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Singapore

Bakery cafés in Singapore

Croissants, sourdough, egg tarts and pineapple tarts, from Keong Saik Road to Lorong Liput.

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Singapore's best-known breakfast bread comes from a coffee stall. Ya Kun, the kaya toast chain, traces itself to a stall that Loi Ah Koon, who had emigrated from Hainan in 1926, registered at Telok Ayer Basin in 1944, and it has franchised its toast, eggs and coffee since 2000.1 Chains like that are a world apart from the bakery cafés that bake on the premises: French viennoiserie, long-fermented sourdough, Hong Kong egg tarts and the old Chinese pastry shops.

Prices follow the butter. In July 2025 a plain croissant cost S$4.20 at Tiong Bahru Bakery and S$4.80 at Lean & Rich, while Keong Saik Bakery charged S$6 before service charge and tax for an orh nee croissant cube, filled with house-made yam paste.2

Local tip: Lean & Rich's morning platter often sells out before noon, so arrive close to the 08:30 opening, and remember the bakery closes on Mondays.3

Where these cafés are: Novena, Thomson & the north (6), Little India & Jalan Besar (5), Clarke Quay, Robertson Quay & River Valley (4), Geylang, Paya Lebar & the north-east (3), CBD & Marina Bay (2), Bukit Timah (2), Katong & Joo Chiat (2), Bukit Merah, HarbourFront & Sentosa (2), Civic District & Bras Basah (2), Holland Village & Dempsey (2), Chinatown & Telok Ayer (2), Tiong Bahru & Outram (1), Tanjong Pagar, Duxton & Keong Saik (1), Kampong Glam & Bugis (1).

At a glance

35Cafés listed
14With opening hours
08:00Earliest opening
23:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Delicius Pasticceria, from 08:00 (Daily 08:00–23:00).
  • Most listed streets: Upper Thomson Road (2), Lorong Liput (2).
  • Most common features: air-con (17%), wheelchair access (11%), outdoor seating (9%).
Novena, Thomson & the north

Froz Bakery - Cafe

  • 443 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10
  • Mon 08:15–19:45 · Tue–Thu 10:15–19:45 · Fri 08:15–19:45 · Sat–Sun 08:15–18:45
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Bukit Merah, HarbourFront & Sentosa

The Bakery Chef

  • Blk 161 Jalan Bukit Merah Central
  • Mon–Thu 10:00–19:00 · Fri–Sun 10:00–21:00
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Sourdough and croissants: UE Square, Keong Saik Road and Katong

Lean & Rich, at UE Square on Clemenceau Avenue, is run by Hong Ui Chang, formerly head baker at the café Tartine in Hannam-dong, Seoul, and its name stands for the two categories of bakes it sells.32 Its morning platter of sourdough, soft-boiled egg, cheese, whipped butter and fig jam cost S$11 in 2026 and tends to run out before noon.3 The bakery opens at 08:30 and closes on Mondays.

Bread & Hearth bakes by traditional European methods with French butter and French wheat flour, at 18 Keong Saik Road and at 25 Marine Parade Road in Katong.4 Keong Saik Bakery, known for cruffins as well as its French butter croissant, sells savory croissant cubes too: mentaiko cheese at S$6.40 and truffle potato at S$7 in July 2025, at outlets on Bendemeer Road and Jalan Merah Saga.2

Tiong Bahru and Holland Village

Pralet, on Eng Hoon Street in Tiong Bahru, opened in 2006 next to its sister baking school, Creative Culinaire.5 It opens Tuesday to Sunday from 09:00 to 18:00, and Tiong Bahru Bakery is further along the same street at No. 56.5

Tai Cheong Bakery, a Hong Kong egg-tart maker with more than half a century of baking behind it, opened a full cha chaan teng, a Hong Kong-style diner, at 31 Lorong Liput in Holland Village in November 2016, with five booths indoors and 24 seats outside.6 Kyushu Pancake trades a few doors down at No. 25.

Old-school bakeries in Little India and Jalan Besar

Little India and Jalan Besar come second for bakery cafés, after the Novena and Serangoon end of the north, and several of the older shops are here. Le Cafe Confectionery & Pastry moved from an old shophouse to 31/33 MacKenzie Road; it is best known for golf-ball-sized pineapple tarts, sold all year and busiest before Chinese New Year.7

Madras Bakery is at 23 Campbell Lane and C Patisserie at 129 Desker Road. Lucky Her Kiao, at 88 Horne Road, opens 10:30–18:00 and closes on Wednesdays.

Hours, from breakfast to late evening

Most bakery cafés start early. Simply Bread at 1 Fifth Avenue in Bukit Timah serves 08:00–19:00 daily, Two Men Bagel House on Irrawaddy Road opens at 08:00 on weekdays and shuts at 16:00, and Froz Bakery - Cafe in Ang Mo Kio starts at 08:15 on Mondays, Fridays and weekends.

A few bake into the night. Edith Patisserie at 1 Maju Avenue in Serangoon Gardens is open 10:00–22:00 every day, Home Cafe @ Blossom on Circuit Road until 22:30 on Fridays and Saturdays, and The Bakery Chef in Bukit Merah Central until 21:00 from Friday to Sunday. In the CBD, Artisan Boulangerie Co is in Asia Square Tower 2 on Marina View.

Sources

  1. Ya Kun Kaya Toast, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. 16 Best Croissants In Singapore, Eatbook.sg (Anthia Chng, July 9, 2025), accessed October 2026
  3. The best brunch spots in Singapore 2026, Time Out Singapore (2026), accessed October 2026
  4. Best Croissants in Singapore: The Best Bakeries and Cafes, City Nomads, accessed October 2026
  5. 22 Best Tiong Bahru Food Spots, Pelago (updated November 13, 2025), accessed October 2026
  6. Tai Cheong Bakery opens a Cha Chaan Teng in Holland Village, Lady Iron Chef (November 18, 2016), accessed October 2026
  7. Le Cafe Confectionery and Rochor Original, Ordinary Patrons (March 2017, updated June 2025), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Bakery cafés in Singapore: questions

How much does a croissant cost at a bakery café in Singapore?

In July 2025 a plain croissant cost S$4.20 at Tiong Bahru Bakery and S$4.80 at Lean & Rich in UE Square. Keong Saik Bakery charged S$6 before service charge and tax for its orh nee croissant cube, filled with yam paste, and S$6.40 to S$7 for its savory croissant cubes.

Where can you buy Hong Kong egg tarts in Holland Village, Singapore?

Tai Cheong Bakery, a Hong Kong egg-tart maker with more than half a century of history, opened a cha chaan teng at 31 Lorong Liput in Holland Village in November 2016. It opened with five booths indoors and 24 seats outside, and Kyushu Pancake is a few doors down at No. 25.

Where are the old-school bakeries in Singapore's Little India and Jalan Besar?

Le Cafe Confectionery & Pastry is at 31/33 MacKenzie Road and is best known for golf-ball-sized pineapple tarts, sold all year and busiest before Chinese New Year. Madras Bakery is at 23 Campbell Lane, and Lucky Her Kiao at 88 Horne Road opens 10:30–18:00, closed on Wednesdays.

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