Starter Lab – Havelock Road

With now-defunct The Bakery by Woodlands Sourdough starting the trend way back when they had first opened its doors in 2017, it seems that house-made sourdough bakeries are the trend now, with names such as Firebake, Micro Bakery & Kitchen, Mr. Kneady’s, Fine Dining Bakery and many others being pretty established bakeries in Singapore. Hailing…

Voyage Patisserie – Outram Road

Situated along Outram Road at the same stretch of shophouses as Tiong Bahru Pau beside Wangz Hotel is Voyage Patisserie, one of the newest patisseries in town. Occupying the first level of the shophouse that it is housed in, Voyage Patisserie is pretty spacious with a rather deep floor area. Walking into the shop space,…

好福气 Ho Fook Hei Soya Sauce Chicken – Great World City

The revamp of Great World City have seen new tenants move into the mall, with the likes of Tim Ho Wan, Konjiki Hototogitsu and Mavrx Coffee occupying the various shop spaces in the mall. Situated near the office lobby of Great World City within the mall area, Ho Fook Hei Soya Sauce Chicken is a…

Unagi vs Salmon – Icon Village

Yet another establishment with a focus on healthy eating had opened in the Central Business District; an area which is seemingly filled with such options for the health-conscious office folks. Taking up a small shop space at Icon Village that faces the main road, Unagi vs Salmon is a simple eatery that is decently renovated;…

Little Elephant Thai Bistro – Eng Hoon Street

Located just across Tiong Bahru Bakery’s very first branch is Little Elephant Thai Bistro; a relatively new Thai eatery in the Tiong Bahru neighbourhood. Opened just for a couple of months, Little Elephant Thai Bistro had been serving up affordable Thai cuisine ever since its inception. Decked in a coffeeshop-esque setting, the interior seems to…

Merci Marcel – Eng Hoon Street

Tiong Bahru seems to be a spot that had been seeing quite a bit of change within the F&B scene of the late, especially with the opening of Creamier’s third outlet at Yong Saik Street and Merci Marcel’s launch at Eng Hoon Street. Taking over the former premises of now-defunct The Orange Thimble, Merci Marcel…

Le Halo – Blk 4 Jalan Bukit Ho Swee (Closed)

(Le Halo had since ceased operations.) While Tiong Bahru had been on its way of becoming the next hipster district, the Jalan Bukit Ho Swee and Havelock Road had seen an uprising of cafés joining the neighbourhood in recent months, sprucing up the aging estate with some fresh concepts. Le Halo is a new cafe…

Whisk Cafe – Blk 58 Seng Poh Road (Closed)

(Whisk Cafe had since ceased operations.) Just as you thought there was no more space for cafes within the gentrified Tiong Bahru, Whisk Cafe had sprouted up in a unit that is situated right opposite the Tiong Bahru Market. I visited them on the second day of their official opening. Apart from several cakes available, there…

The Dispensary – Tiong Bahru Road (Closed)

(The Dispensary had since ceased operations.) The Dispensary is a patisserie that is located at Tiong Bahru Road had opened its doors for quite some time now. Having taken over its premises from a medical hall, it had preserved some if not most of the features of its previous tenants. From the external features all…

Sin Lee Foods – Blk 4 Jalan Bukit Ho Swee (Closed)

(Sin Lee Foods had since ceased operations.) The recent trend of using old shop areas significant to a historic estate seems to be on a high with cafes lately. While Tian Kee & Co is recently uncovered, Sin Lee Foods had quietly appeared in the Bukit Ho Swee estate. Sin Lee used to be a…

The Tastemaker Store – Blk 22 Havelock Road (Closed)

(The Tastemaker Store had since ceased operations.) Havelock Road may have seen the recent opening of Yellow Cup Coffee along the stretch nearer to Chinatown lately, but the area nearer to Beo Crescent Food Centre had been rather left out from the recent uprising of cafes around town, even though it is not situated too…

Tiong Bahru Bakery by Gontran Cherrier – Eng Hoon Street

(Edited 12/06/17: Tiong Bahru Bakery is no longer affiliated with Gontran Cherrier) Tiong Bahru Bakery does not need much introduction now. Behind this humble name lies the collaboration between celebrity baker Gontran Cherrier and the Spa Espirit Group. The name is pretty suitable as the original location of Tiong Bahru Bakery is at Eng Hoon…