With locations in Markham and Richmond Hill, this is the go-to bakery for those looking for pineapple buns and fresh dim sum offerings. Their egg tarts are also among the best in the business.

This Taiwanese chain bakery with ocations in North York and Richmond Hill serves up a fusion of European and Asian baked treats. Don't miss the mentaiko baguette and pork floss buns.

This Chinatown bakery is popular with both locals and students thanks to its reasonable prices and quality pastries. Make sure to try the coconut tarts here, which are just sweet enough to make you want another one.

At this small Chinatown bakery you'll find an assortment of interesting treats you don't always see at other neighbourhood spots. Case in point, the Koh Fan Banana Rolls, which are reminicient of Korean rice cakes and subtly tinged with banana and red bean flavouring.

With downtown locations in Chinatown and First Canadian Place, Furama is a popular destination for solid honest-to-goodness Chinese pastries. One of the most popular items here is the fried curry beef bun and the deliciously gooey ham and corn bun. They also serve Canto-Western breakfast items like macaroni soup and ham.

Another Chinatown favourite, Hong Kong Island Bakery is home to lovely little cakes and buns that locals adore. The pineapple custard buns are definitely a crowd favourite, and the almond cookies are apparently one of Susur Lee's guilty pleasures.

Despite its generic name (its actual Chinese name roughly translates to Dragon and Phoenix Bakery), Chinese Bakery in Chinatown is still a name known to many who search for excellent Chinese pastries on the cheap. The quality of their spring rolls, taro pastries, and egg tarts is top notch.

Tung Hing is one of Toronto's original Chinese bakeries with five locations in the city including one in East Chinatown. The mini cakes here are popular, but they also serve up excellent banh mi.

This Asian supermarket chain owned by Loblaws has a bakery section stocked with freshly baked breads, coconut cream buns, pineapple buns with BBQ pork and an assortment of cakes and tarts. They also do Japanese cheesecake.