Wasn’t really intending to settle with anything whilst walking around City Gate during our trip to Golden Mile Food Centre recently; that being said, we found ourselves drawn to an immensely fragrant note or buttery goodness whilst casually going around the basement of City Gate that made us go around searching for where exactly it had wafted out from. Turns out, the smell seems to have originated from a stall named Butter Bread. For those who find that the name Butter Bread seemingly ringing a bell somewhere, this is because they are pretty much the same Butter Bread that we had visited previously operating out of a hole-in-the-wall unit located at The Midtown in Hougang; Butter Bread had moved out of their The Midtown location some time back, and is operating solely out of the space in City Gate. While the new space is much bigger than their previous, Butter Bread at City Gate does look more like a central production facility considering the shelvings that they have used to store wares such as their box packaging, which also gives the store a slightly more vibrant look as well. As one enters the store, one would notice the various pastries which they have in-stock being displayed at the counter; much like how things were like in their The Midtown location previously, Butter Bread at City Gate serves up a variety of danishes as well as dessert tarts — there are also no dine-in facilities within the store as well.

Skimming through the various pastries and bakes that Butter Bread has to offer when we were at their City Gate location, we decided on going for the Pain au Chocolat since we had planned to grab lunch elsewhere and was not looking for something that was going to take up too much stomach space. Despite looking like a rather heft pastry, the Pain au Chocolat from Butter Bread feels lighter than it actually looks; the Danish itself is pretty flaky and crisp; one can actually also feel the pockets of air within the pastry from the lamination process which contributes to the texture of the Pain au Chocolat. We also noticed that the pastry wasn’t overly greasy or buttery here as well. Within the Pain au Chocolat, one can also find chocolate stuffed into the pastry; the chocolate does help to add a sweet touch to the danish. Overall, their rendition of the Pain au Chocolat may not be the best around the island, though is one that we reckon is better than most commercially-run bakeries serving up artisanal danishes nonetheless. Prices of the bakes can also be said to be reasonable when compared to other options available in the market — the danishes being priced between $4.50 and $5.50; still one of those brands that is definitely worth supporting if one is to be around the Nicoll Highway neighbourhood looking for quality danishes and bakes to go for!