Chin Mee Mentum (Cmc) Confectionery @ Katong, Singapore
Senin, 25 Oktober 2021
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On the outside, Singapore may hold upwards all nearly glitz, glamour or fine dining.
Take roughly fourth dimension together with scratch beyond that mistaken facade.
You volition hold upwards surprised to disclose one-time schoolhouse places beautifully preserved similar Chin Mee Chin Confectionery, this Hainanese stalwart inward the middle of Katong.
One Sabbatum morning, nosotros dropped past times hither for breakfast.
Started inward 1925, this bakery-cum-cafe was packed alongside people jostling for a infinite at the few marble topped tables. Usually Sundays is fifty-fifty to a greater extent than packed since it is correct adjacent to a church.
Customers would walk inward together with selection upwards cream cornets, tarts, cream puffs, plainly butter cupcakes together with hot cross buns (it was the 24-hour interval only earlier Easter Sunday) from trays.
Space is scarce hither together with thence sharing the tabular array alongside strangers is de rigueur.
Once nosotros cash inward one's chips our table, they accept our orders.
We bask staff of life rolls lightly toasted on a charcoal stove that are slathered alongside creamy kaya together with a thick spell of butter.
You tin likewise inquire for soft boiled eggs to dip the bread.
The corner store has an opened upwards concept that lets y'all spy on what they are tinkering alongside inward the kitchen or when the bakes come upwards out fresh from the oven.
Even though its acronym CMC sounds similar a mix of C&C Factory, the house is all nearly one-time schoolhouse cool. Expect to tap your feet on an iconic light-green together with white mosaic floor, institute your fanny on shine wooden chairs together with of course, dine off the marble topped tables. Unlike the ones nosotros brand it Malaysia, these tables conduct keep curved legs.
Drop past times for a spell of nostalgia together with perchance the best kaya together with butter buns inward Singapore to hold upwards washed downward alongside a loving cup of rich aromatic coffee.
Chin Mee Chin Confectionery
204, East Coast Road
Katong
Singapore
Tel:02-63450419
(Open from 7.30am to 4.30pm. Closed on Monday. For to a greater extent than pictures, run into the Flickr set.)
*Disclaimer: The opinions expressed hither is alone based on my personal tastebuds together with may vary for others. This review is fourth dimension sensitive; changes may happen to the house after on that tin demeanor upon this opinion. The reviewer likewise declares that she has non received whatever monetary or non-monetary compensation from this house for writing the review.