Vip Coffee & Cake Shop
Breakfast restaurant · Chinatown
671 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94133
Highlights
HK-style cafe with huge portions, HK milk tea, egg tarts
HK-style cafe with huge portions, HK milk tea, egg tarts
"At all hours of the day, this Chinatown cha chaan teng is packed with a steady stream of families, nearby office workers, and neighborhood regulars who have been coming here since before Bluetooth was invented. They’re all here to gossip over cha chaan teng comfort staples like creamy milk tea and egg tarts, or baked pork chops and macaroni soup. If VIP is full, swing by AA Bakery from the same owner for similar vibes and takeout pastries." - patrick wong, julia chen 1
"V.I.P. features the kind of eclectic menu that’s typical of a Hong Kong-style cafe, including baked pork chops over rice or red-sauce spaghetti; stir-fried noodles; fried chicken wings; and hot, sweet milk tea. It’s also a bakery with a full selection of cakes and pastries." - Dianne de Guzman
"Walking into this Hong Kong-style cafe in Chinatown is like going back to the pre-Bluetooth era. It’s easy to spend a couple of hours forgetting your notifications exist in the cafeteria-style booths, with a cup of extra strong milk tea in one hand and a warm pineapple bun in the other. If you’re here for a full-on meal, the salt-and-pepper wings are always a great choice, as is the macaroni soup. But we usually like to swing by for a jolt of caffeine and a pastry, best enjoyed while overhearing some nuggets of juicy neighborhood gossip." - julia chen 1, patrick wong, ricky rodriguez
"VIP Coffee & Cake Shop is a Chinatown cha chaan teng (Hong Kong-style cafe) with Jurassic-sized portions. You'll devour food that could feed a linebacker three times over, and nurse a cup of fantastic hot milk tea alongside daily regulars who are here to catch up over lunch. Are these dishes the best things you’ll eat all year? No, but it doesn’t matter since the cafeteria-like place is a castle of comfort. Pay attention to the case full of egg tarts and pineapple buns with crumbly toppings. " - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez, lani conway
"Dish: V.I.P. milk tea (Hong Kong-style) and pineapple buns The Hong Kong-style milk tea at VIP Coffee & Cake Shop in Chinatown is the best you’ll find in the city. This version is thick, creamy, and sweet with an intense black tea taste that will wake you right up if you're not used to it. You can get this hot or cold (but getting a piping hot mug of this liquid gold is our favorite way to go) and pair it with one, two, or maybe even three plump pineapple buns. The buns are soft on the inside, crispy on the top, and most importantly feed a primal lust for a warm pastry that pairs excellently with the rich milk tea. " - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez
