Singapore is packed with cafés, so there's always another option to weigh up. Choose badly and you end up with a bready croissant and a tart too sweet to finish. Choose well and the table goes quiet for the first few bites.
We've been baking French pastries in Singapore since 2018, when two pastry chefs opened Pâtisserie CLÉ. Our view hasn't changed since: French patisserie is built on restraint. Good butter, clean technique, flavours that speak for themselves. You'll find us in River Valley, and over the years we've been featured in 8 Days, Mothership, Daniel Food Diary and Ladyironchef.
Before you pick a place
How to Tell a Good French Pastry at First Bite
A supermarket croissant costs less than a bakery one mostly because of time and butter. Laminated dough is folded, chilled and rested again and again, sometimes over a couple of days before it reaches the oven. Skip steps and you can taste it. Three quick checks:
Something for everyone at the table
What to Order for Every Kind of Friend
Most groups have a croissant purist, someone who "doesn't really like sweet things", and someone who'd happily skip dessert for good bread. A quick matchup:
| If they're... | Get them | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
| The purist |
 
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The easiest way to judge a bakery. Our pain au chocolat is the Classic Croissant dough laminated with dark chocolate. |
| The one who wants novelty |
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Say it "queen ah-mahn". A caramelised pastry from Brittany, golden and crisp outside, soft inside. |
| "Not too sweet, please" |
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Lemon cream under torched Italian meringue, with a layer of baked almond cream hidden in the crust. |
| Bringing parents along |
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Teochew orh nee in a French tart. More on this one below. |
| Team savoury |
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Croissants filled with tuna mayo, mushroom & cheese, or ham & cheese. Good for balancing out the sweets. |
| The sourdough loyalist |
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Something to take home for Sunday breakfast. |
Where Paris meets Singapore
The Bakes You Won't Find in Paris
Classic French bakes can feel a bit foreign to older relatives, and a bit rich on a hot afternoon. So a few of our recipes keep the French technique but use flavours people here grew up with.
Orh Blanc Tart, for the aunties and uncles
A Parisian Mont Blanc starts with chestnut. Ours starts with Teochew orh nee. The crisp, buttery crust is baked with coconut cream, then topped with fresh yam orh nee, vanilla chantilly and candied gingko nuts. It looks at home on a café table, and it tastes like the orh nee that closes out a Teochew dinner.
Mango, for days too hot for chocolate
On a sweltering afternoon, fruit usually beats ganache. The Mango Berry Tart piles fresh mango and berries over baked almond cream. The Mango & Passionfruit Cake layers light vanilla chiffon with mango confit and tangy passionfruit cream. Both rely on fruit acidity, so they stay light even after a big brunch.
Bringing a whole tart to the gathering?Choose 6" for 4-6 people or 8" for 8-10. Orders need 48 hours' notice.
See All Tarts →When the group lives all over the island
Can't Agree on a Neighbourhood? Host at Home
One friend is in Punggol, another in Jurong, and nobody wants a 10am cross-island commute. Hosting at home solves that, and a mixed box saves you from collecting ten separate orders in the chat.
Feeding more people? Add the Savoury Croissant Sandwich Platter. The small size has 12 pieces for 8-10 people, and something savoury keeps a long afternoon from getting too sweet.
Beating the humidity
How to Keep French Pastries Crisp in Singapore
Singapore's humidity softens flaky pastry fast. Here's how to keep things tasting fresh at home.
Plan your weekend
Visit, Pick Up, or Get It Delivered
| Address | 415 River Valley Road, Singapore 248314 |
| Opening hours | Mon-Fri 8am-7:30pm Sat-Sun 8am-5:30pm |
| Dine in | Yes. See our dine-in page. |
| Online orders | 48 hours in advance, for delivery or self pick-up |
| Delivery | $15 per location, free to one location above $150. Delivery runs Wed-Mon (9am-7pm, Sun 9am-5pm), with no deliveries on Tuesdays. Specific time slots aren't available, so choose self pick-up if you need an exact time. |
| Last-minute? | Walk in, or WhatsApp us at +65 8127 3925 for urgent requests |
Walk in any day we're open. For boxes, whole tarts and platters, place your online order at least 48 hours before your delivery or pick-up day. Anything else is covered in our FAQ.
