Leckerbaer (Keong Saik)

Kan du lide chokolade? (That’s Danish’s btw)
From left: Lemon Tart ($4), Chocolate Pistachio Tart ($4), and $1 Coin (for size), I would choose the $1 coin and pass on the lemon tart if I could do it all over again.

Let’s talk about the chocolate mousse with a Pistachio cream base laid on a biscuit tart base. The chocolate leans towards a 50-55% milk chocolate which is smooth but leaves the pistachio cream far behind. But at $4 a pop, perhaps the bigger one at $8.50 might be something I might go for, more for the enjoyment of a tart in a nice air condition place when the weather is scorching.

One surprise through was the elderflower rhubarb tart - refreshing and tarty.

*Note: my taste palate leans towards dark bitter chocolate at a sweet spot of 65%-72% cocoa. So please use that as a gauge of my taste perspective.

I liked the tart tasting ones (passionfruit/ the matcha which had yuzu). Pretty, so it would (look) good as a gift, but tasted mediocre for the price imo. Coffee was pretty decent!

📍leckerbaer (maxwell) @leckerbaer.sg
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We were looking for a cafe to get some work done 🙇‍♂️🙇‍♀️ and spotted Leckerbaer across the street. Peeking in to take a look, we were greeted by neatly arranged rows of their adorable bite-sized småkagers, danish butter cookies, and tarts. Having just had lunch we settled on their 𝙇𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙡 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙮 𝙏𝙖𝙧𝙩 ($8.50) 🍋🍂 as recommended by the friendly staff at the cafe.
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This was a smol, inconspicuous but SO beautiful pastry. To describe, it was a torched meringue 🍦 piped atop a buttery tart filled with lemon curd. The meringue carried subtle notes of earl grey and had us contemplating whether this was what clouds ☁️☁️ were made of, however, it was the lemon that brought its sour punch 👊 in your face. Somehow, this totally worked even though the balance of flavours was wayyy off. Perhaps the big bully lemon playfully made the tart less jelat, and kept us reaching for more of that sour goodness 🤤🤤
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We wanted a non-caffeinated drink and settled for their 𝙃𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙇𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙙𝙚 ($6.50) 🌸🍋🍺 (allegedly their most popular lemonade). Evidently we were feeling very acidic that day HAHA. Though refreshing and palette-cleansing (with more lemon?) we’re not tooo sure if the ‘hibiscus’ and ‘blackberry’ part rlly came through. A nice drink nonetheless!
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Taste: 4/5
Stonks: 3/5
Overall: 3.5/5 👍👍
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Leckerbaer is a simple yet luscious cafe 💙💙 that makes you feel like you just stepped into the right place to spend your slow weekday afternoon. Though a little pricey for the portion size, we particularly enjoyed our time here and the tart was really good! Do go down to experience the vibes for yourself hehe 🫶🫶

I tried & love their new Cherry Puff! 💗 Featuring choux pastry piped with vanilla pastry cream 🩶, cherry compote 🍒 & spiced caramel heart 🤎, finished with cherry meringue & berry curd, this was such a treat!
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Their mini tarts did me a favour in allowing me to try a variety! 👍🏻 My favourite was their Lemon & Earl Grey Tart, a great play on flavours & textures ❤️! Love the balance of tartness from lemon curd 🍋 with the sweet meringue ☁️ & floral earl grey 🫖, well-paired with the crunchy tart base. The tangy Red Berry mini tart 🍓 was right up my alley as well! 😋

Back here again...and this time I had the desserts in a jar - namely Lemon Cloud and Midnight Chocolate. Both contained airy mousse with soft meringue, passion fruit curd and hazelnut cake pieces. They came with separate toppings of crisp hazelnut tuiles, dulcey pearls and chocolate pieces. My favourite was the Lemon Cloud as it accentuated the sour-sweet profile of the dessert, which was an absolutely love and instinctively triggering happy tingles from the tangy-ness. 😋

Re-inventing Danish butter cookies, the smakager are pretty and dainty with delicate toppings/fillings. These macaron-sized creations are considerably pricey at $2.80 a piece. Available in varied flavours, we had the Tasting Set 1 ($34) which comprised of a choice of 1 small bake, 1 tart, 4 smakager and 2 drinks. I liked it that the cookies had different texture with its own distinct flavour from chocolate-y to sour-sweet to tarty. I would recommend the tasting set if you like a variety of small sweet treats and is a good choice for sharing with friends over coffee/tea and conversations in a cozy setting.