Roselle Desserts in Toronto's Corktown neighbourhood, located at 362 King Street East, shared several photos from Yeoh's visit on Monday.
In an Instagram post, the restaurant says this wasn't the first time the Academy Award-winning actress visited them. She stopped by five years ago and staff remember how friendly she was back then.
"We figured we’d just say hi and gush, but she actually invited us to sit with her! She was warm, gracious and even asked us questions about our business and journey, listening to us as if we were old friends," they wrote about a visit Yeoh made in the past.
It sounds like her most recent visit also went really well and she even tried some fresh treats while she was there.
"She came by this morning to pick up some treats for her hardworking crew and was thrilled to see that we’re doing well," the Instagram caption reads.
They also shared photos of Yeoh trying the restaurant's new sausage, potato and spinach galette.
Roselle Desserts wasn't Yeoh's only stop in Toronto.
The Everything Everywhere All At Once star also paid a visit to Kiss My Pans, a Singaporean cafe inside a cheese shop in Toronto's Little Italy neighbourhood.
"We’ve never been the type to be star struck but star struck we were!" the cafe wrote in an Instagram post and shared a photo from her visit.
The restaurant tells Narcity that it was "very surreal" to have Yeoh come by.
"I actually told her not to come because we are a small shop and we’re very busy. We were worried about not being able to host her properly but we were told she really wanted lunch!" they said via Instagram message.
"She was very friendly and we shared some inside jokes about Singapore and Malaysia."
Kiss My Pans also shared what Yeoh ordered during her visit, which included the laksa, beef rendang, hor fan, bak kut teh and iced kopi.
"She was very excited to see that we had Kueh Salat and asked if we made it in-house. She also ordered the roasted chicken rice and a tub of sambal to go," the restaurant said.
Kiss My Pans said Yeoh went mostly unnoticed during her visit, until the end when she was shopping the retail section and "all hell broke loose."
"Everyone left their tables and food to take pics with her. She was very gracious and obliged. There was a line outside the door to take pics with her as she left," Kiss My Pans said.
It looks like Yeoh's fans were thrilled by her stops in Toronto and shared their excitement on both Instagram posts.
Narcity also reached out to Roselle Desserts for more information on Yeoh's visit, but we did not hear back by the time this story was published.
Yeoh is in Toronto filming Star Trek: Section 31. The Paramount+ film is scheduled to start production on January 29 and will run until mid-March, according to Hollywood North Buzz.
The Oscar winner will star as Emperor Philippa Georgiou in the new Star Trek film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The IMDb description says in the film Georgiou "joins a secret division of Starfleet tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets and faces the sins of her past." The movie is slated for a 2025 release date.
So far no other cast for the Olatunde Osunsanmi-directed film is listed on IMDb.
