Charming bakery w/ Southeast Asian-inspired pastries & cakes. Perfect for unique birthday treats & exquisite desserts.
Step into Lady Wong, a charming bakery specializing in Southeast Asian-inspired pastries and cakes. Drawing from Malaysian and Indonesian influences, this spot offers a unique take on Western desserts. Customers rave about their exquisite cakes, with particular praise for the pandan pistachio cake and the calamansi & passion fruit offerings.
Lady Wong specializes in Southeast Asian-inspired desserts, blending Western and Eastern flavors. Popular items include their ube and pandan nian gao, pandan pistachio cake, and various entremets like the black sesame mousse/passionfruit caramel. While generally highly praised, one commenter felt a passionfruit cake lacked sufficient flavor.
"Customers highly recommend the pandan pistachio cake, calamansi & passion fruit cakes, and the various kuih, especially the ube and pandan nian gao."
Customers overwhelmingly praise the unique and exquisite nature of the pastries and cakes, often highlighting them for special occasions like birthdays.
Important Note
One reviewer found a passionfruit cake to be lacking in flavor. Another noted that the seating can be limited and awkward.
"Lady Wong was listed among general recommendations for take-home food souvenirs."
Neutral"The original poster recalled trying a cake from Lady Wong but felt it was not passionfruity enough."
Negative"This commenter suggested Lady Wong, mentioning they have a calamansi & passionfruit curd cake with coconut buttercream, and provided a link."
Positive"The commenter recommends Hani's honey cake and Lady Wong's kuih."
Positive"The commenter recommends Lady Wong's kuih, specifically the Indonesian rainbow and the pandan and mung bean layered options."
Positive"The commenter recommends any kuih from Lady Wong."
Positive"This commenter noted that Lady Wong's kuih is discreetly their best offering."
Positive"This commenter seconded the recommendation for Lady Wong, stating that the owner's pastries and flavors are outstanding."
Positive"Lady Wong is recommended. In response to a query about it being a copycat of Lady M, the commenter stated it's not and that the owners are former Michelin restaurant pastry chefs."
Positive"This commenter questioned if Lady Wong was a copycat of Lady M."
Neutral"Lady Wong is suggested as a place to get kuih."
Positive"Lady Wong was mentioned as a place for kuih."
Neutral"The user ranked several bakeries, placing Lady Wong first in their list."
Neutral"The user listed several bakeries, including Lady Wong."
Neutral"The user provided a list of bakery recommendations, including Lady Wong."
Neutral"This user recommended Lady Wong for cake delivery. The post was asking for recommendations for celebration cakes."
Neutral"The user generally stated that Lady Wong is a great bakery in the same Manhattan area as Lysee."
Positive"Lady Wong is recommended for its mango shortcake."
Positive"Lady Wong is recommended for Kuih and other Malaysian sweets, suggested as unique sweet treats for visitors to NYC."
Positive"Seconding the recommendation for Lady Wong, this user considers it one of the best value cake shops in NYC."
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