Cedele

Cedele is a chain of bakery-cafes that we've been going to a lot recently, ever since Mky got her Cedele Card.  To Mky, Cedele is synonymous with tasty, wholesome fare, a convenient pit stop (we frequent the Rail Mall branch near her home) where she can get her quality salad greens + lean protein fix for a decent price.  We've both been quite fascinated with their salads and sandwiches, and after trying their pasta recently, I'm even more convinced its a place that everyone should put onto their list of regular eating places.

Their prices are not as friendly as some might like (the prices also vary depending on the branch you visit, ditto their menu - widest ranges are at the Great World/Takashimaya/Wheelock branches, which are also the most exorbitant in pricing), but considering the choice organic ingredients and fairly good quality (for the salads), its serves its function as a healthy place to refuel, if one makes sensible choices.

Pictured above is the creamy mushroom linguine dish from the Rail Mall branch of Cedele.  Creamy indeed! Chock-a-block with tasty fresh mushrooms.  Perfect, actually!  <-- Dky's fave!

Mky's Seabass and Grilled Shrimp Salad @ Takashimaya.  Based on experience, the branch at Taka seems to serve smaller portions than the Wheelock one, where the salad greens engulf a good half of the plate and more, for the same price.  Visibly less veggies in the above picture, though that may please some less fanatical veggie-eaters... =)  personally, Mky much prefers less-puny veggie portions (GREEN is IN!).

Other good eats we've tried include the Cedele Beef Burger (read: JUICY!!), the grilled chicken, avocado and brie sandwich on herb foccacia (Mky: Dky couldn't stop raving as he ravenously chomped through the sandwich, first time I've ever heard him rave about any kind of sandwich), the creamy mushroom soup (best enjoyed with a ton of the free-flow bread from bread bar, especially the chewy dark rye loaf) and the buttery moist, oblong-shaped muffins.

Mky also has a soft spot for their Depot's Brew (aka "One skinny coffee, please"; they didn't get it when she actually ordered "Depot's Brew" though that's what it's called on the menu board), and their fantabulous all-day breakfast sets (blueberry pancakes!).  Cedele also has its own range of organic ice-cream (available at some branches only), though we haven't given it a try to date, in our bid to eat lighter when possible.

                            Blueberry Hazelnut Cheesecake         Caramel Sea-salt Cheesecake

(These cake pictures were 'borrowed' from the Cedele website)

 On their bakery side, they've got some pretty decent cakes, bakes and pastries, rustic loaves of bread in various permutations, and kickass cheesecakes... such as the caramel sea-salt rendition which Mky received on her birthday.  Praise for the cake came fast and furious as forks dove in to fight for the last creamy bite... Dky's getting the Blueberry Hazelnut Cheesecake for his birthday tomorrow... reviews to come as an update to this post, stay tuned!

(Review above was mostly by Mky)

**Note** The Wheelock branch of Cedele has poor ventilation, expect to come out smelling a bit greasy and stale after a meal there...


398 Upper Bukit Timah Road
The Rail Mall
Tel: 6766 3253

The list of other Cedele branches can be found at their website here.