The Sweet Life: 5 Japanese Patisseries to get your sugar fix

Karen GEORGE

25 May 2015

updated the 6 October 2015 à 23:07

1/5
Asanoya Bakery
In their 82 years of existence, famed Japanese bakery Asanoya did not feel the need to expand beyond their store in Karuizawa. Yet, when they did, they chose Singapore as the location of their first outlet. The cakes and sweets are nice but it's the rustic Japanese-style bread baked in traditional ovens that draw the tai tais and Japanese to the bakery.

15 Queen St
Photo: Facebook/Asanoya
2/5
Henri Charpentier
Yet another renowned Japanese patisserie to set up their first store in Singapore would be Henri Charpentier. The outlet at Dempsey Road is a pagoda of pink and serves their signature cakes, pastries, madeleine, financiers and flambé desserts at decent prices. Although most of the ingredients are imported from Japan, the pastry chefs have decided to source local ingredients to give the dishes their own unique twist. And while you can't go wrong with anything on the menu, a must try at this place would be the crepe suzette.
9A Dempsey Rd
Photo: Facebook/Henri Charpentier
3/5
Flor Patisserie
Flor Patisserie came about when Chef Yamashita, left the much popular Patisserie Glace left to start his own pastry shop. Taking wih him his talent for whipping up edible works of art. Chef Yamashita takes pride in the freshness and quality of his ingredients and only uses the best items sourced from his native country. Popular picks include the ice cheese start, strawberry shortcake and fruit souffle.
2 Duxton Hill
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Photo: Facebook/Flor Patisserie
4/5
Pantler
With stints at Grand Hyatt Tokyo and Joel Robuchon Singapore, it's clear that Matthias Phua and Chef Tomoharu Morita know what they're doing. This is very much evident in their freshly baked
bread, cakes, pastries, tarts, puddings and baked desserts created with carefully selected ingredients, such as flour from Japan, butter from France, and seasonal fruits. Signature items include the pleasantly light Ricotta Cheese Tarts and banana eclair.
198 Telok Ayer Street
Photo: Facebook/Pantler
5/5
Patisserie Glace
Japanese pastry and cakes connoisseurs will be spoilt for choice at Patisserie Glace with their wide variety of tarts, pies and cakes with traditional Japanese flavours including Tiramisu, green tea and matcha. The patisserie is also the only shop in Singapore that bakes Baumkuchen, a light butter cake that is known affectionately as 'tree rings'. Not to be missed is the rench tea cakes such as Choco-Madeleine and Financier.
9 Raffles Place #01-16 Republic Plaza
Photo: Facebook/Patisserie Glace

Indulge your sweet tooth and get a taste of Japan in the middle of Singapore at these 5 outstanding Japanese patisseries.

Sushi, mochi, ramen, tonkatsu, sashimi… this is the list of foods we easily and comfortably associate with Japan. Pretty pastries and cakes? Not so much! Yet Japanese pastry chefs have fast made a name for themselves as some of the best in the world, marrying traditional French techniques with Japanese precision and innovation. Hironobu Fukano, Norihiko Terai and Hidemi Sugino are just some of the names that have made their mark on the international pastry stage.

Laduree may be the place we go to for macarons, but when it comes to Japanese-inspired French pastries, we’ve got a few of our own favourite spots in Singapore to trot out. Here are 5 Japanese patisseries you should head to whenever you’re in need of a sublime sugar fix.

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