Cream puffs 'deflating for now' as Sydney Chinatown institution shuts
The popular Haymarket restaurant and bakery known best for its cream puffs has been shuttered with signage noting the premises "has been lawfully re-entered and possession taken".
Emperor's Garden, a beloved Chinatown institution known for its cream puffs, has closed its doors in Sydney due to legal action from the Australian Taxation Office. The restaurant, which opened in 1979, will be taking a short break, leaving its iconic yum cha and takeaway cream puffs unavailable for now. Emperor's Garden Pty Ltd has been winded up, with a hearing scheduled in the Federal Court.
The City of Sydney has approved a redevelopment plan for the site, transforming it from a three-storey building to a 16-storey structure with 22 apartments. The redevelopment, proposed by Hynsco Pty Ltd, is subject to conditions including a detailed environmental site investigation. Emperor's Garden is not the first matter to affect the historic site, as Valentine Yee and his brother Jonathan were recently implicated in a corruption investigation.
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