Best Egg Tarts in PJ

Portuguese tarts are famous for their charred and caramelized tops accompanied by crispy puff pastry to go with the silken egg custard. Same goes to what you’re about to experience here. The egg custard is glossy, and the shell is layered with flaky pastry complete with the right amount of crackles to get you eager for another bite of it.

If you have the urge to devour some egg tarts as dessert, look no further than Nam Heong Ipoh, a chained-restaurant originally from, well, Ipoh. Ipoh is famous for its flavourful cuisines and the egg tarts this restaurant offers will not disappoint. The egg tart is not overly sweet, perfect to those who prefer the taste of eggy custard. The crust may look thick but once you bite into it, you can immediately taste the richness of the egg custard.

This bakery is famous for the salted egg croissant but rest assured, its version of Portuguese tarts is also worth noting, and it’s called German egg cheese tart. What makes these egg tarts stand out from the others is that the crust is mixed with parmesan cheese to deliver a crispier shell to encase the custard. The filling is a mixture of mild cream cheese and eggs custard resulting in wobbly, pudding-like texture. The top is coated with caramel so this is the perfect choice if you like your egg tarts to be on the sweeter side.

There is just something fascinating about the combination of sweet and savoury in a pastry. With Donutes’ Lava Salted Egg Cheese Tart, you are getting just that. A dual-layer filling with cream cheese on the top and runny salted egg yolk that oozes out down your chin when you take a bite into it. It is definitely creamier than your usual filling mixture but the buttery pastry surrounds the custard with slightly burnt edges makes it a complete phenomenal dessert, or appetizer if you may. It is highly suggested to consume these tartlets at the premise to fully experience the cheesy eggy goodness but you definitely can take-away and reheat it at home.