Wow! I am impressed by the cleanliness of this stall. It is a Drinks stall and the place was not even wet at the floor! Or on the counter!

The sign of the shop said Special Ginger Tea and that is what I tried.

The tea was steaming hot and came looking quite 'tarik' (pulled) and the ginger was not overpowering nor spicy. It was a very pleasant drink especially after a heavy meal to counter any indigestion

I really, Really, REALLY don't know how the Japanese does it. They have perfected the art of commercial Confectionery and Patiserrie like no other.

Kudos to Tampopo for coming up with this delightful Tea-Time cake.

The sponge is so airy that you are almost biting next to nothing and the cream they piped into the centre of the sponge is so Fresh and Light, it does not make you feel too guilty about having a second, or a third cake at one go!

They have succeeded in their intention to get customers to eat more than a piece., because my husband went and bought 10 pieces!

Aaahhh.....My mouth is watering as I am writing this review
This is one of the Best and Freshest bun shop EVER!

The Empress Road branch, which I am reviewing here, opens as early as 6am to feed the hungry bellies of the breakfast crowd of workers and students with their freshly baked goodies. And if you are not an early worm, you may not catch these wonderful creations as the stall closes by 11.30am.

All the buns are about 60-80cents depending on filling and they are seriously pillowy soft.
If you happen to catch the Butter Buns fresh out of the oven, you can taste the cube of butter melting into your mouth as you bite through the bun and the slight saltiness of it juxtaposes nicely with the sugar sprinkled on top of the bun.

My children loves the Kaya and Cheese buns for the generous fillings in them. My friend's son say that the Chicken Floss buns are the best he has ever tried. The Banana Custard bun has fresh banana in it with a mildly sweet custard but is not always available. I tried the mini Chocolate Muffins and they were a chocoholic's delight with an intense chocolate flavour. Everything here is worth trying!They also have seasonal goodies like the cookies during Chinese New Year and Hot Cross Buns during Easter.

Though they call themselves 'The Fresh Bread Shop', there are no bread loaves/slices for sale...

It helps that I have the owner's mobile on speed-dial as I can easily reserve 4 boxes of 10 pcs to feed my hungry hordes at home

Ummm....Yum....Yum....Too bad I cannot add or replicate fragrances in my reviews.

Whenever I buy noodles from this stall, the waft of the fragrant sesame oil in its sauce makes me salivate even before I can settle comfortably down to eat.

Though I know some people do not like too much sesame oil in their food as it may overpower the rest of the flavours, this stall does it just right.

The mushrooms for the shredded chicken noodles have been braised sufficently to let all the flavours of the sesame oil, dark sauces and secret ingredients to be infused.

The wanton noodles come with both fried and soup wantons. The noodles are softer than other wanton noodle stalls but it is definitely not soggy and does not have a heavy 'kee' taste.

The cost of the noodles has just recently gone up to $2.50 but it was kept at $2 for as long as I can remember.

The to-go place for gorgeous, hotel-standard tarts and pastries is Fredo Galaxy in Tanglin Halt. The tarts are superbly made here by Alfred Chan, the former pastry chef of Shangri-la Hotel.
I had the Mango Tart and it was awesome! The tart case was crisp, and the custard cream base was subtle. The tart was spilling over with glazed fresh mango cubes and it was garnished with fresh sage leaves. This tart was quite huge so it makes a substantial afternoon tea or after-dinner dessert.
Fruits for the tarts are sourced by Alfred personally. He does not have them delivered by suppliers because he says that he would not know the quality of what's being delivered. He makes tarts of whatever fruits that is in season.I also had the Egg Tart and this is not the regular Portugese or Hong Kong Dim Sum Egg Tart.
Alfred's Egg Tart is flavoured with cinnamon and has a smooth, creamy custard with a well-made tart case. It looked almost like a Creme Brulee in a tart case!