Thai Baang Bakery is one of those names that have been around in the F&B scene for a while, but has only gained popularity in recent years for the unique offerings which they serve up. We had visited Thai Baang Bakery several years back — that was when they only had one shop that is still in operations and located within Kitchener Complex (i.e. the same building that houses Oberstrasse, an outlet of Yan Chuan Roasters and most notably, XM Studios). Established with a focus on their traditional Thai-style bread, Thai Baang Bakery was one of the very early names in the F&B scene serving up Thai-style breads way back in the day when they had started business in 2017. Since then, they had established a small but loyal following, and the brand had once expanded with their second outlet at Orchard Xchange — that outlet soon shuttered after a while due to the low footfall within the shopping galleria itself. In 2021, Thai Baang Bakery had opened up yet another outlet — this time at Holland Drive; its latest outlet had recently opened within SingPost Centre, located right opposite the outlet of Encik Tan and the outlet of kaffe&toast Thai Noodle Bar there. Thai Baang Bakery’s outlet at SingPost Centre is probably the brand’s biggest expansion thus far; while the emphasis of Thai Baang Bakery has always been on their breads, Thai Baang Bakery at SingPost Centre also offers other items such as cheesecake slices and bottled Thai Milk Tea. The SingPost Centre outlet is also Thai Baang Bakery’s only outlet with a dine-in space — no doubt a small seating area with three tables good for three pax each which we found to be claustrophobic, but does bring forth a different experience after all.

Having given their breads and some other items a go previously, we decided to try out some of the items which we have yet to go for at Thai Baang Bakery whilst visiting their new SingPost Centre outlet. Given the vast array of cheesecake flavours available here, we were actually pretty spoilt for choice on which one to go for — we eventually settled in for the Espresso Cheesecake since it aesthetically does stand out to us the most. It seems that the cheesecakes at Thai Baang Bakery are done in the style of a New York Cheesecake; this actually meant that the cheesecakes does come rich and slightly more dense as compared to the Basque Burnt Cheesecake that we have been used to seeing in recent years. We found that the Espresso Cheesecake was suitably decadent; no doubt the texture does turn out a wee bit crumbly, but the cheesecake can still be said as suitably smooth and dense — not too heavy in terms of texture. There is a distinct cheesiness that runs through each forkful of the cake; the cake perfuming of an evident hint of coffee that gives a bitter undertone to the inherently tangy cheesecake. Atop the the cheesecake itself was a coffee-infused slab of chocolate that gives a slight sweetness to the cake amidst all the bitter undertones of the coffee, while beneath the cheesecake lays a soft, pie-like crust that gives the cake a good bite.

It is amazing to see how the folks behind Thai Baang Bakery had progressed after all these years — whilst they are best known for their fluffy bread that is available in both sweet and savoury flavour combinations over the years, Thai Baang Bakery has been consistently putting out new creations over the years in an attempt to pique the interest of returning patrons. Such would be the introduction of their Mochi series of buns, as well as the cheesecake line-up; there does always seem to be something new to look forward to at Thai Baang Bakery’s new outlets. That being said, the item that drew us into what Thai Baang Bakery has to offer back then was not their traditional Thai-style breads — it is actually their Chili Shrimp Glutinous Rice; an item that is no longer found in the menu as it seems. Apart from the Espresso Cheesecake, we had also given the Traditional Egg Tart at the SingPost Centre outlet a go; we thought that the Traditional Egg Tart wasn’t particularly noteworthy, though featured a shortbread pastry crust that crumbles neatly whilst the entire tart including the egg curd carried a rather balanced sweetness. With the prices of its breads being around $2.40 for a start, some may inevitably feel that the bread at Thai Baang Bakery might be a little pricey. That being said, the breads do come slightly larger than that of what one would find at neighbourhood bakeries — so the slightly steep price point might be seen as one that is warranted. We do hope that the folks at Thai Baang Bakery can bring back the Chili Shrimp Glutinous Rice some day though; that is an item we truly miss from their days being only at Kitchener Complex and Orchard Xchange!