11 bakeries worth the trip across Hong Kong, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Hong Kong guides.
Bakehouse ★ 4.6 · Hong Kong
wan-chai · 14 Tai Wong Street East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Bakehouse Wan Chai is chef Gregoire Michaud's 2018 flagship, baking sourdough egg tarts and croissants that turned a wholesale bakery into a Hong Kong queue line institution.
Tip: Tai Wong Street East is the only dine in location; arrive before 09:00 or after 14:30 to skip the queue.
Bakehouse Quarry Bay ★ 4.6 · Hong Kong
quarry-bay · 856 King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
Bakehouse on King's Road in Quarry Bay is Grégoire Michaud's bakery flagship, plating the sourdough fermented egg tart that made the brand a city wide queue from a glass walled production kitchen.
Tip: Bakehouse runs out of egg tarts by mid afternoon; the morning shift after 09:00 is the access window.
Tai Cheong Bakery ★ 4.5 · Hong Kong
central · 35 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, Hong Kong
Tai Cheong Bakery on Lyndhurst Terrace in Central has been baking egg tarts since 1954, pioneering the lard cookie crust that distinguishes Hong Kong tarts from the Portuguese version.
Tip: Buy six at a time; they discount and the lard crust is best within 30 minutes of the oven.
Kam Wah Cafe Bakery ★ 4.4 · Hong Kong
mong-kok · 45-47 Bute Street, Mong Kok, Hong Kong
Kam Wah Cafe Bakery on Bute Street in Mong Kok bakes pineapple buns hour by hour, sliding warm bo lo bao across the counter with a thick cold pat of butter that melts on contact.
Tip: Buy the buns to go; the dine in side is busier than the bakery counter.
Bakehouse Soho ★ 4.4 · Hong Kong
soho · 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, Soho, Central, Hong Kong
Bakehouse Soho is the second of Gregoire Michaud's bakeries, a smaller takeaway counter on Lyndhurst Terrace serving the same sourdough egg tart and laminated pastries as Wan Chai.
Tip: Walk takeaway; this branch has no dine in seating, so eat on the steps of Pottinger Street.
Hong Kong Hoover Cake Shop 1977 ★ 4.4 · Hong Kong
kowloon-city · 136 Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City, Hong Kong
Hoover Cake Shop on Nga Tsin Wai Road in Kowloon City is the reborn 1977 era Cantonese bakery, plating velvety coconut tarts, paper wrapped butter cakes and Swiss roll over a small counter.
Tip: Arrive before 09:00 for the warm coconut tarts; afternoon batches sell down by 17:00.
Hang Heung Cake Shop ★ 4.4 · Hong Kong
yuen-long · 64 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
Hang Heung in Yuen Long has been baking Hong Kong's most famous wife cakes since the 1920s, with flaky discs of winter melon and almond paste from a centenary brand still in the original red shop.
Tip: The wife cakes go stale in two days; eat fresh at the shop or pack tinned for return travel.
Levain Bakery ★ 4.4 · Hong Kong
wan-chai · 138-144 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Levain Bakery on Queen's Road East in Wan Chai is Hong Kong's first artisan sourdough bakery, with KC Li's all levain country loaves and laminated viennoiserie on a small counter.
Tip: Drop in by 10:30 for the croissants; the country loaves go in the second oven and come out at 11:00.
Kee Wah Bakery ★ 4.3 · Hong Kong
wan-chai · 188 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Kee Wah Bakery on Queen's Road East has been baking Hong Kong's wife cakes, egg rolls and pineapple buns since 1938, run by the third generation of the Wong family across more than 60 city outlets.
Tip: The egg rolls travel well; pick up a tin as a Hong Kong souvenir from any branch.
Maison Eric Kayser ★ 4.3 · Hong Kong
central · Shop 139, 1/F, Landmark Prince's, Central, Hong Kong
Maison Eric Kayser at Landmark Prince's in Central is the Paris baker's Hong Kong outpost, plating fermented Tourte de meule loaves and laminated viennoiserie from a long French marble counter.
Tip: The Paris-Brest is the dessert pull, but the morning kouign amann is the better quick stop.
Jenny Bakery ★ 4.2 · Hong Kong
sheung-wan · 15 Wing Wo Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Jenny Bakery in Sheung Wan plates Hong Kong's collectible bear tinned butter cookies, with shortbread, raisin oat and coffee batches that draw a queue from the moment the door rolls up.
Tip: The eight mix tin is the canonical gift; sizes change with the calendar bear design.