The Bakery Chef (Bukit Merah Central)

Chocolate Rainbow Cake $5.80

The Bakery Chef is a bakery cafe located the the heartlands of Bukit Merah, at Blk 161 Bukit Merah Central which is just a stone throw away from the Bukit Merah Bus Interchange.

Visiting the cafe on a Friday evening, we were pleasantly surprise that there was no need to queue up and wait for a table.

As its name suggests, The Bakery Chef specialises in baking a variety of pastries, pies, cakes, cupcakes and macarons.

Like most other cafes, the furnishing was simple and modern. There was even a cozy corner with rainbow cushion.

Chocolate Rainbow Cake $5.80

The Chocolate Rainbow Cake $5.80 was a cake full of happiness! With its contrast in colours, it was beautifully presented. The rainbow cake consists of six layers of squarish sponge cakes with different colours ranging from red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. In between each layer was a thin layer of chocolate cream cheese with chocolate chips. The crunchy chocolate chips provided a contrast to the soft, light and slightly moist sponge cake. The glittering yummy chocolate cream with a good balance of sweetness at the top goes well with the cake.

Strawberry Shortcake $5.60

The Strawberry Shortcake $5.60 did not disappoint too.

Strawberry Shortcake $5.60

It consist of three layers of pillowy soft sponge cake with slices of strawberry and cream in between the layers. It was well balanced in terms of taste and sweetness.

The quality of the two cakes were surprisingly good. Both cakes were well executed; soft and fluffy with great balance in taste. The rainbow cake is one of the best I have had.

If you are a fan of rainbow cakes, The Bakery Chef is the place to visit! 

The Bakery Chef (Bukit Merah Central)

#01-3711

161 Bukit Merah Central

Singapore 150161

Tel: 6273 9211
Opening Hours: Tue to Thu 10am - 7pm 

                          Fri to Mon 10am - 9pm

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Tiong Bahru Bakery by Gontran Cherrier (Raffles City Shopping Centre)

Tiong Bahru Bakery by Gontran Cherrier is a bakery cafe set up by Spa Espirit Group. It is the same group which owns a number of restaurants such as Open Door Policy, Skinny Pizza and Demspey House. Tiong Bahru Bakery first opened in Tiong Bahru estate now has a second outlet located in Raffles City Shopping Centre. 

Tiong Bahru Bakery at Raffles City Shopping Centre has been enjoying a brisk business ever since it has opened at the bustling location. 

First Anniversary Promotion

Coincidentally, on the day of visit (3rd Aug 2013) it was their first anniversary at Raffles City. As such, they had a $1 Mini Kouign Amann promotion. 

The products offerings are proudly displayed. Customers who are interested to buy something (no matter how many) would need to go through this entire stretch where they would be enticed with a visual display of a whole range of food such as bread, pastries, cakes, sandwiches, desserts and coffee. What a smart move! 

Drinks

Tiong Bahru Bakery offers a while variety of drinks and coffee which are displayed at the cashier.

We ordered 'Magic' coffee, Mini Kouic-N Amann and a Plain Croissant.

'Magic' Coffee $6.50

The 'Magic' Coffee $6.50 was a hybrid between a latte and macchiato. The coffee from the Forty Hands was aromatic and quite decent. 

Plain Croissant $3.20

Croissant  one of the items which has been highly raved about. The Plain Croissant was not exactly cheap as it cost $3.20. 

The exterior of the Croissant was beautifully baked. It was crisp and flaky. The interior was soft, light and fluffy. Taste wise, it was simple with just the right buttery fragrant to make you keep longing for more. Certainly, one of the better Croissant I have eaten. I like how they kept it simple and original with no fanciful alterations, just the way it should be. Price wise, I would agree that its not cheap. But, it was worth it. Simple yet delicious! 

Mini Kouign Amann $1

As mentioned earlier, Tiong Bahru Bakery was celebrating it's first anniversary in Raffles City and had a $1 Mini Kouign Amann promotion! As such, we ordered one to share. If you are curious why the promotion was only for Kouign Amann. The reason was because the Kouign Amann is their bestseller. 

The Mini Kouign Amann was addictive. Made from bread dough with butter and sugar folded, it was a crisp round pastry with caramelised sugar coating its exterior. The interior was buttery and sweet with a hint of saltiness. The partner liked it so much that we ordered four more pieces to bring back home to indulge. 

For me, I thought that both the Mini Kouign Amann and Plain Croissant were equally good and worth indulging in when we are around the area during tea time. We will be back! 

Tiong Bahru Bakery by Gontran Cherrier (Raffles City Shopping Centre)

252 North Bridge Road

#B1-11/12 Raffles City Shopping Centre

Singapore 179103 

Tel: +65 6333 4160

Opening Hours: Daily 9am to 10pm

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Tiong Bahru Bakery by Gontran Cherrier (Tiong Bahru)

56 Eng Hoon Street #01-70

Singapore 160056

Tel: +65 6220 3430

Opening Hours: Daily 8am to 8pm

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