Almond Bakery is a vegetarian bakery at 461A Bukit Batok West Ave. 8, rated 4.6 on Google, with news and updates posted on its Facebook page. A good neighbourhood bakery shows its quality in timing: buns and loaves are at their best coming straight from the oven, so locals learn the morning rhythm and buy early before the popular trays empty. Vegetarian baking swaps out or omits the butter, lard and eggs many classic recipes lean on, which changes the crumb — expect breads where the flour and filling do the work rather than rich pastry. When choosing between shops, watch turnover: trays that are emptied and refilled through the day say more than any signboard. For Bukit Batok neighbours after meat-free bread without a trip to town, this shop on West Ave 8 makes an easy regular stop.