Satisfy Your Hot Cross Bun Cravings With These Spots
It’s Easter weekend, and although hot cross buns are normally enjoyed on Good Friday (yesterday), in our opinion it’s never too late to enjoy one of these delicious buns! From traditional hot cross buns to luxurious chocolate varieties, there are plenty of options to satisfy those cravings.
For more Easter-related activities, be sure to check out our two posts below:
- Celebrate Easter With These Eggciting Events and Deals Pt.1
- Celebrate Easter With These Eggciting Events and Deals Pt.2
The Bake Shop
Baochao Hutong’s The Bake Shop is now selling hot cross buns, which are available to buy until Mar 31. They have classic hot cross buns available in batches of six, which can be bought in store or through their WeChat store (scan the QR code below to order).
Price: RMB 48 for six
The Bake Shop 手工烘培坊
2/F, Furongji, 63 Baochao Hutong, Dongcheng District
东城区68号福荣记二楼
Hours: 10am-6pm
Phone: 184 0129 0854
The Mandarin Cake Shop
If you’re just after buying one hot cross bun to enjoy yourself rather than a whole batch, then The Mandarin Cake Shop is a great option. They sell individual traditional hot cross buns for RMB 28, and they also have a few other special Easter treats available to order until Mar 31. To order, you can scan the QR code below or buy them in store.
Price: RMB 28 for one
The Mandarin Cake Shop文华饼店
269 Wangfujing Dajie, Dongcheng District
东城区王府井大街269号
Hours: 10am-8pm
Phone: 010 8509 8898
Regent Deli
Regent Beijing has two different kinds of hot cross bun flavors up for grabs: cinnamon or chocolate. They’re available to buy in batches of either 12 or 24. You can purchase them by scanning the QR code in the poster above ,and they’re available all the way until Apr 30, so if you’ve still got cravings next month they’ve got you covered!
Price: RMB 128 for 12, RMB 248 for 24
Regent Deli丽晶酒店美食廊Deli
99 Jinbao Jie, Dongcheng District
市东城区金宝街99号
Hours: 7am-7pm
Phone: 010 8522 1888 ext. 3821
Le Petit Pain
Le Petit Pain’s Shuangjing branch has two varieties of hot cross buns available to order: fruit and double chocolate. They’re available in packs of four (you get two of each flavor) and can be purchased either in store or on Meituan Waimai. They’ve only got a limited number each day, so it’s best to get there early or order in the morning if you want to make sure you can nab one!
Price: RMB 32 for four
Le Petit Pain小面包 (Shuangjing branch)
10-11, North Gate, Compound D, Fuli Cheng, Tianli Jie, Chaoyang District
朝阳区天力街富力城D区北门商铺10-11
Hours: 7am-8pm
Phone: 176 0032 1811
InterContinental
Putting a bit of a fancier twist on your normal hot cross bun, the InterContinental’s offering sees orange confit and raisin hot cross buns with lashings of cream and blueberry cinnamon flavors. They’re available to order in batches of 12 or 24 until Apr 25, and you can scan the QR code in the poster above to buy them.
Price: RMB 128 for 12, RMB 248 for 24
InterContinental
1 Sanlitun Nanlu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区三里屯南路1号
Phone: 186 1102 9628
Mary’s Sweets
On offer at online bakery Mary Sweets are Luxury Fruited Hot Cross Buns that come with a separate orange glaze on the side for you to slather on at home as well as Extremely Chocolatey Hot Cross Buns. Both are available to order in batches of six by scanning the QR code above, and if you’re feeling extra indulgent you can even add on cream cheese frosting.
Price: RMB 79 for six
Breakfast Champion
In their own words, Breakfast Champion have “spent a while perfecting these beauties,” so you know these hot cross buns are going to be good. Keeping things simple, they just have traditional hot cross buns available in batches of six. Plus, if you’re looking for the perfect, or perhaps more unusual, way to enjoy a hot cross bun, you can have a look at some of Breakfast Champion’s recommendations here. You can order through their website by scanning the QR code in the poster below.
Price: RMB 48 for six
Jerry’s British Shop
There are four different varieties of hot cross bun being offered up by online store Jerry’s British Shop: Traditional, Vegan Traditional, Traditional Savory Sampler Pack and British Chocolate Sampler Pack, the latter two of which may be of particular interest to Brits. The Traditional Savory option has two types of savory hot cross bun, one of which sees the usual sweet ingredients and spices swapped out for truffle Cheddar and the UK’s most controversial condiment: Marmite.
The British Chocolate Sampler Pack variety has four chocolatey variations: Cadbury's Mini Egg Hot Cross Bun, Cabury's Creme Egg Hot Cross Bun, Curly Wurly Hot Cross Bun and Cocoa and Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Bun. The Traditional and Vegan buns are available to order either in batches of four, eight or 12, and the Traditional Savory and British Chocolate buns in batches of four. You can order through the online shop by scanning the poster below.
Price:
Traditional Hot Cross Buns: RMB 58 for four, RMB 98 for eight, RMB 128 for 12
Vegan Traditional Hot Cross Buns: RMB 68 for four, RMB 108 for eight, RMB 138 for 12
Savory Sampler Pack: RMB 78 for four
British Chocolate Sampler Pack: RMB 88 for four
READ: Celebrate Easter With These Eggciting Events and Deals Pt.2
Images: Canva, courtesy of the vendors
