This Old-School Bakery In Balestier Makes Bread For Popular Kaya Toast Chains

Sweetlands Confectionery is an old-school bakery in Whampoa

Image credit: Victor Choy via Google Maps

Walk past Sweetlands Confectionery & Bakery, and you might think it is another nondescript, time-worn bakery in Balestier. The fact is, however, that this bakery holds incredible influence—it’s said to supply bread to many popular kaya toast chains, including Killiney Kopitiam.

Image credit: Matthew Lee via Google Maps

Sweetlands was established in 1960, and promptly began supplying bread to coffee shops in the area. While the bakery continues to operate on a business-to-business model, it also draws a large consumer base who flock to it for its hearty buns, traditional cakes, and more. They make all their bread in-store daily!

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Some popular options include the Kaya Bun, where a soft bun is filled with a fragrant, housemade kaya. The filling here is really quite generous, with kaya oozing out everywhere with each bite. Also worth trying are the Coconut Bun and Red Bean Bun.

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For a savoury alternative, check out Garlic Bun or the piquant Curry Bun. All the aforementioned buns are priced at just $1.60, which we consider quite affordable in this economy. Furthermore, the bakery has an offer of three buns for $4, which brings the cost of each bun down to around just $1.30.

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Sweetlands seems to offer a few cakes, though there isn’t much information online regarding their prices. Based on their social media pages, however, we see that they’ve offered traditional cream cakes, banana cakes and more. Do drop by this charming bakery to see their full range of offerings!

For a look at an old-school bakery run by a young couple and their parents, read our Hung Huat Cakes & Pastries feature. For other similar bakeries, read our best traditional bakeries in Singapore guide.

Address: 10 Kim Keat Lane, Singapore 328867
Opening hours: Fri-Tue open 24 hours, Wed 12am to 7pm, Thurs 8am to 12am
Tel: 6253 3100
Website
Sweetlands Confectionery & Bakery is not a halal-certified eatery.

Featured image adapted from Victor Choy and Matthew Lee via Google Maps.

Enze Kay

Enze is a Singapore-based food writer. He enjoys noodle dishes from around the world, but local classics such as bak chor mee, wonton mee, and hokkien mee hold a special place in his heart.