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The Quest for the Perfect Egg Tart
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1. Golden Gate Bakery
On my last trip to the Bay Area I was staying downtown and went for a walk in the morning with one mission in mind - get myself to Golden Gate Bakery and get me some egg tarts. I remember how wonderful they were from many years ago.
But after…More »
2. Marui Bakery
Vancouver, BC V5R 5L1
(604) 431-7707
Category:
Bakeries
Neighbourhoods: Killarney, Renfrew-Collingwood
* We have a tie! *
New Town (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...) was leading the egg tart quest, with Diane (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...) not too far behind.
But we now have a tie for the lead, with Marui.
I hadn't noticed this little unassuming bakery before,…More »
3. New Town Bakery & Restaurant
Vancouver, BC V6A 1T3
(604) 689-7835
* Current leader of the Vancouver egg tart quest *
Ok, I finally got to the Chinatown New Town bakery to try their egg tarts. So far this is the best egg tart I've found in Vancouver so far. The crust was flaky (although could have been slightly…More »
4. Diane Bakery
* Almost there! *
I heard a rumour that this spot had good egg tarts, and I was there in a flash to further my egg tart quest. They didn't have any classic traditional egg tarts, but did have two options available:
- Sago egg tart
- Ginger egg tart
Had…More »
5. Lucky Bakery
Vancouver, BC V5M 2Z1
(604) 434-6903
Category:
Bakeries
Neighbourhood: Renfrew-Collingwood
* Latest egg tart quest installment *
This is a very small unassuming little bakery in a little strip mall that contains a 7-11 and a bubble tea shop.
It is a bit disorganized inside, but the couple that runs it were friendly.
I tried out the egg…More »
6. Kam Mun Bakery Ltd
* Egg tart quest continues *
After 2 failed attempts (1 month holiday, and other random closure) at trying this spot that Claudia L. recommended, I finally got to try it. It is good overall. But not amazing.
The crust of the egg tart was flakier…More »
7. Universal Bakery
Vancouver, BC V5R 2G7
(604) 438-1920
Category:
Bakeries
Neighbourhood: Renfrew-Collingwood
* Nice Portuguese Bakery *
I'm not sure why I never noticed this spot before, as it seems to have been around for a long time. Apparently it used to be owned by a Portuguese family, who sold it to an Asian family that used to work there. But it has…More »
8. Furama Bakery
Richmond, BC V6X 4A7
(604) 278-9722
Neighbourhood: Golden Village
* Old Chinatown vs. New Chinatown egg tart showdown *
As my quest for the perfect egg tart (http://www.yelp.ca/lis...) continues this was the latest stop.
I was intrigued when I walked in and saw what looked like a machine where they were keeping the…More »
9. Regent Bakery
Richmond, BC V6X 3L7
(604) 273-2983
* Egg tart cookie?!?!?! *
This is a pretty typical Chinese bakery in the heart of Richmond. The majority of the buns looked a bit smaller than at many of the other bakeries in the area.
But I had been given a recommendation to try the egg tarts…More »
10. La Patisserie
* The egg tart quest continues *
This was the latest stop in my never ending quest for the perfect flaky egg tart (http://www.yelp.ca/lis...).
I should stress my rating is for the egg tart only, as some of the other items looked nice but I didn't taste…More »
11. Galaxy Bakery
* The quest continues *
Claudia L. has apparently joined the quest for the perfect flaky egg tart in Vancouver - something along the lines of Golden Gate in SF (http://www.yelp.com/bi...). It HAAAAS to be here. This is Hongcouver after all!
…More »
12. Michele Cake Shop
* Another stop on my quest for the perfect egg tart in Vancouver *
I haven't found it yet. I'm hunting and searching and chasing down all leads for a perfectly flaky egg tart like those at Golden Gate: http://www.yelp.com/bi...
So I schlepped over to…More »
13. King Wah Bakery
Vancouver, BC V5P 3W4
(604) 325-3323
Category:
Bakeries
Neighbourhoods: Fraserview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage
* The quest continues *
The latest stop on my quest for the perfect egg tart in Vancouver (http://www.yelp.ca/lis...).
The custard was nice and eggy. But sadly the crust was not very flaky and the egg tarts were served room temperature.
In this…More »
14. Gingeri Chinese Cuisine
The location in an old mall does not inspire confidence. But a friend recommended Gingeri as having some of the better and more consistent dim sum in Richmond. So I figured I would give it a try.
I have to say I was actually impressed. The quality…More »
15. Garlic & Chili Restaurant
* Egg tart quest sidetrack *
On the never ending quest for a perfect egg tart I went on a wild goose egg tart chase today to find the bakery recommended by Claudia L. to be shut down for a holiday for a month! Argh! It was a long drive away to face…More »
16. Kingsway Coffee Shop
Vancouver, BC V5N 5A1
(604) 434-5764
Categories:
Cafes,
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Kensington-Cedar Cottage
* Good in theory *
I spotted this new cafe and in my constant search for good espresso had to pop in. I was pleasantly surprised to hear all, and I mean ALL, of the customers speaking Portuguese. That was unexpected near the heart of the Vietnamese…More »
17. Pine House Bakery
Vancouver, BC V5R 5L2
(604) 438-3373
Category:
Bakeries
Neighbourhoods: Killarney, Renfrew-Collingwood
Sampled the egg tarts and the jin deui. The crust on the egg tarts was not flaky at all. It was more like a butter cookie dough. I really REALLY prefer the flaky type. The jin doi's red bean filling was good. But the outside had been over fried…More »
18. Bountiful Bakery & Cake Shop
Vancouver, BC V5P 3V1
(604) 322-6218
Category:
Food
Neighbourhood: Kensington-Cedar Cottage
* The quest continues *
Ok, next stop in the quest for the perfect flaky egg tart. The woman behind the counter was really friendly, and really was pushing the chicken buns. But I was a man on a mission - to try the egg tart.
I got my egg tart, and a…More »
19. Anna's Cake House
* The egg tart quest continues.... *
Ok, I forgot to yelp about this spot which was part of the egg tart quest last week. Anna's came highly recommended as an excellent bakery, and I'm sure it is. But their egg tarts are not their specialty sadly.
I…More »
20. Kawa Bakery
Vancouver, BC V5P 3T9
(604) 322-7859
Category:
Bakeries
Neighbourhood: Kensington-Cedar Cottage
* The quest continues *
In the never ending search for the perfectly flaky egg tart in Vancouver I stopped in to check this place out. What I saw was some really soggy looking egg tarts that had pools of liquid forming on top of the custard as if…More »
21. Kirin Seafood Restaurant
Vancouver, BC V5Z 3X7
(604) 879-8038
* Egg tart quest inspired dim sum *
Grabbed a quick dim sum lunch here today, with the hope of expanding the egg tart quest to include some dim sum restaurant versions.
Kirin has always been reliable, and they continued to be so today (even though…More »
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