Chinatown Bakery
A Hong Kong style bakery in Chinatown selling buns, pastries and custom cakes from its Newport Place flagship shop.
- Food
- Price: £ · Budget
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Did you know
Its bolo bao, known as a pineapple bun, is named for its cracked, patterned crust that resembles a pineapple skin even though the recipe contains no pineapple at all.
Local tip
Visit in the morning for the best selection, custard buns and char siu buns are baked fresh through the day and popular items sell out by early afternoon.
Famous dishes
Finding it
- Address
- 唐人餅家 Chinatown Bakery, 7-9, Newport Place, Chinatown, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, WC2H 7JR
- Nearest station
- Leicester Square (Tube), 59 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
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