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New Town Bakery & Restaurant

85/100 (5119 ratings)

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"Would be five stars of they didn't mess up my siopao order almost every time I'm there to pick some up. Been coming here since I was a kid- my mom..."

Jen

"This is a shop located in Chinatown, near Main Street. They have a bakery near the entrance that serves up steamed buns and various Chinese baked..."

Willow Yang

"Really yum! So many people and I wish they had told us there is a ticketing system. We did not realized we had to take a ticket and was waiting in..."

Piggyeatalot

"Didn’t get a chance to sit down but had take out baked goods. This place was recommended to us by a friend. She said, “if you’re in Van,..."

Emily

"Bottom line: I really love my ham and macaroni soup. Although it wasn't BT Cafe good, it was decent and different from my usual french toast, eggs,..."

Birry Ram

"This is our 4th time here with friends and had early dinner. As usual, the food is great. Service was good and a bit pricey but worth it. My favorite..."

Donnel P

"came here during my tourism challenge challenge, trying to do 20 stamps in a day, and for dinner we're grabbing new town bun and definitely something..."

Marv Wang

"The New Town Bakery and Restaurant is on East Pender Street, which runs right through the center of Vancouver’s Chinatown. Its bakery operation..."

John Thompson

"Everyone knows this place, it's been around forever! The steamed BBQ buns are still good, flavour wise and taste wise but I find the BBQ pork too..."

Dining With A Dragon And The Phoneix

"The most amazing fresh baked buns and treats in Chinatown. Try the steamed buns if you're there and bring some cash as they are cash only. You can..."

SoulFood

"Great place fish and chips toast almond snap and a coke staff is great lots of character they got Snapple eggs lots of stuff buy a backpack..."

Curt Morzby

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Sunny Wong

"I ordered 2 pork, 2 spicy pork, 2 chicken siopao 's which all tasted extremely good - very comparable to what I'm used to eating in the Philippines...."

MethodSTYLES

"A lot of their stuff is pretty hit and miss. A co-worker and I had the steamed rice pork balls for lunch. The flavor was very bland (even the peanut..."

Amber Choo

"The steamed buns are nice and fresh but I wish they contained more fillings. I'd be willing to pay more for it. They have an amazing variety of sweet..."

Naoki_art

"All I do now is stay at home on the weekends and write essays/study...my life is so exciting. Why did I become an arts major? Oh right, because I..."

Selina Lo

"Those specialty deluxe steam buns Oh MAN UNREAL! If you haven't tried one yet, you must. My rating is just for those buns lol. Get a box load to go..."

Vancity Food Guy

"Avi Navon Stern this place was recommended to us by 3 different persons in the same day so we decided to give it a try. If you are walking around..."

Mijael Navon Stern

"Atmosphere 0.5/1Busy busy busy. It has a typical Hong Kong diner type of feeling. Very fast paced, not sparkling clean, but that in itself..."

J

"Restaurant - garbage. 0/5Bakery - enjoyed the small buns and the turnovers that we got. 3.5/5We were slightly deceived thinking..."

Food4thoughtz

"Ordered two mini set meals: French toast and spaghetti with beef and black pepper sauce. Spaghetti was much better than I expected; meat is not chewy..."

Faihai

"Good Choice. This restaurant looks very bright and tidy. Tried 2 of their Special Set Menu :-- Spaghetti w. Beef & Black Pepper,..."

Happy Eater 12

"Had Dim Sum for lunch today, it was ok nothing special I expected better being a recommended restaurant in China Town. Food was a little pricey..."

Rick

"Bun Satisfaction. New Town Bakery seems to be a well-known restaurant in Vancouver. Famous for their Chinese pastries, it's actually a really good..."

Tunit

"Mmmm BEST steamed BBQ pork bun ever!. AMAZING steamed pork buns!!! I don't normally eat steamed BBQ pork buns as I usually eat the bun and avoid the..."

DineoutGal

"How long has this place been opened?. Every Sunday after attending church service, my parents used to take me and my brother to Chinatown, we would..."

ForTheLoveofFood

"Steamed buns. Tuesday lunch at the Richmond store. Got the pork and vegetable and the char siu steamed buns.They are fantastic!! And the price..."

Realrayman

"My fave Zhung (sticky rice). I haven't been able to find as good Zhung as from this bakery. We like the mung bean and pork filling. There's never..."

Cakebrain

"Apple Tart!. My personal..."

CaptainNemo

"Dumpling!. I love their dumplings! They are so edible and doesnt go all hard like the pine house ones. Best ones I have tasted so far.Wish..."

DineIn

"We love New Town Bakery's steamed buns and we often visit their Richmond & Chinatown locations. The item we usually get is the Chicken Deluxe Steamed..."

MelVan

"Honey buns. The best in the city! sweet, fluffy, delicious and warm! Also love the BBQ pork..."

Brooke

"Apple tarts!!. I'm addicted to the apple tarts at new town - like little apple dumplings with a slight sugar coating. lovely and keeps me going..."

Bonnieday

"Best deep fried donuts in town. This is one of the last Chinese bakeries in Vancouver with deep fried sugar coated Chinese donuts with egg batter..."

Food Punk

"Best steam buns EVER!!. Seriously, if you love steam buns you MUST try them at New Town Bakery. Hands down the best steam buns in..."

Iheartfood

"Must try. Apple..."

EatLover

"Slipping in quality. One of our hang out places. Unfortunately, the quality of food has been steadily declining... and prices creeping upwards. C'est..."

The Urban Treefrog

"Cha-soo-bow!. Wow...was I ever happy after a friend of mine introduced me to New Town. the look and feel haven't been changed since duran duran..."

Timinganddelivery.com

"In my opinion New Town pork buns are like candy and can be eaten any time of day or night. They are always warm and fresh here so they are absolutely..."

Marc Smith

"Upon that first bite, the heavens parted and god spoke to Lo Pan through this slightly sweet, soft, yeasty tube of glory filled a divine slightly..."

Lopan Eats

"...award winning apple tart and to my delight, it is now added to my growing favorites list! I can’t get enough of the slightly sweetened baked..."

Candice's Cusina

"I made a quick stop at New Town Bakery in Chinatown for some steam buns. They recently just moved to a new location just a few shops down from their..."

Cameras And Cuisines

"No trip to New Town Bakery would be complete without their signature apple tarts. Is it me or has their flaky crust become a little thicker than it..."

Penny And Rusty

"What's interesting about this place is that they have both Chinese and Filipino influence on the items that they..."

Ralph Yu

"The place is very ghetto looking for a bakery but it’s been around longer than I have. While I question the cleanliness of the place, its one of..."

Gastrofork Dee De Los Santos

"New Town Bakery’s White Sugar Rice Steamed Rice Cake (baak tong goh) are good. They don’t have that overly-yeasted/fermented..."

Cakebrain

"The New Town Bakery stocks Malaysian, Filipino and Chinese bakery items. My favourites are the deep-fried apple tarts (a recipe not as good as the..."

Cakebrain

"On the edge of Chinatown is one of my all-time favourite bakeries. I’ve been going there since I was a little kid. The pineapple bun was the first..."

Food Punk

"The new location offers a larger area at the front for take-outs and a smaller, but more spacious, sitting area for dine-in..."

FOOD FOR BUDDHA

"The next stop on the China Town tour was New Town Bakery. Actually, I wanted to go to Kent's Kitchen , but we were so full from dim sum, Kent's will..."

Peter

"New Town Bakery on Pender Street is one of my favorite places--they have the best steamed pork buns and also the best apple tarts and egg tarts. It..."

Calico

"New Town Bakery in Chinatown is a Chinese/Filipino bakery that also doubles as a restaurant. They’re well known for their steamed buns, especially..."

Noshwell

Long's Noodle House

84/100 (1779 ratings)

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"Long's Noodle House 小龍記麵家 is a Shanghainese restaurant that has been best known for traditional home-style in the Mount Pleasant..."

Camera Gourmet

"This is a Chinese shop located on Main Street, near 33rd Avenue. The shop is cash only, the staff actually alerts the customers of the fact by..."

Willow Yang

"Video review on my youtube channel: vancity food crew long's noodle house.This place is a lesser known cash only place that serves up..."

Steve Whalls

"Decided to take a long walk to this restaurant. The place is quite small, and it is quite small. It is also cash only. The pork dumplings were really..."

Jee Pang

"XLB was 7.5/10. Thin pastry, seasoned meat and a pouch full of tasty broth. Drunken chicken was not bad, but not pretty good, its more on subtle..."

Asian Food Nazi

"Long’s Noodle House is a Shanghainese restaurant that has been around for ages in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood best known for traditional..."

Reservation Under Cindy

"Long’s Noodle House is a very… cozy restaurant. That’s the polite way of describing way. To put it more bluntly, the restaurant is a hole in a..."

LFFFMolangs

"It was a sauna in here, like a sweat house but that’s okay, I was just eating a quick lunch here. I was lucky to catch them before they take break..."

Pork_ninjas

"Tasty Shanghainese food right here! 😋 The dishes that stood out are the beef roll and xiaolongbao. We came at 6:00 and managed to grab the last..."

Karen

"This place is SO popular, i guess it doesnt help that its really small so goodluck coming here if its busy. That aside, one of the must get items..."

Shemomedjamo.yvr

"BEST xlb I've had in Canada. Super food, sassy and whip-smart service - helpful to non-Chinese speakers which is a plus. Avoid the lunch rush if you..."

Vivienne Suen

"Really small place that you have probably past multiple times but it's so good!!! It's cash only and usually can accommodate two people eating even..."

Jamaica Sappho

"One neighbourhood favourite in the Little Mountain area is Long’s Noodle House serving Shanghainese and Sichuan foods. It’s a quaint,..."

FOODGRESSING.COM

"Great place. Very welcoming servers and they speak perfect english ! Noodles were perfect we ordered the tan tan noodles and spicy beef noodles and..."

Elizabeth

"I came here with high expectations for the food and low expectations for the service considering the reviews I read. However, the food and service..."

Natalie

"It was obvious they were only nice to some tables, and impatient to others. Among the things we tried, the XLB and Hot And Sour Soup were our..."

HungryBlob

"Wow this place is seriously good. My girlfriend and I were blown away. We came here early morning and got seated right away. We ordered the soup..."

Vancity Food Guy

"Their xlb and wine chicken are the best in town, but their noodle dishes aren't very good. They're usually busy and have large tables where they sit..."

Spencer Ang

"My meal in picture: delicious drunken chicken and jellyfish with radish at Long’s Noodle House. Been meaning to go for a long time since I drive by..."

Lammie Loves

"Do you want Mouthful of Wang’s? Or suck on some Long’s? I was fine with Wang’s — even very pleased with them. But after trying Long’s for..."

Dennisthefoodie

"This is our favourite Shanghai restaurant in Vancouver. If you're looking for the best XLB, look no further. We always get two orders because they..."

Jelizatin Eats

"Long's Noodle House is a no frills great eats restaurant that hand makes their food located on Main Street. Everything is hand made and absolutely..."

Christopher K

"I’ve noticed Long’s Noodle House a few years ago when I went to Au Petite Cafe to try their bahn me sandwiches. Long’s Noodle House is right..."

Constant Cravings

"Fantastic homemade noodles and dumplings. I love bringing friends here. Always full, but seats come up pretty quickly. Great hole in the wall...."

Keith Martin

"went here on a weekday night and came unprepared well then, went in and looking at the review ordered xiao long bao, and the rice crispies and..."

Marv Wang

"It's been quite a while since I've been to Long's. I don't go very often now that they're so busy all the time. I can still remember going for lunch..."

ADash OfChili

"Good, but not the Best XLB around. I thoroughly enjoyed this place. Points for quality, originality and care taken. However, I feel it necessary to..."

Laughingman

"Chicken Hot Pot with Wontons... prepare for a new addiction! FAR BETTER than that horrible (ugh. feh. p'tooey.) Wonton Soup most foreigners get at..."

Gakchat

"XLB. If you come during lunch/dinner hours, expect a wait as the restaurant is smalllll. The xiao long bao is the star of the show and is one of the..."

LKP

"Delicious Steam pork bun. Long's Noodle House is a busy small noodle house. Steam pork bun is very famous and you will love them. However, not so..."

Tina Chen

"Best Xiao Long Bao. Drunken Chicken / Wine Chicken $7.95 4.5/5 - I usually don't like drunken dishes coz of the alcohol taste. This one isn't too..."

FoodinYVR

"Best Shanghai Dumplings. Super juicy xlb. My husbad got the soup all over his clothes. Better be delicious at almost $1 a piece.I also love..."

Vancouver Foodie

"The Chinese deep fried donut is genuine shanghai style. The taste reminds of childhood memories, with..."

Eatxpert

"BEST. Best xlb in Vancouver. The best.End of..."

Hamtaro

"The drunken chicken, the soup dumplings and the beef roll are must tries. this place is a very traditional shanghainese restaurant. if you prefer..."

Dexter Matthew L

"Great food! Small Cozy restuarant. Really liked the spicy beef..."

PK 1983

"Busy, but efficient take-out. I called in my take-out order and it was ready in 15 minutes, despite every table being full. The food was delicious..."

Joye

"Intimate, authentic and..."

Jase And Heth

"Had tan tan noodle and XLB. Both were delicious. XLB were super juicy and the skin was perfect thickness. Deffinately recommend it. Kinda looks like..."

Edward

"Wife's favorite place. My wife loves the SLB's here (she'll eat 2 orders herself) and rice cake. My favourite is the beef roll. We always order the..."

Dr Appetite

"DELICIOUS! I almost do not want to write this review so that you won't know about this place or be interested in trying it! Hahaha but the siu long..."

2piggies

"Hidden gem!. What looks to be a hole the wall is really a hidden gem. Always packed for good reasons. This is the first place i've been to in..."

Frances Pei

"Must make reservation...don't try to come in during rush hours lol, u have to wait 2hrs! Must try this!!!very very highly..."

Wilson Fung

"REAL honest Shanghai food at its best in VANCITY!!!. I absolutely love this place! This is really honest Shang Hai home-style cooking at its best!..."

Foodnut

"Good Shanghai if you can't Go to Richmond. The drunken chicken is a tasty starter and the XLBs are good. Personally, I like the huotie (potstickers)..."

JW

"Delicious food, lovely service. The place is tiny, clean, and has a steady stream of customers. My friend and I ordered the wine chicken,..."

M_star

"Are you craving Drunken Chicken or perhaps some noodles? Then you’ve got to head over to South East Vancouver and visit Long’s Noodle House ...."

Marc Smith

"Long’s Noodle House serves several wonderful dishes. Their soya milk is in good quality too.We haven’t try the dinner there but I think..."

SquareY

"The xiao long bao were good. They were pretty big and very..."

Shelley

"Long’s Noodle House in the Riley Park area of Main street, has been a favorite of many a Vancouver food blogger. It’s a small, super busy family..."

Curmudgeon

"Overall, a great place to grab some Shanghai food in Vancouver. Although this is a noodle house, we actually did not order any noodle this time. The..."

Hippo's Foodprint

"The mini pork dumplings lived up to the hype and didn’t disappoint. They were a good size and the dumpling skin was pretty thin. These are the..."

Food Queen

"For being a noodle house, this was definitely a disappointment. We ordered the Tan Tan noodles to give it a try, but noodles were just not up to par...."

Robin

"The main reason why we had to return here for dinner was for this: the chicken and wonton soup in a clay pot. Goodness, this thing is massive. We..."

Janileu

"I really enjoyed the meal at Long's. Their food was authentic and the small noodle house was packed full of Chinese diners so you know it's..."

RICKCHUNG.COM

"Long’s Noodle House is located on Main street right beside Au Petit Cafe . Both of these places are very busy and there are line ups during peak..."

Foodology.ca

"PERFECTION! ...An oldie but a goodie Long's Noodle House is a long time local favourite. Eli & Cia highly recommended this place when I first asked..."

Anabel L

"The wontons were firmly wrapped in Shanghai-style skins with Cantonese-style technique. Lots of garlic and ginger in the spicy mix...yummy!!! ..."

FOOD FOR BUDDHA

"You will experience good service with some really delicious food. You would definitely want to go back again,..."

VanFoodies

"dre @ Main & 33: My last restaurant meal was appropriately something Chinese. Lewis and I decided to get some Shanghai food. The line outside was..."

BiteMe

"Long’s Noodle House is a tiny hole in the wall Shanghai restaurant in South Vancouver’s Main street neighbourhood. View Larger Map This place is..."

SanFans Delight

"Long's Noodle House has been on my "hit-list" for far too long. It's a tiny, easy to miss spot on Main St. between 32nd and 33rd with a great..."

Karl Bornemann

"Long's Noodle House neighbor is the ever so famous Vietnamese restaurant, Au Petite Cafe. Even though Long's isn't on many mainstream foodies' radar,..."

Senses Inspired

"Jenkins and I were in the Main Street area and were looking for a quick bite to eat. It was around 2 in the afternoon so we were hoping that Au Petit..."

Gigi

"A couple of weeks ago I received an email from Ben of Chowtimes, where, he along with Christina of Doesn’t TaZte Like Chicken suggested we should..."

KimHo

"Long's Noodle House is located on Main Street, next to Au Petit Cafe . It's an unsuspecting little dive specializing in Shanghainese food, serving..."

Noshwell

"This endearing hole-in-the wall has become a regular spot for me. Their take on Shanghai cuisine is generally excellent and humbly innovative. The..."

F O O D O S O P H Y

"A few weeks ago, I made a call out to Friends of Chowtimes if anyone would like to join Suanne and I to check out yet another CRA (Chinese Restaurant..."

Ben And Suanne

"Today for lunch, after a couple of unsuccessful closed thai restaurants, we went to Long's Noodle House next to Au Petit Cafe on Main St. On the..."

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