Where To Grab Egg Tarts On Canal Street

Tai Pan is a Chinese bakery on Canal Street, where Chinatown shoppers crowd the glass cases before the trays get refilled. Egg tarts arrive with browned, still-wobbling custard, and the shelves hold sweet buns and sponge cakes wrapped for the walk home. The whole cakes, dusted in matcha or crowned with fresh strawberries, are the ones neighbors order ahead for birthdays. Most pastries stay in single digits, and the counter keeps moving through the afternoon rush. Grab a tray, use the tongs, and pay for the pile at the register on your way out.