Tiong Bahru Bakery - modern bakery cafe with an old school name

When Tiong Bahru Bakery first opened in Singapore, it gave me an impression of old school cakes, bakery and decor. Who were to know Tiong Bahru Bakery is just a name, and what was on the menu was completely not old school - serving instead coffee, pastries and interesting looking buns. In fact I think cafes like Drips Bakery Cafe and My Awesome Cafe have done a better job of a old school nostalgia mood and food. You do have to give credit to Tiong Bahru Bakery for being a trendsetter, helping to boost the cafe scene and setting a new standard of how a bakery cafe should be like in Singapore.

My friends rave about the croissant, but to me, I thought it was just normal, perhaps because I am not really a fan of croissant. I have tried the famed black Squid Ink salmon burger, which though an interesting black bun concept, it is just a good old salmon sandwich. Coffee was okay and of good standard. Would I deliberately make my way here for food - unlikely so unless I am in the area and there is nothing new to try. I hope Tiong Bahru Bakery will do a revamp and create a new menu that epitomizes Tiong Bahru - cozy, quaint, old school.

Tiong Bahru Bakery
56 Eng Hoon Street #01-70
Sun-Thur 8am-8pm
Fri-Sat 8am-10pm

Tiong Bahru Bakery
Raffles City Shopping Centre
252 North Bridge Road #B1-11
Mon-Sun 8am-10pm