Spongies Cafe — all mentions

in:Which sponge cake do you prefer?4 pts
“I feel like they’re definitely fluffier, both have good flavor but kam hing is also very smushed. And the service at spongies is so warm and friendly I love seeing them”
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in:Chinatown Snacks34 pts
“Sponge cakes at Spongie's Cafe or Kam Hing Coffee Shop”
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in:Best place for a solo "life sucks, fuck everything" meal?22 pts
“head down to Tao Hong for the egg tarts, and Spongies Cafe for sponge cakes. They’re all close together in Chinatown.”
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in:Where can I get Chinese sponge cakes? The ones that are individually wrapped. They’re light and airy.17 pts
replying to u/justflipping: Most Chinese bakeries have them so you can check out your fav one. The usual recommended ones include Kam Hing and Spongies.
“Kam Hing and Spongies do these sponge cakes so well!”
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in:Favorite Pandan creations in NYC12 pts
“a dozen Pandan spongie from Spongies Cafe”
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in:What Chinatown (Manhattan) foods travel well as a gift?10 pts
“Kam Hing or Spongies for sponge cakes”
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in:First trip with my girlfriend8 pts
“then go across the street to spongies and get whatever sponge cake is left. I liked the chocolate chip one a lot.”
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in:Best send-off pastry?8 pts
“Spongies / Kam Hing sponge cakes”
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in:Review my Chinatown food crawl7 pts
“Good coffee too.”
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in:Must try foods/snacks/ desserts in Chinatown5 pts
“Sponge cakes at spongies”
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in:Going to Chinatown tomorrow what’s a must have?5 pts
“Spongies for the softest, tastiest, cheapest little pastries.”
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in:Yet another pineapple pork bun4 pts
replying to u/ag1591: This, a salted egg yolk bun from golden steamer, and a Vietnamese iced coffee could fix me
“Hit up kam hing/spongies for my cake needs”
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in:Best things to get in Chinatown NYC?3 pts
“Their Pandan coconut is amazing, strawberry is surprisingly good, lemon grass is good, and I see the chocolate sold out often so I imagine it's really good.”
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in:Please help! Overwhelmed by all the recommendations 3 pts
“I also tried Spongies Cafe for their sponge cakes and liked how light they are.”
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in:Chinatown snacks for holiday dinner. Dim sum, bakery, etc. Looking for fun starters or appetizers for guests who love Asian food. Any recommendations?3 pts
“sponge cakes: Kam Hing, Spongies”
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in:Nonperishable treat that travels well3 pts
“Kam Hing or Spongies: sponge cakes”
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in:What’s the best ginger-forward food or drink you’ve had in the city?3 pts
“Signature Iced Tea by Spongies Cafe is gingery and fire!!!”
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in:What would be your perfect food tour through Chinatown (Manhattan)?2 pts
replying to u/barkgoofball: These are places I regularly go, not necessarily all of them each visit but fairly frequent: - Kam hing (spongecake): the best spongecake I have ever had. You MUST ask for hot ones. The hot spongecake is 10000000x better than normal - Mei Lai wah (pork bun): popular but lives up to the hype - house of joy (dimsum): solid cart dimsum but gets busy - shu jiao fu Zhou: great dumplings and even better peanut noodles - Taiwan pork chop House: amazing pork chop over rice. I actually like their Taiwanese popcorn chicken better
“This, but Spongies > Kamhing. The guy who currently owns and runs spongies is the student of the ORIGINAL kam hing founder and he has the legit recipes and stuff.”
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in:New Yorkers - what do you see as the quintessential local dishes / cuisines?2 pts
replying to u/Unlikely-Guess3775: I will make some more controversial suggestions compared to what's already been proposed: * Frozen-in-time Cantonese cooking: many of the eateries you find in Manhattan's Chinatown specifically reflect a somewhat nostalgic version of the region's cuisine, frozen in time from the late 20th century, that I would argue you're unlikely to find in Hong Kong/Guangzhou today. Big Wong (Da Wong) on Mott Street is probably the best example of this * Brooklynese Italian: it's not the old-school "red sauce" Italian, and it's also not quite authentic, but it's somewhere in the middle. It might be mocked as emblematic of hipster Brooklyn culture, but you won't find it elsewhere in the world. Try Roman's, Cafe Mado, arguably Cafe Spaghetti * NY bakery culture: I would argue that some of the most exciting and eclectic baking culture in the world has been developing in NY over the past few years, with a mix of French/Middle Eastern/East Asian influences and homegrown innovation. Examples would be Librae, Radio Bakery, PPVV, ACQ Bread * The egg and cheese sandwich: NY is the capital of the egg and cheese sandwich, and there's been significant innovation here. Try the ones from Rigor Hill Market, Oh Boy, Daily Provisions, or Ceremonia Bakeshop
“they’re seriously delicious, so light and fluffy, it’s like eating clouds.”
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in:Chinese paper wrapped sponge cake2 pts
“Spongies also makes that style, learning from the OG owner.”
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in:Did a Manhattan bakery crawl couple weeks back, these were my thoughts on the places and my planned route for my next crawl. Based on these what are some places you’d add, change, or remove?2 pts
“Spongies and Kam Hing are my favorites whenever I’m in the area. Salted caramel is my favorite in both.”
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in:Yet another pineapple pork bun2 pts
replying to u/Infinite_Carpenter: Hit up kam hing/spongies for my cake needs
“Spongies is most likely where the coffee is coming from lol, cake is a must”
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in:What's left under $10?2 pts
replying to u/Drach88: $3 breakfast sandwich and small coffee at Gray's Papaya on the UWS.
“If you’re in china town I suggest spongies. $1.50 for a super fresh baked sponge cake.”
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in:Everything I ate in 3 days + reviews2 pts
replying to u/drzoidburger: I've never been to Spongies Café. It was definitely Kam Hing! Are they owned by the same people by any chance? Or is one of the Kam Hing locations also known as Spongies?
“However, I've found that Spongies' cakes taste pretty bland compared to Kam Hing's, despite having a larger and more interesting selection of flavors.”
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in:Chinatown2 pts
“Good coffee too.”
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in:Looking for cupcakes in Ktown or SoHo for today nothing fancy2 pts
“Spongie cupcake from spongies cafe”
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in:Friends Birthday coming up need recs for sweet things as a gift1 pts
“Sponge cakes from Spongies in Chinatown”
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in:Best pastries in Manhatten?1 pts
“Sponge cakes from spongies in Chinatown !”
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in:Visiting NYC for 4 days from Toronto and looking for feedback on my current list of places to hit up! 1 pts
“My favorites are.. Original/ube/pandan/banana chocolate/Thai tea, triple chocolate, Honestly any flavor really.”
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in:Snacks for an office group1 pts
“Sponge cakes from Spongies Cafe or Kam Hing”
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in:Which sponge cake do you prefer?1 pts
replying to u/PizzaEmbarrassed9270: Spongies hands down
“This is the platonic ideal of sponge cake.”
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in:Unique or Specialty and must have Sweet dishes1 pts
“Sponge cakes from Kam Hing and sponge cakes from Spongies Cafe, they're across the street from each other and equally tasty but different”
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in:Chinatown food crawl with teen1 pts
“Spongies cafe for flavored sponge cake (traditional Chinese bakery item)”
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in:Black sesame anything1 pts
“Spongies Cafe's black sesame flavor is very good too.”
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in:Cheap and delicious spots in Chinatown that won't have an insane line?0 pts
replying to u/Cartadimusica: Do you prefer Kam hing or spongies
“Spongies is mad dry.”
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in:Where can I get Chinese sponge cakes? The ones that are individually wrapped. They’re light and airy.65 pts
“The usual recommended ones include Kam Hing and Spongies.”
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in:Where can I get Chinese sponge cakes? The ones that are individually wrapped. They’re light and airy.32 pts
“spongies”
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in:NYT made a video on Spongies and its owner12 pts
“Spongies is a wonderful place!”
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in:Where can I get Chinese sponge cakes? The ones that are individually wrapped. They’re light and airy.11 pts
replying to u/justflipping: Most Chinese bakeries have them so you can check out your fav one. The usual recommended ones include Kam Hing and Spongies.
“This is 100% the answer.”
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in:Which sponge cake do you prefer?9 pts
“Spongies hands down”
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in:Going to Chinatown tomorrow what’s a must have?9 pts
“Go to Spongies on Baxter St.”
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in:What Chinatown (Manhattan) foods travel well as a gift?8 pts
“Seconding goodies from a Chinese bakery: - Spongies Cafe”
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in:Where can I get Chinese sponge cakes? The ones that are individually wrapped. They’re light and airy.7 pts
“Kam Hing or Spongies.”
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in:Can yall weigh in on the list I made for restaurants to eat at during my visit in July?6 pts
replying to u/ag1591: there is a xians in chinatown... I would say if you are going to do the chinatown route go and taste test a bunch of things instead of just sitting down at one spot depending on how your day starts out: Spongies (sponge cake and a Vietnamese coffee) Mei Lai Wah (Pineapple roast pork bun) Wah fung No.1 (roasted pork) golden steamer (salted egg yolk bun) kinda cheesy but taiyaki to finish on a sweet note (ice cream) annndddd thats a loop and about 1.5 mile trek to help you digest
“Golden Steamer and Spongie’s are dank though, good shout there.”
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in:Where can I get Chinese sponge cakes? The ones that are individually wrapped. They’re light and airy.6 pts
replying to u/ox2slickxo: spongies
“Second Spongies, though you can get them at most traditional Cantonese bakeries.”
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in:Looking for Unpretentious yet Cool Eateries5 pts
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in:Chinatown food crawl with teen5 pts
“spongie's cafe is great.”
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in:NYT made a video on Spongies and its owner4 pts
“Fernando’s cakes are the closest to the original as you can find nowadays - please support him.”
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in:Chinese paper wrapped sponge cake4 pts
“Yeah try Spongies Cafe”
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in:SOHO food/coffee/cafe recommendations4 pts
“Spongies”
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