Investigation of this also necessitates a visit to the area in front of the city god temple. The Hsinfuchen cake shop stands at the head of Peimen Street, looking brand new behind its festive red facade. In fact, this is Hsinchu's oldest cake shop, home for 100 years of the ever-popular chuchien meat pasty.
在北門街口有一爿喜紅色調的餅店「新復珍」，雖然門面嶄新，卻是新竹唯一的百年餅店，它的主角產品就叫「竹塹餅」，這可是新竹人吃了一百年都不膩的老餅。