Once Upon a Table

Co-founder Fides Chua, whose pastry skills were honed in Le Cordon Bleu Tokyo, joined hands with Thea Tan to set up Once Upon a Table over their love for everyday cakes. Central to their homely bakery are goods from the heart – celebration cakes, macarons, tarts and jellies, among others – for which French butter and Madagascan vanilla bean are used. Favourites include the chocolate chip loaf ($5.50/slice, $40/cake), a humble butter cake laced with Valrhona chocolate and finished with a velvety chocolate drizzle, and the Blueberry Surprise ($65/6-inch) made with fresh blueberries, vanilla buttercream and a layer of lemon curd concealed within. Orders should be placed three days ahead and custom orders two weeks in advance.