bright side: there are sufficient seats. The tables and chairs are aluminum, which is cold to the touch of skin. read more

Super tasty milk bread and pastries! The egg tarts are incredible, some of the best I've had!

Macau Style Egg Tart is delicious. It is only 90 cents! Most of their baked stuff are less than a dollar, so try a variety, it won't hurt your wallet. read more

Double Crispy Bakery - Macau Style Egg Tart and Sponge Cake. My cat likes them..?! - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

Didn't get anything here but the Portuguese Egg Tart. For some reason, a friend of mine craved an egg tart while we were exploring Chinatown so Yelped around a bit and found that they have egg tarts here at Double Crispy! Went in and found the place was packed with Cantonese-speaking locals. That's definitely a good sign! Majority of them were sitting down drinking milk tea or coffee and just chatting. On the left side there's a huge display case with all sorts of buns and baked goods but we came it for one thing and that was the egg tart! We ended up getting the Portuguese egg tart and I was a little bit disappointed when I found out it was cold. Portuguese egg tart is at its best when it is hot, and while it doesn't have to be straight out of the oven, I wish it was at least warm. Now, the big difference between a normal egg custard tart and the Portuguese variation is that the Portuguese egg custard has a consistency that's more like a creme brulee and when it is heated, you can tell by the characteristic burnt look at the top of the custard. However, since it was cold, the egg custard somewhat settled so it was like.. a normal egg tart with that burnt top. The egg tart was still pretty good though and the size of the egg tart was very surprising! It i's double the size of most egg tarts that I've had. Just for the egg tart, Double Crispy is alright. read more

Very cheap. Inexpensive. Large assortment of sweets. Extremely satisfying. Typical Asian bakery with hospitality and customer service. Seemingly rude, disrespectful. Reason for my downgrade to 4 star. Food is phenomenal. Nice location, busy, freshly made. Good choice for bakery. read more

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Best egg tarts and Chinese pastries I have had in a while, I would highly recommend it. I bring my friends here all the time, I am a customer for life. Support small businesses and spend your money here, the workers are very kind and hard workers. read more

I remember buying a delicious osmanthus jwlly cake long ago. But now it seems they don't sell it anymore. Of course there are other good things to try. Ps. I loved Hong Kong style bun. read more

Didn't expect it but, Double Crispy Bakery was certainly phenomenal. Surely coming back here again. Every single thing that I have ordered was really good and I would come again to have it again! I really liked the service as well, they are very courteous and attentive. I love it here. read more

This is my go to spot for egg tarts in Chinatown - the only place, actually, I'll get them from. I make excuses to come to CT just to get these. The Portuguese style Macau egg tarts (caramelised on top) with a blow torch are my favourite, at 1.20$ (formerly 1.10$ - I blame you, gentrification). As with most Chinese bakeries, this is a family run business and everything is made fresh in the morning. A lot of hard work, blood sweat and tears to into it, and it amazes me how little inflation has happened over the years. But back to the food! As a self-proclaimed egg tart connoisseur who's tried them all over the world (Hong Kong, NYC, LA, SF, Chicago, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, London, etc.), I can safely say this is one of the top 5 I've had. Here are the 5 criteria I use to judge them on: 1) Crust - must be flaky and crumble as you take a bite. Lard + flake over shortbread crust every time. 2) Colour - must be a natural light yellow, not pale, not big bird, natural light. 3) Texture - the top should be a thin layer of congealed baked egg, and the inside somewhat runny with the consistency of pudding. When you take your first bite, the filling should fall out like a finance Bro who's had 5 too many tumbling out of the uber when the passenger door opens. 4) Taste - proper egg tarts have a natural sweetness to them but a subtle, hearty, comforting, savoury egg taste remaining. 5) Moisture - most of all, you will know a good egg tart when you see one because the top will have a natural meniscus of baked condense. Double crispy hits all of these out of the park (except the last one - since its caramelised, it skips this). Enjoy! read more

Coffee cake and chocolate cake I did not expect to be good for $1.10 each, boy I was wrong!!!!! We are picking up some other pastries from Little Italy cafe for $5 or more which was stale had to throw away I would go back to this little Chinese bakery. read more

Double Crispy Bakery - Coffee cake & chocolate cake: $1.10 each!!!! - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

Macau style egg tarts are much tastier than the regular ones most bakery sells. Just wish they were bigger for the $1.20 price. Next best thing to the real deal in HK. read more

I used to stop in here almost every day for a treat or two. Their prices went up 25 cents per item and then another 25 cents within a few weeks. I understand that everything is more expensive but I can get the same product cheaper at Kwong Wah. The girls who work here are fantastic and lovely. I just need to watch my $$ read more

What an intriguing name for this bakery. I spied it as I was window-shopping down grand Street. I couldn't really see anything that crispy on site but there was a cheap and tempting looking chicken roll for $1.50. As I already had lunch plans, I skipped the savoury and bought a moist looking butter walnut cake for a snack later. It lived up to its appearance! The people in the seated area seemed to be really enjoying their food. Well, it was cheap. read more

DOUBLE UNLUCKY My pitiful fried fish bun, He's been so utterly sad. Ashamed his bread had gone stale, And without any toppings to make him rad. Their goopy chicken pot pie, The size of an egg custard tart, Holding bits of subpar meat, Did very little to move my foodie heart. For pillowy buns and darling cakes, No longer shall I return here, Down the street are they baked with love, And located just as near. read more