Swiss Roll is a bakery in Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur.
Editorially verified September 28, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Rolls are baked in small batches, so the freshest kaya filling is found earlier in the morning.
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Bunn Choon, a family business that began as a teahouse in 1893, bakes egg tarts on Jalan Balai Polis in Kuala Lumpur under its fourth-generation owner.
Worth the queueTraditional egg tart
TipEgg tarts only come out of the oven from 8am; dine-in service stops an hour before closing.
Fung Wong Biscuit, a Chinese pastry house dating to about 1909, sells wife biscuits and egg tarts from a cafe-style shop on Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur.
Worth the queueWife biscuit
TipBoxes are sold for gifting on the spot; the wife biscuits and egg tarts are the classic picks to take away.
The Roti Man Bakery sells fresh loaves and butter buns from a Sri Petaling storefront in Kuala Lumpur, part of a small local bakery chain here.
Worth the queueButter bun
TipBuns are baked in rounds through the day, so a later visit still finds a warm fresh batch.
Bray Bakery, whose best-sellers include a curry puff croissant, kaya toast and basil focaccia sourdough toast, now bakes at 9 Jalan Seputeh in Kuala Lumpur.
Worth the queueCurry puff croissant
TipThe shop closes at 17:00 on weekdays and 18:00 at weekends, so plan a pastry run for the morning or early afternoon.
Bunn Choon, a family business that began as a teahouse in 1893, bakes egg tarts on Jalan Balai Polis in Kuala Lumpur under its fourth-generation owner.
Worth the queueTraditional egg tart
TipEgg tarts only come out of the oven from 8am; dine-in service stops an hour before closing.
Fung Wong Biscuit, a Chinese pastry house dating to about 1909, sells wife biscuits and egg tarts from a cafe-style shop on Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur.
Worth the queueWife biscuit
TipBoxes are sold for gifting on the spot; the wife biscuits and egg tarts are the classic picks to take away.
Tong Kee Bread & Tarts has run its Pudu headquarters in Kuala Lumpur since the 1960s, known across the city for its butter pastry egg tarts.
Worth the queueButter pastry egg tart
TipGo early; the egg tarts and fresh loaves move fastest in the first two hours after opening.
Kenny Hills Bakers opened its original bakery restaurant in Bukit Tunku, Kuala Lumpur, known for sourdough loaves and flaky egg tarts daily.
Worth the queueEgg tart
TipThe Bukit Tunku original is the flagship; newer branches at Bangsar and TRX run the same menu.
