Amay Golden Triangle Dessert

Review

Amay Golden Triangle Dessert is at No. 134 Zhongshan Road in Pingzhen, right beside the Amay Mi Gan flagship, and is the group's own dessert and light-meal shop. Named after the Golden Triangle where Yunnan, Myanmar and Thailand meet, it has an industrial-retro interior and a glass-walled kitchen where you can watch bakers knead, fill and bake posu buns, making it a good place to rest after a lap of Zhongzhen Market.

The star is the posu bun, whose crust flakes apart layer by layer; the red bean version earns the most praise for its layers, and there are about eight flavours, with custard also widely recommended. Traditional sweets include fried glutinous rice cakes and rice-based treats such as madagun rolls and steamed rice cake, alongside fusion desserts like a strawberry range, Thai milk tea pudding, banana pound cake, sweet fermented rice cheesecake and a pandan roll made with real pandan leaves.

Fans find the posu buns unlike any ordinary steamed bun, say desserts and drinks are reasonably priced, and recommend Thai milk tea with banana cake; staff are friendly and the seating comfortable. Criticism centres on a minimum spend for dine-in and scarce seats on busy weekends, and some find the Western-style desserts ordinary compared with the traditional sweets.

Online maps show roughly 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on weekdays and until 7 p.m. on weekends, while one guide lists 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and a 9 a.m. weekend opening, so check before going. No source gives item prices, though diners call it affordable. Frozen posu buns can be taken home to reheat, making them a handy souvenir; parking is in the paid lots around the Zhongzhen area shared with Amay Mi Gan.

It suits anyone wanting something sweet after a bowl of rice noodles, or travellers looking for a Yunnan–Burmese souvenir. Start with a warm red bean or custard posu bun and a Thai milk tea, then pick up a box of frozen buns on the way out. If dining in, note the minimum spend, and avoid the mid-afternoon weekend rush.