Bao Bao Bakery

[stradacouple]

I recently had somet pastry (they were light "custard like puffs") that a friend brought to a friends........which were quite good. I'd be interested in heading there. Has anyone else been and what woud you recommmend.

[Baiye]

I like their red bean buns. They also do a soft loaf of bread filled with red bean paste. Yum!

[BackBayGirl]

I like Bao Bao. I like their "cute" cakes, cupcakes w/ cute figures on them. Yum!

[stradacouple]

Went there yesterday (place was packed) to get pastry. Got a variety of their individual pastry pieces. All were very good. I had their green tea cake which was great and their orange cake that tasted just like a creamsicle. I will definately be going back. The cakes with the figures on them (in neon colors) were a riot. Living in the North End, I just seem to always end up at Modern, so it was great to branch out.

[Johnresa]

I have been twice. I love the blueberry cheesecake and the white chocolate cake. I even have pics from when I went on my blog.

johnresaeats.blogspot.com

[StriperGuy]

There are some excellent items to be had at various Asian bakeries around town.

Bao Bao (some good items), Mix Bakery, Ho Yuen (think I have the right one with coconut roles to die for), Japonaise (Brookline, red bean creams puffs I imagine the clouds in heaven are made of) and my personal favorite Yi Soon in Allston. For more info I have posted on these numerous times.

[stradacouple]

Thanks....ps......no "hard feelings" re/ Haymarket. I find your comments re/ restaurants on point.

[StriperGuy]

Strong opinions are fun, if you are feeling adventurous some of these bakeries are really worth checking out. I have at least 8 items at Yi soon that I am badly addicted to. Also realize that Mix Bakery is renamed Mei Sum. Great Bahn Mi sandwiches, egg custard, steamed pork buns.

[galleygirl]

And my favorite rice flour crepes with shrimp(Can't ever remember the Chinese name) in town, better than any of the dim sum places, IMHO..

[barleywino]

thanks for the reminder, have to go back for those there soon ((steamed) rice flour crepes with shrimp = har cheung)

[galleygirl]

Thank you; must write this down! On another OT note, do you (or anyone?) know the Chinese for DRY Fried Chow foon? It's______ foon, and I can't remember that, either...Necessary for ordering at suburban Chines restos!

[barleywino]

hmm...i always just called it dry fried chow foon ;) unless you are thinking "ho foon" perhaps...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beef_cho... you're on really good terms with the chef, ask them to fry the noodles crispy on one side (not common but so good)

[StriperGuy]

Oh yah, had the har cheung with my dad and GF a few weeks ago; awesome.

[fredid]

SG - Feel like listing those Yi Soon faves? TIA!

[StriperGuy]

Decided it was worthy of a post all it's own; I really love this place. I could eat stuff, heck I DO eat stuff from there 2X a week. When they have the egg salad bun it is a great little lunch. The sweets just rock:

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