You probably won’t think of baked goods when talking about good Hong Kong food, but you definitely will come across some and be very delighted. In this former British colony where food often comes with a western twist, baked goods such as egg tarts, pineapple bun, and egg waffle are just the lovely, unique hybrids that are commonly enjoyed in everyday life. Meanwhile, the traditional pastries are very alive and kick ass. Here we name you 9 good places to enjoy the simple yet beautiful mix of cultures.
Listed by the Michelin Guide when it first added a street food section to its Hong Kong’s edition, the chain managed to revive the trend of egg waffle offering many flavors, from sweet to savory. Chocolate Chips, Matcha, Coffee are popular choices. Pork Floss with Sesame, Salted Seaweed with Corn, Double Cheese, and Salted Egg Yolk are great pleasure to have.
Egg-ceptional delights that draws crowds of people coming to Shau Kei Wan everyday. This tiny shop has literally mastered the art of making egg waffles and Hong Kong-style “Belgian Waffles”. The signature Golden Waffle filled with peanut butter, sugar, condensed milk and the core ingredient – salted egg yolk crumbs is a taste of heaven.
Tiny little shop in North Point famous for making the simple, original egg waffle at its finest. Freshly made, hot, golden brown, puffy and crispy.
Quality egg tart variety you can find in many parts of the city. This franchise strictly keeps their egg tarts fresh and warm by a 45 minutes rule, so no matter which branch you go to, you won’t be disappointed.
Selling freshly handmade Chinese baked treats for more than 30 years, Ki Tsui attracts folks from close and afar every day for its traditional delights. “Cow ear”, wife cakes, egg tarts, walnut cookies, banana rolls, and Gai Jai Beng a.k.a “chicken biscuits” never disappoint and become even more popular as the shop was featured on a Netflix series.
An oldie but goodie in Kowloon City, Hoover Cake Shop is a traditional bakery most famous for their egg tarts since 1977. Hoover’s version of the baked goodies uses duck eggs to produce a smoother, stronger-flavoured custard filling. Puffy and cookie crusts are both available. Other local retro treats like the Choco chip cookies, walnut and almond cookies, pandan sponge cake, and coconut cream bun are all worthy trying.
Founded in 1998, San Lung Cake Shop is home to some of Hong Kong’s best traditional pastries, cakes and sweets. From handmade fudge-y mooncakes to flaky century eggs pastries, this neighborhood gem treats their fans from both older and younger generations.
Who doesn’t like sweet pillowy bread with a crispy crumble top? Kam Wah has made themselves famous with their killer tea set: Warm freshly made pineapple bun with a cold thick wad of salted butter in the middle. The contrasts in temperature, texture, and taste is an exceptional sensation that sends you straight to heaven.
Previously housed a Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic, the 80 year old building has now turned into an instagrammable cafe that serves Western-style dishes with a Cantonese twist. The fried chicken and Cantonese egg waffles and the homemade pineapple bun with foie gras are the hipster hub’s signatures.
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