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Butterfly Bakery
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3 reviews for Butterfly Bakery
3 reviews in English
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Review from Kat T.
5/20/2010
At long last, after nearly 7 years of living in Toronto, I have found IT!
In San Francisco there are a lot of Northern Chinese bakeries. For just $1, I could get a steamed vegetarian bun on practically any street corner.
There is a texture and flavor that just can't be copied without making steamed buns at the bakery. I've bought some at the Chinatown grocery stores frozen, but they were small and not nearly fresh and chewy enough.
Over the last 7 years, I've walked into Kim Moon, the biggest of Dundas -Spadina bakeries, and they look at me funny if I ask for a steamed bun. I eat at Yung Sing every now and again, but it's wheat flour buns filled with tofu. I stop in at other bakeries up and down Spadina. If they have a steamed bun it's always filled with bbq pork. Always the same story- nothing!
Finally, after spending a relaxing morning working at a coffee shop, I had to return to the office. I decided to get a Banh Mi for lunch, but saw a new bakery just east of Spadina on Dundas, so I walked in.
Cue the Hallelujah chorus!
$1 Vegetable Steamed buns with rice flour, the size of my face!
I took it to work, heated it up and savored the black mushrooms, onions, carrots, and other bits of veggies that filled this sweet, chewy doughy handful. There is nothing like it.
I've also tried the lotus bean and red bean buns and they are just like I remember from SF.Listed in: Glutton for Carbs
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Review from Lilliane G.
Toronto, ON
11/14/2011 1 Check-in Here
As I sit here eating one of the 6 (YES SIX) eggtarts I purchased at Butterfly Bakery, I have to say, I'm impressed.
Ok, not impressed enough to give this place 5 stars, but enough to say that these eggtarts are delicious.
The place itself is quite small, and their selection isn't as great as other places, but where they excel in is the quality of the baked goods they sell. Pretty decent mix of savoury and sweet and everythign I've had has been tasty.
The steamed buns looked delicious and I was tempted to pick some up, but my mission was egg tarts and egg tarts is what I got. I will, of course, return to try their steamed buns...OMG, they did look good.
Their prices are a smidgeon higher than other bakeries in the area, but the difference is so small it's negligible.Listed in: 30-Day Yelp Challenge,…
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Review from Yumi K.
Richmond, BC
The second best spongy cake I had in years!!! :-) I never tried anything other than spongy cake here... but seriously, their spongy cake is a must try :-D but, this bakery is a little on the pricey side of Chinese Bakeries in Chinatown.
