For individuals who grew up within the West aspect of Singapore, Ng Kim Lee Confectionery can be a reputation acquainted to you. A family-run bakery located alongside Chun Tin Highway, Ng Kim Lee Confectionery is understood for promoting Teochew-style pastries and conventional Western truffles at inexpensive costs.

Right here’s why it’s best to pay a go to to this bakery the following time you might be within the Higher Bukit Timah space.

Step again into time when you attain the doorstep of Ng Kim Lee Confectionery. From conventional patterned tiled flooring to the blue Bostwick collapsible gates (aka shophouse grilles), these are just a few the explanation why this humble bakery has stayed well-liked with many Singaporeans for greater than 60 years.

Pastries all the time style greatest freshly baked, and that is precisely what you’d get at Ng Kim Lee Confectionery. One in every of their top-selling bakes is the mini butter muffins.

At simply S$0.70 per piece, you’d be capable of pattern a lot of their flavours with out feeling the pinch. As we arrived moderately late within the day, we solely managed to select up a few their Strawberry Muffins and Jam Muffins. These mini butter muffins had a balanced style and was not overly buttery.

Different well-liked pastries that we sampled had been the Honey Rooster Siew Pao (S$1.60 per piece) and Portuguese Egg Tart (S$1.50 per piece). The crust of the Honey Rooster Siew Pao was crispy and when reduce, revealed tasty rooster chunks enveloped by a buttery flaky crust. The filling of the Portuguese Egg Tart had a slight milky flavour and its pastry was not overcooked.

Should you fancy one thing sweeter, Ng Kim Lee Confectionery affords an honest unfold of conventional Western truffles to your selecting. We had been informed that the Durian Mousse Cake (S$3) and the Yam Mousse Cake (S$3) had been their hottest flavours. Although you’d anticipate these substances to have robust flavours, each truffles had been comfortable, barely candy, and lightweight in flavour.

It’s also possible to decide up childhood snacks (reminiscent of Iced Gems, Pig Ears at S$3 per packet), Tau Sar Piah (S$4.50 per packet) and Walnut Biscuits (S$3 per packet) right here. A tip: As their freshly baked pastries promote out rapidly, we suggest visiting the bakery earlier within the day. Elsewise, drop by to investigate about their each day baking schedule to be able to decide up your favorite bakes contemporary out of the oven.

Ng Kim Lee Confectionery
4 Chun Tin Highway
Singapore 599591