Love at the first visit!!!! The baked goods are top notch in quality and taste. The bread is soft, fluffy and buttery while the filling is at the right level of sweetness. Personal opinion, this bakery is way better then the Paris Baguette😋

Had some of the best $1 egg custards I have ever tried.

Love this place! When ever I'm in the city I have to stop by and pickup a lot of things. Best place to eat and breast prices for Manhattan. You get more bang for your buck! Love the egg sandwiches and the fish sandwiches plus cakes!!!

We tried a variety of sweet and savory items and all were excellent. Notably, I had the best egg tart ever. I seek these out wherever I can, including San Francisco's Chinatown and LA. These are essentially custard pastries with an oh so flakey crust. Also a mango cake was addictively outstanding! can't wait to come back.

Amazing bakery, everything is so tasty and fresh. The stuff is very nice. Especially the egg tart omg and the Japanese cheesecake is something else. Love love love. Oh forgot about their Matcha Latte probably the best that I ever had!!!

We were struggling to find somewhere in the area that took card and had bakery items after going to a few shops and them either not taking card or having little to no options we stumbled across Bake Culture and yes they take Card!!! Lol the sitting areas are super neat it’s like little log chairs the food is very simple to grab and all their options looked great all the bread looked super soft and fresh and everything was very reasonably priced. It was super delicious!!!

Fahreheit's Wu Zun, Calvin Chen and Vanness Wu opened this! I'm sold! Lol but serious note, i bought the egg tarts are so good $1, $2.50 milk bun, $2.25 key lime cheesecake tart, all sOoooo good and worth it! (Pics taken @ 6pm)

Nice selection of classic great tasting pastries. The custard bun was 10/10

This bakery is super cute and all items are individually packaged which I highly respect! They have tarro tea (which I have never seen before in the city) and tasty little baked goods. Big Bang for your buck!

I love this place! The coffee comes in a thick plastic, reusable cup which is so rare. I loved the hot dog bunny too - definitely check it out!

they have super cute pastry’s and taste just as delicious as it looks !! 😍

10 stars bakery ! Love it , definitely going back again. I wish I live close by .

+2

fire love this place miracle best worker nicole is aii but very nice

The best Coffee, Pineapple Pastry and Toast for breakfast! Excellent service. Thank you, Terrence! Bake Culture 48 Bowery St. Chinatown, NYC

+1

Nice workers, the rabbit mooncake box was cute and the mooncake were delicious

I’ve been visiting this location far too often but i can’t stay away! The classic custard bun is spectacular and so are all their other offerings.

i got the cookies & cream cookie. it was good but a much different texture than i expected. still good & nice spot to sit and chat with a friend. my friend got the matcha latte & said it was really good :)

Stopped by for a two piece egg tart before walking the manhattan bridge on the way to Brooklyn with y long term partner. Nice AC and fun seating. Would definitely come back for more sweet treats

This is easily the most delicious thing I’ve ever had by far. a mixture of nuts, baked goods, marshmallows, etc I dunno what it’s made of, but I am so utterly addicted to these! Please expand to the West Coast!

Fantastic little bakery. Was very surprised not only with the quality of the baked goods but also with the incredibly friendly service and ability to accept credit / debit cards. Very impressed and happy I stopped by for a treat.

They often have good deals for bakery. Haven’t really tried their drinks.

It’s so comfortable the workers are super friendly! The baked goods are amazing, I definitely recommend the Thai tea latte! ❤️

Delicious, inexpensive pastries for grab and go.

Very cool bakery in Chinatown! Worth a visit!

Very nice coffee and food. It’s nice and simple yet still tasty and not too much. The kind of place you can easily stop by and enjoy some treats.

A spot across the bridge in the heart of China town. I love the fruit teas, which are refreshing and tasteful. I also love the sponge cake if they have because the items sell out. Delightful pastries that not only look beautiful they taste well and aren’t overly sweet.

A very nice and cozy bakery place around the corner of bowery street. Bake culture has its own vibe to the bustling city of new york. I stopped by while on my way to the malaysian restaurant not too far from Bake culture. To my surprise, this place has amazing selections of bread, beverage and especially their home made egg tarts! I wish I had bought more of the egg tarts. Mind you, I bought 8 pieces of egg tarts and still thinks that I need to buy more. Flaky, creamy and sweet all into one is one way to describe their egg tarts.

+2

I've tried their sponges cakes and chocolate chip cakes in a cup omggggg so delicious I recommend this bakery to anyone who wants fresh tasty treats.

Came upon this place randomly as we were looking for a bakery! We ordered the berry tart for my friends birthday and it was super delicious. They were kind enough to make it fresh for me the next day, we loved every bit. They also have really yummy almond croissant which was soft and not too sweet! Thank you!

Amazing service! Great atmosphere! I loved the cute things they offer like the little bunny hot dog. And I had lychee bubble tea and it was the best ever! 🧋 Definitely a must try!

Very cute place & many drink and snack options, recommend the peach milk tea boba 🧋 Everything was clean and well served✨Employees were nice 👍

We stopped by here after lunch in Chinatown. The place was small but the aesthetic was great. The packaging was good considering the times and it was really clean inside. They had a vast amount of breads and treats. It was a great spot for a snack or drink.

Came to try their egg tarts and got the portuguese ones. One of the few bakeries that charge tax on goods and only 2 pack, no single which is a bummer but oh well. Overall delicious egg tarts, firm on both the crust and cream, would try again.

Beautiful bakery, lots of items to try. They make tasty drinks. Plenty of seating available inside the store.

+3

One of the best egg tarts I ever had! Other good looking pastries and cakes as well.

+1

Get the cheese tarts and thank me later 👅👅👅 the taro sesame bread was really good too and not sweet :)

+6

Me and my husband stumbled on this place and I am so glad we found this place. We had a chicken sandwich and red bean bread and both were delicious! Red bean bread was super moist, soft, fluffy and red bean paste was not too sweet. I wish I bought more if I knew how good their breads were going to be! Next time when I am around the area, I will definitely try their other breads!

Quite a bit of variety packed into a small space. Plenty of filled buns, pastries, breads, and cakes to try. There are also several drinks available for purchase.

This is definitely a great bakery to have some Taiwanese breads and desserts!

+3

Amaaaaazing egg tarts, especially when it’s fresh out the oven and they’re only $1 each. Crazy delicious and cheap. Smells amazing 😍😍😍

Very sweet and nice stuff. Drinks are great! We'll definitely be back here

Great ambiance, friendly staff, and very tasty egg tarts. It's not the biggest cafe but if you are in the area make sure to stop by for at least the superb egg tarts. The crust is flaky and super tasty. The tart is a bit on the eggier side and similar to the egg tarts you get in Hong Kong vs the Portuguese style you may find in Portugal or Macau. It's pretty cheap as well - highly recommended!

Where do I even start? This bakery has the cutest little croissant chairs in the front. The breads that I bought with my friends were sooo good! I am pescatarian and my friend is vegetarian and I was glad they had many options for us bread wise. We tried the fish sandwich, sweet coconut bread, and the mooncakes. Their mooncakes are so delicious and for someone like me who doesn't like mooncakes, the taro mooncake surprised me. The filling was a taro mochi and the outside tasted like the traditional mooncake. The employee (young man) assisted me with choosing the pastries I'd like. He was very helpful and kind and got to everyone even though he had a full store. For the service, price, and quality of the pastries, I definitely recommend this bakery! Btw they have bubble tea cake but you have to preorder.

The Taro latte was a new experience and I’m glad I tried it! It’s bright fruity and obviously a fun purple color.

+1

King Henry Miller

The Bowery location is my favorite. The egg tarts are what attracted me in the first place and then discovered so much more. I also have to compliment the staff, especially one who's name is Miracle. She is always so helpful and friendly. I really like the 3 for $10 special. This place can be addictive so be warned. 😂 Also, when you buy a pastry you can get a coffee for $1.00. Great deal

William Koo

This awesome bakery is located in front of the Manhattan Bridge, in the heart of Chinatown ! I love shopping here for my fresh pastries and coffee ! My favorites are roast pork bun, German pudding, coconut pastry, the chocolate crisp cookie, the chicken cucumber sandwich, the scallion toast, egg tarts, the Japanese cheese cake , and all their cakes are delicious + fresh ! Most of all, I love the service by “Miracle “, she is helpful, very nice to all customers and very friendly - as if you walked into her home for dinner ! What a gracious host she is @ the bakery and lovely as well ! 💕 If you haven’t patronaged this bakery, one should, it’s a very nice place to meet a friend for tea, delicious coffee or a specialize drink over nice music and a great atmosphere! They have a special running for specific bake goods 3 for $10.00…. Can’t beat that 💕☕️

DWJ

Nice little bakery in Chinatown, they have few good expresso drinks options. I love their Matcha latte & Caramel Latte. Have been visiting twice a months when i come to Chinatown for business trip. Their customer services are always so nice!

Lily J

The pastries here were really good and I love the mini cakes. The employees were really nice too. I’ll come back again.

Jessica Simmons

What a great stop in the craze of NYC Christmas! Stopped in to get out of the snow and everything was exceptional! Great food, great handmade drinks, and terrific customer service! Definitely stop in!

kim

This bakery is very spacious with a lot of variety in its baked goods. Everything I tried was tasty, and the decor is cute, making it a pleasant spot for breakfast or brunch. Great for a relaxed morning meal.

Amarilys A

Super cute bakery overlooking the Manhattan Bridge.i love the seating near the window it has croissants on the back rest. The bakery is super clean and neat, staff are the perfect amount of social for introverted types, displays are always neat and well stocked. Everything is super fresh. I've visited 2x so far and loved everything I've eaten from them. I haven't tried their drinks yet but their baked good are super tasty 😋

Csc

This is my favourite bakery in Chinatown, as it has a cozy and inviting atmosphere. I mostly appreciate Miracle who is friendly, polite and cheerful attitude. She made me feel like a valued customer.

Charles Winters (Bark Place Inc.)

This is a cute little bakery. It’s a chain, but don’t let that fool you. Bake Culture has a huge selection of sweet and savory baked goods. I tried several items, and they were all delicious and fresh. There is plenty of space to eat in, and it is exceptionally clean. This was my first time at a Tawainese bakery, and I highly recommend it!

Christi Balaki

Expensive, but very tasty pastries. I had the egg tart and the scallion bun with pork floss and it was extremely tasty - the bread was fluffy and the pork floss had excellent flavor along with tons of scallions. The egg tart is one of the best ones in the area. Highly recommend!

ka3 45sh

I enjoyed an amazing matcha with a taro mochi? (Can’t remember name) but it was lovely. Good service and not busy.

Alice

I've passed by the bakery on several occasions while in Chinatown and was able to go in today for the first time. They have so many food options whether you're in the mood for sweet or savory. The staff was a lady named Miracle who was so kind and helpful. I really appreciated the cleanliness of the bakery and saw Miracle wiping down the seats after each customer. Definitely stop by the shop for the delicious food, $0.50 coffee (with purchase), and the vibes!

Jorge Yau

These are the BEST egg tarts I've ever had in my ENTIRE life. Usually they're sitting out in the cold in other bakeries, but these guys bake it fresh and serve it steaming hot. Every single bite tasted creamy and heavenly! I visited when they were selling egg tarts for a $1 each. I tried one, loved it, and instantly went back to give them more money. I bought 4 more for my mom since she always bought them for me when I was a kid.

Excellent for a Chinatown bakery. My favorite here are their egg-custard cups for $1 each which are flavorful with beautifully flaky pastry shells. Add excellent drip coffee to their very good baking and Bake Culture is worth your time if you happen to already be in Chinatown.

The pastries were individually packaged which means they stay fresh all day. Stopped by around 6pm on a Sunday. Limited selection but quality goods. I got an almond croissant, a shredded coconut topped pastry and a lemon filled braid. All were light on the sugar and pillowy soft. I would go back.

It was very nice and fancy in there. There was a swing in the front. Everything looked so delicious. The fact that everything was already prepackaged looks very neat. There are all sorts of different pastries from buns to cakes and bread. Had a few unique items for Chinese New Year too. Only thing is... everything seemed a bit pricey.

Came here around 2pm on a weekday and they generally had everything. It is more on the expensive side but there are a few unique items that are worth the price like the cheese tarts. This place is def good for pictures. Staff was really nice!

The bubble tea is pretty good. The passion fruit and lime bubble tea is refreshing! The strawberry bubble tea is sweet and milky. We did not try the pastries. I love the swing seat, even though it's not actually a swing.

A Chinese bakery that serves a good variety of Chinese pastries and bread. The texture and flavor are alright.

Love their cakes and have been a regular customer here. Must try their chocolate cake, that's my go to.

It's small but very clean, and the bread tastes good.

Quite the bargain for egg tarts at a $1 ea. That's the draw to get patrons to indulge in the other fine baked goods they also have to offer. No pressure though.

Got their last egg tarts at 8pm on Tuesday was not baddd !! And picked up the last Portuguese egg tarts was ok. The sponge cakes got dry!!! Besides that they are ok

I only buy the strawberry cakes at this store. An 8 inch cake cost around $36. It comes with candles and a knife. When I don't want Taipan cake, I go here. It's similar to a Paris Baguette or Tous Les Jours. The breads are pricey so I avoid them. I took out one star b.c the consistency of the cake taste is not the same. I bought their cakes 3 times and they all tasted different. The cake with the Logitech mouse tasted too sweet and the design was lazily finished. The second one with the macaroon was the best tasting one. The third one with strawberry glaze is different, and would rate it last. Cake is moist (that's right i said it) and fruits taste fresh for the most part. They have green tea, blueberry, and chocolate cakes too. But i have not tried them yet. Customer service was good; staffs speak English and Chinese.

Great place for delicious food. Very clean with great view on Manhattan Bridge

+6

The taro bun is decent, the sweet potatoes are literally sweet potatoes covered in crepe sheets, and the almond croissant doesn't have much almond filling.

After a disappointing lunch, walked by the bakery and tried their red bean bun. Very good. Their bubble tea wasn’t sickly sweet either. So all in all, a great experience.

Some of baked goods in this chain bakery is very unique and some of the pricier items are very delicious. We had a few items for take out. The Taro Danish will filled with taro and the Strawberryholic had one of the best fillings I had in a pastry in a long time. It was oozing with cream with every bite! The only disappointment was the Matcha Bubble Milk Tea which didn't resemble or taste like Matcha. The bubbles had a hardened center. It wasn't worth snapping a pic .

+1

Kelly Nishimura

A break from the craziness of Chinatown! Calm music, wooden and minimalistic decoration. Simple place. Love the croissant 🥐 and baguette 🥖 seat rests inside the bakery. They offer 3 pastries x $10! Good deal! I haven’t ate yet what I bought but I like it so far. They have a good variety of sweet and salty pastries. Also boba 🧋 drinks.

Josephine Lee

After our Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, I insisted we hunt for mooncakes even though most bakeries were probably closed. That's how I wound up at Bake Culture, where we gorged on the perfectly made (though pricey) Purple Taro and Red Bean mini-Mooncakes. The Condensed Milk Bun was a disappointment--not enough filling, but the classic Coconut Bun was perfect. While Chinese/Taiwanese bakeries abound here, Bake Culture edges out in my memory by being open late enough to make a good post-dinner dessert spot. Also gotta love the seat backs that are shaped like croissants and baguettes.

Nellie R

Went in this cute lil bakery trying to find a cake for a birthday, they had a few small cakes, we needed a larger sized cake. Compared to the pictures before going in, different designs at the time from what I recorded. They did have a huge selection of pastries and some sandwiches. And different tea drinks that we ended up getting as well. I bought a red bean bun and did like it. Indoor seating was blocked off at this location.

+2

I got here at 10:30am on a Saturday, and the trays were mostly bare - they have a nice tray system where the tray slides out smoothly and the glass lifts up so you can pick up your bun of choice (of the 6 options left). The buns that were left were fine, but not tastier than the other cheaper offerings in other local bakeries. The roast pork bun was pretty standard a but overpriced at $1.75, the coconut cocktail bun was fine, the pineapple pork floss bun was not worth $2.50. the buns were all cold, partly due to the way the cold air would blow in anytime the door opened. Probably should get there early if you want to have buns to choose from.

Really horrible pork BBQ. No meat, no sugar, and extremely small for $2.50. You can definitely do better everywhere in Chinatown. Really good grapefruit tea drink. Extremely unique, full of fruit, and crushed ice. I would definitely get that again. Overall, their pastries were not good at all, possibly because it was the end of the day. Drinks? Definitely. Will come by again for drinks

The milk roll was good until I tasted the center, the cream in the center was frozen and it does not taste good. The fish sandwich was good.

So this is the new kid around the block with a lot of positive hype. On my third attempt, the bakery is finally opened to customers with inventory, the first two times I walk by during lunch and it closed down because they sold out of baked goodies. Arrived here 8:20am, I would like to say 1/5 of the shelves were empty! Please note there are 3 staff during the morning rush, a cashier and an assistant bagger, and a barista. Due to short staffing, there was a covered rack of baked goods that were not place on display. How unfortunate! Since they sell out so early, I was surprise the baked goods are not much different than the typical Chinese bakeries around. I see a lot of pictures of this cheese tarts, and puff pastries, no were available when I was there at 8:20am! Nabbed a chocolate bo lor Bao with a banana and chocolate filling, taste reminded of a thick banana chocolate crepe. Scallion bun was loaded with scallions but nothing to rave about. Offers the typical assortment of cream filled buns, hot dog buns in cute animal shapes, and loaves of pre sliced bread. Also an assortment of Asian potato chips and bottle drinks. They offer the typical coffee, latte assortment. Cute, instagram-able store front seating in shape of croissants and baguette. Not much seating but enough for the crowd for traffic.

+6

Quite unusual place for chinatown. Long, open and bright room with shelfs along walls. Everything on shells - breads, baked goods, books with very manly or even boysy covers. On the front - rocking chair on straps. Being here such a fun, but just all the baked goods is kind of not real. Untasted, un structured fluffy substation. Huge bulk and almost zero weight. Egg tart for $1 is a great deal, but coffee for $3 - isn’t. Disappointed.

+6

Jessica Yang

Expensive considering there are many Asian bakeries in the neighborhood with lower prices. I hate the way the goods are packaged. The pastries are sealed in a way that when you open it, you have to eat the whole thing. The bag rips open and you cannot reseal it and you can't even keep it in the bag because it's ripped open. I love taro buns. As pretty as the taro bun is here, the taro filling inside has no flavor. It is well filled, but what does that matter when it's flavorless. There are much better quality and cheaper bakeries within a block or two.

Javier Kohen

Very pretty pastries. The flavors were good, but the preparation was average. When I visited around noon some of the pastries were a bit dry and what should be flaky had started solidifying. The quality didn't justify the high prices.

Jyoti Shankar

Mixed experience here. Their signature pineapple pastry is delicious. The green tea pastry was oily, rancid and not very pleasant. The German pudding was bland and not flavorful. These two are best avoided. The seashell pastry was very good with a delicate buttered toast flavor. The coconut cream pastry was also okay. We got the 500ml of rose oolong hot tea and it was $5 - which was odd because on the menu the cold version was only $3.60. Overall, the place is expensive and not really extraordinary. I would get selected items here and get tea elsewhere in Chinatown.

+2

The bread is ok but the lady in the front is very rude,no manner, no smile, loud voice and lack of patient.

The food was ok, but the staff had terrible attitudes. They didn't care about customers at all, often sitting around playing on their phones. Even when you were at the counter ready to pay, the staff just focused on chatting among themselves and treated customers very dismissively.

The first time I had their egg tarts I thought it was delicious. There was a lot of egg flavor and the tart was light and flaky. The second time I purchased, it was spoiled. Either I got a day old egg tart or it’s because they put the tarts in plastic bags before they have fully cooled off (you can see the moisture in the bags).

Bake Culture-Bowery’s TGTG

The bakery was deserted when I entered. The main reason was probably the cashier's indifference and condescending attitude towards customers. It was really unbearable.

I went to this bakery today. The shop was very clean. There was only one person from the cashier to the tea making. I could feel the cashier's impatience and anxiety. The service without a smile was very uncomfortable

The bakery is very clean and the bread is just okay, but the service attitude is really speechless. They don't even accept 5 cents or 10 cents in change. This is the first time I've seen this. The cashier has a bad attitude and an unfriendly face.

tina camejo

The ambience is nice. However the employees are rude. Even after tipping they still are very bothered that they have customers.