Pan de Cretos

A classic Filipino bread roll, soft and fluffy with a light breadcrumb coating.

Taste: Mildly sweet, gently yeasty, more comforting than salty.

Texture: Soft interior, lightly browned outside, delicate crumb.

Best for: Breakfast, coffee, butter, cheese, jam, or a quick snack.

Sweetness: Low to medium

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten; may contain dairy or egg depending on recipe. Check with attendant if unsure.

Soft pandesal filled with pork asado, a sweet-savoury Filipino-style filling.

Taste: Sweet-salty, savoury, saucy, with Asian-style seasoning.

Texture: Fluffy bread outside, tender savoury filling inside.

Best for: A filling snack, light lunch, or merienda.

Sweetness: Medium savoury-sweet

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten; pork; may contain soy, dairy, egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

Soft pandesal filled with chicken asado, a sweet-savoury chicken filling.

Taste: Sweet-salty, savoury, gentle umami flavour.

Texture: Fluffy bread with a moist chicken filling.

Best for: A portable snack, lunch bite, or savoury bakery treat.

Sweetness: Medium savoury-sweet

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten; chicken; may contain soy, dairy, egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A purple yam pandesal filled with ube flavour and cheese.

Taste: Sweet ube with a creamy, slightly salty cheese contrast.

Texture: Very soft bread, rich filling, melty centre when warm.

Best for: Breakfast, dessert, coffee, or anyone curious about ube.

Sweetness: Medium to high

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten, dairy; may contain egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A soft bakery bread with a sweet-cheesy topping or filling, depending on the batch.

Taste: Sweet, buttery, cheesy, slightly salty.

Texture: Soft bread with a richer top or centre.

Best for: Coffee, tea, breakfast, or a soft afternoon snack.

Sweetness: Medium

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten, dairy; may contain egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A soft, sweet Filipino brioche-style pastry often topped with butter, sugar, and cheese.

Taste: Sweet, buttery, slightly salty from the cheese, rich but not usually heavy.

Texture: Soft, airy, fluffy bread with a creamy topping.

Best for: Coffee, merienda, dessert, or a sweet afternoon snack.

Sweetness: Medium to high

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten, dairy, egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A soft ensaymada-style roll with ube flavour, usually paired with sweet topping.

Taste: Sweet, buttery, purple-yam flavour, sometimes creamy.

Texture: Soft and fluffy, with a rich topping or filling.

Best for: Coffee, dessert, merienda, or ube lovers.

Sweetness: Medium to high

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten, dairy, egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A Filipino bakery roll filled with sweet buttery paste and dusted with breadcrumbs.

Taste: Sweet, buttery, lightly caramel-like, cosy and familiar.

Texture: Soft outside with a moist sweet filling.

Best for: Coffee, breakfast, merienda, or first-time Filipino bakery tasting.

Sweetness: Medium

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten, dairy; may contain egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A variation of Spanish bread with purple ube or taro-style flavour.

Taste: Sweet, buttery, earthy-vanilla ube/taro notes.

Texture: Soft roll with a moist sweet filling.

Best for: Dessert, coffee, or anyone who likes purple yam flavours.

Sweetness: Medium to high

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten, dairy; may contain egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A small Filipino muffin-like bread, simple, nostalgic, and lightly sweet.

Taste: Mildly sweet, buttery, simple, comforting.

Texture: Muffin-dense but still soft and cakey.

Best for: Coffee, tea, lunchbox snacks, or a mild sweet bite.

Sweetness: Low to medium

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten, dairy, egg may be present. Check with attendant if unsure.

A Filipino bread known for its turtle-shell-like shape and firmer bite.

Taste: Mildly sweet, bready, simple.

Texture: Denser and chewier than soft rolls.

Best for: Coffee, breakfast, or dipping in a warm drink.

Sweetness: Low to medium

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten; may contain dairy or egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A firm Filipino bread with a cracked top, sometimes called star bread.

Taste: Mildly sweet, bready, slightly dense.

Texture: Firm crust, dense crumb, satisfying chew.

Best for: Coffee, hot chocolate, or a filling bakery snack.

Sweetness: Low to medium

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten; may contain dairy or egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A soft Filipino bun filled with sweet coconut.

Taste: Sweet, coconut-rich, warm and tropical.

Texture: Soft bread outside with chewy-sweet coconut filling.

Best for: Dessert, coffee, tea, or coconut fans.

Sweetness: Medium to high

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten, coconut; may contain dairy or egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A soft bun filled with sweet mung bean or red bean-style paste.

Taste: Sweet, earthy, mellow bean flavour.

Texture: Soft bread with a smooth dense filling.

Best for: Coffee, tea, or a less sugary sweet snack.

Sweetness: Medium

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten; may contain dairy, egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A loaf-style bread with sweet mung bean or red bean-style filling.

Taste: Sweet, earthy, mellow, not overly sharp.

Texture: Soft loaf with a denser sweet filling.

Best for: Sharing, slicing, coffee, or breakfast.

Sweetness: Medium

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten; may contain dairy, egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A fried Filipino-style dough treat with a cheesy or milky coating.

Taste: Sweet, creamy, cheesy, rich.

Texture: Golden outside, soft and chewy inside.

Best for: Snack, dessert, sharing, or sweet cravings.

Sweetness: Medium to high

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten, dairy; may contain egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A fried dough treat coated with sugar.

Taste: Sweet, simple, doughnut-like.

Texture: Lightly crisp outside, soft and chewy inside.

Best for: Dessert, snack, coffee, or sharing.

Sweetness: High

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten; may contain dairy or egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A pastry pocket filled with savoury chicken filling.

Taste: Savoury, lightly sweet pastry, seasoned chicken centre.

Texture: Flaky or tender pastry with moist filling.

Best for: Snack, lunch, picnic food, or savoury choice.

Sweetness: Low sweetness, savoury

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten, chicken; may contain dairy, egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A pastry pocket filled with savoury pork filling.

Taste: Savoury, slightly sweet pastry, seasoned pork centre.

Texture: Tender or flaky pastry with moist filling.

Best for: Snack, lunch, or a more filling bakery item.

Sweetness: Low sweetness, savoury

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten, pork; may contain dairy, egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A flaky Filipino pastry traditionally filled with a sweet-savoury filling.

Taste: Sweet-savoury, rich, sometimes oniony depending on recipe.

Texture: Flaky outside with dense filling.

Best for: Tea, coffee, merienda, or adventurous snackers.

Sweetness: Medium

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten; may contain pork/fat, dairy, egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A flaky pastry filled with sweet mung bean paste.

Taste: Sweet, earthy, mellow bean flavour.

Texture: Flaky shell with smooth dense filling.

Best for: Coffee, tea, merienda, or a less creamy dessert.

Sweetness: Medium

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten; may contain dairy, egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A flaky pastry filled with purple yam ube paste.

Taste: Sweet, creamy, earthy-vanilla ube flavour.

Texture: Flaky shell with dense purple filling.

Best for: Dessert, coffee, tea, or ube lovers.

Sweetness: Medium to high

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten; may contain dairy, egg. Check with attendant if unsure.

A Filipino coconut pie made with young coconut-style filling and pastry crust.

Taste: Sweet, creamy, coconut-rich, gentle and tropical.

Texture: Flaky crust with soft creamy coconut filling.

Best for: Dessert, sharing, parties, coffee, or family gatherings.

Sweetness: Medium to high

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten, coconut, dairy/egg may be present. Check with attendant if unsure.

A Filipino-style custard pie with a smooth egg custard filling.

Taste: Sweet, creamy, custardy, lightly caramel-like.

Texture: Flaky crust with smooth dense custard.

Best for: Dessert, coffee, tea, or sharing.

Sweetness: Medium to high

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten, egg, dairy. Check with attendant if unsure.

Soft chocolate cookies with powdered sugar and a cracked surface.

Taste: Chocolatey, sweet, cocoa-rich.

Texture: Soft, cakey, slightly chewy, powdered outside.

Best for: Dessert, coffee, kids, chocolate fans.

Sweetness: High

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten, egg, dairy may be present. Check with attendant if unsure.

Purple crinkle cookies inspired by ube or taro flavours.

Taste: Sweet, earthy, vanilla-like, purple yam/taro style.

Texture: Soft, cakey, chewy, sugar-dusted cracks.

Best for: Dessert, coffee, colour-loving snackers, ube fans.

Sweetness: High

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten, egg, dairy may be present. Check with attendant if unsure.

A Filipino fried spring-roll dessert usually filled with banana and jackfruit.

Taste: Sweet, caramelized banana, fruity jackfruit, crisp sugar notes.

Texture: Crispy wrapper with soft warm fruit filling.

Best for: Dessert, snack, sharing, or a crispy sweet treat.

Sweetness: High

Common allergens: Wheat/gluten wrapper; banana/jackfruit; frying cross-contact possible. Check with attendant if unsure.