Contempo Bakery in Quincy reopens as Rubato — a ‘trendy Kong Kong cafe’

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Contempo’s proprietor handed on the restaurant area to her son, who reopened the bakery as a café together with his spouse.

Joyce Chan, proprietor of Contemp Bakery in Quincy, has given the area over to her son, Laurence Louie, and his spouse, Rary Ratsifa, who’ve reopened the area as a Hong Kong café referred to as Rubato. Matt Li

After 22 years in enterprise, the proprietor of Contempo Bakery in Quincy has handed the torch to her son and his spouse. The couple reopened the area as Rubato — a “trendy Hong Kong cafe.”

Rubato opened its doorways at 412 Hancock St. on Saturday, Aug. 13, with a menu centered round candy and savory stuffed bao, bolo bao, and congee rice porridge, a information launch concerning the reopening mentioned.

“Rubato will probably be instantly acquainted to anybody who’s loved snacking in Hong Kong — one of many world’s nice meals cities,” the discharge mentioned.

Rubato makes conventional Char Siu bao. – Matt Li

Rubato is the brainchild of Laurence Louie and his spouse Rary Ratsifa. Louie is the son of Joyce Chan, who created and ran Contempo Bakery and leads the native Chinese language group band of the identical title.

Louie mentioned within the launch that he and Ratsifa had been about to open their first restaurant in London when the pandemic hit and compelled them to vary course.

“We then determined to return again to Boston to be with household and rethink our sport plan, and when the concept to take over mother’s place was introduced, we jumped at it. We’re so excited to proceed her legacy,” Louie mentioned within the launch.

Rubato’s menu boasts bao, that are fluffy steamed buns, full of Cha Siu pork, beef brisket, or Sichuan greens. It additionally presents bolo bao, that are sweet-topped bun sandwiches, full of fried hen, spam, egg, and cheese, or your alternative of ice cream.

Rubato presents fried hen bolo bao. – Matt Li

Different choices embody congee rice porridge; savory steamed rice rolls topped with curried fish balls, beef brisket, or sesame and hoisin; and Hong Kong French toast doused with condensed milk and sprinkled with cookie crumbs.

For drinks, Rubato presents house-milled soy milk, milk tea, chilly brew espresso, and Yuenyueng, a coffee-tea mix that’s well-liked in Hong Kong.

Rubato presents each bolo bao and milk tea. – Matt Li

Rubato is open Wednesday via Sunday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.