Baristart Coffee Singapore Cafe Review

We waited 45minutes for our seats! This shows that this cafe is very popular. While waiting, we went to the nearby Icon Village to explore. “Baristart” means barista, start, and art.

I like this photo more than the one I posted on Instagram but I posted the latter because my friend likes the latter more. Let me know if this photo is better so I can do a repost.

We ordered the popular raved cream puff ($6).
+creamy, light, milky, flowy filling
+one of the best cream puffs I ever tried
+such cream puffs are very difficult to make and this cream puff is carefully mastered
+worth the price and effort
+hard crispy exterior crust (ASMR sound)
+dash of powdered sugar to make it look pretty
-pricy because cream puffs normally cost $2, it cost $4.50 in 2019
-share with 1-2 more friends would make this puff worth it

How to make it?
I have made cream puffs before and it is split into 3 parts: Craquelin, choux pastry, and vanilla cream filling.
[Baking Vlog] Choux Au Craquelin (Cream Puff) l Cooking Tree
Cream puffs would need time and practice to master. Kudos to Pastry Chef Emi Sasaki. Sometimes the choux pastry may deflate and may not rise up nicely so I really admire the person who made this cream puff. The cream filling also has to be stored at a certain cold temperature so it would not freeze up but produce a flowy soft cream.

We also ordered an iced latte ($7) which is made with Hokkaido Biei Jersey Milk.
+/- bitter (my friend likes bitter coffee)
+aromatic coffee
+either one of the three types of coffee beans offered
+Brown Jersey Milk from Biei is rare milk from the 800 Brown Jersey cows found in Japan. This brown cow makes up barely 1% of the cow population. Thank you cows!
+milk was creamy
+coffee is poured over the milk

-milk at the bottom and I wasn't sure whether to stir it or not
-I don't know how to appreciate the rare milk, I should have requested if I could get a sip of the milk itself so I can try its pure taste.

The tables have a barcode for you to scan and view their menu which is readily available on their website.

The interior is prettily decorated with light bulbs. It has bar seats and seats near the green wall.

I would much prefer to sit near the green wall as it would look much better on my Instagram. It was a crowded afternoon so I did not make the request. As it was raining, it was helpful to check the weather using the glass roof windows.

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Address: 65 Tras St, Singapore 079004 (5min walk from Tanjong Pagar MRT Exit A)
Opening hours: 9am-9pm every day
They do have another outlet at Sentosa and they sell strawberry sandwiches!

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