Kam Do Bakery

I was searching for a sweet cake in Richmond for my cousin's birthday when I discovered this bakery on Google Maps. There’s parking available on the left side, which is convenient. The bakery reminded me of a Chinese sweet shop I visited in China, offering a variety of cakes, cookies, and breads, primarily catering to Chinese tastes. While the selection is good, the cakes are on the pricier side—more expensive than those in downtown Vancouver—yet I found them to be fairly average in quality. One downside I encountered was their payment policy; they only accept cash and debit, which is not ideal. Overall, it’s a decent spot for Chinese baked goods, but I would prefer more flexible payment options.

Cash or Canada debit only, if you have US dollar, they can accept it 1:1 Canada dollar. A lot of Chinese dessert options. Price is reasonable.

Best Chinese bakery around. Items are huge and tasty. They do not scrimp on ingredients. Chicken bun has huge pieces of chicken not the chicken mush other bakery use. Coconut bun has lots of coconut throughout not just sprinkle on top. Can’t wait to try others. Came again and not disappointed with chicken bun with big pieces of chicken

Delicious HK breakfast, been here three times already! The satay beef on a fresh pineapple bun is a must try. I've tried all the sandwiches and prefer the ham over the others (if you like spam they are very generous with the spam in the sandwiches). The noodle soup is soooo good, the broth is flavorful. There is always a little bit of a wait because they make the food fresh on order, but worthwhile. It gets a bit busy during breakfast/lunch hour.

TLDR: reasonable prices and some of the best wife cakes you can get! My literal first stop after the airport was here and it did not disappoint. Their wife cakes are flaky, not heavy and just the right amount of sweetness. The small Portuguese egg tart was still warm and the mochi was so soft. Bring cash or debit because that’s all they take but it’s well worth it!

Place is well maintained. They don't accept credit cards from America, which is weird as every other place accepts American credit cards, and they charge $ 1 CAD at the $1 USD rate. So it's a gimmick to earn more money than a better customer experience.

If I can give negative star, surely this girl at counter deserves it, dated, 30th July on Wednesday 8:40 pm before closing. She is so rude like with rudest intonation ever heard and no sense of decency in language spoken with customer. Actually, I am gentle with people but she left chased away the man in me.

THERE’S A PIECE OF ALUMINUM IN MY BLACK SESAME PASTRY! So my first time trying this place, I recently received a wedding cake gift card so I thought I’d give it a try. Got a few egg tarts, red bean pastry, sesame pastry, cocktail bun and a couple other things. In all honesty, the food was not bad, except while eating the black sesame pastry, I felt something scratching at my gums, and to my surprise, it’s a strip of aluminum! I’m glad I was able to spit it out instead of having swallowed it! I can’t imagine the type of damage it would cause inside my body! Or worse, if it was my daughter that had eaten this one.

The hustle and bustle of this store is astounding. One of the local must buys to bring overseas (eg. in LA, bring Porto's), Kam Do Bakery is Vancouver's version. Wifey cakes, "pei dan" (aka century) egg pastry are the top must buys for the boomer generation. You are not coming in for the ambiance, one can feel the vibe and excellence of how serious their take on the pastries. Like the French, they know what is considered great and are direct on their opinions esp about food.This is the same for the Cantonese. New favourites: Panko Curry Buns (If you love japanese beef curry buns, you'd love this versions as it's just as light and fluffy, but less greasy and half the cost). Plain Mung bean pastry, their filling has evolved over the years, this 2024 version is less greasy as in oil (which makes it smoother and flakier) vs currents versions which is more moist and easier on the stomach. Cash and debit only.

Randomly found this Chinese bakery on Yelp on our way out to explore Vancouver. I'm so happy we found this place near our hotel stay. There's a parking lot in front of the store front. Grab a tray and a tong and walk around. There are sweet and savory pastries. We got Chinese bbq pork pineapple buns, beef curry buns, chicken baked buns, one egg tart and one Portuguese egg tart. Portuguese Egg tarts are the best I had. I had half of the bbq pineapple bun and it was so meaty and flavorful. I did not try the other things but I'm sure it's very good also. It This is a must have when in Richmond area. I will definitely be back and get a lot more to bring home to share next time.

I came straight here up arriving Richmond. I remember how good those wife cakes were when I visited the first time 10 years ago. The store has expanded since. It's much bigger than I remembered. There are sooooo many varieties to choose from. I got different kinds and of course wife cakes as well. The original one is better than the one with date filling. I also really liked the pork floss pastry and egg tarts. I would come here all the time if I live near by. The only down side is that they only accept cash or debit cards.

The parking lot for this place isn't immediately obvious; it's in the same building as this bakery and has several spaces reserved for here BUT the bakery itself isn't the first business you see when you get out. When you get inside, there's a bunch of glass cases with pastries and buns. You can take an empty tray and line it up with any baked goods you see using tongs. It's pretty decent pricing for each bun you get here. I got a ham and egg bun to enjoy and it was pretty dang good! It's fresh and it reminded me of the strong smell of baked stuff when I went inside here. Even after keeping mines in a bag for about half an hour, it was still scrumptious to the point where I wished I got another one! This place is cash only so have some in hand before you come here!

Their Portuguese egg tarts are superb! The filling is slightly softer and creamier than others that I've tried.

It's good if you have limited options in your area. We got there around 8pm, with a buy-two-get-one-free deal on bread. The century egg puff is unique, and the wife cake is a bit thick for me. The chicken pie is really special, kind of like a puff pastry filled with black pepper chicken. Not a 5 stars cuz we had more Chinese bakery options in LA Nice and quick service Looks clean, important for a bakery

Chinese bakeries are always brings me warm & fuzzy nostalgic feelings because it was only an occasional but very beloved treat when I was a child. Now that I'm an adult, I still LOVE Chinese buns and pastries. Walking into Kam Do and being greeted with all the display cases with fluffy soft buns and colourful pastries brought a huge smile to my face. It is a brightly lit store with a lot of space around the bread cases and shelves lined with yummy treats. We opted out of the buns this time and went for the pastry boxes. The staff quickly and efficiently packed our boxes up, it was awesome to watch how fast they were. We got a box of wife cakes (so classic!) and flaky pastries. Some of our favourites included: - Wife cakes (Love the flaky layers with the wintermelon filling SO MUCH & $2.75 for one) - Lotus seed century egg pastry ($3.25) - Green bean or lotus seed salted egg pastry ($3.25) We shared it with our family and they loved everything too! The red boxes are a nice touch and feels lucky. We will be back for the buns!!

We got here a bit before closing, big props for being one of the few bakeries that stays open later (looks like many close at 6). It's buy 2 get 1 free apparently, not sure when that kicks in but for sure an offer near closing. Very simple bakery with the classics and all well made. I always snag a pineapple bun and pork sung bun (basically at every Asian bakery) since they're elite. Fluffy and flavorful for a few days and difficult to beat at this price point. Cash only and bags cost a few cents.

Pretty good sized bakery with lots of options. Prices are average and they onto take cash and Canadian debit cards. They will take American or Canadian cash. The food tasted fresh and good!

Enjoy the fresh breads at this no-frills bakery. Bring your appetite, there are a lot of options. Cash only!

No pictures, but we came here to grab some wife cakes and egg tarts. The egg tarts were fresh out of the oven, very warm and delicious. The tart itself was flaky not too much, and the egg custard was perfect in texture and not too sweet. The wife cakes had a nice flaky pastry with the wintermelon fillings. The pastries here are a bit more expensive but the quality is good

This is one of the bakeries that offers some delicious, slightly crispy egg tarts. Located near the mall, when we visited, there were 4 different types of egg tarts with some variations. The egg tarts we got included pastry egg tart, butter cookie egg tart, Portuguese egg tart, and Portuguese egg tart (small). All of these were around 2.25CAD, which is decently priced for how big the egg tarts were. Pastry egg tart was flaky and somewhat buttery. Butter cookie egg tart is a bit more buttery and sweet, and I liked this one the most, though the Portuguese egg tarts come to a close second. Portuguese egg tarts of the 2 kinds are more or less the same, as both are quite sweet and creamy, though the smaller one has a harder shell. Note that this place is cash only but they do accept debit cards if the transaction is over 5CAD.

I love all the baked goods here, I try to stop in and get something whenever I'm travelling through Brighouse Station. Always very fresh, lots of delicious choices. I just dropped by and got a tuna bun, slice of chestnut cake, and an HK milk tea. The tuna was really flavourful and the bun was hefty! The cake was nice and fluffy, didn't leave me feeling heavy even though it wasn't a small slice. The milk tea was strong! The prices are obviously higher than they were in 2020 when I wrote my original review but they remain reasonable. The staff at checkout are always very friendly. It's busy but seems to be well-staffed so they're always stocked and clean.

Be sure to bring plenty of cash when you come to Kam Do. I am an absolute sucker for Asian bakery items, and this bakery is well known for their offerings. They had classics such as pineapple buns, egg tarts, taro buns, etc etc - the list goes on! Unfortunately it is cash only, and they will only do a 1:1 exchange for American dollars, so it might be worth it to stop at an ATM prior to making a stop here. However, the breads are well worth the hassle. The buns are super light and fluffy, and every single bread that we had was flavorful and well made. Oftentimes, the bread can get really dense and doughy, but that was not the case with the ones we got here. As the saying goes - let's get this bread (you won't regret it)!

This was the third time that I have visited this bakery and this bakery still continues to impress me! I visited this bakery a few days ago at 7:56 P.M. to buy some breakfast food and it was pretty quiet inside the bakery. Also, the staff was extremely nice. The first item that I got was the Sausage Bun which contained a sausage that had a smoky flavor and a soft bun. The next item that I got was the Cream Bun which had a good sweetness level and a fluffy bun. The last item that I got was the Pineapple Bun which had a wonderful flavor and a bun with the perfect texture. Overall, this was an amazing experience and I would definitely recommend this place to anyone who wants to go to a good Chinese bakery!

I don't doubt that most of their pastries are delicious and their breads are probably good like others have said. Unfortunately, I got their wife cakes (the special flavors) and I just didn't enjoy any of them. I think the one that was the most OK was the Hazelnut but all the others one - Taro, red bean, and another one I can't remember were all bland and tasteless. Just nothing good about them and I had to try to pawn them off to other people and they all gave the same feedback. I was quite disappointed with their Mochi as well. I got the black sesame and the mochi was thick and the black sesame flavor did not really come through - not sweet or full. The peanut one had coconut flakes in it and that was NOT marked on the package!!! I do not like coconut flakes so I didn't eat it. It woud've been really bad if someone was allergic to coconut though!!! I had no idea until I took a big bite out of it expecting it to be full of peanutty goodness. Again, super disappointed.

Hong Kong Milk Tea in the fridge TO GO! Need a QUICK THIRST either before or after shopping at Richmond Centre, quench your thirst! There a variety of Chinese bakery goods here. I have listed the prices in the photo captions in each photo. I have not inquired about their 12% discount VIP card. Leave your comments below. thanks.

Really tasty and fresh! I came by for some buns for breakfast. They were even warm to the touch still and clearly fresh-baked! The chicken bun had good flavor, and the ham and egg bun was a good mix of things. I did wish the ham and egg bun had less mayo spread, as it was definitely gushing out and making it too soggy. The line to check out was fast and easy as well. All the staff seemed quite friendly.

Remember to bring cash! This bakery is definitely Canto parents-approved. The Hong Kong milk tea, wife cakes, and pineapple buns are on par with some of the best I've grown up with! Absolutely recommend if you're in the area.

Absolute best bakery in town! I usually come in for a few buns at a time but last month I was heading up to Kelowna for work and had to fill the bellies of many former Vancouverites. I ordered a large order of pineapple coconut buns, BBQ pork, curry beef and egg tarts. They asked me exactly how I wanted things divided and what time I was picking up so they could time the baking. When I arrived for my pick up time, they had all the buns freshly baked and ready to go in their own individual plastic bags. All that was left was sealing them off (they were letting the buns cool off). Ive been eating from Kam do since I was a child but this was by far the best tasting, freshest baos I've had. They also serve breakfast here which reminds me of the good old days. The fresh pineapple bun with butter is for your treat yourself days, and the pineapple bun with egg and ham is just the perfect breakfast sandwich. Feeling cold? Order a hot noodle combo with 1/2 priced drinks! Never too late to give it a try!

Love: Pineapple egg yolk pastry Deep fried taro donut Don't get: Chinese donut Coconut jelly (not sweet enough)

this place has amazing egg tarts. They are really creamy. There's other things than egg tarat but I came for the egg tarts. It's a traditonal style chinese bakery and unfortunately they only take cash but that is a sign that the place is great! You can park in the mall parking. Stop on by for some amazing pasteries!

This is THE bakery to go to for Chinese style baked goods. They have a huge variety of the popular baked bread pastries and the authentic flakey wives cake with an assortment of fillings. The store is spacious, well laid out and you can see all of the bake goodies that are being rolled out for packaging behind the counter. During our 3 weeks in Vancouver, we visited this place several times a week.

We were visiting Vancouver and needed to bring gift to our host family. This place has great Chinese pastry in nice gift boxes. Our host really appreciated the pastries. They are fresh and delicious. Will definitely buy more to take home. Their service is fast very efficient love it!

Firstly, like with many Chinese vendors, thus bakery only accepts cash. Secondly, the Brighhouse location recently started selling Hong Kong breakfast items: soup noodles, etc. The items are for takeout only. We got a pineapple bun sandwich. You choose a meat and it comes with egg and cheese. I'm a huge fan of pineapple bun so I really enjoyed my sandwich. We chose corned beef and the combination was amazing. The sandwich was so flavorful and moist in my mouth. The pineapple bun gave it an extra kick. We also got the satay beef instant noodles. For takeout, they separated the noodles from the soup. The noodles were your typical HK soup noodles and nothing special. However, you could choose instant noodles for no additional cost. I debated between 3 or 4 stars. The pineapple bun sandwich itself would be a 4; however, every other factor would be 3 or lower. The cashiers were quite rude and their other bakery items were bland. As a result, I opted for a 3 star review.

This was more of a 3.5 star but I'm rounding it up because I think it has potential and I like the creativity. I saw a lot of people talking about this place for the pineapple bun sandwich so I decided to give it a try. They also have typical pastries stuff too but I ended up getting: Beef say pineapple bun: I like the crispy of the pineapple bun. The beef was good and the gravy was good but it was a little messy in my opinion. Definitely would want to try other combinations Chicken pot pie: ok this is the star. I love the upper crust of the pie, and the the flavor was soo addicting. I also love the small size so you don't feel heavy Pineapple egg cake - similar to a pineapple cake, the flavor is a little too artificial for my taste Price was pretty good as well. I will definitely come back to try their other goodies here.

I remember going to their sit in restaurant/bakery and heard they brought back some meal options. Menu sheet was at the front and paid at the cashier and given a buzzer. Cash only, but I heard they can take debit. It's take out only and they have no seating. People came in waves and mostly picking up buns and bakery items. Took about 10 minutes and hoped over Richmond Center Dining Terrace. Surprised at the size of the sandwich and first bites were soft and filling. Made a mess with the bolo bao topping flaking off. Be ready to sweep away crumbs. Good value for the price and looking to try the other options next time.

OMG their pineapple sandwich is a must have for breakfast! You can order sandwiches and noodles for breakfast till 3 pm. Make sure to bring cash. They only take cash or Canadian debit cards. (You can also pay in US $$ but they only take it as 1:1)

Food - looks ok Service - not friendly They don't take CC, only Canadian debit cards. If you're from the US bring CAD, because they rob you on the exchange rate.

Not the friendliest of employees but it's a mad dash in the mornings. They add cooked food since the last time I've been to Vancouver. Everything tasted as good as i remember! The pineapple bun with spam and egg was amazing and the satay beef with ramen was so good! The beef was so tender!

Great Chinese pastries (pineapple buns , hotdog buns, egg tarts) they also have wife pastries which I can't find anywhere else. If you're visiting from the US try to get Canadian cash as they only honor a 1 : 1 USD to CAD

Con: Canadian cash or debit card only! Pro: Pineapple cake is definitely the best and freshest I've ever tasted! The outside is perfectly flaky and inside nice and plump and chewy! Sesame Wifey cake: seemed ok, wish it tasted a little sweeter. Wish I had tried the regular wifey cake for comparison.

They don't accept credit cards. For what you see in the photo + 2 egg tarts for $15+ USD!!! Over priced or the cashier can't do math?? As for the taste, NY bakeries are much better.

Haven't been to BC since 9/11. That's BC as in British Columbia, Canada... more specifically the greater Vancouver/Richmond area. We used to make annual trips for work here until the late 1990's. After one bad experience (bad timing... about a month after 9/11), my friend and I drove up to the border from Seattle. When we reached the Canadian border person, he asked whether we brought our passports (in years past, citizens were able to drive relatively freely both ways between our two North American countries. The gentleman wisely suggested that we pull over and go to the US Immigration office. Long story short, after about an hour and a half wait), we turned back and drove two hours back to Seattle. Back to my review, a friend who has relatives in BC visits them regularly. On his latest trip, he thoughtfully brought me a gift in a decorative red shopping bag. Being calorie conscious, I shared this with my family as we cut up pieces for everyone to try at home (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=V0iKMuuIHtJwRuhGzdQEkA&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q). I tried the taro and black sesame which were delicious though the black sesame was a bit dry for me. My family must have enjoyed it as the box disappeared with a week. Glad everyone else enjoyed it so now my friend has me craving to make a trip to the North...

Small little shop close to the sky train station! Their service is super fast! If you visit, you must try their HK milk tea and butter pineapple bun!!

Probably one of the best traditional wife cake and moon cake bakery you can get on west coast. Sometimes I question whether or not it is economical to drive from Seattle all the way here for a monthly bakery run, but nonetheless it this is a must stop for me whenever I have a chance to visit BC. The must get: Wife cakes (might need to call in before hand) mochi pineapple bread Bring cash or otherwise you're gonna have a bad time because the closest ATM is back at the mall.

We were looking for souvenirs to buy back to Toronto for our trip and heard that these 'wife cakes' were some of the best in Vancouver. We had a hard time finding this location, but soon realized it was located on an outside front facing street. There is free parking on the side (look for signs that read Kam Do Bakery Customers). This is your typical asian bakery with baked good such as buns, and pastries. What sets them apart is the wide range of pastries in different flavours. There was original, purple yam (ube), salted egg and more. We got six of their wife cakes and it came in a very cute red box (perfect for a souvenir). We didn't try them until a few days later and they were really good. It was not as sweet as I thought it would be and just the way i liked it. The pastry on the outside was super flakey and the inside was moist with hints of wintermelon. Tip: They are mostly cashed based. I think you have to spend over a particular amount to use debit.

They do not accept Amex credit cards or visa cards originated in the United States. I use these cards in Canada (restaurants/malls etc) without any issues. This is the first place I have ever had issue. I wThey also do not accept Venmo or Alipay which is also a bummer. Avoid if you are traveling from the States and that you have no Canadian dollars.

Early bird sometimes not getting the worms. I was jetlag after flying in from Toronto and was roaming the area for some places that opens early on a Sunday. Kam Do Bakery is one of the earliest food place that opens every day at 7 am. Hungry for breakfast and a treat. I ventured into the store right when it opens and not too many choices of freshly baked buns or pastry. But I ended up getting some mochi! Mochi was good and tasty. Love the QQ texture of the wrap. Good choice if you want to pick up some Chinese buns and pastry instead of having a donuts at a coffee shop!

If they want customers to wear masks before they enter the store, they should have the sign by the door and not hide the sign behind the tongs. They had two kinds of Portuguese egg tarts (the big ones with regular tart shell and the small ones with pastry tart shell) but just one name tag. It was confusing because the price was different and they looked different. They tasted better then the regular Butter Cookie egg tart where the tart shell was surprisingly thin and delicate that it would break when you hold it, and the Pastry egg tart where there were only a few layers of the tart shell for the Pastry egg tart. They were disappointing. The two female cashiers who spoke Mandarin looked like they did not know what to do when I asked them about the Wednesday promotion that they had for their VIP. They just pointed at the poster on the glass above the counter and mumbled something unclearly. One of the cashiers asked the other cashier "Do they need bags?" instead of asking us directly. It was odd. Then the other cashier said, "I don't know" and she asked us if we needed bags. They should inform customers that the plastic bags cost extra before they charge us. Also, they should not have the social distancing glass barrier so close to the counter that the slot for the products was so small that the glass would squish the purchases when they handed the customers their purchases through the slot.

Yummy treats, and cheep, quick service. If I came to the city again I would come here

Excellent huge cookie egg tarts and perfect custard buns so soft and the fresh mango cake is also lovely prices are great they even have discounts wish i had a store next door!

5 stars because they have the best wife cakes (老婆餅) ever! I normally wouldn't go out of my way to buy these and sometimes would even refuse to eat them because they don't make them correctly elsewhere but the ones here were so good! Perfectly flaky with a divine filling. I am literally kicking myself right now because I only bought one box and don't anticipate returning to Richmond anytime soon :( Should've gotten at least 2 or 3 boxes. After returning to NYC I bought one from a local bakery and it just wasn't the same...In terms of their Chinese baked buns, they're pretty big and tasty but they mark up everything and then apply a "discount" just to trick you. In the end it ends up being the same price as other bakeries. If I'm ever in Richmond again I'm definitely buying a couple of boxes of their wife cakes!!

Friend brought back a box for us to compare to ones in SF. Taste fresh and flaky but the filling is more jelly like than the ones I get in SF. I prefer more texture and with bits of winter melon. Also if u come at the right time to the SF one it's still warm. If you want fresh and tasty wife cakes in BC, then come to Kam Do

Their Pastry are not bad in terms of Chinese pastry context. Its made fresh daily. They used to be on Alexandra Road and couple years have moved to right next to Richmond Center. Not really much free parking but you can park at Richmond Center and walk over (which is not part of their parking lot. But again its not people really check or care). They used to have a cafe but now just bakery. They are known for their wife cookies, which are melon soft cookies.

Went to buy some buns this afternoon , bought 6 items and was charged the price of $26. Left the store puzzled why it was so expensive!! Checked the receipt, got charged 7 items and the 6 items charged, 2 items was closed to $6 for some buns, went back to dispute, she just shrug her shoulders... price supposed to be $12 Got charged double the price!! Last time also got overcharged, this store has a tendency to rip you off , beware and check your receipt!!!

Being a foodie, I was tore between this place and Maxim's that's near by when I was in Richmond, because my friend highly recommended Maximus's but I also found this place. Sooo..... I tried both! I bought egg tarts and the laopo (translateds into wife's cake) which is a mung bean filled pastry from both places. Usually, I think these two things gauges Cantonese style bakery skills quite effectively. Both tasted better here than at Maxim's. Egg tarts had just enough sweetness and the mung bean filled pastry were awesome. Try it while you are here next time. You won't regret it. Four stars for me coming from LA, and I have tasted better. But hey! It was still awesome!

Great and fresh pastries. Love coming here from Seattle. It reminds me of 85 Degrees but not as commercialized.

Everything looked amazing but unfortunately I couldn't try any of it since none of the stuff members could tell me if the ingredients contain a specific item or not since I can't eat it.