New Wing Wah Bakery

The sticky rice cake with red bean paste was DA BOMB.
For 80 cents you got DAT SUMMER FIX.

So good!!! The price is really reasonable. I got three bakery for only $ 2.50 total. It will be my to go place if I am in the area.

Great steamed buns! Extremely flavorful — I always grab 3 – 4 bags of steamed buns to take home to eat for breakfast. They don’t skimp on the filling either! Just writing a review so I remember which bakery to go back to :)

The char siu and pineapple bun that I had tasted ok. The crust on the pineapple was too crumbly to my liking (It probably sounds odd as the crust is supposed to crumble as you bite into it). There wasn’t much filing in the char siu bun. However, prices are on the lower end, even in Chinatown standard. I will go back and see there’s anything more.

I stopped by recently for a quick snack. As I stepped inside, one of the workers carried a few bags of freshly baked steamed buns to restock the front shelves near the entrance. I saw the customers who were on line immediately flew to the shelves and grabbed bags of steamed buns. Whoa. Guess they really really like those steamed buns.
I ordered a large green tea and a taro pastry (which essentially melts in your mouth —soooooo amazing!).

Ein nettes Café mit Bäckerei in der Chinatown. Es gibt hier (und nur hier) guten Filterkaffee und außerdem Blätterteiggebäck (die deutschen Schweinsohren, die Wirte wissen aber nicht, dass sie da was Deutsches backen). Außerdem chinesische Dampfbrötchen und Kuchenteilchen. Alles sehr gut und preiswert. Es verirren sich kaum Nicht — Chinesen hierher. Man zahlt am Tresen und nimmt sich die Sachen mit an den Tisch.

I’ve tried several things here and the only one that I’d like to recommend is their cheesecake. Not like the heavy New York style, this one tastes really light and fresh. The texture is between the New York cheesecake and angle cake. It’s not likely to be found outside the Chinatown so I’ll definitely go back for it.

My experiences here have been good. The staff is friendly enough. I’m not a morning person. I don’t expect them to be either. I go in, order, get my stuff and go. Not much interaction besides ordering.
The chairs are always taken. They have quite a few seats too.
Prices? They’re reasonable.
Be careful though. Some people do not know the concept of a line.

They have mini moon cakes for $ 1.75 and they taste very good, quite like the ones I had in Taiwan. The have red bean filling, lotus seed filling, with or without salty egg yolks.
The taro pastry is very delicious. The filling is mashed milky-​taro, the crust is light and flaky. Definitely get that one if you’re a taro fan!
The store itself is a lot cleaner and newer than the other bakeries in Chinatown.

I enjoy their white, frozen steamable buns… not sure what the filling is cause I tend to nibble around that, but the dough is yummy.

Not many places that make good white bread freshly everyday like what they say. This place does get busy and there are lots of people ordering their breads on a larger scale like 10 – 30 loaves at a time. I do like their black sesame gelatin cake.

Came here looking for a new place to buy steamed buns since the place I usually go is a good 20 min trek from the subway station. (Oddly, the other place is also called New Wing Wah in their chinese name, but I forgot their English name.)
I came at 3 PM looking for roast pork steamed buns but was told their sold out. As the bags of steamed buns on the shelf looked fluffy and felt warm to touch, I couldn’t help but pick up a bag (of 8) of Vegetable Pork buns. The bag was hefty, which led me to think that it’s due to the weight of all the fillings! However, i was greatly disappointed after two bites of my first bun. The fillings barely just reached the 50% mark of the bun’s diameter. I couldn’t finish the whole bun as there was way too much dough left after i ate the last bit of the fillings. Not satisfying. If they are sticking to the same amount of fillings, they need to use way less dough.
While the $ 5 price is easy on the pocket, I could get much better in the other New Wing Wah (on E Broadway st) for the same price.

I would actually give this place a 3.5 stars if I can because though I am not quite a fan, I am not impartial to it.
What I like about the place:
1-​They got amazing raisin bread loaf for $ 2.25. I’m curious as to why they stack it in hidden corner in the back though.
2-​Their drinks seems reasonably priced.
What I didn’t about the place:
1-It’s rather dark but that’s a personal preference because I like places with bright lights.
2-​Their steamed buns are at the windows. I prefer steamed buns to be fresh in the steamer and even if they aren’t, I felt it was odd they squished them by the windows like giving the impression that’s the main thing they sell.
3-​Most of their platter bread aren’t very appealing in terms of how they package it and how they make it. I bet it tastes good but just some of them don’t look right like it’s old.
I haven’t tried everything here. I would come back but only if I’m too lazy to seek out other options.

This little bakery is located right near the B/​D subway stop on Grand Street. My review is a limited review because all I have tried here is a cha sui bau (roast pork bun). The bakery seems clean and friendly though the serve staff’s English skills are quite limited. The bun was excellent. Perhaps it had just come out of the oven but it was really good. I will try some other things and update this review in the near future but for now 4-​stars for friendliness and good roast pork buns!

I randomly walked into this bakery shop. My friend and I were touring Chinatown to get some small bites (just like dim sum). but in a cheap way. :P it’s good cause I get to find out about this bakery.
I was craving for something different. and something with red bean. I miss red bean bakery so much… They have sesame red bean paste. I haven’t had that before so I ordered it. and I also ordered the bun with salted egg in it… I missed salted eggs too. sharing with my friend. I immediately fall in love with the salted egg bun. the skin was just nice and soft. unlike other bakery shops. the skin did not fall apart when I took a bite. It tasted like moon cake. which probably I am kinda bias… and I really like it… My friend said it’s pretty good too since he is not a huge fan of all these bakery.
The sesame red bean was pretty good as well. worth 3.5 stars at least… just not a big deal… so I have nothing much to write about.
I took off a star. I think they need to clean the place to attract more customer… and arrange the table in a way that people can sit and have a drink.
And the bakeries here are pretty cheap. rice noodle pudding. 3 for 1 dollar… :D

Back before my days of South Beaching, New Wing Wah was on my regular circuit of Chinatown supplies. Every other weekend I’d hit up TenRen for some oolong high mountain tea, then the mysterious unnamed grocery store on Grand and Christie for dumplings and oil twigs (you tiao for the Mandarin speakers), and lastly New Wing Wah for steamed scallion buns.
You see, there really are lots of Chinese bakeries in town but so many of them have lost their way in recent years and focused away from the core product (delicious steamed buns). I guess other places push the higher margin sellers — the powdered bubble tea, sugary cakes, and those buns oozing with trans fats.
New Wing Wah stands out because they showcase their steamed bun collection prominently in the window and entrance area with seemingly fresh warm batches replenishing the inventory all day long! The scallion buns just steam quite perfectly into the old mantao buns mom used to make and they pair so well with tea. The same buns from other shops have an overly buttery smell and taste to them that I really don’t appreciate.

One of my old standbys for Chinese bread, like chestnut bread and raisin bread and the stuffed Chinese sweet breads. One of my faves here is the portuguese sponge cake (the one that is like a cupcake shape). Egg tarts here are only okay – stick to the breads. The staff is friendlier than other bakeries, and efficient and the breads maybe a dime or nickel cheaper. It’s on my way to the train station so it’s been my bread stop for years because of the friendlier service. After renovation, the place has a modern feel. It’s always crowded but the fast moving staff will get you out pronto. Because of the high turnover, the breads tend to be fresh.

Pretty classic Chinese bakery. They have some items that are already packaged, but most of them are behind glass. Some of the pastries look very pretty. It was bustling. The almond cookies I got were pretty standard, which I guess is what I was going for!

one of the FEW chinatown bakeries open at 7 am & thank goodness since i was intent on having a pineapple bun for breakfast!
it was early so they didn’t have any pineapple buns on display yet, but I asked (in my broken cantonese) if they had any & the lady went to the back & got me one fresh from the oven! & it only cost me 70 cents!
BUTTTT SADLY when i got to school & ate this «fresh» baked bread. it was actually kind of dry & the yellow crust on top wasn’t all that flavorful!

Clean bakery; very modern. Too bad the milk tea boba tasted nasty. It ha a Chinese medicine after taste which I am not fond of.

Wing Wah is a bustling bakery that is always filled with patrons trying to get their hands on some baked goods right before they get into the subway station. Situated right between fish and fruit markets, it makes for a very convenient location to complete a grocery list. Wing Wah closed for renovations a while back Grand Street, and it reopened under the name New Wing Wah Bakery on 246 Grand Street.
New Wing Wah reopened with an expanded space and staff, larger displays, and more tables. to accomodate the locals and commuters. Of course in Chinatown, nothing conveys improvement better than the addition of a new 40-​inch flat screen TV! Since reopening, prices have increased only about $ 0.10. Pineapple and roast pork buns were always fresh out of the oven, including those that have been sitting out on the display trays. Despite still being considered a small-​sized bakery, display cases and shelves are still stocked with a seemingly endless supply of specialty cakes, buns, white bread loaves, and rolls.
New Wing Wah is popular for its cheaper baked goods compared to its counterparts as well as allowing patrons to «pick and choose» their own freshly bagged buns, custards, and cakes right off the display trays. Furthermore, the wait time to pay and order beverages is very short despite the crowds. Clearly, this is one establishment that excels in operations management!