Pure Pandan

Sometimes all you need is a slice of pandan chiffon—simple, unadorned, and a reminder of old-school bakeries. Enter Pure Pandan, a small takeaway shop in Chinatown where chiffon, Swiss roll cakes, and other nostalgic goods stand proudly behind the glass display. If we had to pick one thing from Pure Pandan, we’d have to go with the namesake pandan chiffon cake (from $14.50/whole cake) made with freshly extracted pandan extract. It’s soft, fragrant, lightly sweetened, and hits all the right spots with a cup of coffee. You can also opt for other flavours of chiffon such as durian, citrus, banana walnut, and Valrhona chocolate. In the Swiss roll category (from $16/whole cake), pandan is used as the base flavour to wrap around fillings of many variations including kaya, cream cheese, durian, and black sesame.