Chiu Hong is likely one of the oldest Cantonese bakeries in Chinatown, and the last of its kind. The interior is old-school, with worn-out furnishings and that no-frills, local charm you don’t see much anymore. You know it’s the real deal when most of the customers are Chinese elderly.
The moment we walked in, we heard the familiar sound of the classic TVB news intro. It instantly brought back our childhood memories lol iykyk.
They offer a variety of traditional Cantonese pastries, like almond cookies (杏仁餅), fortune cakes (發糕), red bean paste pastries (紅豆酥), and more. But they’re best known for their peanut and red bean mochi, which costs just $1.50 for two.
＊Coconut Tart I had a sudden craving for a coconut tart (椰撻), even though I grew up favoring egg tarts. The tart is crumbly and buttery, while the filling is slightly chewy, similar to the sweet coconut filling of a cocktail bun (雞尾包).
It’s always topped with a canned cherry, which gives it that iconic look, even if the taste is artificial lol.
If you have never had coconut tarts, I’d recommend the one from Chiu Hong as it tastes very authentic.
Richard Maldonado
Delicious roast pork buns and almond cookies. I will return very soon for more treats.
Ming
Chiu Hong Bakery is an old time Cantonese bakery in Chinatown, one of the last of its kind. It's a low-key, no-frills community shop, a Chinatown OG that's been in the area for over four decades. It's filled with the local elderly crowd who like to read the newspaper over a cup of tea or chat with their friends.
Here you can buy a bunch of buns and mochi balls for only $1.50 each. The prices at this old school bakery are considerably low. They sell perhaps the best mochi balls in NYC! You can choose between red bean or peanut mochi balls, two for $1.50. They’re soft, gooey, chewy, fresh, and not too sweet. Sounds kind of funny, but it always feels really nice to sink my teeth into them. I really like the texture in the peanut mochi balls because the peanuts inside are crunchy with sugar, the outer layer has shredded coconut, and the mochi part is very soft, chewy, and stretchy - so it's like a whole medley of textures. Cash only!
Chiu Hong Bakery (161 Mott St, New York, NY 10013) Open daily 7am-7pm
What we ordered: $1.50 (2) mochi balls $1.50 coconut tart $1.50 egg tart $1.50 coconut bun $1.50 milk tea
Cathryn Tam
Like others have shared this old school bakery has very low prices and I don’t know how it is sustainable for them. I purchased their pineapple buns, char siu buns and egg tarts - very delicious! They are now my go-to bakery!
Brooklyn Neil
One of the last remaining authentic old time Cantonese (Toisan region) bakeries in Chinatown. They sell delicious traditional buns, Chinese baked goods and mochi at rock bottom prices. Chiu Hong attracts a local elderly crowd who sometimes sit with their coffee or tea for hours. Visit here to experience the Chinatown of yesteryear before they too are devoured by gentrification!
Malone K
Everything goes well before they mistook my order the first few days ago,they gave me 10 pieces of peanuts mochi instead of red beans paste mochi by mistake,all of them were wasted since I really not into peanuts.today is the second time they mistook my order for the same item,peanuts again,but only 8 pieces this time,I came back to ask a exchange at 5:30 pm constantly in two days, and they closed,but their business hours show going to close at 7 pm,I just made two trips in vain.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 1
F B
Unfriendly sounding person
Service: 3
Emma Lyu
I just got one bag of 牛油曲奇 and it was the best I’ve had in years. It’s a very low-key shop and the service was so so. But the cookies were full of buttery aroma and super crumbly, with just a hint of sweetness. Love it
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Yuhan Zhao
Very delicious. I hope we can make small size mooncakes in the future.
One of the last old school Toisanese bakeries in Chinatown. They do almost everything perfect (very old school) and keep prices very low. Please visit them! Their peanut mochi a favorite of mine
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Francesca “Fran” Lam
One of the last old school Toisanese bakeries in Chinatown. They do almost everything perfect (very old school) and keep prices very low. Please visit them! Their peanut mochi a favorite of mine
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Xz C
I got some steamed buns here that gave me food poisoning
Food: 3
Alice Lee
Old school Toisanese bakery. Last of its kind as all the others have closed over the years as the owners aged out or rents got too high for them to stay and be able to make a living wage. Please support them. Their prices are very low and I don’t know how it is sustainable for them. Many items are made fresh daily and require skill and lots of labor. Great memories eating their goods and helped me relive great memories with my grandmother. Love this place.
Chiu Hong is likely one of the oldest Cantonese bakeries in Chinatown, and the last of its kind. The interior is old-school, with worn-out furnishings and that no-frills, local charm you don’t see much anymore. You know it’s the real deal when most of the customers are Chinese elderly.
The moment we walked in, we heard the familiar sound of the classic TVB news intro. It instantly brought back our childhood memories lol iykyk.
They offer a variety of traditional Cantonese pastries, like almond cookies (杏仁餅), fortune cakes (發糕), red bean paste pastries (紅豆酥), and more. But they’re best known for their peanut and red bean mochi, which costs just $1.50 for two.
＊Coconut Tart
I had a sudden craving for a coconut tart (椰撻), even though I grew up favoring egg tarts. The tart is crumbly and buttery, while the filling is slightly chewy, similar to the sweet coconut filling of a cocktail bun (雞尾包).
It’s always topped with a canned cherry, which gives it that iconic look, even if the taste is artificial lol.
If you have never had coconut tarts, I’d recommend the one from Chiu Hong as it tastes very authentic.
Delicious roast pork buns and almond cookies. I will return very soon for more treats.
Chiu Hong Bakery is an old time Cantonese bakery in Chinatown, one of the last of its kind. It's a low-key, no-frills community shop, a Chinatown OG that's been in the area for over four decades. It's filled with the local elderly crowd who like to read the newspaper over a cup of tea or chat with their friends.
Here you can buy a bunch of buns and mochi balls for only $1.50 each. The prices at this old school bakery are considerably low. They sell perhaps the best mochi balls in NYC! You can choose between red bean or peanut mochi balls, two for $1.50. They’re soft, gooey, chewy, fresh, and not too sweet. Sounds kind of funny, but it always feels really nice to sink my teeth into them. I really like the texture in the peanut mochi balls because the peanuts inside are crunchy with sugar, the outer layer has shredded coconut, and the mochi part is very soft, chewy, and stretchy - so it's like a whole medley of textures. Cash only!
Chiu Hong Bakery
(161 Mott St, New York, NY 10013)
Open daily 7am-7pm
What we ordered:
$1.50 (2) mochi balls
$1.50 coconut tart
$1.50 egg tart
$1.50 coconut bun
$1.50 milk tea
Like others have shared this old school bakery has very low prices and I don’t know how it is sustainable for them. I purchased their pineapple buns, char siu buns and egg tarts - very delicious! They are now my go-to bakery!
One of the last remaining authentic old time Cantonese (Toisan region) bakeries in Chinatown. They sell delicious traditional buns, Chinese baked goods and mochi at rock bottom prices. Chiu Hong attracts a local elderly crowd who sometimes sit with their coffee or tea for hours. Visit here to experience the Chinatown of yesteryear before they too are devoured by gentrification!
Everything goes well before they mistook my order the first few days ago,they gave me 10 pieces of peanuts mochi instead of red beans paste mochi by mistake,all of them were wasted since I really not into peanuts.today is the second time they mistook my order for the same item,peanuts again,but only 8 pieces this time,I came back to ask a exchange at 5:30 pm constantly in two days, and they closed,but their business hours show going to close at 7 pm,I just made two trips in vain.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 1
Unfriendly sounding person
Service: 3
I just got one bag of 牛油曲奇 and it was the best I’ve had in years. It’s a very low-key shop and the service was so so. But the cookies were full of buttery aroma and super
crumbly, with just a hint of sweetness. Love it
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Very delicious. I hope we can make small size mooncakes in the future.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good mooncake
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
One of the last old school Toisanese bakeries in Chinatown. They do almost everything perfect (very old school) and keep prices very low. Please visit them! Their peanut mochi a favorite of mine
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the last old school Toisanese bakeries in Chinatown. They do almost everything perfect (very old school) and keep prices very low. Please visit them! Their peanut mochi a favorite of mine
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I got some steamed buns here that gave me food poisoning
Food: 3
Old school Toisanese bakery. Last of its kind as all the others have closed over the years as the owners aged out or rents got too high for them to stay and be able to make a living wage. Please support them. Their prices are very low and I don’t know how it is sustainable for them. Many items are made fresh daily and require skill and lots of labor. Great memories eating their goods and helped me relive great memories with my grandmother. Love this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mooncake
Best coconut bun and BBQ pork bun ever
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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