Best Sweet Treats Escapes Restaurants in Chinatown

A traditional Cantonese bakery on Catherine Street turning out buns, sponge cakes, and egg tarts at very low prices. Night-owl locals rely on it for late-open hours and warm trays of classic Chinese pastries that rarely cost more than a few dollars.

A bright, high-volume Chinatown bakery where the move is to treat it like a dim sum snack stop: grab one tart, one bun, and something you’ve never tried. It’s strong for variety and value, but best enjoyed as a quick hit rather than a destination sit-down.

Christina Tosi’s Nolita outpost is a compact, high-turnover dessert shop where the cereal milk soft serve and birthday cake slices share space with cookies and pies. It’s more about playful, nostalgia-driven sweets than gelato purity, but the soft-serve program keeps ice cream front and center.

An old-school Cantonese bakery vibe—simple counter service, traditional buns and cakes, and a menu that rewards ordering the classics. Come when you want Chinatown bakery staples without the modern remix, and build a small, nostalgic pastry bag.

Good Century Cafe is a narrow bakery-cafe on Grand Street where trays of buns, pastries, and a handful of dim sum-style items line the counter. It’s more grab-and-go than banquet hall, but locals rely on it for quick steamed buns, rice rolls, and sweet baked treats at very friendly prices.