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Originally located at Horne Road (Jalan Besar), Bao Makers<\/strong> cafe has moved to Jiak Chuan Road<\/strong> (town area) and opened an outlet at Westgate.<\/p>\n

One reason for their longevity, amidst closures of cafes after cafes, is their original idea. They are the first to use traditional Chinese mantou filled with local and international flavours. This is smart because many corporate events can cater these hand-held, bite-sized, local food.<\/p>\n

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Bao Set (choose any 3): We chose chilli crab, pork belly, and mala beef<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Their menu is rather extensive with many interesting local-international fusion flavours.<\/p>\n

You may order their signature baos<\/strong> individually ($3.80 – $4.50 each). There are 7 flavours including\u00a0vegetarian.\u00a0<\/strong>Or you can order a set of 3<\/strong> ($13.80).<\/p>\n

The baos are outstanding. The\u00a0chilli crab bao<\/strong> comes with a deep-fried mantou that remains crispy. It is sweet and spicy, full of crab.<\/p>\n

I ordered the kong ba pork belly bao<\/strong> to test if they can hold their own against the traditional flavour. Yes, they can. It is tender and flavourful, the bun soft as cloud.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0mala beef<\/strong> comes across as super salty (overly?) which mellows down to a spiciness and a numbness. I like the wide range of flavours but my eating partner thinks it is way too salty, beyond his acceptance.<\/p>\n

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Kecap manis chicken ricebowl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The\u00a0kecap mani chicken ricebowl <\/strong>($13.80) is an exemplar of how to showcase your cafe’s character through the food. It’s like the Chinese sweet-and-sour pork, except they use chicken and use kecap manis sauce.<\/p>\n

The sauce is sticky enough to be coated on the chicken, which is how it should be, and not watery and dripping. It’s sweet and spicy and crispy. Interesting, innovative, and delicious.<\/p>\n

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Cookie bomb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The\u00a0cookie bomb\u00a0<\/strong>($7.50), their signature dessert, is a soft baked cookie sundae topped with vanilla ice cream. It is very insta-worthy when you sink the spoon into the dessert and see the ice cream spill over.<\/p>\n

The soft-core cookie is hot, the ice cream cold, which gives a great contrast. But, as my eating companion complains, it is way way way too sweet, ignoring our government’s fight against diabetes. Because it is so sweet, I couldn’t taste the cookie; instead, it tastes more like chocolate lava fondant.<\/p>\n

Including two drinks, we paid $57 for two persons<\/strong>. The day before, we were at Apollo cafe<\/a> and similarly, we ordered two mains, a dessert, and two drinks, same as here at Bao Makers. But at Apollo which isn’t at town area, we paid $78. We paid 30% lesser at Bao Makers. I consider that a win.<\/p>\n

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Bao Makers<\/strong><\/a>
\n4 Jiak Chuan Road Singapore 089261
\nT: +65 6291 2330
\nLunch
\nM – Sat 12pm \u2013 3pm
\nDinner
\nM – Th 6pm \u2013 10pm
\nF & Sat 6pm \u2013 11pm
\nfacebook<\/a>
\n\"\"<\/a><\/address>\n

Food: 7\/10
\nPrice \/ value: 6.5\/10
\nDecor \/ ambience: 7\/10
\nService: 6\/10<\/p>\n

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You may be interested in…
\n–Telok Ayer Arts Club, Tanjong Pagar: Singapore-inspired Cuisine at a Venue for Curated Art and Music Events<\/a>
\n–Walking on Sunshine, Orchard Central: Expensive but Terrific Garden Cafe<\/a>
\n–Bee\u2019s Knees @ The Garage, Botanic Gardens: Find a Winning Formula for Cafes, then Cut and Paste<\/a>
\n–Wildseed Cafe, Seletar: Good Brunch at a Gorgeous but Cramp Place Where Birds Don\u2019t Lay Eggs<\/a><\/p>\n

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Written by Dr. A. Nathanael Ho.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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