Buttery, flaky, and shaped like a crescent, the rich scent of a freshly-baked croissant and an accompanying cup of java is the perfect way to start a lazy morning. Here are six bakeries that serve some of the best croissants in town.
1. Crown Bakery
557 Bukit Timah Rd, #01-03, Crown Centre
Opening Hours: 7:30am - 7pm, daily
Here’s one bakery that definitely pays attention to their lamination of dough process. Known for their 27-layer croissant, the French pastry here is light, flaky and buttery, thanks to the precision applied when layering the butter evenly in thin sheets of dough.
2. Baker & Cook
77 Hillcrest Road (flagship outlet)
Opening hours: 7am - 8pm, Sunday to Thursday. 7am - 10pm, Friday to Saturday.
Global baker Dean Brettschneider is best known for his sourdough loaf, but Baker & Cook does a mean croissant as well. Staying true to his Kiwi roots, Brettschneider only uses butter from New Zealand when making his pastries.
557 Bukit Timah Rd, #01-03, Crown Centre
Opening Hours: 7:30am - 7pm, daily
Here’s one bakery that definitely pays attention to their lamination of dough process. Known for their 27-layer croissant, the French pastry here is light, flaky and buttery, thanks to the precision applied when layering the butter evenly in thin sheets of dough.
2. Baker & Cook
77 Hillcrest Road (flagship outlet)
Opening hours: 7am - 8pm, Sunday to Thursday. 7am - 10pm, Friday to Saturday.
Global baker Dean Brettschneider is best known for his sourdough loaf, but Baker & Cook does a mean croissant as well. Staying true to his Kiwi roots, Brettschneider only uses butter from New Zealand when making his pastries.
The croissants from Baker & Cook are made only with New Zealand butter.
3. Bakery Artisan Original (B.A.O)
37 Mactaggart Road
Opening Hours: 11am - 6pm, Monday to Friday. 10am - 1pm, Saturday. Closed on Sundays.
The croissants here are more well-rounded and plumped up than the usual crescent-shaped, and we’ll like to think it’s because they’ve been packed with extra goodness. Here, the French viennoiserie are made with French butter from Normandy, and glazed with a yolk and milk mixture that gives the croissant a beautiful golden-brown crust.
4. Bread & Hearth
18 Keong Saik Road
Opening Hours: 8am - 6:30pm, Saturday to Thursday. 8am - 5:30pm, Friday.
Split the Le Croissant from here into two to admire the honeycomb interior of this light-as-air morning treat. The bakers here use unbleached flour to make the dough, and much care goes into the lamination and folding technique to produce that picture-worthy middle.
37 Mactaggart Road
Opening Hours: 11am - 6pm, Monday to Friday. 10am - 1pm, Saturday. Closed on Sundays.
The croissants here are more well-rounded and plumped up than the usual crescent-shaped, and we’ll like to think it’s because they’ve been packed with extra goodness. Here, the French viennoiserie are made with French butter from Normandy, and glazed with a yolk and milk mixture that gives the croissant a beautiful golden-brown crust.
4. Bread & Hearth
18 Keong Saik Road
Opening Hours: 8am - 6:30pm, Saturday to Thursday. 8am - 5:30pm, Friday.
Split the Le Croissant from here into two to admire the honeycomb interior of this light-as-air morning treat. The bakers here use unbleached flour to make the dough, and much care goes into the lamination and folding technique to produce that picture-worthy middle.
Croissants from B.A.O. Photo credit: B.A.O Facebook page.
5. Do.Main bakery
226 Tanjong Katong Road
Opening Hours: 8am - 8pm, daily
Opened by French pastry chef Frederic Deshayes, this East-side gem tucked along Tanjong Katong road uses premium Elle & Vivre butter and quality French flour in their pastries. The croissant here is as traditional as it gets — buttery flaky crust, crispy ends, and an airy, honeycomb centre.
6. Bakery Brera & Fine Foods
#01-05, Block 8, Empress Mall, Empress Road
Opening Hours: 7am - 7pm, Tuesday to Sunday. Closed on Mondays.
Not many know of this hidden gem in Empress Mall, where trays of golden-brown crescent moon-shaped croissants are turned out daily. The light sweet dough pulls apart with just that right touch of resistance, so you get crispy flakes and a slightly chewy middle in one bite.
226 Tanjong Katong Road
Opening Hours: 8am - 8pm, daily
Opened by French pastry chef Frederic Deshayes, this East-side gem tucked along Tanjong Katong road uses premium Elle & Vivre butter and quality French flour in their pastries. The croissant here is as traditional as it gets — buttery flaky crust, crispy ends, and an airy, honeycomb centre.
6. Bakery Brera & Fine Foods
#01-05, Block 8, Empress Mall, Empress Road
Opening Hours: 7am - 7pm, Tuesday to Sunday. Closed on Mondays.
Not many know of this hidden gem in Empress Mall, where trays of golden-brown crescent moon-shaped croissants are turned out daily. The light sweet dough pulls apart with just that right touch of resistance, so you get crispy flakes and a slightly chewy middle in one bite.
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