This guide to the best desserts in Singapore was last updated on 4 July 2015.
Creme brûlée, macaron, soufflé, tiramisu, madeleine… Desserts are not only the best food for the soul, they have the loveliest names that touch the heart too! It is no secret that we love desserts and over the past few years, we have tried many desserts from restaurants, cafes, patisseries and bakeries. Some are life-changing, some are mind-blowingly out of the world, some take our breath away…
Well, whatever they are, they are not to be missed. Here is our guide on Singapore’s 65 Must Try Desserts.
The desserts are not ranked in any order, and we will update this guide from time to time when we discover new desserts that are worthy to be listed.
DB BISTRO MADELEINE
db Bistro has many divine dessert creations like soufflé, profiteroles, chocolate fondant, but the one that we can never resist are the freshly baked madeleines (S$8). We will go so far as to say it is one of the best madeleines you can find in Singapore.
10 Bayfront Avenue#B1-48 Galleria Level, The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands
Tel: +65 6688 8525
Mon to Fri (Lunch): 12pm – 5pm
Sat & Sun (Brunch): 11am – 5pm
Sun & Mon (Dinner): 5.30pm – 10pm
Tue to Sat (Dinner): 5.30pm – 11pm
Nearest Station: Bayfront
DEAN & DELUCA
One of the top sellers at Dean & Deluca is its Rainbow Cake (S$7.50). The pastry chef uses six different fruit extracts – strawberry, orange, lemon, green apple, blueberry and grape – to give the cake its brilliant rainbow colours.
Dean & Deluca’s rainbow cake is listed in our guide to Singapore’s best rainbow cakes.
#04-23/24 Orchard Central, 181 Orchard Road
Tel: +65 6509 7708
Mon to Fri: 11am – 10pm
Sat & Sun: 10am – 10pm
Nearest Station: Somerset
DRURY LANE
With several desserts like nutella chocolate tart, carrot cake, and salted caramel tart on rotation, you will be spoiled silly at Drury Lane. We love their Candy Bar Pie (S$5) – which is actually more like a tart made of salted caramel, peanut butter nougat, with a chocolate glaze.
Drury Lane also has several muffins – matcha, peanut butter, banana & walnut – in its repertoire. What makes the muffins special is that you can pay-as-you-wish. Get your coffee fix here and grab a muffin or two.
94 Tanjong Pagar RoadTel: +65 6222 6698
Mon, Wed & Thu: 9am to 8.30pm
Fri: 9am – 10pm
Sat & Sun: 10am – 6pm
Nearest Station: Tanjong Pagar
DULCET & STUDIO CREAM PUFF
This Japanese cafe by Tampopo has quite possibly the best Japanese cream puff (S$2.60) in Singapore – it makes a perfect bite every time. Other noteworthy desserts include the Japanese-style Chiffon Cakes, Scoop Cake and Mont Blanc.
177 River Valley Road#01-41/42 Liang Court
Tel: +65 6338 9248
Mon to Thu: 11am – 10pm
Fri: 11am – 11pm
Sat: 10am – 11pm
Sun: 10am – 9.30pm
Nearest Station: Clarke Quay
EDGE HOMEMADE GLUTEN-FREE NAMA CHOCOLATES
It is a tough choice, but if we could only choose one reason to return to Edge at Pan Pacific Singapore, it would be the homemade gluten-free Nama chocolates that are available in three flavours – passionfruit, matcha and rum & chocolate. It is frankly as good, if not better, than the famous Japanese chocolate brand that everyone knows of and associates nama chocolates with, and we can easily eat a dozen of these pillowy-soft chocolates. Unfortunately, they are exclusive to the buffet spread, else we’d gladly take some home.
Pan Pacific Singapore, Level 37 Raffles Boulevard
Tel: +65 6826 8240
Nearest Station: City Hall/Promenade
FIVE AND DIME SALTED EGG YOLK MOLTEN CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE
Absolutely brilliant. A molten chocolate lava cake with a salted egg yolk custard center… This tastes as good as it sounds; it makes you wonder why other places did not come up with this wonderful creation.
297 River Valley RoadTel: +65 9236 5002
Mon to Thu: 12pm – 10am
Fri & Sat: 12pm – 12 midnight
Sun: 10am – 10pm
Nearest Station: Somerset
FLOR PATISSERIE STRAWBERRY SOUFFLÉ
This Japanese patisserie has many delicious Japanese-inspired French pastries and cakes, but the star is definitely its Strawberry Soufflé (S$6.60). Covered in fresh cream, this slow-baked cheese soufflé is light, fluffy and melt-in-the-mouth.
Flor Patisserie’s strawberry soufflé is listed in our guide to Singapore’s best strawberry shortcake.
2 Duxton Hill #01-01 SingaporeTel: +65 6223 8628
Mon to Sat: 10.30am – 7.30pm
Sun: 10.30am – 6.30pm
Nearest Station: Tanjong Pagar
FRESH FRUITS LAB RAINBOW CAKE
No fruits in Fresh Fruits Lab’s version of Rainbow Cake (S$7), but it is a lovely sweet treat that we’d do anytime. Nothing overly sweet, and the cake is soft enough for our liking. Complete with colourful sprinkles, this is your best bet when you are in the East!
Fresh Fruits Lab’s rainbow cake is listed in our guide to Singapore’s best rainbow cakes.351 Changi Road
Tel: +65 6677 6741
Tue to Thu, & Sun: 11am – 10pm
Fri & Sat: 11am – 12midnight
Nearest Station: Eunos/Kembangan
HABITAT COFFEE CHURROS
If you are at Habitat Coffee for brunch, you must end the meal with the house-made Churros (S$9) served with warm chocolate ganache.
223 Upper Thomson RoadTel: +65 6456 2567
Tue to Fri: 11am – 10.30pm
Sat & Sun: 10.30am – 10.30pm
Nearest Station: Marymount
HATTER STREET HAW FLAKES FLAVOURED MACARON
Hatter Street is one of the newest dessert cafes to open in the heartlands. Located in a HDB estate – just a few units away from popular Thai eatery Nakhon Kitchen – it offers desserts with a twist.
There are interesting creations like snickers cheesecake, matcha and red bean mousse cake, and kumquat tart, but the stand-out item is the macaron flavoured with haw flakes.
Block 212 Hougang Street 21 #01-333Tue to Sun: 1pm – 10pm
Nearest Station: Kovan
HONEY CREME SOFT-SERVE ICE CREAM
Known for its range of Korean-inspired soft-serve ice cream topped with different toppings such as honey comb (S$5.90), Organic Cotton Candy (S$5.50), and Popcorn (S$5.50) Honey Creme – a popular Taiwanese ice cream store has finally opened its first store in Singapore to much fanfare.
Having soft-serve ice cream on a hot day? Yes, please!
#01-37, 313 @ Somerset, 313 Orchard RoadTel: +65 6884 8468
Daily: 11am – 10pm
Nearest Station: Somerset
JAMIE’S ITALIAN PANNA COTTA
The Panna Cotta (S$9) at Jamie’s Italian is a simple and well-made dessert. It is rich and creamy yet not overly sweet, exactly how a good panna cotta should be. Surely one of the better renditions in town.
1 HarbourFront Walk,VivoCity, #01-165/167
Tel: +65 67335500
Daily: 11.30am to 11pm
Nearest Station: Harbourfront
KKI SWEETS
Love Japanese sweets and all its prettiness? Then Kki Sweets is for you. The small space sits in the SOTA building just 5 minutes’ walk from Dhoby Ghaut station. It is a little inconspicuous, but take a little walk into the campus and you’d be treated to delicate Japanese cakes. They do not come cheap, though.
1 Zubir Said Drive SOTA #02-01Tel: +65 6225 6650
Tue to Sun: 12pm – 8pm
Nearest Station: Dhoby Ghaut
LADY M CREPE CAKE
This well-known New York cake shop prides itself on creating the freshest and finest cakes. The signature cake Lady M Mille Crêpes consists no less than twenty paper-thin handmade crêpes layered with light and fresh cream.
1 Fullerton RoadOne Fullerton #01-10
Tel: +65 6820 0830
Mon to Thu: 9am – 10pm
Fri & Sat: 9am – 12midnight
Sun: 9am – 9pm
Nearest Station: Raffles Place
LAURENT BERNARD CHOCOLATIER SOUFFLÉ
Laurent Bernard has four different soufflés ($16.50). The chocolate soufflé is good, but for something different, try the lemon flavoured soufflé.
Laurent Bernard Chocolatier’s soufflé is listed in our guide to Singapore’s best soufflés.
#01-11 The Pier at Robertson Quay80 Mohammad Sultan Road
Tel: +65 6235 9007
Mon: 6pm – 11pm
Tue to Thu: 1pm – 12 midnight
Fri & Sat: 1pm – 1am
Sun: 1pm – 11pm
Nearest Station: Clarke Quay
LANA CHOCOLATE CAKE
One of the best chocolate cakes in Singapore. This iconic cake shop at Greenwood Avenue has been around since 1975, and there is a reason why it has remained immensely popular for so many years. Moist and chocolatey, once you have tried Lana Chocolate Cake, you will never look at chocolate cakes the same way again.
36 Greenwood AvenueTel: +65 6466 8940
Mon & Tue: 10.30am – 4.30pm
Wed to Fri: 10.30am – 5.30pm
Sat: 10.30am – 4.30pm
Nearest Station: Botanic Gardens
LES DELICES VALRHONA CHOCOLATE DOME
Les Delices may be a newcomer in the Tanjong Pagar vicinity but is no stranger to the media. Co-owner cum pastry chef Georgina Sim was previously trained in Le Cordon Bleu; the culinary school has groomed famous graduates such as American Chef Julia Child and Peruvian Chef Gaston Acurio.
Instead of succumbing to industry’s demands of coffee and customizable cakes, the Parisan-style café has decided to focus on a limited menu of French pastries and teas. Their specialty is the cream filled light Choux Pastry (S$5.90) but their other desserts such as the rich Heavenly Valrhona Chocolate Dome (S$10.90) are equally popular. Each cake has been paired with either an English or Chinese tea to bring out the best flavours.
333 Kreta Ayer RoadTel: +65 6225 9282
Mon: 1pm – 7pm
Tue to Thu:1pm – 10pm
Fri to Sat: 1pm – 10.45pm
Sun: Closed
Nearest Station: Telok Ayer
LIME PARKROYAL ON PICKERING GREEN TEA CHOCOLATE FONDUE
Lime at PARKROYAL on Pickering has a superb dessert buffet spread. The highlight, for us, will always be its green tea chocolate fondue. Other worthy mentions include the Chocolate Mocha Cheesecake, Green Tea Mousse Cake with Azuki and Chocolate Gateaux. And the Lemon Lime Tart is also one of the best that we’ve had in Singapore.
PARKROYAL on Pickering3 Upper Pickering Street
Tel: +65 6809 8899
Email: lime.prsps@parkroyalhotels.com
Sun to Thu: 6.30am – 12am
Fri, Sat & Eve of PH: 6.30am – 2am
Nearest Station: Chinatown/Clarke Quay
MARMALADE PANTRY STICKY DATE PUDDING
Served with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream, Marmalade Pantry’s Sticky Date Pudding is a crowd’s favourite. What we love about Marmalade Pantry’s rendition is its consistency – we have had this pleasing dessert on numerous occasions and it is always very satisfying.
2 Orchard Turn #03-22ION Orchard Singapore
Tel: +65 6734 2700
Nearest Station: Orchard
MAISEN KAYSER ECLAIR
Maisen Kayser is perhaps most well known for its bread, but their eclairs – choose between vanilla, chocolate, or coffee flavours - are also worth a mention.
#B1-09, Scotts Square6 Scotts Road
Tel: +65 6636 3672
Daily: 8am – 9pm
Nearest Station: Orchard
MAX BRENNER’S CHOCOLATE FONDUE & WAFFLES
Max Brenner is a destination for lovers of chocolate desserts. From crepes, chocolate fondue, chocolate lava cake and waffles, every dessert is lip-smackingly good.
Max Brenner’s waffles is listed in our guide to Singapore’s best waffles.
#02-14 Esplanade Mall8 Raffles Avenue
Tel: +65 6336 9563
Sun to Thu: 10am – 10.30pm
Fri & Sat: 10am – 11.30pm
Nearest Station: City Hall/Esplanade
For more recommendations, read our guide to Singapore’s Best Dessert Places
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