Golden Palace Bakery 金屋餅店 — Restaurant in Sydney

Golden Palace Bakery has been our family's number one place for Chinese baked goods and it remains legendary to this day. Although the interior may not be the most attractive, the bare-bones setting is reflective of where the bakery's priorities lie: The food. Take your tray and tongs, we'll be picking out some of my favourites and greeting the kind aunties at the cashier.

The BBQ pork bun is a popular choice with all patrons and Golden Palace has perfected the medium to its optimum. Sporting the bakery's signature pillowy, golden dough that comforts the soul, the star of the show makes its grand entrance with a flavourful intensity wedding sweet and savoury. Inside is generously packed with cubes of succulent pork that wash you over with mouthwatering meatiness. The jammy BBQ sauce also smothers the walls and ceiling of the bun, ensuring that every moment is unforgettably scrumptious.

Another popular Cantonese sweet treat is the pineapple bun known for its latticed resemblance. Golden Palace's bun has seen the rooftops of heaven with its glowing, biscuit-like crust, a paragon of Cantonese pastry arts. One bite and the crust crumbles into sugary joy, crunching through coconut shavings and rebounding against the supple bun.

That captivating texture and mellow sweetness of coconut re-emerges as the star of their coconut buns and tarts. The buns, which are more like mini loaves, are overflowing with waves of spiky dough embedded with coconut. I love the spectacular crunch and nuttiness brought by the toasted crust. There are even swirls of coconut that permeate through the soft bread, giving a mild sweetness. But I adore how bold the flavours are in the coconut tarts with the same roasted fragrance and coconut filling packed inside a buttery pastry cup. Finish it off with a candied cherry and you have the tart of my dreams.

I've saved the best for last, the most difficult to procure but once it's in your hands, you feel like you're the happiest person alive. It is the epic egg tart and the Golden Palace does the most delicious type of crust to pair with the creamy egg. A rich and dense crust similar to shortbread ignites the deliciousness party in your mouth before inviting the smooth egg custard and its milky sweetness. The egg tarts with a breaded crust are only available in boxes but believe me, that's a good thing because you'll want more than one!

What I have showcased is only a fraction of the many fresh and affordable options you can choose at the bakery. Golden Palace is the #1 Chinese bakery in Hurstville and nothing will...

Do not be misled by the appearance of this little bakery. This is one of those little businesses that have been around for a decade and our family have always returned for their buns that are baked daily!

When my Mum told me that the taste and essence of their buns reminded her of Hong Kong I knew this was a must try and we haven't looked back.

Their prices are extremely affordable, they range from $1.80-$3.99 and you'll have specific pastries ranging a bit higher. Not to mention in comparison to other bakeries and cake stores.. their serving sizes are much larger, fluffier and buttery.

Highly recommend their Cocktail Buns 雞尾包 because of the lovely textured coconut filling complimented by their subtle sweet bread melts in your mouth with each...

Highly recommended to this bakery. Having tried so many shops in Sydney for years , this is the most authentic Hong Kong tranditional style bakery. Excatly the same taste in my childwood. Price is reasonable, portion is big and better than breadtop, bonbon etc. The best is the pineapple bun!!! Crispy pastry with right thinkness with the soft bun base. Better than those HK cafes here.

This shop has been open for ages, hope it will be contiued to...