Loong Fatt Tau Sar Piah

🟨 Loong Fatt Tau Sar Piah 639 Balestier Rd, Singapore 329922 🟨 Location ************ 🟦 This popular Tau Sar Piah bakery is nestled at the end of a row of traditional shophouses along Balestier Road, near the Thomson Road Hospital area. 🟦 The bakery itself sits inside a vintage-style kopitiam (coffeeshop) — a nostalgic reminder of old Singapore. ✅️ I’m very familiar with this place, as I actually lived along Balestier Road in the late 1960s as a child. 🟦 It’s usually my second elder sister who visits this bakery to buy their Chinese traditional pastries. 🟨 But from time to time, I also pop by with my hubby to get their famous Tau Sar Piah and Beh Teh Soh. 🟩 They also sell a delightful range of old-school butter cakes, Swiss rolls, cupcakes, and custard puffs, all reminiscent of classic bakery flavours from the past. 🟤About the Tau Sar Piah ***************************** 🟤 The Tau Sar Piah is a well-loved traditional Chinese pastry made with flaky, layered filo pastry and a smooth mung bean filling. (➡️ In Hokkien and Teochew dialects, mung bean is called Lek Dao.) 🟤 I believe they add a touch of lard to the filling, which gives it that rich, savoury aroma and smooth texture. 🟤 Personally, I find their Tau Sar Piah tasty and satisfying. 😅 However, having travelled to Penang several times over the years, I must say I prefer the Penang-style Tau Sar Piah, which has a slightly different texture and taste profile. 🟪 Still, this Loong Fatt Tau Sar Piah remains a classic and is well-loved by many locals — a true comfort snack for the Singapore palate. 🟫 I also learned that this bakery has been around since 1948, which makes it a 77-year-old heritage gem — a rare find that has stood the test of time. 🟨 The photos I shared were taken over several visits, capturing the nostalgic charm of this beloved old-school bakery.

Been eating their tau sar piah since i was young and even though i could never taste the difference between the sweet and salty ones, i still love them both! The shop also sold other kinds of old school pastries and though they seemed to have seats for dining in. I have never eaten there before. It was always a takeaway. Parking was always done illegally due to lack of lots. One of local delicacies which is a must try.

Savoury old-school Tau Sar Piah made fresh everyday. Comes in sweet and salty flavours. Sells an assortment of other confectionary. Fortunate that they are still open at 5pm on a weekday afternoon though they close their shutters soon after. Definitely a must-try with the filling a little moist and thus better than those sold in supermarkets. $1.30 for a piece of goodness.

Best when it’s fresh from oven! Flaky with a mild wheat aroma with slightly sweeter fillings even if it’s salty version. It will be better if it’s less greasy.

Sweet and savory tau sar piah. $1.30 each. 5/6/10 in a box. Tasty, especially when warm. Closed on Sundays.

Located at the corner of the last old block of Balestier Road, a bit difficult to spot it as some road works are going on out the shop. They don't sell only Tau Sa Pieh, their other pastry are as good.

Our family go to for tau sar pieh since I was a kid and now my go to place for my family. These Chinese cookies are consistently darn good for many decades, they don’t disappoint except for pricing - keeps increasing, sadly. Their cookies come in sweet or salty. Guess what’s my favourite? 😜 And to still operate at the same shop with the same decor going back to the 50/60s is even amazing. Don’t see that many kopitiams in its original form these days.

Love the crunchiness of the skin, different from the usual tau sar piah. There are sweet and salty flavours to choose from however prefer the salty flavour as it has near perfect balance of saltiness and sweetness. Also bought pandan and banana cake, soft and not too sweet. At $1.30 per piece quite affordable. Will try other favour next time. The staff was also very welcoming and nice.

The place was well known for its Tau Sar Piah but it also offers other old school cake items such as Custard Puff, Butter Cake, and Banana Cake. Love the butter cake which was very buttery and moist.

When my friends brought in a box of these, the first thing someone commented, "Wah! You braved the queue ah?!" Apparently infamous for their tau sar piah is this traditional old school shop at balestier! Even though they were 4 hours old, they were still flaky, as you can see all the flaky bits at the bottom of the box. I have never been a fan of these sweet snacks but now I am! As you bite in, you feel like you are biting into a char Siew soh! It is so flaky yet crispy! And inside is the sweet paste! And it is not too sweet that would make you feel heaty either! It is perfect! I will need to get my hands on another dozen of these sweet treat! Anyone young or old would love these!

This row of shophouses is balestier is pretty well-known for being home to the various "best tau sar piahs" in Singapore. I have tried all the tau sar piahs in this row of shophouses and have concluded that Loong Fatt Tau Sar Piah is my favourite. The tau sar piahs they sell are made fresh in house everyday. One is greeted with the amazing smell of freshly baked pastries upon entering the shop and i often catch a glimpse of the family in the back, rolling out the pastry dough. I like the way the shop takes you back in time with its traditional ways. The tau sar piah from this stall is extremely aromatic. The smell of the tau sar is simply alluring. The pastry has a nice bite, yet it crumbles and seems to melt away in my mouth. It is pretty cheap at 60cents a piece too.

Located at the corner of the whole row of shophouses in balestier, Loong Fatt Tau Sar Piah sure sells great, flaky and tasty tau sar piahs. This shop has an open concept kitchen, thus you can see the bakers hand-making those fresh pastries and be greeted with the delicious smell of them. The filling is not too sweet nor salty, hence appealing to the tastebuds of everyone in the family. The ventilation is better than other old, traditional shops and the fans are quite strong, so the place is not very stuffy. Although the queue took about an hour or so, the wait was definitely worthwhile. Plus, there are many seats in the shop, so if you patronize the shop in a group, you may take turns to queue up and sit down to take a sip of coffee. The price of each tau sar piah is reasonable, at 70 cents each. If you buy 5 to 6 tau sar piahs, you will get a small box. The bigger box holds up to 10. If you buy less than 5, they will put them in a plastic bag. Both sweet and salty are good, but the pastry is what makes it excellent. Thumbs up for their effort!

My grandmother has a soft spot for these little flaky pastries so I would always traipse my way down to grab a couple of boxes once in a while. You probably wouldn't have any difficulty spotting this shop from afar - the shopfront has two signboards stacked upon each other screaming the exact same message, seemingly afraid nobody would see that there is some seriously good piah up for grabs. There are two standard flavours: salty and sweet. I must admit that I always return to the store a tad confused about my preference - probably because both are pretty similar. You can differentiate visually between the two by the sesame seeds sprinkled atop the sweet piahs that distinguish them from the salty ones. Perhaps my taste-buds have not made much of a progression since I was younger, but I am still insistent that the salty piahs taste pretty much the same as the sweet piahs with the identical flavour differing only by a slight hint of saltiness coming through. Whatever it is, light feathery layers of pastry encasing slightly chewy bean paste makes the perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea in the afternoon. The Singaporean version of scones, perhaps?