(Closed) Clinton Street Baking Co. & Restaurant – Best blueberry pancakes in New York

Is Clinton Street Baking Co. & Restaurant, better known as Clinton Bakery Singapore, closed?

Unfortunately, Clinton Street Cafe in Bugis, known for its award-winning blueberry pancakes in New York, is permanently closed in Singapore. But if you’re keen to find out about how they fared, we’ve kept our review of Clinton Street Cafe here.

Our honest review of Clinton Street Baking Co. & Restaurant

The best blueberry pancakes, hearty breakfasts and mouth-watering biscuits. Hailing all the way from the Big Apple, we’re finally able to get a taste of New York’s brunch affair.

Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you- Clinton Street Baking Company & Restaurant.

The best pancakes in Singapore?

Voted the best blueberry pancakes in the city twice by New York Magazine, there was no way we were missing out on this. A stack of three fluffy American pancakes — really one of the fluffiest pancakes we’ve had in Singapore — topped with a blueberry compote with a side of warm maple butter.

This is listed as Pancakes with Warm Maple Butter ($22) with a choice of blueberries, banana walnut or chocolate chunks.

The famed Pancakes with Warm Maple Butter at Clinton Street

I mean, the texture and flavour of the pancakes were textbook. But what elevated the blueberries variation might be the juxtaposition of the decadent maple butter and the tart blueberry compote that had a lemony, zesty undertone.

Food at Clinton Street Cafe Singapore

For balance, we ordered the Chicken & Waffles ($23.1). The waffle batter tasted very similar to the pancakes, and I’m not surprised if they used the same batter for both. Not an issue, except, it kinda became too decadent towards the end of the meal because of the similar taste.

Chicken & Waffles, an underrated brunch dish at Clinton Cafe, which is unfortunately closed

That aside, the waffles had a soft texture, instead of the airy variation at The Forage Cafe. The fried chicken had a thin layer of crispiness and is also paired with maple butter on the side.

Not bad, but I personally prefer The Forage Cafe’s variation and Earlybird Cafe’s Chicken & Pancakes

We also got the Buttermilk Onion Rings ($7) which had a light, flaky batter. It was gently salted and had a nice balance with the natural sweetness of the onions.

Clinton Street Singapore

Location: 31 Purvis St, Singapore 188608
Opening hours:
Mon-Thu: 8am-4pm
Fri-Sat: 8am-9pm
Sunday: Closed

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There are pros and cons when being friends with Colman. You get good food recommendations and the occasional candid shots between taking snaps of the food. But there’s also the mandatory 15-minutes waiting time and the constant whining of how your noodle pull sucks. He’s also a sucker for coffee.