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Bernice Chan

If you’re nostalgic about childhood sweet treats, you can relive those memories at ABC Cake House. Founded in 1951 on Gage Street, Central, it sold a variety of baked goods, including egg tarts, cookies, pineapple buns, carrot cake, and their famously addictive nougat with walnuts.
The store had to move because of redevelopment in the area, and the founder’s granddaughter Yvonne Kai relocated it to Queen’s Road East in January 2015. It’s a cosy shop full of delicious-smelling items. The only problem you’ll have is deciding on what to eat.
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ABC Cake House, 255 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, tel: 2544 0301


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ABC Cake House was opened by Yvonne Kai's grandfather in 1951 in Central. The shop was relocated to Wan Chai in 2015 because of redevelopment of Gage Street. [25JANUARY2016 FEATURS BEST KEPT SECRET]

Egg tarts at ABC Cake House in Wan Chai, a bakery known for its traditional recipes. 

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For a nostalgia trip, head to a bakery that’s been going since 1951 and sells delicious egg tarts, nougat, pineapple buns and other baked goodies


Hong Kong’s best-kept secrets: traditional sweet treats from ABC Cake House

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For a nostalgia trip, head to a bakery that’s been going since 1951 and sells delicious egg tarts, nougat, pineapple buns and other baked goodies

READ MORE: The great egg tart hunt, and other Hong Kong bakery treats