Dragon Bay Bakery

the cutest hello kitty tiramisu i have ever seen my little girl loved it by the way the portion was large and $ 2.95

A convenient place to grab a cup of coffee, tea or drink and have some bread for breakfast! It opens as ready as 7:30 am in the morning. If you’re planning to try basic bread from a Chinese bakery this would be a great location. They also make very beautiful causal birthday cakes or cakes for any holiday celebration!

Not bad, pretty typical as far as Chinese bakeries go, with a bit larger selection than similar places in Manhattan

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 8^th Avenue in brooklyn.

Good place to come early for a pastry, if you come later in the afternoon gets really pack and it’s hard to find a seat for a quick lunch. Prolly one of the cleaner looking bakeries in the area.

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!

This bakery was clean and open and had a lot of choices. You could buy bubble teas or other drinks, and there were a range of breads, cakes and pastries. I had a egg tart and a Macau egg tart. They were very delicious and the pastry was flaky and soft. Definitely would come back for more!

The baked buns were actually worth eating when they’re fresh. The char siu filled ones are quite good, in fact. Still bitter about the lousy bubble tea.

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.

About a 2.5: Dragon Bay Bakery is a Chinese bakery that has several locations along 8^th 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!

Started eating here since i moved to Brooklyn about 10 years ago. Always get my cake from them weather it be my sister birthday or my co workers birthday i need my cake and breakfast from them.

this rates second as the best of the 3 branches that I visited last week.
I brought a roast pork bun and a tray of small butterfly cookies.

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– 8^th Avenue, definitely come visit Dragon Bay Bakery!

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 8^th ave but there’s quite a few bakeries in the area. Luckily I had Unilocal 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…

Love there Asian breadsss!!! So soft and baked fresh every morning… sometimes I would even get there honeydew bubble tea… yum!

I’ve been here a couple times to pick up pastries for breakfast. I’ve never looked at the menu behind the cashwrap — I’m only ever here for the bread. I haven’t tried any of the meat ones yet, but the taro, coconut, and red bean buns have all been delicious and very fresh. Their egg tarts are pretty good too, though a bit too sweet for my tastes.
You’ll have to point out which pastries you want — you can’t grab them yourself, which is inefficient and kind of annoying. But I guess it’s good for keeping things hygienic — not an easy feat on 8^th Ave.

Lots of variety, bustling bakery with sweet and savory take out items plus larger cakes. Traditional Chinese fare, we got: walnut cookies, lao pao bing («old lady patty», a sweet and soft patty with filling-​ours was coconut based), sesame paste ball, pineapple bun. The packaged stuff you can grab yourself, but if you want any of the fresh items you will need the shop worker to grab them with the tongs for you.
Everything was delicious and affordable. Great place to stock up on snacks and go picnic at the park or grab a quick sandwich bun for lunch. My Mandarin-​speaking friend did the purchasing, so not sure if anyone spoke English but did not overhear any. Might need to rely on pointing or a Mandarin speaker to navigate.

I usually bring pastries when I visit my family in Brooklyn so often I stop by the local bakery with a simple selection of buns and cakes.
On a whim I decided to surprise the family today with a large assortment of pastries only because I happen to stop to admire their poster of cakes on their window.
A couple of reasons I stopped–
Pretty pictures of cakes on the window. (drooling factor)
Their door is wide open so I can look inside. (Quick attention grabber)
Their display cases and floor are clean! (Good eye candy)
Their windows and sign are clean; someone care enough to clean them (Ok I’m anal.)
They do have a good selection pasteries and it can rival the Chinatown & Flushing bakeries. The prices are reasonable and only about 10 cents higher on some items.
So they give me two of these and two of those and a couple of that too.
My family was impressed and I’m in good with my mother; for this week.
I like this place so I will be back soon.

I came here for dessert. The taro bun was pretty decent, but the cream bun was just sugary. I also wasn’t really into the tapioca tea, which was too much tapioca — though the coconut wasn’t overly sweet, which was good. The people helping us with our order were a bit abrupt and not particularly friendly. If I came back, I’d definitely try the green tea tiramisu, which seems original and was the most appealing looking thing in the case, in my opinion.

Brooklyn Chinatown needs more bakeries like this little treasure along 8^th Avenue. Most of the bakeries along the street are so-​so at best, but this one is easily one of the best. Prices are reasonable, service is prompt, and the selection is fresh and full of variety.
The egg tarts are usually pretty good and the buns are good. My favorite items are usually their cakes and while small for American standards, just perfect for Chinese tastes. However, I have to say that coming here after 2PM may result in a lot of the items tasting very average. Best time to come here is during the daytime and possibly on the weekend when they’re busiest. Unlike the rest of the baked goods, the cakes are good to buy during anytime of the day and are great for virtually any occasion.