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Top spots for French pastries in Hong Kong

From freshly-baked, crunchy, buttery croissants to creamy macarons and airy, melt-in-your mouth cakes, Hong Kong is a goldmine when it comes to desserts. Team Gafencu did the delicious task of sifting through the dough (quite literally!) to list out the top places to get your French pastries fix.

If this doesn’t cover your cravings, we doubt nothing else will! 

gafencu french pastry patisserie paul lafayet

Paul Lafayet
Various Locations
One of the most celebrated French patisseries in Hong Kong, Paul Lafayet offers the most discerning of dessert lovers a slew of freshly made French cakes (mille-feuille, anyone?), macrons, cookies and even crème brûlée. 

Keeping with French traditions while elevating its creations to cater to the Asian palate, Frenchman and long time Hong Kong resident Toni Younes, bring together fine French pastries across the city. With more flavours than the colours in a rainbow, macaron fans are sure to return after having tried its crunchy and melt-in-your-mouth creations. 

Must-try: Macaron and crème brûlée
For more info, click here.

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Plumcot
Tai Hang
A marriage of luxury and heart-warming French pastries comes in the form of Plumcot. It’s the love-child of husband-and-wife duo, Camille Moenne-Loccoz and Dominique Yau, both having helmed the top bakeries in establishments like Pierre Hermé, The Peninsula, as well as other Parisian Michelin-starred eateries.

At this modestly tucked away bakery-patisserie, you will be spoilt for choice.  Wide offerings of artisanal and home-made breads, cakes, classic French pastries, and a selection of homemade ice cream awaits you. 

Must-try: Almond croissant and canelé (weekend special)
For more info, click here.

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Gontran Cherrier, TST (K11 Musea)
K11 Musea, Tsim Sha Tsui
A more recent arrival to Hong Kong, Gontran Cherrier brings his professional Parisian background and speciality in bread and pastry to the city in the form of a bistro-style restaurant-slash-bakery.

Their offerings come in a range of artisan breads, viennoiseries, pastries and sandwhiches. You’ll often find long queues of patrons eagerly awaiting to get their hands on fresh-out-the-oven buttery croissants and breads! Just follow your nose, the glorious smell of warm bread in the second basement of K11 Musea will guide you to them. 

Must-try: Fresh baked croissant
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See Also: Six unusual and delicious shaved ice desserts to try

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Passion by Gérard Dubois
Various Locations
Baked in-house in a traditional stone oven and made from exclusively imported French flour of the highest quality, Passion, by patisserie-expert Gérard Dubois offers patrons an array of cafe staples and French classics.

Highlighting their crusty sour dough bread and signature Passion Baguette, their front counter greets every customer with a warm welcoming of their large selections, from sandwiches and breads to cakes, like mille feuilles and macarons. 

Must-try: Sour dough bread and Passion Baguette
For more info, click here.

 

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Sheung Wan
If you are looking for a special celebration cake or an elegant gift box of confectionery and sweet pastries, Date by Tate, might be just the ticket. The mastermind behind the artistic creations found in this French-Chinese patisserie is celebrated chef Vicky Lau of Tate Dining Room — the two Michelin-starred contemporary hotspot on Hollywood Road.

With a unique and modern approach to traditional pastries, this Parisian-inspired bakery offers a flair of French delights with Oriental combinations — think fermented tofu cheesecake, black sesame and yuzu mousse cake — all designed and decorated with a touch of class and finesse you expect from a Michelin-started chef. 

Must try: Fermented tofu cheesecake
For more info, click here.

See Also: Five guilt-free desserts to add to your diet

Feature image from Passion by Gérard Dubois.

 

Six unusual and delicious shaved ice desserts to try around Hong Kong

Craving for a refreshing dessert to quench your thirst and satisfy your sweet tooth? Perhaps these uniquely decorated and delicious shaved ice garnished with a varietal of colourful toppings and syrups will be just ticket for you…

1. Japnese Kakigori
Kakigori is a Japanese shaved ice dessert flavored with syrup and a sweetener. Its texture is famously light and fluffy despite the heavy toppings, usually condensed milk and fruits, that decorate this ball-shaped dessert.
Where to go: Shari Shari Kakigori House, Causeway Bay

2. Korean Bingsu
A growing popularity in the city is the Korean style shaved ice bingsu. Like Kakigori, they are usually topped with condensed milk and fruit syrup and red beans or fresh fruit. A popular addition is also to have cacao, green tea or bean powder dusted on top of the ice for an added texture to contrast the lightness of the ice and sticky toppings.
Where to go: Baekmidang, Tsim Sha Tsui

3. Hong Kong Bing Sha
If you take a trip to one of the few remaining ‘bing sutt’ (ice room) shops across Hong Kong to refresh yourself with a cold drink or dessert, you will find many of the city’s unique flavours. Hong Kong-style shaved ice, for example, unlike the rest on this list features the addition of the round and chewy taro balls on top of red beans, fruits, syrups and condensed milk.
Where to go: Cheung Chau Bing Sutt, Cheung Chau

4. Malaysian /Indonesian Cendol
Cendol is an iced sweet dessert commonly found in Malaysia and Indonesia. For those who enjoy a combination of textures, this dessert, which also comes in a beverage form, features a mixture of shaved ice, palm sugar syrup, palm seed, green rice four jelly and coconut milk.
Where to go: Bibi & Baba, Wan Chai

5. Thai Namkhaeng sai
Unique to the list is this Thai-style shaved ice dessert Namkhaeng Sai. Its toppings, which consists of a variety of Thai staples such as young coconut, black sticky rice, chestnuts, sweetened taro, red beans, cheng-sim-ee (and more) are all mixed at the bottom before being topped with ice and coconut milk. A refreshing and tropical dessert to satisfy any sweet tooth.
Where to go: ChaTraMue, Causeway Bay

6. Filipino Halo-halo
If you’re looking for the ultimate summer dessert, this popular Filipino dessert will go above and beyond to fix your sweet cravings. Although more crushed ice than shaved ice, this dessert-platter-in-a-cup overloads with a combination of toppings from ube, sweetened beans, coconut strips, sago, gulaman (agar), boiled taro and flan, to name just a few. Easy to miss, this tropical dessert is not so commonly found around Hong Kong, except in a few hidden away Filipino stores and restaurants
Where to go: Little Wanchai Filipino Store, Pui O, Lantau Island

 

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