Founded by Swiss chef Grégoire Michaud who was previously the Executive Pastry Chef at Four Seasons Hong Kong, Bakehouse is one of the most popular bakeries in Hong Kong and there’s always a long queue for their baked goods, especially their Egg Tarts which are made of a sourdough croissant crust.

Their famous egg tarts sell out very quickly but you can pay for them to place an order first and come back later at the assigned timing to collect them.

We reached the bakery at 10am and the first batch of egg tarts were already gone. We were told that the next batch of egg tarts would be available at 12.30pm. The good news is you can come back anytime (in our case, it was between 12.30pm to 9pm) to collect the egg tarts once you have placed an order.

Made of sourdough crust, the egg tarts come with silky egg filling and they remind us of Portuguese egg tarts. They are not too bad, but to be honest, we don’t get the hype over them.

Bakehouse has lots of beautiful pastries and baked goods which are equally good, but their egg tarts get the most attention on social media. We won’t mind eating it, but we won’t queue up again specially for them.

Bakehouse has five outlets in Hong Kong, but only the original outlet in Wan Chai is a cafe where you can dine in and enjoy their bakes alongside other dishes. The other locations are all grab-and-go bakeries serving their bakes and coffee.

Whether you like the flaky puff pastry egg tart or the butter cookie egg tart, freshly-baked egg tarts are instant gratification.

From the famous Tong Heng’s iconic diamond-shaped egg tart, to Honolulu Cafe’s flaky egg tart, we are lucky that there are plenty of places that offer really good egg tarts in Singapore.

Here is our guide to the best egg tarts you can find in Singapore.

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BALMORAL BAKERY

One of the oldest bakeries in Singapore, Balmoral Bakery has been dishing out its baked goods to its loyal customers since 1965. The egg tarts from Balmoral Bakery have a custard that is slightly runnier but a relatively firm crust. And before you go all the way to Sunset Way, do note that the egg tarts are only available on weekends and Public Holidays.

Price: S$1.40 for an egg tart

105 Clementi Street 12
Singapore 120105
Tel: +65 6779 2064

FLASH BAKES

Flash Bakes is a home-based business which is known for its thin crust egg tarts and they are available in the following flavours: original, pandan, coffee and Ondeh Ondeh.

The crust is so thin and buttery, and the egg custard is smooth, creamery and very eggy. We loved the consistency of the custard and how it isn’t cloyingly sweet. The pandan tart comes with a fragrant and creamy filling, while the Ondeh Ondeh tart features a decadent gula Melaka coconut filling topped with toasted coconut flakes.

HONOLULU CAFE

No trip to Honolulu Café—the famous cha chaan teng from Hong Kong— is complete until you try their signature Honolulu Egg Tarts. Each palm-size flaky pastry encases to-die-for sweet soft egg custard; the dough had been frozen overnight and folded into many layers to achieve a crisp shell. This is definitely one of the best egg tarts you can get in Singapore.

Price: S$1.70 for an egg tart.

The Centrepoint #01-33F/G
176 Orchard Road
Singapore 238843

JOY LUCK TEAHOUSE

Joy Luck Teahouse, newly-launched Hong Kong-style Café at Ion Orchard, is offering the famous egg tarts (choose from puff pastry and a butter cookie type) from Hoover Cake Shop in Hong Kong.

Price: S$2.30 for an egg tart (puff pastry/butter cookie)

2 Orchard Turn #B4-61 ION Orchard
Singapore 238801

LEUNG SANG HONG KONG PASTRIES

We first had the egg tarts from Leung Sang Hong Kong Pastries back in 2007, and we have been fans of it ever since. The confectionery used to be on Sago Street—inconspicuous and hard to locate. But the ones in the know make it there anyway. Today, they sit on Jalan Membina, opposite Tiong Bahru Plaza.

Leung Sang Hong Kong Pastries’ amazingly buttery flaky egg tarts are incredibly addictive. The egg custard boasts a distinct pastel yellow shade and is creamy, silky and sweet. Hands down one of the best egg tarts you can find in Singapore.

Price: S$1.60 for an egg tart

#01-06, 18 Jln Membina
Singapore 164018
Tel: +65 6271 6056

MADELEINE’S ORIGINAL PORTUGUESE EGG TARTS

Madeleine’s Original Portuguese Egg Tart is an old-school shop at 198 Tanjong Katong Road which has been selling its signature Portuguese egg tarts since 1998. They make the egg tarts from scratch daily and you can look forward to flaky puff pasty tarts and rich custard with a burnt caramelised top.

They sell 1 Portuguese egg tart at S$2.20 or you can get 3 mini egg tarts at S$3.30. There are not many of such traditional bakeries left in Singapore, drop by to get some egg tarts when you are dining at one of the restaurants along Tanjong Katong Road.

198 Tanjong Katong Rd
Singapore 436997

RED STAR RESTAURANT

A highly celebrated stalwart in the Chinese dim sum scene here in Singapore, Red Star Restaurant is one that needs no introduction.

Their Egg Tart (S$4.50) is one of the fastest items to go. The egg custard is velvety and boasts a sweet, fragrant vanilla note and the crust that holds it all together is a delicate pastry that flakes upon the lightest touch.

Chin Swee Road,
#07-23 Block 54,
Singapore 160054
Tel: +65 6532 5266

SONG GARDEN

As far as egg tarts go, it is more than just the yellowish custard that defines a really good one. The short-crust pastry that encases it is just as important—if not, more. Here at Song Garden, the Mini Egg Tarts are far better than your traditional flaky egg tarts. Buttery, crumbly and filled with a luscious egg filling, each bite will transport you to heaven.

What we particularly loved about Song Garden’s egg tarts was the fact that it was small enough to eat in one bite, which for one, does away with the nuisance of crumbs falling everywhere, and allows you to taste every single component at one go.

Price: S$4.20++ for 3 pieces of egg tarts

122 Middle Road
Mercure Singapore Bugis
Singapore 188973
Daily: 11am – 10pm

SO GOOD CHAR CHAN TANG

A modern Hong Kong cafe serving Hong Kong classics, So Good Char Chan Tang has excellent flaky egg tarts with a silky-smooth egg custard.

111 Somerset Rd, #01-17 TripleOne Somerset
Singapore 238164
Tel: 6493 0336

TAI CHEONG BAKERY

Hailing from Hong Kong, Tai Cheong Bakery is a reputable institution in Hong Kong with 14 outlets across the city. Tai Cheong Bakery has been serving irresistibly tasty egg tarts for over half a century.

Tai Cheong Bakery’s glorious egg tarts boast a consistently smooth texture and a glossy sheen. Instead of the ubiquitous flaky short-crust pastry, Tai Cheong Bakery uses a buttery cookie-like crust as the base instead. These crisp shells are currently pre-made at a factory before they are baked and filled in-house.

Price: S$2 for an egg tart

Takashimaya Basement 2
391 Orchard Road
Singapore 238873
Tel: +65 6738 1111
Daily: 9am – 9pm
Nearest Station: Orchard

TONG HENG CONFECTIONERY

Probably the most famous egg tart shop in Singapore, Tong Heng’s iconic diamond-shaped egg tart has a velvety-soft pudding that’s contrasted by the hard but thin pastry. The wobbly custard is also sweeter than most egg tarts.

Price: S$2 for an egg tart

285 South Bridge Road
Singapore 058833
Tel: +65 6223 3649

TUNGLOK SIGNATURES

TungLok Signatures’ Baked Mini Egg Tarts are always consistently good and they have never disappointed us. The Chinese restaurant may be famous for many reasons, but their egg tarts are one that always draws us back.

Price: S$4.50 for 3 egg tarts

Orchard Parade Hotel #02-18
1 Tanglin Road
Singapore 247905
Tel : +65 6834 0660

Egg tarts are aplenty in Singapore, but real good ones are rare like eclipse.

There are a few types of egg tarts and we too have our preference. The ones that tug our heartstrings are the Hong Kong-style ones with flaky pastry and sweet egg custard filling. Now, those are pretty rare in Singapore, unless you go to a dim sum restaurant – which can be expensive.

Know where we always go to when we need our Hong Kong-style egg tart fix? We are about to let you in on one of the hugest secrets.

Leung Sang Hong Kong Pastries at Tiong Bahru is Heaven on Earth. Upon stepping in, you would be greeted by the aroma of fresh bakes and everything wonderful. This old-school looking confectionery may look next to nothing, but their egg tarts are to die for.

We first had the egg tarts from Leung Sang Hong Kong Pastries back in 2007, and we have been fans of it ever since. The confectionery used to be on Sago Street – inconspicuous and hard to locate. But the ones in the know make it there anyway.

Today, they sit on Jalan Membina, and everything else remains unchanged. People often talk about how change is the only constant in life, but we say the only constant at Leung Sang Hong Kong is the amazingly buttery flaky pastry that is so addictive with every bite.

The egg custard encased in the pastry is of a pastel yellow shade – not the typical rich hue you might see, but what do you know? It is so silky, creamy and sweet! This is hands down one of the best egg tarts you can find in Singapore.

They also have Western-style egg tarts which come in a different shell – the harder kind that tastes more subtle. While it uses the same egg custard filling, we prefer the Hong Kong-style egg tart’s flaky puff pastry.

Other pastries that are baked in-house and sold at Leung Sang Hong Kong Pastries include Roasted Chicken Pastry, Polo Buns, Lotus Seed Century Egg Pastry and Mushroom Chicken Pie.

Each pastry costs S$1.30, and if you buy 10 pastries, you get one pastry of your choice for free.

18 Jalan Membina
Singapore 164018
Tel: +65 6271 6056
Nearest Station: Tiong Bahru

Hong Kong’s famous cha chaan teng Honolulu Cafe is opening in Singapore! Famous for its egg tarts with flaky pastry, it will open a 1,500 sq ft restaurant with 50 seats at The CentrePoint in Orchard Road at the end of April 2016. We will go out on a limb to say that Honolulu Cafe has the best egg tarts in Hong Kong.

Over the past years, we have seen several openings of successful Hong Kong food brands in Singapore.

Honolulu Cafe is a franchise brought in by a new company set up by Mr Lee Yuen Yong – the managing director of F&B company Asia Gourmet. For those who are unfamiliar with the name, it is the same company that brought in wonton noodle specialist Mak’s Noodle from Hong Kong. Unsurprisingly, it is opening Honululu Cafe at CentrePoint where Mak’s Noodle first debuted.

Here’s some background knowledge about Honolulu Cafe – it was founded in the 1940s by the late Mr Yeung Jin Hei. The cafe started out by selling Hong Kong-style coffee, tea and baked goods.

But over the past 20 years, it has gradually expanded its menu and added more dishes, and today you can find everything from noodle dishes to sandwiches, baked pastries and rice dishes. Honolulu Cafe in Hong Kong is now a full-fledge cha chaan teng, and whenever we are in the city, we find ourselves returning to Honolulu Cafe again and again for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

It currently has three shops in Beijing and one in Shanghai. Honolulu Cafe in Singapore will be its fifth overseas outlet and it will serve freshly baked egg tarts (S$1.70 each), along with the Hong Kong classic dishes such as macaroni noodle dishes and weekly specials.

And of course, when Honolulu Cafe hits our shores, the egg tart is what you must try, for it was what made Honolulu Cafe so famous today. Its signature flaky tarts boast a very buttery and mildly sweet light-coloured pastry shell, filled with a center of smooth, creamy egg custard.

Other than the amazing egg tarts, you should also save room for their Pineapple Buns (Bo Luo Bao).

We are the biggest fans of Honolulu Cafe and everyone knows that by now, so you bet we are most excited about their arrival in Singapore!

With Tai Cheong Bakery and Honolulu Cafe set to enter the Singapore market, would we see a new egg tart craze this year in 2016? We cannot wait to find out.

For more recommendations, read our guide to the top 11 Cha Chaan Teng in Hong Kong.