Kee Wah is a big bakery chain in Hong Kong with stores just about everywhere. This includes even…read moretrain stations. This location is at Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong on the MTR level. It is located next to Taste supermarket. I came here looking for one item, wife cakes. Wife cakes (aka lou po beng) are a flaky wintermelon pastry. Wife cakes are the ideal baked good to bring back from Hong Kong because they are individually wrapped and their expiration date is a little longer than your usual baked good. I bought a couple of wife cakes (HK$8 each) as a sample to see whether I should bring some home as gifts. The wife cakes at Kee Wah are indeed very good. I like the sesame seeds on top and the pastry is soft and not too sweet. When eating them, make sure to peel off the paper wrapper underneath the pastry before devouring. In addition to wife cakes, they have your usual assortment of Chinese buns and breads. Kee Wah is also known for their mooncakes and they are also very tasty. But problematic to bring back to the US since the good ones contain egg yolk inside which is generally a no go. Though nothing wrong with picking some up in HK to enjoy them while you are there. The baked goods at Kee Wah are great. If you are a fan of wife cakes or mooncakes, I suggest you visit one of Kee Wah's shops around town to pick up some.

This little bakery is so conveniently located and has the best Cantonese treats, I never hesitate…read moreto walk over and buy some! Technically, you should keep the baked good and treats to a minimum, but when I hate going to restaurants and don't want to cook or make a mess, I find baked goods to be convenient for snacks later on. Maria's Bakery has a great selection of breads and baked goods. I love the green "dorayaki" with red bean paste. It's not really a dorayaki but it's damn yummy and I think there's something like mochi inside. Mmmmm. I also really like the pineapple bun that has the slab of butter inside. The regular kind is good, too, but that butter really sets off the taste of the bun and makes it heavenly. Oh my gosh! The Cantonese are geniuses. The sausage buns are alright and I've tried the BBQ Pork tart thing, but it's not amazing. Oh, you must definitely try the egg tarts! I thought egg tarts were good in the US, but I was damn wrong. You have to try them here! Also, everything's fairly priced and you can pay with your octopus card. Easy easy easy!

Very small cake shop close to Sheung Wan MTR offering super delicious coconut egg white tarts for…read more$6.50. Also has a nice selection of cookies like almonds, peanuts, and cashew crisp. Features local style things as well like red bean pastry and mung bean pastry. Some other things they have are more savory style lunch buns and pizza bread. Nice lady behind the counter.

If you are looking forward to try some Traditional HK style cookie, this is the place you should go…read moreto. Traditional HK style cookies are a bit dry but have a strong buttery aroma when compared to the North America's one. Also, not as sweet. They offer so many different flavors. I would recommend you starting with their coffee flavour if you are one big coffee addict, which you won't regret for your choice.

Before going on the Ngong Ping 360 cable car, we saw a Bakehouse right there in Tung Chung. We knew…read moreit was a super popular bakery, so we had to try it. They use special French flour and sourdough to make their pastries, and you can really tell because their pastries are so crispy and flaky. We bought a few different pastries and their famous sourdough egg tart. Honestly, everything tasted amazing. The egg tart is different because the crust is made from crunchy croissant dough. The inside is a super smooth egg custard with a burnt, sweet top. They even have a few unique snacks that you can only buy at this specific location. They cost a little more than regular neighborhood bakeries in Hong Kong, but the high quality makes it totally worth the price. The shop is right outside the MTR station at Citygate Outlets. It is a quick takeaway spot, so it is the perfect breakfast or snack before you get on the cable car.

A hole in the wall shop that you can find the famous wife biscuits! I also tried their char siew…read moresou, not bad but since they're not baked here. It's not so fresh. This is just a distribution center. The wife biscuits are 51HKD For 6 biscuits and the egg rolls are 45HKD for 10. Everything mostly has a life span of 1 week

Surprised nobody has written a review on this place yet! Hang Heung one of the most famous Chinese…read morepastry shops in Hong Kong. Just ask any old local person and they will recommend this place. Though they sell all sorts of traditional Chinese pastries and cakes, their most popular item is their Wife Cake. Wife Cake is a round-shape traditional delicacy with puffy pastry and a sweet winter melon filling. Its definitely became my favorite place to get Wife Cakes. I always pick up some every time I pass the area.

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.

Walking around in the AM looking for a cute bakery I came across Paper Stone. It's hard not to see…read morethe rows of baked goods and bakers right by the window making fresh goods. The place is clean, presentable with lots of freshly baked pastries along the walls all labelled in English as well. Their prices are quite reasonable ranging from $10-15 HKD from what I bought. Staff are friendly and Knowledgeable and yes they speak English (for tourists). Great place! I'll be back before I leave for DXB

Staying in Sheung Wan for 2 weeks and been coming here everyday for some fresh bread and baked…read moregoods. Go early at around 10 am for some of the freshly baked specialties. You can watch them make it. Good price and conveniently located.

Whenever I visited Hong Kong, Arome bakery is one of my must stopped places for their cakes. This…read moreis a franchise and there are several locations throughout Hong Kong. This time I got the chestnut puree cake, honey dew tart and a Hokkaido yogurt for HK$78 (US$10). All were not too sweet and tasty! This is slightly pricier than Maxims but worth it! Some of the cakes were too pretty to eat :) They accept cash, Octopus card and Visa which helped as I got limited cash.

Arome is a local chain that serves Japanese style bread. You will find branches located all over…read moretown. My family comes here often to buy the Hokkaido milk toast as well as their egg tarts. I would recommend giving both of these a try. The egg tart is egg white based and will be a bit different than your typical Hog Kong egg tart. A bit more expensive as well but I think it's worth the premium. The crust is a bit thicker and you get a bit more more crunch. The milk bread is thick cut toast and I often will pair this with avocado and and a sunny side up egg. The bread is soft and fluffy and has a bit of a sweetness to it. Not your typical white bread.