Audi x Burnt Ends Donut Shop: Doughnuts Daily From 8am

Audi x Burnt Ends Bakery sits inside the Audi House of Progress at 18 Cross Street, #01-20, Singapore 048423, and it is open 8am to 4pm every day of the week. That daily schedule is the main reason to come here rather than the original Burnt Ends Bakery on Dempsey Road, which only opens Thursday to Sunday. The counter keeps a rotating selection of brioche doughnuts next to German-style pretzels, waffles and currywurst.

Burnt Ends Bakery calls this the second bakery concept from the Michelin-starred Burnt Ends, the modern Australian barbecue restaurant of chef-owner Dave Pynt. Tatler Asia reported the collaboration with Audi Singapore ahead of its launch in early 2025, describing the Audi House of Progress as the carmaker's new lifestyle space in Singapore. The bakery shares the ground floor with the brand's display cars.

The bakery says the menu is inspired by German classics, a nod to Audi's home country, and finished with Burnt Ends' own style. That explains why a doughnut stop also sells a rosemary and sea salt pretzel and a brown butter waffle. It also runs an interactive brew bar where baristas make the house Slayer's blend in front of you, so coffee here is part of the visit, not an afterthought.

The beans are roasted in-house at Burnt Ends Roastery, according to the bakery, which says its roasters bring the same fire as the restaurant kitchens. If you like the cup, a bag of Slayer's Blend Coffee Beans costs S$20 in the online shop, and Slayer's Coffee Capsules, described as bright and fruit-forward with stonefruit and citrus peel notes, cost S$10. A flat white with one filled doughnut makes an easy breakfast at the counter.

All Burnt Ends doughnuts start from the same base, which the bakery describes as a light, airy, slow-proved brioche. In its online shop the filled flavours are sold from S$13 for the smallest portion of two, with larger boxes of six, a baker's dozen and 24. The Cinnamon Doughnut is the simplest at S$9 for two, tumbled in a finely milled cinnamon sugar while still warm from the fryer.

Order the Vanilla Cream if you only take one. The shop describes it as brioche filled with Tahitian vanilla cream, and it is the most direct test of the dough. Lemon Meringue is filled with lemon curd and is the sharpest of the range. Passionfruit Curd is in the same tart family, and Berry Jam uses a strawberry preserve that the bakery says is set with plant-based gelling agents from seaweed and citrus.

The counter selection rotates, so treat the online list as a guide rather than a promise of what is in the case today. If your heart is set on one flavour, the Pick Your Own Doughnuts Box at S$32.50 lets you choose five from Italian Pistachio, Smoked Japanese Yuzu, Lemon Meringue, Nutella, Passionfruit Curd, Milo Dinosaur and Vanilla Cream when ordering online.

Several items in the online shop are labelled as Audi x Burnt Ends Bakery exclusives. The Pretzel, finished with rosemary and sea salt, costs S$4, and the German Waffle, made with brown butter and vanilla, costs S$6 and is best eaten warm off the iron. Both are cheaper than a pair of filled doughnuts and make sense for a quick breakfast at the counter.

For something richer, the exclusives include an Apple Rum Raisin Escargot at S$8, a Black Forest Cruffin at S$12, an Apple Strudel Cake with Biscoff cream cheese frosting at S$12, a slice of New York Cheesecake at S$9 and a Milk Chocolate Hazelnut Feuilletine Tart at S$12. Skip the cheesecake if you are already having a cream doughnut; two dairy-heavy desserts back to back is too much before lunch.

Read the labels if you have dietary limits. The shop notes that the Lemon Meringue and Passionfruit Curd doughnuts contain dairy, eggs and fish-based gelatin, and the Nutella doughnuts contain nuts. There is no halal claim on the bakery's site. For a family with mixed requirements, the Cinnamon Doughnut and Berry Jam are the simplest picks, but still check the ingredient line at the counter.

Burnt Ends is selling Halloween Special Doughnuts from S$9 for self pick-up and delivery from 29 October to 1 November 2026, along with a Spiderweb Tart at S$68. For office orders, a baker's dozen of one flavour is the better value than single boxes, and the online shop offers delivery, which beats carrying 13 doughnuts across the CBD.

Because the bakery closes at 4pm, this is a breakfast and lunch stop, not an after-work one. Weekday mornings bring the Cross Street office crowd for coffee, so arrive soon after 8am for the fullest counter, or come on a weekend when the CBD empties out. If the case is thin late in the afternoon, The Fat Kid Bakery on Amoy Street, a short walk away, also sells filled sourdough doughnuts.

Telok Ayer MRT on the Downtown Line is the closest station, and Chinatown MRT is a short walk west. From the bakery, cross into Far East Square and walk to Telok Ayer Street, where Thian Hock Keng Temple, the old Hokkien temple built in the 1840s, stands among the shophouses. Its carved roof and quiet courtyard are a five-minute walk from your coffee.

Continue south and you reach Amoy Street Food Centre, the hawker centre where office workers queue for lunch, then climb the slope of Ann Siang Hill for its cafes and small bars. The loop takes about half an hour at a slow pace and brings you back to Cross Street, where you can pick up a pretzel for the afternoon.

Address: Audi x Burnt Ends Bakery, Audi House of Progress, 18 Cross Street, #01-20, Singapore 048423. Hours: Monday to Sunday 8am to 4pm. The bakery publishes no phone number; email bakeryaudihop@burntends.com.sg for enquiries. Nearest MRT stations: Telok Ayer on the Downtown Line and Chinatown on the North East and Downtown lines.