(Photo Credit: Taken from Tong Heng Facebook)
That day, Hookerlily and I walked by and I asked, “Eh, you want to eat Tong Heng?”
She asked, “What’s that?”
WHAT’S THAT?? WHAT’S THAT??? OMG. Youngsters these days!
Tong Heng has been around since the early 1900s! That’s 100 years of history in Singapore.
There are two main Chinese pastries in Chinatown, both with their own distinct taste but I prefer Tong Heng. I’ve tried almost everything there including the Chinese desserts.
Over the years, I’ve tried most of their products, even their Chinese desserts. (Bet you didn’t know they sell Chinese desserts!) The diamond-shaped egg tart is the most awesomest! One of the best egg tarts in Singapore. Because it sells quickly, they are always baking new batches and so the tart is usually hot. It’s like M&M, melts in your mouth, not in your hands, with just the right amount of sweetness. The other specialty in the shop is the char siew su. This one is different from other places because there is a slight saltiness to it, the char siew is moist and just a little bit charred–which is the best kind of char siew. My third favorite is the egg cake (鸡蛋糕) because it’s light and fluffy.
The shop also does chinese new year goodies, mooncakes, wedding pastries and baby’s first month.
Although there are seats in the shop, which is like the Chinese style of a cafe, people usually takeaway.
Tong Heng 东兴
285 South Bridge Rd
Singapore 058833
T: 6223 3649/ 6223 0398
9am-10pm
Rating: 3.500/5 egg tarts
Rubbish Eat Rubbish Grow 
“WHAT’S THAT?? WHAT’S THAT??? OMG”
We cannot agree more. If people are still not being informed about a confectionery that is older than our nation itself and a history that is spanning more than a century, we say we peeps here at letstakeabreak.sg have a very serious mission – to celebrate the best bites in Singapore.
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True that…but your website like only focus on expensive food worx. ;p
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Hi there,
just to share and so that you know…
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Here at letstakeabreak.sg, we showcase and celebrate only the best bites akin to curating bite size masterpieces in a museum for your breaks. From traditional exotic to modern exalted, celebrated gourmet delights to next door home made goodness, we scour and leave no stone unturned finding the best cakes, tarts, puffs, paus, pastries, pies, kuehs kuehs etc..
Since inception, we have uncovered 28 most celebrated best bites in Singapore. From Tong Heng’s egg tarts, LE Cafe’s bean curd tarts, Haig Road’s Putu Piring to Canele’s Macha (green tea) cake and K ki’s Kinabaru cake.
All in all, to echo you, our website do not just focus on expensive food worx. :)
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how come I have the impression it’s an atas website worx. What’s the direct link on facebook? Can’t find it.
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YAY! Found Let’s Take A Break Facebook Page!
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We like to take this opportunity to thank you for liking letstakeabreak.sg – Singapore’s only portal dedicated to showcase and review only the most celebrated bites in Singapore.
We are a young website but we are niche, we stand apart and here for good to celebrate the trove of bite size delicacies on our shore. We do hope you enjoy the bites as much we enjoy them too. Take your time to read or even write us a review! We also hope you can share the website and the bites showcased on the website with as many friends as possible.
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Gosh those look sooo good. Making me crave like crazy but it’s like 2am right now.
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I just returned from Chinatown. So crowded for CNY. It was fun, get into the mood of CNY.
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I admit i dont know tong heng :( But now I know!!! And now I know where to get CNY goodies for my bf’s family. Thanks for sharing!
P.s: the reviews for Tong Heng on Hungry Go Where is kind of bad any idea why?
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Hm… don’t really know. We haven’t visited Tong Heng for a while so maybe the standards have fallen?
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