“S’pore’s First German Pretzel Bakery” Has Cute Hybrid Pretzel-Croissants & Stuffed Bagels

“Singapore’s first German speciality pretzel bakery”, Park Bäckerei, will be opening at Icon Village in Tanjong Pagar mid August. The bakery-cum-cafe specialises in authentic German pretzels amongst other lye-baked goods beloved in Germany, like stuffed bagels and laugen-sandwiches (lye roll sandwiches) for dining in.

Park Bäckerei is opened by German Dennis von Berlepsch, and his Malaysian wife, Jane Lee Richard. The couple, now Singaporean PRs, met in Singapore before relocating to Hong Kong for three years for Dennis’s job. They first sold their breads to friends and neighbours in HK, before moving back to Singapore in 2022 and starting their home-based business here. The Tanjong Pagar outlet will mark the bakery’s first physical store.

While the duo devote all their time to Park Bäckerei now, Dennis used to work as a Director of Commercial Excellence while Jane flew the skies as a flight attendant for Singapore Airlines. According to their PR rep, the couple decided to pursue baking full-time as “the demand for their bakes exceeded their expectations” when they were a home-based biz, and so they decided to make Park Bäckerei their full-time gig. 

The self-taught Jane does most of the baking, while Dennis assists. 

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