Chef Yamashita

This dainty bakery specialises in Japanese-style bakes, which means precision and subtlety as much as it does an abundance of matcha and cream-filled things. Chief among Chef Yamashita’s signatures is the castella cake (a rare item in Singapore because of its labour-intensive process) in flavours of honey and matcha (from$4/per slice). Otherwise, enjoy the bouncy Japanese-style souffle cheesecake ($20/whole cake) or the bestselling lychee strawberry shortcake (from $43/whole cake) filled with lychee cream and adorned with pistachios. Regular customers also rave about the bakery’s untraditional mille feuille (from $46/whole cake) made up of layers of puff pastry, raspberry jam, sliced strawberries, and fresh cream. You can also pick up kome-kome ring, a mochi-like snack in flavours like pineapple and orange.