Loong Fatt Tau Sar Piah is an old-school bakery in Balestier

We’ve been doing some deep dives into heritage food of late, and one more to add to the list is Loong Fatt Tau Sar Piah: a true Balestier icon that’s been in the game since 1948.

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On paper, Loong Fatt is a 75-year-old bakery, but in truth, the history of their tau sar piah is about 30 years shorter. Before Hainanese native Lee Wang Long founded Loong Fatt, he was a housekeeper in a local home, where he learned to bake Western-style pastries. In 1948, he struck out on his own to open a bakery-kopitiam where Loong Fatt still stands today.