Paris Baguette Cafe @ Wisma Atria

I can't believe I was at Wisma Atria three times within the past week. Anyhow, when a colleague said she wanted to try this Korean cafe at Wisma, I exclaimed, "Oh yes there's a new cafe there isn't it! But I thought it's a Parisian cafe?" So then we argued for a while. Turns out it's a French-inspired bakery cafe from Korea which has been there for 25 years. Half of the service staff here are Koreans and I suspect the bakers themselves too. 

You will not miss this cafe with its neon sign if you take the escalators up in Wisma. This cafe replaced Din Tai Fung, which moved up to the food court level. One thing I didn't like about this place is that it's free seating! Like food court style.

The sheer variety of breads makes me bubble over with possibilities

Cakes that look too pretty to resist

Their own printed serviettes, a simple, classy design

 

The menu was a bit flimsy (4 pages, 2 on main courses and 2 on drinks) but I don't blame them; most of the choices are on display. We tried the Green Ginger Lemon Tea ($11), a zesty flavour combined with the familiar and soothing green tea taste.   

Strawberry Shortcake ($7.50) - Oh we were spoilt for choice and in the end we settled for this, and it didn't disappoint. Light, elegant, and fluffy. Like how a strawberry shortcake should taste like, you know.

 

 Shaved ice with red bean and mochi $9 - Nothing much to rave about, this was like high-class ice kachang. It was refreshing though.

Cutely packaged milk pudding - I'm a fool for nice packaging ;) 

Cafe Mocha ($6.50) - I really liked this. So I was really miffed when the service staff cleared away my half-full cup :(

Hot Dutch Pancake ($17), with gelato, whipped cream and fruits, sinfully sweet but so good. I especially liked the pancake because it's so different from the usual pancake/waffles we usually have. This is somewhat like prata but also a bit syrupy sweet and crispy. I don't remember seeing this in Holland though! 

We wanted something warm and soupy so the Seafood Chowder ($6?) in the display case beckoned us. The counter staff said she would heat it up for us but she didn't...and we found out after we had a sip so... too late and we didn't want to demand for a new one so we made do with it. The broth was decent but the bread was just too tough. The Wake Up Jane is actually ham, egg and potatoes baked with cheese on a slice of white bread. Not too bad but it was cold like the chowder!

435 Orchard Road

Wisma Atria, #02-48/53

6836 2010

Kki @ Ann Siang

I'm trying to post more regularly on my food escapades. In a way, it's good to keep track where all those calories and blubber on your body came from. 

Before Miss Masters scooted off to London for her further studies, we grabbed her for a lunch followed by desserts at Ann Siang Hill.

I've been wanting to try Kki (ケーキ: "cake" in Japanese) for quite some time now. The previous times I dropped by the Little Drom Store (Retro lifestyle store that Kki shares a shop space with), Kki was filled with customers. It's a small place, with only about 5 small tables. 

We were greeted with a fine whiff of batter fragrance when we entered the cafe. The delicious display of cakes made me palpitate with anticipation. I'm not much of a desserts person, but who can resist such delicate presentations of hand-made goodness?

There isn't a wide variety of cakes, but being our first time and not done my due research, we were at a loss as to what to order. We settled on Emily (the red coloured leaf-shaped cake) and the chocolate-coloured dome-shaped cake.

Wrong choice of Emily!!! I had a hard time swallowing it. Miss Masters puts it aptly, it was as though we were eating butter. The dome-shaped cake is tiramisu. Not too bad, but not fantastic.

 Ordered tea to go along with it. All in all, I'm a sucker for such tea places. It's also a plus point that the Little Drom Store sells retro eye candy! Nice to look but not value-for-money to buy if you know of cheaper places. Although the cakes we chose this time were below expectations, I'm eager to visit this place again and give it another go.

Amount spent per pax: $5
Will I go back again? Yes.


7 Ann Siang Hill
Singapore 069791
Tel: 6225 6650
Open 12pm - 7pm (Sun to Fri)
12pm - 4pm (Sat)
Closed on Mondays