The Place This traditional local Chinese pastry shop is going through a revival in recent times as queues which were rare just years back is now a norm when you visit Loong Fatt Tau Sar Piah store along Balestier Road. Nothing much has changed in the store all these years, with the only recent addition of safe distancing markers on the floor. An institution of Tau Sar Piah in Singapore, with the OGs including the likes of Poh Guan at Hong Lim Complex, Tan Hock Seng at Telok Ayer, Thye Moh Chan (a brand now under Breadtalk Group), and the other 3 cake houses at Balestier, including 603 Tau Sar Piah, House of Tau Sar Piah and the now-defunct 611 Tau Sar Piah. A little bit of history, Loong Fatt is the original shop that started baking the Teochew-style Tau Sar Piah in Singapore, though it added more butter to the traditional pastry making it gained popularity back in the late 1960s. The Food At Loong Fatt, they have kept it to the 2 original flavours – Salty and Sweet Tau Sar Piah. You will notice that the pastry here is thinner when compared to the version by other cake [...]
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