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!
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
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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)
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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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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
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Date by Tate
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
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Feature image from Passion by Gérard Dubois.