Artisan Bakery Near Me at Hillcrest: Baker and Cook Sourdough Brunch Guide

Baker & Cook opens at 7am every day at 77 Hillcrest Road, Singapore 288951, the corner bakery off Greenwood Avenue where the chain began in 2012. The house sourdough bread board costs S$18 before the 10% service charge and GST, and every loaf still starts from a starter that has been kept alive since 1987. For an artisan bakery near me close to Bukit Timah, this is the original address, and it closes at 7pm.

Baker & Cook was founded by Dean Brettschneider, a New Zealand baker with TV appearances and a shelf of cookbooks behind him. He told ANZA in 2018 that when he got to Singapore he had one little bakery on Hillcrest Road, and to fill his day he started running baking classes in the back room. When a former beauty salon behind the bakery came up for rent, he took it for a dedicated class kitchen.

The brand says it first opened in 2012 and grew into a neighbourhood chain with outlets at Namly Place, Serangoon Garden, Eng Kong Terrace and more. Ownership has changed since the early years, and the bakery is now part of a larger restaurant group, but Hillcrest is still the shop people mean when they talk about the original.

The menu calls sourdough the bakery's DNA. Every loaf begins with a starter that has existed since 1987, nicknamed Little Johnny, though the menu jokes that he is not so little anymore. Four breads are singled out, each with a different share of sourdough and a different technique: the Danish rugbrød, the pain au levain, the German volkorn and the baguette.

The best way to taste them is the B&C signature sourdough bread board at S$18, which brings the four loaves with grapefruit and orange marmalade, strawberry jam, balsamic vinegar, olive oil and seasonal house butters. The menu itself recommends trying each bread plain first, then with the dips, which is good advice for a slow weekday breakfast.

Brunch runs from the moment the doors open. The signature breakfast spread is S$29, with spelt sourdough, wholemeal bread, egg, bacon, pork sausage, mushrooms, roasted vine tomato, smashed avocado and fruit. Avo smash with smoked salmon on pain au levain or rugbrød costs S$24.50, eggs Benedict S$19, and a mushroom pâté toast with cashew and fried oyster mushroom S$19.50.

French toast on the bakery's shokupan with berries, pistachio and custard cream is S$21, and the menu warns that it takes about 15 minutes. Simple scrambled eggs on volkorn are S$15, and a toast of the day with seasonal butter is S$6. All prices are subject to a 10% service charge and prevailing taxes, and the service charge is calculated on the full price before any discount. Pork is on the menu, so this is not a halal-friendly kitchen.

The coffee is Allpress from New Zealand, and the menu says Baker & Cook introduced the roaster to Singapore. Regular drinks come with two espresso shots: a latte or flat white is S$6.80, a long black S$5.80 and a piccolo S$4.30, with alternative milks at S$1 extra.

Families are a big part of the Hillcrest crowd, and the kids' menu shows it: a chocolate hazelnut sandwich at S$7.50 and the Little Johnny bombos, small doughnuts filled with raspberry jam or vanilla custard, at S$4.80. ANZA described the chain's queues as a mix of locals and expats lining up for coffee, brunch and baked goods, which matches a Saturday morning on Hillcrest Road.

From 1 October 2026 the bakery added two items across its outlets. The croissant shiopan, a salted bread with croissant layers finished with sea salt, is S$4.80, and a honey and sundried tomato frankfurter, a chicken sausage wrapped in flaky pastry, is S$9.50. Both work as takeaway snacks if the tables are full.

An honest verdict: skip ordering the French toast when you are in a hurry, because the 15-minute wait is real on a busy morning. The bread board or a pastry at the counter gets you the bakery's strengths faster. Since April 2026 Baker & Cook charges S$0.10 for each carrier bag, so bring your own tote for loaves.

The shop opens at 7am daily and closes at 7pm, earlier than some branches. Brunch items qualify for the chain's one-for-one mains redemption, and the shop is small, so an early weekday arrival soon after 7am is the simplest way to get a table without waiting.

If there is no table, buy bread and a coffee to take away, or order ahead through the bakery's pre-order site or delivery apps. The Namly Place outlet at 64 Namly Place, open from 7:30am, is the nearest alternative and runs until 8:30pm from Friday to Sunday.

Baker & Cook sits at the edge of the Greenwood Avenue row of low shophouses and restaurants, a quiet residential enclave off Bukit Timah Road. Tan Kah Kee MRT on the Downtown Line is the nearest station, and from there it is a single stop to Botanic Gardens, which makes it easy to pair a bakery breakfast with a morning in the gardens.

The streets around Hillcrest are lined with landed houses and large trees, so the walk from the station is calmer than most brunch trips in the city. Plan for the heat after 10am and take the bread home before it sits too long in a hot bag.

Baker & Cook Hillcrest, 77 Hillcrest Road, Singapore 288951. Open daily 7am to 7pm. Nearest MRT: Tan Kah Kee on the Downtown Line. Prices are subject to 10% service charge and GST.

Carrier bags cost S$0.10, pre-orders and delivery run through the bakery's online links and the usual delivery apps, and the French toast takes around 15 minutes. Other outlets include Namly Place, Serangoon Garden and Eng Kong Terrace, which opens until 9pm daily.