Which is the most tasty Taiwan pineapple cake? We put it to our Taiwan Travel Tips (TTT) Facebook group for a vote, and there were a few clear favourites plus a lot of other great suggestions.
From famous brand Taiwan pineapple cakes to some less well known bakeries, the results were a great tool to guide us on which to try.
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So let’s take a run-down of the best tasting and most flavourful Taiwan pineapple cakes, as voted for by locals and tourists – plus we tell you about cooking classes and workshops in Taipei where you can make your own…
This article was originally published on 21 March 2025.
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Pineapple cake poll / how we found the best Taiwan Pineapple Cake
Obviously best is very ‘subjective’ as is taste – so whilst this isn’t a scientific survey, it is a general indicator of people’s favourite pineapple cakes and most of all, just a BIT OF FUN!
We asked our Taiwan Travel Tips Facebook group members over a couple of posts what their favourite ones were – we didn’t put it in a poll as such but suggested some we’d heard of plus allowed individuals to nominate their own personal favourites.
This all came about after I (Neil) confessed that I’d never been a massive fan of pineapple cake in Taiwan. Whilst I’ll try (and enjoy!) most Taiwanese foods (including stinky tofu), I’d never previously liked pineapple cake – I know, I know…
Whilst on a recent Taiwan trip, I wanted to try again to see if my tastes have changed – but which pineapple cake would the group recommend?
A popular Taiwan souvenir to bring home, pineapple cake is light to carry so we wanted to know what to stock up on…
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Pineapple Cake Posts
We ran the non scientific survey in January and you can view the post for yourself here – we’ll obviously keep back the post announcing the ‘best’ Taiwan pineapple cake in the section below.
Along the way, we learned a few interesting things including why it is best NOT to use a pineapple emoji on social posts (to some people, it means something VERY VERY different…)
And the winning / best Taiwan Pineapple Cake is
The winner of our Taiwanderers pineapple cake poll winner is….
Drum roll please – and what better way to display the results than a pineapple cake pie-chart!?
ChiaTe was the winner with over a quarter of the votes (28%) followed by Pan’s Cake (22%), narrowly pushing Sunny Hills (18%) into third place.
We also had a lot of single votes for a wide variety of pineapple cakes which we’ll include below in a separate section.
ChiaTe has been around since 1975 and one of the best known Taiwan pineapple cakes – so we know this may skew the results a little against smaller bakeries as this one is so well known.
A lot of people mentioned how much they like pineapple cakes with egg yolk too – boba pineapple was recommended several times too.
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ChiaTe – not everyone is a fan
Some of the individual ChiaTe comments varied quite a bit from “ChiaTe – just tried so yummy and buttery” to the less positive “ChiaTe is so overrated.” or “ChiaTe big no no, overhype n sour.”
So we’d recommend you take this survey with a pinch of salt (or pineapple!) and try ChiaTe along with as many other pineapple cakes you can get your hands on. Unwrap, eat, enjoy, repeat…
Where can you buy ChiaTe?
Incidentally, you can buy ChiaTe pineapple cakes in Taipei at the ChiaTe Bakery store in Songshan District (map), open from 8.30am to 8.30pm daily except public holidays like Lunar New Year.
If you visit when it is closed like we did, the 7-Eleven (map) a few meters away literally has hundreds of boxes of ChiaTe including the famous ChiaTe Nougat / Green Onion Crackers.
ChiaTe can also be found at Taoyuan Airport and in selected convenience stores like FamilyMart and 7-Eleven.
Did you know there is even a ChiaTe pineapple cake delivery service available to your hotel? Book it here through Klook, over 30k pineapple cakes have been sold >
You can also purchase ChiaTe pineapple cakes on Amazon >
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Some of the other comments for other pineapple cake brands included:
Pan’s Cake
“Pan’s Cake – pineapple tart with egg yolk is yummy.”
“Pan’s is the best, imo! Not the ones from the store, but the fresh ones from the original Pans bakery – the ones without individual packaging. They’re so good!”
Sunny Hills
“We like Sunny Hills because they use only pineapples (no winter melon) in their fillings”.
“I do really like the ones from Sunny Hills because they taste more like pineapples and are more tart, closer to some that were custom-made for us using a native variety of pineapple.”
Other nominated best Pineapple Cakes in Taiwan
- Amo阿默典藏蛋糕
- LJY Sheng
- Jiu Zhen Nan
- Ryyi
- Wu Pao Chun
- Leechi
- Neipu township (unknown bakery)
- Shenkeng yi kou su
- Suntone
- Junn Mei/俊美
- Miyahara
- Din Tai Fung
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Our verdict on ChiaTe Pineapple Cake
As promised, we went out and bought the winning ‘ChiaTe’ pineapple cakes – their Taipei bakery store close to our hotel was shut for Lunar New Year when we visited.
Instead the bakery had signs pointing us to the nearest 7-Eleven; the store was literally packed with hundreds of ChiaTe boxes!
We really enjoyed the ChiaTe pineapple cakes and I am a total convert now. I like them because they aren’t overly sweet or buttery, nor too dry. And the bite size servings are just about right given how rich they are. I am now pro pineapple cake!
Bake your own pineapple cakes in Taipei
Finally, Chia Te pineapple cakes are obviously good but surely the ones you make yourself will be better? Well then why not bake your own next time you are in Taipei!
There are several Taiwan pineapple cake cooking classes in Taipei including the Kuo Yuan Ye Museum of Cake and Pastry (Klook link below) in the Shilin neighbourhood or CookInn.
We did the Kuo Yuan Ye Museum pineapple cake making workshop earlier this year – the class is super popular with families and is well organised with instructions explained in multiple languages. It tends to get fully booked out weeks in advance.
After you’ve your own pineapple cakes, you get to wrap them and place them in a gift box, whilst enjoying tea and snacks. This is a really fun family activity and you can book the experience on Klook (use the code CKTRAVELS for a discount).
At $NT640 per person (£15 / $20USD) or just NT$720 for an adult and child, we thought this was great value for money and your homemade pineapple cakes are a great souvenir to take home.
Cookinn Taipei also runs baking classes where you can make pineapple cakes, pork pepper buns, scallion pancakes and nougat crackers.
Check out these classes on their Cookinn website and use the code ‘TAIWANDERERS’ for 5% off (code only valid by booking directly on their official website), or you can book their classes on Klook.
You might like our guide to Taipei Workshops and Cooking Classes >
Pineapple cake flavored potato chips
In March 2026 we spotted pineapple cake flavoured potato chips in some larger Taiwan supermarkets.
We bought a pack and can confirm they do indeed taste like pineapple cakes!
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