The Fat Kid Bakery

The Fat Kid Bakery is a small doughnut bakery at 39 Amoy Street in Singapore's Central Business District. It makes sourdough bomboloni, the Italian-style doughnuts with a generous filling inside, in a long list of sweet and savoury flavours.

Founder Ariel Tang started baking as a teenager and later worked in professional kitchens and bakeries. In 2020 she began selling bomboloni from her home kitchen, using sourdough in place of ordinary yeast. A newspaper feature later that year brought in hundreds of orders. A first shop opened in Ang Mo Kio in 2021, and the bakery moved to Amoy Street in April 2023 for a bigger kitchen.

What to order

The sourdough bombos, as the bakery calls them, are the reason to come. Sweet flavours on the current list include roasted hazelnut, summer berries, citrus bomb, blueberry cheesecake, chocolate, Earl Grey, sea salt maple and vanilla crème brûlée. Reviewers describe the dough as light and springy, and the sourdough gives it a slight tang.

There is also a savoury series. It covers spicy egg mayo, torched mentaiko cream, sour cream and onion, and roasted garlic mascarpone. If you cannot choose, mini bombos come in an assorted box of 12. Regular boxes come in several sizes, which makes them easy to share or bring to an office.

The bakery makes other bakes too, such as brownies, loaves and pastries. The range changes, so ask at the counter what is on that day.

The shop

This is a grab-and-go bakery rather than a sit-down cafe. When it opened on Amoy Street, the shop had no seats, and the space was built around a larger kitchen. Plan to take your doughnuts away, perhaps back to your hotel or office. Amoy Street itself is lined with old shophouses, so it is a pleasant street to wander.

Good to know before you go

• Fresh bakes are sold over the counter, so you can simply walk in.
• To be sure of your flavours, pre-order online at least three days ahead and collect at the shop.
• The bakery does not run its own delivery, but you can book a courier to collect your order.
• For orders of more than 100 pieces, or corporate orders, contact the team by email.
• The doughnuts are best eaten fresh. They keep in the fridge for up to three days; warm them for a few minutes in a hot oven before eating.

Getting there

The bakery's own directions start at Telok Ayer MRT station on the Downtown Line. Leave by Exit A, and the shop is about a three-minute walk away. You can also order ahead on The Fat Kid Bakery website.

Nearby

Amoy Street sits between Telok Ayer and Tanjong Pagar, so there is plenty to eat close by. For a proper meal, try Hyang Yeon (Telok Ayer), or head to the hawker stalls for Nasi Lemak Ayam Taliwang at Lau Pa Sat. If you want to stay in the area, The Clan Hotel Singapore is in the same district. Browse more cafés and bakeries in Singapore, all restaurants in Marina Bay and the CBD, our guide to desserts and our Tanjong Pagar neighbourhood guide.