We tried to spend all of our leftover money and found this bakery inside the Admiralty mtr station…read more It is literally inside the mtr station. We got their most famous winter melon wife cakes and a deluxe gift box. The service was friendly and the business was done quickly. It was also cheaper than their ocean park location.

Itching for a bite while inside the Admiralty MTR station? Kee Wah has you covered. They have a…read moretantalizing array of cakes and cookies on display. Some items are sold individually, some are sold in bulk, and some are even sold in fancily packaged gift boxes if you'd like to share the great flavors with a friend. The employees even provided us with free samples of a couple of their items while we were browsing through the selection. We ultimately settled on a couple of green tea rolls for breakfast the next morning--they did not disappoint!

This is a smaller Kee Wah Bakery location. It is right outside the gates of MTR Sha Tin Station…read more Although the space is smaller than a regular store, I did find the selection to be pretty good given the square footage here. I was just basically looking for their lo poh beng (wife cakes) which they got here. They also have your usual assortment of buns and breads. If you need to grab a snack before your train ride or while shopping at New Town, stop by Kee Wah.

Loved the sourdough egg tart & sausage roll! The egg tart filling was super thick and creamy and I…read moredid taste sourdough flavor in the crust. The sausage roll meat filling was excellent and would have tasted even better warmed up. The strawberry danish looked beautiful but tasted like a normal strawberry danish. The custard filling was a bit too thick for me but pastry itself was sweet and pretty good, and the strawberries tasted very fresh!

If you're looking for delicious egg tarts in Hong Kong, Bakehouse is a must-visit…read more The egg tarts were fantastic. The pastry was flaky and buttery, while the filling was rich, creamy, and perfectly balanced. It's easy to see why people are willing to wait in line for them. I've only tried the egg tarts, but they were good enough to make me a fan of the entire chain. If you see a Bakehouse nearby, stop in and grab a few. You won't regret it.

Ok, so I know that Tai Choeng is all the rage now a days, but can I tell you about another little…read moreplace with some delicious egg tarts? Located next to the Lippo Centre, Arome is a little cafe with pastries and also happens to have these delicious egg white tarts. When you look at them, they look like the portuguese egg tarts, but they are actually the regular ones but using pure egg whites. The custard is slightly burnt on top giving a slight caramelization. The tart itself is the tart tart and not the crumbly kind.. mmm my favorite. They also have the taro ice cream which I think was pretty cool but can't comment too much on it because I didn't actually get to try it. They have many other treats so if you come walking by and feeling a little snackish, drop in and get something!

On my first visit to Hong Kong. I had wanted to try real fresh mochi for so long... When I saw this…read moreI had to try it... The mango one was magnificent, the pink peach was lovely.,sadly they had run out of strawberry mochi. We shared them as having two whole ones may be a bit too much!. The good thing is that these were not overly sweet. Must visit if you are around

My favorite Chinese bakery in Hong Kong…read more My brother said the Kee Wah bakery in International Financial Centre is larger than the one located at the basement of Sogo in Causeway Bay; perhaps there is a bigger selection. Whatever my brother says, I believe him. After all he is the wiser one. There are just two favorites I usually get in Kee Wah. They are: 1) Chinese sweet crispies (HKD20 for a pack of 4) 2) Pineapple Shortcake (HKD8.50 each) This shop is indeed bigger than the small stall in Sogo but the few things I bought can be found in the small stall as well. There are so many interesting pastries I like to get but the thought of packing them to head home to Atlanta in 9 days time is already giving me a headache. So I bought 8 pineapple shortcakes, 2 mango shortcakes (since I love mangoes!!) and two packs of sweet crispies. Will definitely try to save those pastries so I can slowly enjoy them when I return to Atlanta :)

A small Kee Wah store. For snackers, they have everything in small packages unlike the ones…read morelocated in shopping centers. Very affordable. I love their egg rolls as presents for my family and friends. Chinese Pies are not my favorite. The shell tastes like flour to me; the bean paste inside was okay. Their breads are good and reasonable, like the ones sold in Japan, soft and fluffy.

Although this bakery does get some ink, it's definitely overshadowed by a lot of bakeries,…read moreespecially ones on the Island. Heck, it gets overshadowed just in its neighborhood: an area loaded with iconic food heavyweights like Australia Dairy, Mak's Noodle, and Mak Mun Kee. I had already experienced Australia Dairy and I sure as heck wasn't interested in the hotel breakfast buffet. I came super early in the morning (still had some lingering jet lag) and the manager was really friendly, especially since I told him I was from the States. The dan tat is underrated and the price is quite good for a bakery in the area these days. I can't dispute $4 HKD (about 50 cents USD). The tart crust is ridiculously flaky and the egg filling has the right amount of sweetness. The walnut cookie was flaky and buttery. While I didn't take pictures of the store, all of the store pictures at the time of this writing are before recent renovations. The bakery is more roomy and contemporary inside.

When I think of San Francisco, the words "cheap" and "undiscovered" never enter my mind. Yet when I…read morecame across this bakery, 三藩市 (San Francisco in Canto) it was all I was thinking. After trying a few of their treats, it is now one of the few awesome bakeries that are in my active rotation for places I visit most. The place is dingy and trapped from another time. Jordan is no stranger to such establishments; it even evokes a pseudo San Francisco Chinatown vibe as many of the bakeries there are also stuck in the 90s. No matter, these places don't earn the love of the local crowd by looking pretty. They win everyone over with the food and in a big way. What got me hooked to start were their BBQ pork pastries, priced at a cool $4 each. They're flaky, crisp with just the right amount of pork. I would also give it up for their almond cookies, which are made fresh daily and taste heavenly. Buy an entire sack or tin for less than $15 and be happy. Other kudos goes out to their pineapple buns and hotdog buns -- satisfying in a pinch and easy to buy on the go. Lastly, the service deserves a mention. The women who operate this bakery from the morning to the afternoon are super friendly and I've seen them spare a bao or two for the less fortunate outside. It's a hard life out there and the compassion is hard not to recognize. That's the kind of service everyone could use.

"I always thought of myself as James Bond." - Michelle Yeoh…read more You must think I'm a freak for giving all the egg tart bakeries on Hong Kong Island perfect scores. Well yea, I can be a freak lol, but in this case it's all the bakeries "so far", not all were exceptional, but damn most are! Tai Cheong Bakery is the OG of bakeries on my list. Established in 1954 here on Lyndhurst Terrace, Tai Cheong Bakery is a legendary Hong Kong bakery famed for pioneering cookie-crust egg tarts. Known as a favorite of the last British Governor, Chris Patten, it is considered a must-visit for warm, buttery egg tarts, along with their signature Sha Weng (Chinese donuts). Bakehouse and Hashtag B Bakeries are the innovative ones that turned the "egg tart wars" upside down with modern recipes and Michelin baby followers lol. On the other side you have Tai Cheong Bakery that has been using the same recipe for 72 years. All amazing bakeries yet something in my heart will always favor the originals. On my visit I arrived about 10 minutes before opening and was second in line. For the 10 minutes I chatted with the sweet Korean lady who was there for the same reason as me... original egg tarts! There's a menu sign posted outside - lucky for those waiting in line because it's a photo menu with Chinese, Japanese, Korean and English translation. Once the doors opened I was second in line and the line of about a dozen formed behind me. Auntie greeted me in English and I ordered the following: Egg Tart (Cookie Crust) 12 HK$ x2, Puff Pastry Egg Tart 12 HK$, Milk Protein Egg Tart 15 HK$, BBQ Pork Pastry 7 HK$ x2. I actually wanted the Coconut Egg Tart, but oddly I ended up with eh Milk Protein Egg Tart. Ok, still ate it! Ambiance can be described as a good chi bakery, and apparently this is the original location from 1954, if so it was really clean and inviting. I didn't see a sit-down area tho. Everything I had delicious, yes including the Milk Protein Egg Tart I didn't order lol. The traditional Egg Tart (Cookie Crust) amazing with flaky crust and tasty filling expected from only the best Dan Tat! In the end, Tai Cheong Bakery is a must for egg tart fanatics. In fact, the menu was diverse enough to walk out with no egg tarts and still be happy as a clam. I heard the buns here are delicious. My only regret was not having a second visit, but it's only because it's located in Central and I was staying in Causeway Bay. Next time I'll jump on the Ding Ding for a second visit! Out of all the "traditional" bakeries this was tops! Pls follow my IG travel adventures: @eric_travel_guru

Excellent dan tat (egg custard tarts) here, line moves quick, and they have several kinds -…read moretraditional, puff pastry crust, milk protein (instead of the traditional egg yolk filling), coconut tarts, and more. Service is efficient, they have little boxes that fit up to 8 dan tat each, and the vibe is both cliche and classic. Friends devoured every single one I bought.

I met up with a friend at Langham Place (Mong Kok) for some post-lunch dessert. Since I was already…read morequite full, I went with the Mango Sago with mini glutinous rice balls and mango ice cream. The presentation was disappointing because it didn't look like the picture in the menu. Flavor-wise, it tasted alright, but nothing spectacular. Just an okay spot for a casual sweet treat.

This is located in a pretty convenient place if you visit the Lamgham Place. The place is pretty…read moresmall so it was full and we snatched the last table on Sunday afternoon. We ordered the mango sago with mango and almond tea with peach gum, snow fungus and taro balls. The mango is pretty good with sweet mangoes and a great dessert for any mango lover. The almond tea one on the other hand is not too sweet and great for anyone who doesn't like sweet desserts. Both are perfect and refreshing for a summer day.