Olsen Bakehouse

About Olsen Bakehouse

Olsen Bakehouse is a family-run bakery on Joo Chiat Road in Katong, Singapore, built around a simple belief: that bakes are a way of sending love. Run by Darren and Jia Min, the team calls itself a 'messenger of love' for its customers' seasons and milestones, showing up with celebration cakes, everyday slices, buns and cookies made with heart.

Everything is baked all-natural and with less sugar — 'like how we would for our loved ones', they say. The menu leans proudly local: whole cakes inspired by orh nee, pulut hitam, ondeh ondeh, kopi kaya and Milo sit alongside Japanese-style shio pans, chewy mochi buns, pandan chiffon, kopi C cookies and house-made jams, with cold brew, hojicha and chocolate to drink.

Dietary needs are built into the menu rather than bolted on, with gluten-free, vegan, egg-free and refined sugar-free options throughout. Orders can be placed online with your preferred date — handy for birthdays and celebrations — and a loyalty rewards programme looks after regulars.

Olsen Bakehouse: All-Natural Local-Flavour Cakes and Japanese-Style Bakes on Joo Chiat Road

Tucked along Joo Chiat Road in Katong, Olsen Bakehouse is a small family-run bakery with a big idea: that bakes are messengers of love. That phrase sits at the heart of everything Darren and Jia Min do, from the celebration cakes they build to order to the everyday slices, buns and cookies on their menu. *Through every season, every milestone,* their welcome reads, *thank you for choosing us to be your messengers of love.* It is a sentiment that shapes the whole bakery, where quality and care go into each all-natural, less sugar bake — made, as they put it, the way they would for their own loved ones.

Local desserts, reimagined as cakes

What gives Olsen Bakehouse its identity is a cake range that reads like a tribute to local dessert culture. The signature Orh Nee transforms the Teochew yam dessert into a celebration cake, while the best-selling Pulut Hitam does the same for black glutinous rice. There is an Ondeh Ondeh cake, a Kopi Kaya Peanut Butter, and a Milo 2.0 that happens to be egg-free and dairy-free. Alongside them sit more globally minded pairings — Pistachio Raspberry, Sesame Yuzu 2.0 and Mango Strawberry 2.0 — plus a Chocolate Banana cake that headlined their Father's Day line-up.

Almost every whole cake exists as a slice too, so you can taste your way through the range before committing to a full cake for a birthday or gathering. It is an easy, low-pressure way to find your favourite.

Beyond the cakes

The repertoire stretches well past the cake cabinet. Shio pans — Japanese-style salt bread — come three to a pack in Original, Garlic, Kaya, Coffee and a filled Blueberry version. Chewy mochi buns appear in six flavours, from Matcha and Hojicha to Orh Nee and Black Sesame. There are cinnamon rolls, a soft pandan chiffon, banana and lemon coconut cakes, almond sugee and the popular Caramelised Hazelnut Brookies, a gluten-free and vegan brownie-cookie hybrid that also comes in a giftable tin. House-made Strawberry Jam and Vegan Kaya round out the pantry shelf, while Cold Brew Coffee, Cold Hojicha and Cold Chocolate cover the drinks.

Dietary needs are treated as part of the menu rather than an afterthought. A dedicated gluten and egg free selection includes the Whole Foods cake made with dates and oats, a Sweet Potato Fudge Brownie and the Baby Cake Smash, and several bakes carry refined sugar-free or vegan credentials.

Ordering, gifting and celebrating

Olsen Bakehouse runs an order-ahead online shop where you simply pick the date you want your order — a blessing when you are planning a birthday, and one reason the bakery is a regular presence at local celebrations. For the littlest milestones there is a Baby Cake Smash and a DIY cake to decorate together, while gift-givers can reach for the Pause & Breathe Bakes Box, Gift Bundle A or a Brookie in Tin. A loyalty rewards programme returns the favour to regulars, and the team stays easy to reach by phone or WhatsApp, and on Instagram and Facebook.

Joo Chiat and Katong are among Singapore's most storied food neighbourhoods, and Olsen Bakehouse fits right in — a bakehouse where the flavours lean local, the sweetness leans gentle and the welcome leans warm. Whether you are picking up a slice and a cold hojicha, collecting a pre-ordered celebration cake or sending a gift box to someone who needs a little cheer, the same philosophy applies.

From their family to yours, write Darren and Jia Min — and it shows in a bakery that treats every cookie, bun and whole cake as something worth doing with heart.

Signature items

• Orh Nee Cake
• Pulut Hitam Cake
• Shio Pan
• Mochi Buns
• Chocolate Banana Cake
• Ondeh Ondeh Cake

Menu

Jam

• Strawberry Jam (200g) — House strawberry jam — dairy-free and egg-free.
• Vegan Kaya (200g) — Plant-based kaya spread in a 200g jar.

Bakes

• Caramelised Hazelnut Brookies (2 pcs) — Popular brownie-cookie hybrid — gluten-free and vegan.
• Sweet Potato Fudge Brownie — Fudgy sweet potato brownie — gluten-free and vegan.
• Pandan Chiffon — A soft, fragrant pandan chiffon cake.
• Banana cake — A moist everyday banana cake.
• Lemon Coconut cake — Zesty lemon and coconut everyday cake.
• Almond Sugee — Almond sugee bake, rich with semolina.
• Everyday bakes trio — A trio of the bakery's everyday bakes.

Bread

• Cinnamon Roll — A classic cinnamon roll from the daily bread shelf.

Drinks

• Cold Brew Coffee — Smooth cold brew coffee to go.
• Cold Hojicha — Chilled roasted hojicha tea.
• Cold Chocolate — Chilled chocolate drink.

Cookies

• Chocolate Chip cookie — A bakery-style chocolate chip cookie.
• Kopi C cookie — Best seller inspired by the flavours of a local kopi C.
• Seaweed cookie — A savoury-sweet seaweed cookie.
• Caramelised Hazelnut Brookies (2 pcs) — Gluten-free, vegan brownie-cookie hybrid with caramelised hazelnut.

Gifting

• Pause & Breathe Bakes Box — A curated box of bakes for a moment of calm.
• Gift Bundle A — A ready-to-gift bundle of Olsen treats.
• Brookie in Tin — Caramelised hazelnut brookies in a giftable tin.

Shio Pans

• Original Shio Pan (3 pcs) — The classic Japanese-style salt bread, three to a pack.
• Garlic Shio Pan (3 pcs) — Savoury garlic take on the salt bread, three to a pack.
• Kaya Shio Pan (3 pcs) — New local twist — salt bread with kaya, three to a pack.
• Coffee Shio Pan (3 pcs) — Coffee-flavoured shio pan, three to a pack.
• Blueberry Shio Pan with filling (3 pcs) — Salt bread with a blueberry filling, three to a pack.

Mochi Buns

• Chocolate Mochi Bun — Chewy mochi bun with chocolate.
• Strawberry Mochi Bun — Chewy mochi bun with strawberry.
• Orh Nee Mochi Bun — Chewy mochi bun with orh nee yam.
• Hojicha Mochi Bun — Chewy mochi bun with roasted hojicha.
• Matcha Mochi Bun — Chewy mochi bun with matcha.
• Black Sesame Mochi Bun — Chewy mochi bun with black sesame.

Whole Cakes

• Pulut Hitam — The best seller — a cake inspired by the black glutinous rice dessert.
• Orh Nee — The signature — a cake inspired by the Teochew yam paste dessert.
• Ondeh Ondeh — A celebration cake inspired by the classic ondeh ondeh snack.
• Kopi Kaya Peanut Butter — A new bake bringing together kopi, kaya and peanut butter.
• Chocolate Banana — New chocolate-and-banana cake, featured for Father's Day.
• Mango Strawberry 2.0 — New fruity pairing of mango and strawberry.
• Sesame Yuzu 2.0 — New — nutty sesame lifted with bright yuzu.
• Pistachio Raspberry — A pistachio and raspberry pairing in cake form.
• Milo 2.0 — Milo-lover's cake — egg-free and dairy-free.
• Chocolate Fudge — Rich chocolate fudge cake — egg-free and dairy-free.
• Banana Hazelnut 8" — Eight-inch banana and hazelnut cake — gluten-free, vegan, refined sugar free.
• Whole Foods cake (Dates & Oats) — Wholesome dates and oats cake — gluten-free and refined sugar free.
• Baby Cake Smash — A smash cake made for little first celebrations.
• DIY cake — A decorate-it-yourself cake for hands-on fun.

Sliced Cakes

• Choc Banana Slice — A slice of the new Father's Day chocolate banana cake.
• Pistachio Raspberry Slice — Slice of the pistachio and raspberry cake.
• Mango Strawberry 2.0 Slice — Slice of the mango and strawberry cake.
• Banana Hazelnut Slice — Slice of the gluten-free, vegan banana hazelnut cake.
• Ondeh Ondeh Slice — A taste of the signature-inspired ondeh ondeh cake.
• Orh Nee Slice — Slice of the signature Teochew yam-inspired cake.
• Pulut Hitam Slice — Slice of the best-selling black glutinous rice cake.
• Chocolate Fudge Slice — Slice of the egg-free, dairy-free chocolate fudge cake.
• Kopi Kaya Peanut Butter Slice — Slice of the kopi, kaya and peanut butter cake.
• Milo 2.0 Slice — Slice of the egg-free, dairy-free Milo cake.
• Sesame Yuzu 2.0 Slice — Slice of the sesame and yuzu cake.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Olsen Bakehouse located?

At 301 Joo Chiat Road, Singapore 427552, in the Katong/Joo Chiat neighbourhood.

Can I pre-order a whole cake?

Yes — the online shop lets you select the date you want your order, so you can schedule whole cakes and bakes ahead of birthdays and milestones.

Are there gluten-free, vegan or egg-free options?

Yes. The Banana Hazelnut cake is gluten-free, vegan and refined sugar free; the Whole Foods dates and oats cake is gluten-free and refined sugar free; Milo 2.0 and Chocolate Fudge are egg-free and dairy-free; and there is a dedicated gluten and egg free selection.

Is the baking less sweet?

The team bakes all-natural, less sugar bakes — made the way they would for their own loved ones.

Is there a loyalty programme?

Yes, Olsen Bakehouse runs a Loyalty Rewards programme for regulars.

How can I contact or follow Olsen Bakehouse?

Call or WhatsApp 8891 5819, or find them on Instagram and Facebook as olsenbakehouse.

Do they have options for babies' birthdays?

Yes — a Baby Cake Smash cake and a DIY cake option make it easy to mark little milestones.

Tips

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Good to know

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