Alice Boulangerie & Restaurant brings together an artisan French-style bakery and a full-service restaurant under one roof at Icon Village in Tanjong Pagar. The bakery side is what built its name: croissants, viennoiseries and the playful finecrumbs buns, all baked fresh daily in small batches with carefully selected ingredients. Guests consistently rank the croissants — from butter and almond to pistachio and strawberry cheesecake — among the best they have had in Singapore, and the press has taken note, with features from Daniel Food Diary, LadyIronChef, Eatbook, Tatler Singapore and more.
Step past the pastry counter and you find a proper kitchen. The dine-in menu runs from brunch and lunch sets through to dinner, spanning small plates and big plates: Tiger Prawn Capellini, Aqua Pazza Cod Fish, cauliflower steak, grilled spring chicken with a punchy chilli, and a beef tongue skewer diners rave about. The coffee earns its own compliments, the banana latte comes crowned with caramelised banana and latte art, and a sake selection rounds out the evening. Add a chic interior, jazz on the speakers and views of the pastry chefs at work, and it is a room people linger in.
Beyond the counter, Alice handles celebrations of every size: handcrafted whole cakes for birthdays and gatherings, a High Tea Set that recreates the signature afternoon-tea experience at home, curated bun and pastry boxes for gifting, and event catering spanning pastries, breakfast bakes and mini desserts. Online ordering with delivery covers the days you would rather enjoy it all on your own sofa.
On Gopeng Street, on the ground floor of Icon Village in Tanjong Pagar, Alice Boulangerie & Restaurant runs on two engines. The first is an artisan bakery that turns out croissants, viennoiseries and playful buns in small batches every day. The second is a full restaurant that carries guests from brunch through lunch and into dinner. Together they make a space that works just as well for a quick coffee-and-croissant stop as it does for a leisurely weekend breakfast or an evening meal with sake.
The croissants are the headliners. Baked fresh daily with carefully selected ingredients, they pair traditional French technique with a modern, local touch — the approach the team describes as refined French bakery adapted for Singapore. It has earned the bakery coverage from Daniel Food Diary, LadyIronChef, Seth Lui, Eatbook, Tatler Singapore, Yahoo! Singapore, Honeycombers and Mothership, among others.
Guest reviews read like a pastry crawl. The almond croissant is a breakfast ritual for regulars; the pistachio croissant is the one friends fight over; the strawberry cheesecake croissant is called a definite favourite. One diner declares the pain au chocolat the best they have had in Singapore. There are egg mayo and hazelnut chocolate versions for savoury-leaning mornings, sea salt scones served warm with cream and raspberry jam, and a French toast one reviewer simply calls godly. Even the butter croissant alone earns its own recommendations.
Then come the finecrumbs — soft, fluffy buns that put a playful spin on the classics, packed with rich savoury fillings or sweet surprises. They travel well, which is why guests buy them by the box to carry back to colleagues, and why the bakery now ships them through its online shop alongside pastry boxes and whole cakes.
What separates Alice from the neighbourhood cafe pack is the kitchen behind the pastry case. The dine-in menu spans small plates and big plates, and dinner guests single out the cauliflower steak, the prawn toast, the grilled spring chicken with its punchy, spicy chilli, and the Aqua Pazza cod fish. One reviewer crowned the beef tongue skewer the standout of the evening — tender, expertly grilled and bursting with umami. At lunch, the Tiger Prawn Capellini, available as part of the lunch set, has become the order to beat.
The drinks keep pace. The coffee is mentioned approvingly in review after review, and the banana latte — topped with caramelised banana and finished with latte art — has its own fan club, little ones included. Come dinner, there is a sake selection to work through.
The room itself draws praise: a chic, thoughtfully designed interior, jazz on the speakers, and seats close enough to the action that you can watch the pastry chef shaping croissants while you wait. Service gets repeated nods for being attentive, warm and quick to clear the table. Desserts are a high point too, with whimsically named creations that keep guests ordering one more.
Beyond the counter, the bakery handles the milestone moments. Handcrafted whole cakes, made with premium ingredients and delicate craftsmanship, are available for birthdays and gatherings — best reserved in advance for your preferred date. The High Tea Set recreates the signature afternoon-tea experience at home, with a curated spread of handcrafted sweet and savoury bites. For offices and events, catering is built around pastries, breakfast bakes and mini desserts, customisable to the occasion, from corporate do's to group celebrations.
The Icon Village branch sits at #01-05/11 Icon Village, 12 Gopeng Street, Singapore 078877, open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 10pm and Sunday from 10am to 6pm. Reservations can be made online, and they are worth making for lunch, which reviewers note can get crowded. If you feel the cold easily, bring a sweater — the air-conditioning runs brisk. Whether you come for a flaky croissant, a prawn pasta or a cake to mark an occasion, the bakery-and-restaurant formula makes it easy to stay longer than planned.