Tan Hock Seng

Old school bakes

馬蹄酥 (S$5/ 5pcs)
Fresh from the oven

大碰餅 (S$6/ 4pcs)

Wish the filling could be more.

Tan Hock Seng 陳福成餅家
Address 🏡 : 86 Telok Ayer Street, # 01-01 Singapore 🇸🇬 048 469

This was super good! It’s extra nice when it’s fresh from the oven - you can tell because it’s warm to the touch. The combination of the flaky, crunchy crust + savoury sweet filling is so satisfying. I like that the filling doesn’t stick to your teeth, and has a nice balance of flavours.

Am a big fan of the tausarpiah ($8 for 10 pieces) here! A fresh batch from the oven was available, and they were warm and so flaky. The sweet TSP was pleasantly sweet, with a green bean paste that wasn’t grainy. The salty one was also great - the crumbly salty filling was very delicious.

The green bean cake ($2.50) was enjoyable - it’s a childhood favourite! However, the sachima ($3) is not as crisp as I would have liked.

Tan Hock Seng, the 80 year old bakery that serves freshly baked beh teh saw or water chestnut biscuits, announced late last year that they were closing down in end February as they had no successors to the labour intensive trade.

Squatting in Raffles Place meant that I was just mere 10 minutes away but there was often a long queue there for their beh teh saw and Tau sa piahs (sweet bean biscuits). They were best fresh out of the oven with a crispy and flaky skin and a warm sweet sesame malt sugar filling.

I was in the queue at least thrice (kiasu mah don't eat next time no more liao) but am glad to announce that the bakery has extended their lease by a year and will continue for another year!

Made from Chinese recipe.
Crisp texture, slight sweet, nutty taste.
Wallet friendly prices.
Pack of 4.

Hand made pastry baked from traditional recipe.
Each bag $3 only.
Tasty salty cookies which we really loved.
Highly recommended pairing with a hot beverage.