Golden Gate Cake Shop in City of London, Westminster

One of the OG bakeries I always visit when I'm in Chinatown to buy Char Siu bao, they are generous with their filling in their baos which is why I come here. Even though the inside is a bit small, they have plenty of pastries to choose from, occasionally I also get a coconut Cocktail bun if I want to change it up a bit. If you're not planning to buy a lot of things then make sure you have cash with you when it's under £10.

This bakery in Chinatown is a real find! There is a wide selection and affordable prices. I got the Char Siu bread based on a recommendation and it was delicious for only £2. Just remember, it's cash only!

Tiny shop but always crowded. Please prepare some cash if purchasing under £10! Have been in London for almost 8 years and can guarantee it’s the most authentic Hong Kong style bakery in London (food and bakery set-up etc.) Literally find all my childhood favourites here!! :) Love the sausage bun(腸仔包), cocktail bun (雞尾包) and pineapple topping bun with egg custard filling (菠蘿奶皇包)and they don’t skimp out on the filling!

Delicious cakes at a reasonable price. Loved the pork buns and purple yam cakes.

I have been coming to this bakery for 15 years. Have tried others around the area and will always resort to coming back to Golden Gate. The fillings in the buns are a generous portion and the moon cakes are always a treat. Thank you to (I think the owner) for putting a smile on my daughter's face with the cake you gave her. She could not stop talking about it all day. Staff are always very friendly/helpful when coming here.

WoW so glad I tried this fantastic cake shop filled with savoury an sweet treats tried the pork bun sorry no pictures ate that😊then the sweet buns Oh My Days photos are what we managed to bring home..Cuppa tea just lovely 😊

The cakes are very light and tasty.

Just tried the Rainbow Cake from Golden Chinese Cake Shop, and it was so good! The cake was super fluffy and light, and the layers were all soft and yummy. Each layer had a different color, which made it look really cool, and the taste was just as awesome as it looked. The frosting was sweet but not too much, so it didn’t feel heavy at all. The only reason I’m giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is because I wish the slices were a bit bigger—I could’ve eaten way more! Overall, if you’re in the mood for a fun and tasty treat, you’ve gotta try their Rainbow Cake. Totally worth it!

Very disappointed, the quality is dismal. Full of cream and nothing else .

Been a staple of China town for many years!

Very tasty red bean buns. Take cash and card so very convenient

My go-to bakery shop in chinatown. Been going here with family since the days and the food has always hit, especially the green tea roll cake and the hot dog buns. Staff are so friendly too!

Pork bun was perfect. Soft buns and flavoursome fillings. Amazing pandan cake

I stumbled upon this hidden gem of a bakery and was blown away by the delicious treats they had to offer. Despite the small and cramped space, the quality of their baked buns and pastries is unmatched. Every bite was a burst of flavor and freshness. Don't let the unassuming exterior fool you, this bakery is a must-visit for anyone - sweet or savoury. I will definitely be returning to satisfy my craving for their delectable treats. Highly recommend!

best Chinese bakery in London for sure!! I love this ham and egg bread, I come like 4 times a week, the owner recognizes me🥹Remember to bring cash!!!

Amazing and fresh bakery in Chinatown. Been here since I was a kid myself and now I take my son when we are in LONDON so safe to say is been over 20 years.

I was a bit nervous because the only wedding cake styles I had seen previously were not the style we were after, but my fiance and I loved this cake shop and really wanted a pandan and chocolate cake for our wedding. We showed them photos of the style we were after and the designer went so far above and beyond our expectations. We received so many compliments about our beautiful cake and everyone was saying how unique and cool it was. I can’t thank the people at Golden Gate Cake shop enough for such a delicious and beautiful cake!

It was fine but nothing too special, good range however and the rolls were very light and fluffy, however the lotus bean pastry was very dry

The food is mid. Ranges from tasteless to mild taste. Best ones are marble and yam role cakes. Nothing particularly special. Decent selection. The egg yolk lotus bean pastry thing was incredibly dry. The cakes however, are nice although a little bland. Also a £10 minimum spend if you want to use card.

Best chinese bakery in chinatown served with the nicest customer service than the others. The only place I go to buy chinese bakery and birthday fruit cake, taste the best!. Love everything from here!! must try!!

This is THE Chinese bakery to go to. It is a tiny place that has everything, and has been in Chinatown since forever. The buns are tasty and have lots of filling. The cakes are amazing… not too sweet and beautifully decorated. I buy everyone’s birthday cake from here. All my friends love this place. One of my friends drives down from Birmingham to come here for their marble cake. He said he’s addicted. I have tried all the bakeries in Chinatown and this one is simply the best.

I get their Char Sui buns every time I come to china town. The bun is soft and full of stuffing inside, not like other shops that put little stuffing in. The best one I have tried. Love Pandan cake too.

Tried a fluffy green cake/ bread slice. Really interesting.

I ordered a 3 lb. birthday cake from Golden Gate, there’re many designs for selection and I chose a cream cake with sponge fingers surround and fresh fruit topping. I collected it at the specified time and it’s beautifully made, the staff packed it so well in a special box and bag. I took it to a restaurant where we celebrated the occasion. Everyone was so impressed by the look and taste, especially the freshness. Well done and thank you.

A bit tiny and not a large choice. But everything they do is good

Excellent Chinese baked goods. Tiny space though, gets crowded very quickly. £10 minimum for card payments fyi.

I go here every time I visit London. Delicious affordable and great sized buns!! No card under £10

We adore this bakery for its delectable cakes and pastries. Without fail, whenever we're in Chinatown, we must indulge in their consistently excellent fare. If you're ever in the area, we highly suggest stopping by for a treat.

Came here for pineapple bun, but minimum £10 card charge put me off. I’ll bring cash next time but would’ve liked an option to pay the extra card fee.

Best Pineapple Barbecued Pork Bun!!! We went on a Saturday around 11am and the bun was still warm 🧡 loved it

It’s a small bakery compared other bakeries in Chinatown. I love their Coconut Roll.

£10 minimum for cards is irritating.

The ultimate goat of all the bakeries in Chinatown! I have been buying and ordering my birthday cakes from here for 10 years now and they have not changed their recipe one bit. It still tastes the same and their fresh cream compares to no other bakery in Chinatown. It is hands down the most delicious texture and filling in their cakes.. my favourite is the Cocktail bun, pork bun and the coconut cream bun!

The cake was fair to its price, while I’m not a fan of fruit cake this was certainly some of the best I’ve had.

Best chinese bakery! I get my celebration cakes here and they are delish! Each bun/cake is around £1.80-£2.30. Sad that prices have shot up massively, but for the occasional treat when im in Chinatown its okay!

가계에 들어갔을때 오래된 빵집 같은 느낌. 생일 케이크, 아몬드 빵 샀는데 정말 맛있습니다. 특히 생일 케이크는 우리 가족 모두 맛있다고 칭찬했음. 소호에 숨은 맛집 찾았음. Birthday cake is very good. Found one hidden good place in soho.

If there anything better than their fresh pork buns I don't know what it is. Whoever gave this less than 5 stars is mentally ill

A good selection of sweet & savoury pastry & buns. The bakery may be small but it has a many pastry & bun to satisfy one taste buds and curiosity. Ever friendly staff and competitive prices.

가끔 가는 단골~ 케이크가 화려 해요~~ 사장님이 슬쩍 이쁜 캔들 써비스도 주시는 쎈스 쟁이 우후훗~!! 감사합니다~! Thank you ~^^

Always get my Asian celebratory cakes from here! So beautifully presented, fresh and NOT TOO SWEET😍🤭

Great bakery with plenty of Hong Kong style pastries and bread.

Thank you so much for the beautiful cake, I was looked for every shops in Chinatown, you are the only one can make mango cake for my boy, he is extremely happy for this cake! He said this is the best cake every 👍

I'll grab something from here when every time I pass by Leicester Square/China Town.

Always delicious Asian pastries made fresh every day. You could definitely say it's the best bakery in Chinatown! The egg tarts and pork floss rolls are my fav but the egg tarts go superrr quick so if you want them go early! warning‼️: minimum card spend is £10

In my opinion the best bakery in china town. The buns are always full with fillings. Recipe has been the same for as long as I can remember. Unfortunately they don't have card. CASH ONLY which in turns means less queues.

I wish I found this place sooner, the pork bun is a mouth watering unforgettable experience. I also tried a lot of the cakes that were all very tasty.

I found multiple strands of hair inside the custard bun. They also took cash only so i can't complain to the card company. Do not recommend! 빵 반으로 가르자말자 나온 머리카락 두개 ;;;;; 놀랍습니다 .. 위생포기하고 먹어야할듯

Wollten uns für ein kleines Picknick den fluffigen Triangle Cake kaufen welcher mit 2£ pro Stück sehr preiswert gewesen wäre. Leider wurde mir dann gesagt dass man erst ab 10£ mit Karte zahlen kann. So viel Gebäck hätten wir leider nicht essen können und wir hatten noch kein Geld gewechselt daher sind wir ohne Kuchen weitergezogen. Also bitte bedenken- Geld wechseln oder mehr Kuchen kaufen 😌

Must get the pork in sweet buns!

It’s a smaller type of shop, went in while visiting the area and got a peanut cream filled bun. Absolutely do not regret, possibly one of the best buns I’ve had in a while.

Every time I visit Chinatown I always come to this bakery for sweet treats and the tuna & onion bun. Go and have a look if you’re in the area

The Swiss roll was awesome same goes with the “char Siew bun”. Really Penang Lang flavour and will come again near future. It’s nice chatting with aunty in Penang Hockkein even she is so fluent in English.

Cake amazing and fresh as always. Definitely favourite place 😊

We came later in the day so the choice was limited but everything we got was really nice. Will definitely return to try some other things.

Compré una variedad de pastas, tanto dulces como saladas, y absolutamente todo estaba delicioso.

The best bakery in Chinatown. For a long time I went to Chinatown Bakery because there is no minimum card spend but I realised Golden Gate tastes much better. I love the sausage bun and ham and spring onion bun in particular. Friendly service from the woman too.

Great cakes for celebrations (cake always so fluffy and light inside). Smaller buns are also good - favourites are the pork bun, sausage bun, and chicken curry bun. Bring cash if spending under £10.

Love the Swiss rolls and Egg tarts!

Πολύ καλό μαγαζάκι στην Chinatown. Αξίζει να το επισκεφτείς. Τίμια σχέση ποιότητας, εμπειρίας και τιμής.

If you’re searching for pillowy soft and fluffy chiffon cakes, look no further. They come in large triangles, cupcakes, or in the form of Swiss rolls with buttercream filling. The cakes have a delicate sweetness and the texture is very airy and light. They come in a variety of flavours such as vanilla, matcha, yam, marble, chocolate, but my favourite is the pandan cake from this little family run bakery. The fluffy, light, and airy banana cake loaf is also not be missed (this is unlike the usual dense and rich banana cake slices commonly sold in coffee shops, which can be cloyingly sweet). It is subtly sweet and moist, and goes very well with a cup of tea in the morning. If you’re lucky, you might get one that is still slightly warm fresh from the oven. The bakery also has a good selection of savoury and sweet pastries which are freshly baked on the day. For the savoury, I recommend the chicken curry/ pork floss/ pineapple/ char siu buns/puff pastries, and almond/ azuki red bean/ black sesame/ lotus paste/coconut buns for the sweet. All pastries are best enjoyed hot or warm. One thing I have noticed is the pastries from here stay fresh and soft even after being reheated several days later, unlike the ones from other bakeries nearby which become stale a day after. The coconut tarts (sold in a case of two) and the custard egg tarts are also pretty good, and the creamy mango sago dessert is delicious when the diced mangoes are ripe and soft. PS: Please bring back the cinnamon walnut and raisin buns you used to sell for Christmas!

We love their char siu buns, very soft and plenty of filling, probably the best in London Chinatown. We brought some last Saturday and were extremely disappointed, they tasted of bleach and chemical.

This is a place you MUST beware, a lot of thieves operate in this shop, the buns are good, but it is worst losing your belongings for a few buns. The thieves come in different range, there’s a group of darker Asians (could be Indonesian or Philippines or Thai of a malay origin) thieves waiting for those who carries a backpack or even a crossbody bags to mug them and steal from the public. Another group thieves European/English looking also steal from the same area, as this side does not have CCTV, thieves operation are prevalent, they usually wait outside of the cake shop and watch those who enter they monitor their every move to steal from them straight after they left the cake shop.

Lots of options , quick and good cakes.

Got some moon cakes for the office. Everyone enjoyed trying these sweet treats!

Their char siu bun and char siu puffs are very good and probably one of the better ones in London Chinatown. However, their chicken curry is an absolute joke - lack flavour and filling. The buns are certainly soft and airy but do note that they use Tigris Wheat and Luctor Milk (both are forms of bread improvers). Like other breads in Chinatown they lack flavour. The salted peanut with lotus paste didn’t really match that well - maybe mix the lotus paste with crunchy peanut butter?

We love to get our Pastry and desserts here when we visit Chinatown. We dont visit often so when we do we buy quite alot. We brought nearly 2 of every savoury pasrty and bun, the one with the hotdog is especially nice and the one with porl floss and seaweed wrapped around the roll was very filling too. Great portion sizes. We also tried the BBq pork puff pastries and the fillings dont disappoint, more filling than the puff pastry which is rare in some bakery places where you get tiny filling and everything else is the pastry/bun. My son loves the pandan cake roll which its one of his favourites. Will definitely visit and purchase from here again next time we visit Chinatown.

My friend have ordered a birthday cake from this shop 5 days ago. She sent them the picture of the cake that she want, but today when she come to collect, it is a big dissapoinment. The cake is totally different from what she want. She cry right away at the moment she saw the cake. The staff there did offer her a discount card but she doesn’t want it. And they offered a return and refund but it’s the d-day, she needs the cake so cannot do refund for that. After all, she got £5 discount for that cake which is totally unacceptable for a professional bakery.

Got savoury and sweet buns on multiple occasions and they’ve all been fabulously tasty. Worth every penny (very affordable in my opinion). Recently bought a birthday cake. Although it was majority cream (not much fruit) I’d say it was still very yummy. Not too sweet or sickly so could’ve eaten the whole thing myself!

Sweet tooth heaven, lovely selection of cakes

I first encountered the Golden Gate Cake Shop’s products in Tian Tian Market and I am obsessed. I’ve tried almost all the buns and now I usually go straight to Chinatown to buy the buns. My absolute favourite is the garlic and sweetcorn bun but none of the buns I’ve tried have disappointed. If you’re ever near Chinatown and want to buy some delicious buns, this is the place to go.

Be really careful when you about to pay for you bakery . Because they most likely to over charge customers WITHOUT RECEIPTS. The bakery are good but you have to be really cautious when you are paying for it .

Delicious cakes and buns at a good price to explore new flavours I hadn't tried in any other bakery. The only down side is that you are asked to spend £10 if you want to pay by card.

Life is just the time spent between one Char Sui pork bun from here and the next. Seriously, it might not look like much from the outside but this place is brilliant. Soft buns with delicious fillings at cheap prices- what’s not to love and devour? One of my favourite places in Chinatown.

Everything was fine but looks like the staffs never wanted to pack your buns in the box no matter how many you bought?

The shop itself does not say much until you go inside. It is a small shop that can get busy within minutes. There are quite a big variety of pastries that I have never seen before anywhere else. It took a bit of time to look at all of them and decide what to buy. You have to put your pastry onto a small plastic tray and take it to the cashier who puts them in paper bags. Only for take away there is no table inside or outside. B9t of downside that Only cash unless you pay more than 10£. Everything I bought was very nice I liked them a lot so I will go back next time as well. I bought chicken curry bun, pork bun and coconut pastry kind of rolls sweet. I recommend to visit it. It is cheap as well.

The best bakery in China town. My favourite is the curry chicken bun.

I’ve been going to this bakery ever since i discovered it (which was 12 years ago btw). And the quality of the cakes/bread have never faltered since - their menu has been pretty much the same with the occasional additions but it’s definitely my favourite bakery in Chinatown.

them staff really know how to use them buns. i would totally recommend checking out the staffs buns when making your visit to the golden gate cake bakery.

One of my go-to-shop whenever in town, bought 3 breads & got an extra one for free from 1 of the nice ladies in shop. Cheers.

Always visit here when in town for cakes. Delicious, vast choice and well priced.

I'm obsessed with their vanilla triangle cake😋😋😋

Very delicious savoury cakes and fresh birthday cakes to order. Service massively reduced and never pick up the phone anymore.

Been going here for nearly 40 years since I was born. Always fresh, always delicious and perfect. Easily the best HK/ Cantonese Bakery in London and the UK. The best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be.

Came here for the first time on a visit to London. The cakes are light and fluffy with plenty of flavour. Very impressed with the service and the selection of baked goods at a reasonable price.

I gave this rate because their contact number is incorrect. I’ve tried to call them for 2 days several times. No answer no calling back. Even though their cakes are amazing.

Bit old looking from the outside but lots of great stuff inside. Really enjoyed all I got there... probably the pork pastry was my favourite. Will be going back soon...

My go-to place for buns in chintown. Great price, great product and friendly staff

Best bakery in Chinatown. Fresh traditional buns. Note: they only take cash so go to the ATM beforehand

Love the custard buns, only lose a star for the £10 minimum for card payment, which is a pain

They have always been great quality, and have been around for as long as I remember. I recently ordered a custom fruit sponge cake and it was very pretty and tasty. The cake got lots of compliments from my friends. Their buns are really good too

We Always go for the Red bean cake, Always a favourite

Decent Chinese bakery, it's quite small in there and can get quite busy.

They were very friendly but had run out of roast pork buns - you must go early! The buns are very good though they are slightly more expensive compared to other shops - £2.

never miss a chance to get a bbq pork pastry from here when i'm in chinatown.

The buns are absolutely delicious I am just lost for words at this point, I am glad that I found this cake shop and is genuinely the best cake shop I have ever experienced.

Always visit this place when we're in Chinatown. They have the fluffiest Swiss rolls! It's so cheap for how good it is - we bought 6 cakes for £9.60. I think it is cash only so that's something to note!

What a brilliant bakery. We went in to purchase a large pandan fruit cake and we were not disappointed. The fruit on top was fresh, the chaffron sponge was soft, fluffy and light and the cream was not too heavy. All in all perfect. We bought other pastries and snacks which were also devine. Customer service was amazing and the prices are very competitive.

I had pig head shaped red bean pastry. Cute and delicious, but a bit expensive.

Very good, and very tasty, and very professional!!!!

Decent price for decent cakes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️