Wu Pao Chun Holland Avenue is the Holland Village branch of Taiwan's celebrated bakery, best known for its longan and red wine loaf, at 245 Holland Ave. It holds a 4.8 Google rating and shares updates on Instagram.
A good bakery is judged by its daily loaf rather than its fanciest window. Slow fermentation is what gives artisan bread its depth of flavour, and it is why the best shops bake in batches through the day instead of everything before dawn. Regulars learn that rhythm, arriving early for popular loaves before they sell out and asking what came out of the oven most recently. When choosing between bakeries, a crackling crust, a moist crumb and a short ingredient list tell you more than any display case.
Bread lovers in Singapore have every reason to find their way to this corner of Holland Village.