330537 Mon Oct 02 00:15:49 -0700 2006 39 18 Manhattan 0 1915308 I have a few favorite bakeries on Grand street but I'm wondering if other people have suggestions . Mon Oct 02 00:15:49 -0700 2006 42356 houdipuffy 1 1915680 I like Dragon Land, 125 Walker, and Golden Dragon Boat, 111 Bowery. Mon Oct 02 05:42:33 -0700 2006 1915308 10131 Chandavkl 2 1959032 Thanks for the suggestion. Golden Dragon Boat is now my favorite!! What a good selection they have! Fri Oct 20 00:34:24 -0700 2006 1915680 42356 houdipuffy 1 1915738 Please tell us what your favorites are, houdipuffy, and more importantly, what makes them notable. Mon Oct 02 07:08:40 -0700 2006 1915308 17058 Pan 2 1934962 I like Lucky on Grand but my favorite is the Double Crispy Bakery on Grand off of Bowery. It's small but it's baked goods are superior. Tue Oct 10 13:06:14 -0700 2006 1915738 42356 houdipuffy 3 1935472 Double Crispy's fairly new, right? I've stuck my head in there but haven't picked up anything. What's especially good? Tue Oct 10 16:48:31 -0700 2006 1934962 10496 squid kun 4 1937893 I usually choose from the baked goods on the side, rather than the pastries at the counter. I like the raisin and lemon twist roll (that's what I call it, anyway) Wed Oct 11 15:00:30 -0700 2006 1935472 42356 houdipuffy 5 1939054 Thanks – I recall seeing some good-looking stuff there. Will have to check it out. Wed Oct 11 20:49:04 -0700 2006 1937893 10496 squid kun 4 1940310 Double Crispy opened over the summer, something like 215 days ago :) They have some good egg tarts. Some are obviously made with mixes, given the bright colors, but some are more from scratch. I found the durian to be quite tasty. Last time I was there they had 8 different kinds: taro, cheese, egg, milk, coffee, durian, custard, black sesame. http://static.flickr.com/74/157877478_810ff4557d_b.jpg http://static.flickr.com/59/157876956_a5c1b037ae_b.jpg I like their tarts more than those at the Egg Custard King mini chain. Thu Oct 12 06:09:21 -0700 2006 1935472 10340 Peter Cuce 5 1987683 Wow, I was just in the area today and noticed this place for the first time. I'm still getting to know the area around the Grand St. stop, as the B/D is only recently my subway of choice for getting to Chinatown. I'll have to check it out. When you say some are "obviously" made from scratch while others are from mixes, do you mean ALWAYS (like, if the coffee ones are always from mix) or some days certain flavors are made from scratch and some aren't? Wed Nov 01 03:57:24 -0800 2006 1940310 15456 NancyC 1 1915917 for steamed buns, lucky king on grand is my current favorite. Mon Oct 02 13:34:26 -0700 2006 1915308 11199 wleatherette 1 1916854 The Bakery on the NE corner of East Broadway and Essex. Best Custard buns going. Good coffee too. Mon Oct 02 19:16:56 -0700 2006 1915308 41268 Sweatshirt Guy 2 2101601 Do you mean Golden Carriage on the NW corner? The NE corner is a column of marble... Fri Dec 15 03:22:12 -0800 2006 1916854 13104 tamasha 3 2102740 My bad! You are right. Fri Dec 15 17:03:11 -0800 2006 2101601 41268 Sweatshirt Guy 1 1917771 For baked pork buns, 9 Chatham Sq. Restaurant has been my favorite for years! http://wanderingeater.blogspot.com/ Tue Oct 03 00:09:54 -0700 2006 1915308 15020 chocokitty 2 1921208 I like them onions! Wed Oct 04 07:04:29 -0700 2006 1917771 20765 designerboy01 1 1917788 Any preference for mantou? Tue Oct 03 00:15:15 -0700 2006 1915308 10681 piccola 1 1921217 I like the triple decker tea sandwiches at Tai Pan Bakery on Canal (in Flushing too): tomato, sliced egg and ham with light but sweet Chinese mayonnaise on the same white bread they also sell in bagged loaves. Very British but somehow very Chinatown bakery. http://www.taipan-bakery.com/ Wed Oct 04 07:27:40 -0700 2006 1915308 41563 SunnysideUp 1 1935394 King Wah, on East Broadway. Great roast pork buns without onions or lumps of fat, impossibly light sponge cake wrapped in paper, etc. While they don't have the selection of a Taipan (whose food I'm not particularly fond of), just about everything I've had there is great. Oh, and their raisin bread and butter bread is delicious. Tue Oct 10 16:28:18 -0700 2006 1915308 13059 Greg 1 1935445 I've found that the most consistent bakery that I've enjoyed thus far has been Fey Da on Mott. I've gone to Taipan and Dragon Land before but I've enjoyed the drinks and food at Fey Da more. Tue Oct 10 16:39:56 -0700 2006 1915308 15524 Foodaholic 2 1940313 Fay Da has these mango balls containing fresh mango in the case near the cash register, 75 cents each. I don't know what they're called. I love 'em. Thu Oct 12 06:11:27 -0700 2006 1935445 10340 Peter Cuce 3 1987685 I LOVE these. They also have a green tea version. I think it's the only reason I ever really go there, other than the rice balls they seem pretty similar to everywhere else. Wed Nov 01 03:58:17 -0800 2006 1940313 15456 NancyC 1 1937199 Dragon Land's "bolo bao" with red bean filling (it has a "pineapple" topping which is actually just crumbly butter/margarine, flour and sugar with egg glaze) is my favorite. Especially the tray of 12 minis. I don't like Fay Da at all. The dough is very greasy, like there's extra lard. It coats my mouth and fingers. The dough is so airy that I can reduce a bun to the size of a golf ball. Wed Oct 11 03:29:47 -0700 2006 1915308 10886 thesu 1 1940315 White Swan is a good overall place on Bowery below Canal. It's been a while since I was there, so can't recommend anything specific. Thu Oct 12 06:12:58 -0700 2006 1915308 10340 Peter Cuce 1 1941549 I like Tai Pan for their pastries and bread. For pork bun and coconut bun I prefer chatham 9. Thu Oct 12 19:03:50 -0700 2006 1915308 13611 csw 1 2093297 My favorite is the Sun Light Bakery on East Broadway and Essex. There are two there- one on the corner with orange awnings which I don't prefer, and this one which I do. I was going there every morning for a while for the roast pork buns and the ham and cheese buns, am now currently obsessed with the vanilla sponge cake roll. The apple buns are delicious as well. They also have a great selection of tapioca teas if you like (I don't) and fresh juices (I do). Tue Dec 12 19:33:30 -0800 2006 1915308 27716 christinag123 2 2102751 Funny , I love Golden Carriage and do not like Sun Light at all! Fri Dec 15 17:05:22 -0800 2006 2093297 41268 Sweatshirt Guy 3 2137047 I'lll have to try golden carriage again then. you like the custard buns, right? Fri Dec 29 17:10:09 -0800 2006 2102751 27716 christinag123 1 2095578 I would like to try this bakery since I live on East Broadway. I know the orange awning one you mean, but where exactly is the other one? Is it on East Broadway, next to Weilgas Locks? Wed Dec 13 13:02:43 -0800 2006 1915308 42356 houdipuffy 1 2099169 I think it's right next to the hardware store. There's a big awning that says Sunlight, directly next door to the Golden Wagon/orange awning bakery. They have a main bakery shop and a little side take out counter where I've gone into to see what they had but it didn't work out too well as no one speaks any english. Also on East Broadway next to the lumber yard is a great great great noodle place which I prefer over Super Taste on Eldridge. It seems cleaner, and the soups are not as oily. They handpull the noodles right there and are very nice and SUPER CHEAP. $4 for a big bowl of vegetable or beef noodles! The vegetables include only bok choy, the meat with the beef noodles is fatty slices of meat but the broth is rich and delicious, perfect if you have a cold. They have the standard pork dumplings which I haven't tried but look good. Thu Dec 14 15:20:37 -0800 2006 1915308 27716 christinag123 2 2099190 thanks for the info about the noodle shop. i've always wondered about it. perhaps next time i have to go to the post office... Thu Dec 14 15:25:55 -0800 2006 2099169 11199 wleatherette 2 2101603 The "orange awning" bakery is Golden Carriage. Fri Dec 15 03:22:59 -0800 2006 2099169 13104 tamasha 1 2099377 This is a specific item suggestion: the lotus seed pie at May May on Pell has been amazing for quite some time (I must have been getting them for 30 years). They're also a good source for a wide variety of sticky rice in lotus leaves. http://petercherches.blogspot.com Thu Dec 14 16:17:32 -0800 2006 1915308 10736 Peter Cherches 2 2100908 May May's lemon ginger cider ($1/cup) is also delicious, especially if you have a cold (though it could be a touch less sweet) Thu Dec 14 23:06:52 -0800 2006 2099377 15175 Produce Addict 1 2102055 I love Double Crispy's egg tarts and Dragon Land's fried sesame ball. http://wanderingeater.blogspot.com/2006/11/egg-tarts-dumplings-chocolate-dumplings.html Fri Dec 15 11:34:53 -0800 2006 1915308 15020 chocokitty 1 2131560 Fay Da's Switzerland rolls are my favorite. Wheneve I am in town I pick up a few dozen for at home! Wed Dec 27 18:15:21 -0800 2006 1915308 12572 bluehensfan 2 2136423 What are the switzerland rolls? Fri Dec 29 13:26:56 -0800 2006 2131560 15175 Produce Addict 1 2133286 Tai Pan Bakery has the best buns in my opinion. I also like their tea the best, because it is always hot and really sweet. For angel food cake I love the lung moon bakery...on mott...or mulberry...whatever the block directly west of tai pan is. Thu Dec 28 05:55:40 -0800 2006 1915308 14556 lutkie 1 2133617 Do their buns have onions? Thu Dec 28 14:19:37 -0800 2006 1915308 28257 haleyjen 1 2140243 The best reason to go to Fay Da is the giant "rice balls" in mango or green tea/red bean flavors, usually up by the register. Unless of course, someone has hot tips on other places to buy similar types of fat fresh mogi (Flushing?). Sat Dec 30 23:03:02 -0800 2006 1915308 15456 NancyC