11 bakeries worth the trip across Hong Kong, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Hong Kong guides.
Bakehouse ★ 4.8 · 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.
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 ★ 4.7 · 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.
Tip: Bakehouse runs out of egg tarts by mid afternoon; the morning shift after 09:00 is the access window.
Tai Cheong Bakery ★ 4.6 · 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.
Tip: Buy six at a time; they discount and the lard crust is best within 30 minutes of the oven.
Kam Wah Cafe Bakery ★ 4.6 · 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.
Tip: Buy the buns to go; the dine in side is busier than the bakery counter.
Bakehouse Soho ★ 4.5 · 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.
Tip: Walk takeaway; this branch has no dine in seating, so eat on the steps of Pottinger Street.
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.
Tip: The wife cakes go stale in two days; eat fresh at the shop or pack tinned for return travel.
Levain Bakery ★ 4.3 · 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.
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 ★ 4.2 · 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.
Tip: The egg rolls travel well; pick up a tin as a Hong Kong souvenir from any branch.
Queen Sophie ★ 4.2 · Hong Kong
kowloon-city · 24 Hau Wong Road, Kowloon City, Hong Kong
Queen Sophie on Hau Wong Road in Kowloon City is singer turned baker Sarah Wong's shop, with a 386 layer puff pastry egg tart and Cantonese pastries.
Tip: Aim for late morning when the egg tart trays come out hot; the strawberry croissant is the cult second order.
Maison Eric Kayser ★ 4.1 · 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.
Tip: The Paris-Brest is the dessert pull, but the morning kouign amann is the better quick stop.
Jenny Bakery ★ 4.0 · 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.
Tip: The eight mix tin is the canonical gift; sizes change with the calendar bear design.