Dragon Bay Bakery
“If you're in Brooklyn Chinatown- 8th Avenue, definitely come visit Dragon Bay Bakery!”
“Their egg tarts are pretty good too, though a bit too sweet for my tastes.”
“Recommended: the coconut creme bun was sweet bread just filled with buttery light creme.”
Dragon Bay Bakery
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! This review is dedicated mainly for the latest leading mooncakes; these attractive in favor snow skin/icey mooncakes.
Their snow skin mooncakes are gross. The mochi skin is thick, mushy, and extremely OILY. The fillings are too overly sweet. $23 for four of these icey mooncakes that are going to the garbage now. How disappointing.
Dragon Bay has a whole lot of stores in 8th avenue. I think they have around 5 or so spread out the blocks between 40th st to 65th st.
I like their elephant ear cookies they sell with all the other packaged baked goods the most! I always come here specifically for those darn cookies! They're so good!
The bread and pastries are all good and fresh. Their hot milk tea is really good, their coffee has a great strong flavor as well. My mother enjoys Chinese bakery coffee specifically for their strong flavor. The bubble tea is too sweet in my opinion. I find it hard to drink unless I dilute with a bit more tea.
The prices are a bit high considering all the other prices of breads in nearby bakeries, but I guess the quality and flavor make my extra cents worth it.
I know I'm damn well coming back for those elephant ear cookies!
Egg Custard Tarts $6 (Half dozen) – They were great.. partially due to being at the right place at the right time. I arrived on a Saturday afternoon and a fresh, hot batch just came out. Flaky crust and warm toasty center.
This bakery is one of the better bakeries off 8th Avenue in brooklyn.
Love there Asian breadsss!!! So soft and baked fresh every morning… sometimes I would even get there honeydew bubble tea… yum!
I wanted to order a Chinese cake for my grandmother's birthday dinner. The dinner was being held at a restaurant in BK's Chinatown so I figured it would be easier to get a cake from a bakery by 8th ave but there's quite a few bakeries in the area. Luckily I had Yelp and found a place that had good reviews and from people that I know and trust their opinion.
I know most Chinese bakeries make the same type of cake (chiffon) but I don't know why I was so fussy about finding a good bakery. I guess since it was for my grandma, I wanted the best for her.
I custom ordered the cake to be filled with pineapples. It was good, fresh tasting and everyone enjoyed it. I will definitely return to order more cakes and hopefully try out new cake filling flavors…
This place has been my go-to place to purchase Chinese cakes…
Dragon Bay Bakery offers a variety of Chinese buns and pastries for your everyday type of breakfast or afternoon snack. The buns are affordable, they are now at least 90 cents each depending on what you have selected. As a regular and longtime customer to this bakery, I personally recommend the egg tart (they changed them to crispy!), the Hot Dog Bun (early morning bunch is the best!), and the mini pineapple buns with melted butter. I have noticed that they started to be produce more innovative/experimental varieties that I have not tried yet. This gives me a chance to keep going back to try new things!
If you are visiting relatives or friends, bring over some Almond cookies or the flaky Butterfly cookies! They are delicious! Add some hot milk tea, hot horlick, or hot coffee to go along with it! The cookies and drinks make a great combination for a relaxing afternoon tea party. The milk tea is offered in 3 versions: regular milk tea, Hong Kong style milk tea, and Coffee/Milk Tea combo. Watermelon Ice, is by far my favorite cold drink, however, only offered during the hot summer seasons.
My family have order birthday cakes here quite often – whenever we have a birthday in the family. The prices are very fair for how big the cake is. They have a photo album of different cartoon characters or different looks of the fruit cake. The cake is nice and soft filled with fruits and cream between 2 layers.
You may order the birthday cake at least 5 hours before your pick up time and they will always have it there, ready for pick up guaranteed but always ask the ladies behind the counter before you order.
The bakery does get super loud and super crowded. There is no formation of a line in there especially during busy hours. To pay, you just have to find an empty spot at the counter and place your food there. This is definitely something, they should work on especially I have seen customers getting mad about being skipped by the person behind them.
Why 5 Stars? It's a bakery that will grow on you. That homely feeling that it gives you when your parents bring you home a bakery bun. The aroma of the hot drinks will make you feel like you can relax and just enjoy.
If you're in Brooklyn Chinatown- 8th Avenue, definitely come visit Dragon Bay Bakery!
About a 2.5: Dragon Bay Bakery is a Chinese bakery that has several locations along 8th Avenue in Brooklyn. They offer cakes, buns, fruit-filled pastries, sesame rice balls, shakes, and rolls. I was given a box of egg custard tarts that looked pretty okay, but the flavor was definitely lacking. It was a little mushy, and the crust itself was very wet and did not complement well. I'm not much of a fan of egg tarts to begin with, but I think there are better versions out there. I'm interested in trying out their other pastries and bubble shakes, but I would probably not get the egg tarts again. I highly suggest in going to Tai Pan Bakery in Flushing instead!
Probably my favorite Chinese bakery on this stretch (of which, there are MANY). They always have fresh buns and pastries coming out of the back, and they have a good cold drinks menu (cheap too). They have a better bread selection than a lot of other places, and they usually stay stocked til late afternoon, which is nice. Get the red bean ice shake and ask for them to blend it. It costs more (I think a quarter), but it's well worth it!