18 bakeries to check out in Katong's pastry paradise
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(Clockwise from top left) Tigerlily Patisserie, Petit Pain, Awfully Chocolate Bakery & Cafe and Chin Mee Chin Confectionery.
PHOTOS: TIGERLILY PATISSERIE, SAMUEL ANG, AWFULLY CHOCOLATE, CHIN MEE CHIN CONFECTIONERY
SINGAPORE - A new bakery central is rising in the east.
It is breads, cakes and pastries galore in Katong as heritage bakeries jostle with hipster cafes in bustling shophouses along Joo Chiat and East Coast roads.

