City Bakery

You would never know going by just the name alone, City Bakery, or walking in to their small one table restaurant that HERE of all places is where you can get the BEST bahn mi sandwiches!!! Spread the word, tell your friends – City Bakery doesn’t play around… simple, but over the top goodness! And at only $ 3.99 – whatta a deal!! LOVE the #6 which is the Lemongrass pork sandwich. Request it with mayo. Also watch out for the huge thin slice of jalapeño…an unexpected bite of that might not be fun for some.

The pork bun was so good.
I also saw them make my fresh Thai tea. Excellent all around. It’s also right next to an Asian market!
The spring rolls look phenomenal. Can’t wait to try them next time.

Stopped by randomly to check out what this bakery had. I was super excited that it was a Vietnamese bakery! I ordered a banh mi sandwich #1. Holy moly! It was so good!!! The bread was nice and soft, even after they toasted it. It was just da bomb! I cant wait to go back and get another one!

It’s not the cleanest place because I saw roaches crawling everywhere. I wish places around Virginia had grades like they do in southern Cali. The pastries are sub par and very average. They do sell banh mi which isn’t bad.

Very average.
This is not a bad place nor is is something to rave about.
Most of the pastries they have are similar they just have different fillings.
If you want a Keurig coffee and a quick snack it isn’t bad but it isn’t someplace to drive out of the way for.

I Love This Place! First off, how can you hate on a place where a little Asian lady comes in every morning and makes fresh little pastries for you to purchase. Secondly, not only are the homemade but they are really good and authentic. Lastly… and the best reason… It’s Cheap! For the quality you get, you can’t beat the prices. The pork bun is delicious, the egg custard tart is addictive and the banh mi is made to order and perfectly toasted for you. Come support this local business… you will not be disappointed. Did I mention it was cheap!!! And delicious!!! POW!

Finally a location that serves milk tea instead of just slush! Loved the taro milk tea bubble tea! The bubbles are a little squishy but compared to other places, it’s the best. Also purchased a baked pork bun that was $ 1.29 and quite yummy. I was very tempted to get the pineapple bun (I thought Jade Villa was the only place that served it), but it gives me another reason to come back! So glad I came across this little gem to satisfy my love for bubble tea and baked goods!

It’s nice to get a little bit of NYC Chinatown bakery here in Va Beach. The bubble drinks and baguette sandwiches are delicious. Try a sesame ball or egg custard! Best selection is early on the weekends.

The bubble tea had very good flavor! I got the mocha and it was delish. The only thing I didn’t like was that there was not a lot of tapioca though. I’ll be back!

I was surprised to see a Chinese bakery among all the philipeno ones around Norfolk. With this in mind, I had high expectations because good Chinese bakery’s are hard to find so I tried almost everything in the store.
The pork buns (Cha sui bao) are not that good and they don’t put a lot if the BBQ sauce inside it. The bun that it came in was not as sweet as I’ve had in the past.
The chicken bun is ok however it had the same issues as the pork.
I did enjoy the pork and chicken mini pies.
The cream buns were were rock solid for some reason; I guess they had been sitting out since this morning.
The pork, egg, and sausage bun as well as the pork bun that comes inside the big white buns are terrible, do not get them. The breading is hard and drys out your month.
The best things are the hot dog buns but I’m a sucker for them.
The sesame bun and sticky pork bun were one of the few things that tasted really good but very oily and that’s how they should be.
The tart (dan tat) were not sweet and were lacking in flavor.
The rolls with egg and ground pork with mayo is good.
The bubble tea is only $ 3.19 but it lacks in flavor. I like Saigon 1’s bubble tea.
All in all, it’s not bad if you didn’t grow up eating these foods, if you are Chinese like I am then you’ll be disappointed to a certain extent. Everything is made in house which is good to know and I think the grand mother makes the bulk of it.

Great selection of birthday cakes or for any occasion if you are looking for something less sweet than the traditional american cakes which tastes better than the sweeter ones in my opinion!

Awesome fresh hot French banquettes. Awesome owners, very friendly… lots of Asian baked goodies, Yummo highly recommended

I was looking for a place to get a cup of coffee.
Then, I Unilocaled a closest coffee shop as usual.
This store popped up and showed decent reviews.
I tried ‘Thai tea ’ pearl tea and my friend had just coffee without pearls in it.
We also tried sesame donuts.
— reasonably priced
— tasted fine
However, I would NOT go back, because of
— dirty table and floor
— the baker’s dirty shirts,
(seemed she was just wearing polo shirts without an apron and baking, saw flour and dirty marks on her shirt and then, touching bills and coins in the same clothing and went back to the kitchen again.)
— out of dates interior.
I had to wipe the table on my own to sit.
Then, I lost my appetite.
They don’t take credit card under $ 10 purchase.

This place is a gem! Tons of savory & sweet treats; perfect for a cheap & filling lunch. My favorite: the Pork Roll, & this one with egg, scallion, & spices. Their Red Bean buns are tasty, and I’m dying to try one of their Beef Curry rolls.
Also: BUBBLE TEA! The best I’ve EVER HAD. The pearls were lightly sweetened & chewy, but not at all gummy, like most of the other places I’ve been. No more driving all the way out to Lynnhaven Mall for their crappy overpriced bubble tea!
This place is pretty much deserted during lunchtime in the middle of the week. Such a shame. I’d hate for this place to go out of business.
If you’ve never been to a Chinese bakery before, give this one a shot. You’d be hard pressed to not find something tasty here.
Also: They’ve got a Facebook page that Unilocal won’t let me link to for whatever reason. If you’re like me, & like to have a good idea of what to expect from a place before you visit, check their Photos section.

Tiffany & Rahil’s reviews were right on the money. The pastries are definitely more Chinese and they do sell Vietnamese banh mi. We got an egg custard, coconut custard bun, and a coconut tart. The egg custard (dan tat in Cantonese) had me a bit skeptical. I’m really picky about these little beauties after growing up inhaling… errrrr…eating them. This one was surprisingly good! The coconut custard bun was super fresh and yum… although a little more custard filling would have it right on the money. The coconut tart… errr, not fresh… so, I wasn’t terribly impressed with it.
I think we’d have to go back during colder months… when bugs aren’t as plentiful. There were some flies coming in and with the self-​serve set-​up, there was a fly stuck in one of the cases… which precluded us from trying the char siu bao (roast pork bun) and all the other tasty looking meat pastries.
We did get a milk tea bubble tea. It was alright. There was a slight honey note to the tea (which I’m not a big fan of) and the tapioca balls were a bit mushy. I looked at my drink cap and it was a bit dirty…*shudder*.
All in all, despite some of the yuckiness… this germaphobe will actually try it again and see what the next visit brings. The products are definitely better than some of the other restaurants here offering Chinese pastries… so, like Rahil said… go try them so the turn-​around picks up!

I took my mom to get food from the indian store (Taj Bazaar) near by, but my fatty instincts led me here. It’s a tiny, neat shop. I’ve never been to an asian bakery prior to this but my friend talks about the meat buns of some asian bakery in DC, so i gave the chicken bun a try. It was the filling of a chicken pot pie inside a freshly cooked bun! They heated my bun up for me, so i was able to chomp it down as quick as a krispy kreme donut. A good portion for $ 1.30 too! I’ll try a new item every time I come to get groceries from now on. In addition to buns/​breads, the sell bubble tea, smoothies, and slushies. The only problem is that they don’t get many sales so it’s rare you’ll get the fresh-​out-​tha-​oven taste, and it’s a shame. Luckily you can avoid this problem for some of the buns by microwaving it, but of course it’s not the same.
This might be the only asian bakery in south-​side Hampton Roads! Go now to keep it in business, and so I get fresher buns.

**edit. more like 3.5, might change it to 4 later if I like their drinks, since it is the only asian bakery nearby. (sorta like Jade Villa and dim sum)
Went here today.
Very cute inside, and had a couple of cakes and such, got a strawberry cake thing, though I didn’t like it. Also another coconut bun. They’re self serve (sorta like Fay Da, except without the fresh baked goods turn around)
Which leads to not as soft [fresh] bread, though the worker there said they bake everything in the morning. The cookies were a dollar off, so maybe they were old. Oh well. I’ll try again, but probably just wait out for Korean pastries from J mart [from Bread Garden] or sometimes Ichiban (last time I checked, they got them in on Monday).
Didn’t get to try any Boba or anything, soooo I guess I do have to go back!
Just bummed, that when I ate my bread, it wasn’t as soft as I’m accustomed to, same goes for the cakes. :’(:(:(
This bakery just opened. What’s different about it? It’s an ASIAN BAKERY!!! Woooo! Hampton Roads you finally got one (besides bread garden in newport news, TOO FAR!)
They do custards, tarts, cookies, sweet breads (yum), birthday and wedding cakes, assorted pastries (the best part!!! melon/​pineapple bread!!!), coffee, and BUBBLE TEA!
No longer do you have to venture into lynnhaven mall!
the menu flyer I’ve got says cupcakes are 1.50 each, birthday cakes 9.99 starting (same for wedding)
smoothies are 2.98 (avocado, honeydew, strawberry, etc)
Coffee is $ 1, and $ 2 for a large.
Bubble tea is 3.18 (Strawberry, honeydew, mango, watermelon, red bean, etc)
Slushies (lots of flavors, including previous mentioned ones and passion, papaya, pineapple, coconut, peach, etc.)
some buns are:
custard coconut
custard red bean
coconut butter
hot dog w/​scallion
roast pork
taro
dried pork
ham and cheese
etc, and they’re 1.18 each
pastries include:
vanilla roll
coffee roll
fruit custard, crispy egg custard, etc.
Breads:
raisin, sweet, butter, and coconut raisin.
whew, there’s more, but I’m getting carpel tunnel here.
I’ve tasted a few that my mom gave to me, and the coconut bread was a little dry, though it’s not that fresh since I wasn’t around.
So far, I’m a little bummed that their melon bread /​sweet bun/​pineapple bread has the coconut filling, instead of the illusive «nai siu» or whatever it’s called filling. I call it sweet baby jesus, it’s the best filling ever. They don’t have it in Chinatown NY either so I’ll get it slide :(
I’m going here first thing Friday to go into a food coma so I can properly review it, instead of just tasting the day old pastries.
So far so good, just because this area doesn’t have one!
This is a Vietnamese/[Chinese] type asian bakery, so there are slight differences if you’re accustomed to Japanese, Korean, or Taiwanese bakeries. Sigh you’re lucky if you are. But, for those who have no idea, asian pastries are lighter (in texture, volume), and more of a subtle sweet than a cloying sweet most Americans are acccustomed to. Also, «buttery» probably isn’t the word you’ll be using, since it’s not the main ingredient, if even used at all in some pastries. Even the «coconut butter bun» isn’t buttery.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.