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Ho Yuen Bakery in Boston, MA: hours, menu and how to get there
Ho Yuen Bakery is a Chinese bakery at 54 Beach St #1 in Boston’s Chinatown, open every day from 8 AM to 6 PM. It sells egg tarts, mooncakes, sesame buns and sticky rice, and the phone number is (617) 426-8320. This independent guide gathers its public details in one place.
The short version
What you will find at Ho Yuen Bakery
Ho Yuen Bakery sells traditional Chinese baked goods, plus a few savory lunch items, according to a local column. Google Maps lists the service as takeout of baked goods and tarts, and the bakery has no website or online ordering page.
Mooncakes all year
Boston Magazine describes hand-molded mooncakes with lotus seed or black bean paste, sold year round. See the menu.
13 items listed
Tarts, buns, mooncakes and sticky rice are in three sections. No prices are published online, so none are shown. See menu and prices.
Takeout, 8 AM to 6 PM
Google Maps lists takeout of baked goods and tarts, daily from 8 AM to 6 PM. Details on the hours and location page.
From the menu
The dishes people order most
These are the items press and forum write-ups mention most, from Huntington News, Boston Magazine and Hungry Onion. They are not an official best-seller list.
Baked goods and pastries
Egg tarts
Flaky-crusted tarts with a creamy egg custard centre; the item reviewers mention most.
Lotus seed paste mooncake
Lotus seed paste mooncake
Hand-molded, dense and tender, filled with lotus seed paste.
Baked goods and pastries
Coconut tarts
Small tarts with a sweet coconut filling.
Baked goods and pastries
Sesame buns
Traditional Chinese buns with a sesame topping or filling.
Savory lunch items
Sticky rice
A savory steamed glutinous rice dish served as a lunch item.
Baked goods and pastries
Sesame bean-paste balls
Fried sesame-coated balls with a sweet bean-paste filling.
When to go
Opening hours
Google Maps shows the same hours every day, 8 AM to 6 PM (read November 13, 2026). An older directory page listed a 7 PM weekday closing, so call (617) 426-8320 before a late visit.
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Thursday | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Friday | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Saturday | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Sunday | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
Find it
Getting there and parking
The business is at 54 Beach St #1, Boston, MA 02111. It is on Beach Street, on Chinatown’s main strip, according to a local column. Parking is not confirmed in any source we read.
More detail is on the hours and location page.
Quick answers
Common questions about Ho Yuen Bakery Boston
What are the opening hours of Ho Yuen Bakery?
Google Maps shows 8 AM to 6 PM every day. An older directory page listed 8 AM to 7 PM on weekdays, so call ahead if you plan to arrive late.
What is the phone number?
(617) 426-8320.
Does it have a website or online ordering?
No website is listed on Google Maps, and no online ordering page was found. Call or visit.
Is Ho Yuen Bakery open every day?
Yes, according to Google Maps, which shows 8 AM to 6 PM on all seven days (read November 13, 2026). Holiday hours were not found, so call (617) 426-8320 first.
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Sources
Where this information comes from
This is an independent guide, so everything on it is gathered from public listings and checked by hand. We name the source so you can check it too.
- Google Maps listing for Ho Yuen Bakery Inc: address, phone, daily hours, rating, review count, coordinates, takeout service, open status
- Huntington News (Northeastern), Chinatown column: items (mooncakes, sesame buns, egg tarts, baos, sticky rice), prices posted by the trays
- Boston Magazine, best pastries in Chinatown: mooncake details and fillings
- Hungry Onion thread on Chinese baked goods in Greater Boston (May 2022): items seen on a visit, note that the bakery had reopened after a closure
- Sluurpy directory page: older weekday hours, phone
Last checked on November 13, 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.