Simply Bread – Yum!
It’s a strange thing, but the longer I live in Singapore the less interest I have in Chinese food. Or Indian food. Or Malaysian, Thai or Vietnamese food. Maybe it’s advanced homesickness (certainly possible) or maybe it’s that there’s so much of this food all over the place – availability breeds contempt?
Anyway, by chance we stumbled across a bakery that sells really interesting bread and does a mean grilled cheese sandwich: Simply Bread. It’s in Bukit Timah, the ex-pats’ haven – no surprise there – in Guthrie House, off Sixth Avenue. We found sourdough bread there that actually tastes and feels like genuine California sourdough – and a plain cafe-like ambience that’s reminiscent of Berkeley bakeries. Fortunately it’s staffed by professional Singaporeans, rather than university students, so you can actually eat within a half-hour of ordering – a distinct advantage over Berkeley if you’re in a hurry. Unless you’re in the U.S. and have to include flight time to Singapore – then Berkeley wins.
But for hungry homesick northern Californians in Singapore, Simply Bread is a good remedy.