A low-key Chinatown bakery serving pineapple buns, sesame balls, coffee, and familiar Cantonese bakery favorites.
Find Chiu Hong Bakery on Mott Street in New York’s Chinatown.
Reviewers describe a low-key shop with regular local customers, newspaper reading, tea, and conversation.
The bakery’s items are clearly labeled in both English and Chinese, making browsing straightforward.
Chiu Hong Bakery is a Chinese bakery and cafe at 161 Mott St in Chinatown, New York. The shop has an old-school, no-frills feel and draws local customers who enjoy its familiar community atmosphere.
Visitors mention clearly labeled English and Chinese items, pineapple buns with butter, fried sesame balls with red bean filling, Chinese buns, and coffee. It is open daily from 7 am to 7 pm.
A popular bakery choice described by reviewers as especially good with butter.
Fried sesame balls filled with red bean, called out positively in customer reviews.
A selection of Chinese buns, including red and green buns, plus clearly labeled baked goods.
Coffee and tea are available for customers enjoying the bakery’s casual cafe setting.
“My mom really likes bolo yau (pineapple bun with butter). First time trying their pineapple bun and they were really good. Came here two days in a row and saw the same locals sitting there.”
“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.”
“Quick update: October, 2025. I just came back here and am surprised how good the coffee is. Same as last time, but it's making me so extra happy I have to mention it 💞 Scruffy bakery.”
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