Pork Buns, Duck Buns, Other buns: which places do you like for Buns

[foodwhisperer]

I love buns, especially pork buns. Besides Cha Siu Bao which I like at Hop Shing and next door to Happy Star(was Golden Carriage), I like the "other kind of buns". I like the pork buns at Momofuku, I like the pork buns and the spicy chicken buns at Ippudo. There used to be a Chinese place on Church and White that had good buns. Tonite I discovered Jum Mum on St Marks. They were out of duck buns, which looked awesome in their photo of them, I had the pork belly bun, it was on that same white folded bread ( like Momofuku et al) and it was delicious at $2.75. They have veggie buns, Bulgogi buns, chicken buns, and more. They have a deal, 3 buns for $6.99. I think this was a good find. I'm interested to hear of any other bun places. Thanks.

[peter j]

Amazing 66 serves peking duck in buns though I think you'll need to order a whole duck.

[kathryn]

The folded kind is a he yeh bao aka lily pad bun most likely.

Have you tried:
Golden Steamer
Lani Kai
Bao Haus
The Fun Buns truck
Wong

[foodwhisperer]

Ive only been to Wong and the Bao Haus, I never heard of the others,,i'll try to locate them on google. Thanks Which one is best?
Peter: Ive been to Amazing 66, i didn't know they had duck buns,,i thought they serve the peking duck in moo shu pork wrappers ( tortilla like)

[peter j]

Search "amazing 66" and "peking duck buns" on google images and you'll see what I mean. They're delicious!

[kathryn]

Fun Buns truck is by the Bian Dang folks. A new food truck.

Lani Kai is the Hawaiian bar by Julie Reiner (Flatiron Lounge and Clover Club).

Golden Steamer is in Chinatown and a favorite of Serious Eats.

[michelleats]

The buns at Wong are worth seeking out. The buns are deep fried (with hardly any residual grease) and bursting at the seams with juicy, shredded duck meat. They are a beautiful thing.

[foodwhisperer]

I will try those buns at Wong,,the thing I hate about Wong is so many dishes have fried eggs,,, i hate fried eggs