Just Dough Review: Cheap And IG-Worthy Steamed Buns With Generous Fillings At Suntec City

Taking a closer peek at their display, I was pleasantly surprised by their affordable quotations which start from just $1.20. Arranged in colourful stacks of red, yellow, and green, their buns and mantou have a rate range of $1.20 to $2.90—not too far off from the rates at your regular bakeries.

Just Dough divests both hot and cold versions of their buns, where the former is served warm, right out of their steamers, and the latter is displayed on trays for your picking. This concept was foreign to me since I’m more used to grabbing ready-to-eat buns on the shelves and consuming my steamed buns immediately after buying them.

Since we wanted to catch the preparation of the buns in action, we made an extra early trip down to the cafe at 7:30am. To our shock and amazement, by the time we got there, the team was already finishing up their last batch of buns. Going to the owner, Mr Koh, he and his small group of dedicated staff start rolling, pulling, and filling buns from 12am to 7am every day.

Food at Just Dough The Purple Sweet Potato ($2.10) bun sported a vivid lime green skin, folded to form a repeated pattern with a white inner layer peeking through. The true test for any filled bun is to check its dough-to-filling ratio.

When I tore the bun open, it was obvious to me that the cafe has nailed its proportions. The purple Japanese sweet potato is known for its fibrous texture and lower sugar content compared to other types of sweet potato.

We moved onto another one of Just Dough’s sweet buns, the Coconut & Brown Sugar ($1.90) . Tearing the bun open, I could tell that its dough was fluffy, but slightly drier than the other buns.

Just Dough’s rendition of the coconut filling is less buttery and sticky than what I’m used to, and its higher proportion of flaky coconut to brown sugar syrup kept it from being overly sweet. I was instantly drawn to the smallest bun of the bunch after catching a glimpse of its label.

Moving on to the savoury options, Just Dough’s Curry Chicken Potato & Mushroom ($2.90) bun was the heftiest one in the mix. That’s all nice and pleasant, but the part of the cafe’s construction that really charmed me was its open-kitchen concept.

From the proportion of ample filling to dough, to the designs of the handcrafted colourful layers, the cafe clearly doesn’t believe in compromising quality with looks. I left Just Dough with bags of buns, ready to be brought home, steamed, and flaunted at the breakfast table for the next few days. If you’re looking for more delicious steamed buns, check out our list of unique bao across Singapore. 8 Unique Bao In Singapore Filled With Fried Chicken And Salmon Mentaiko Address: 3 Temasek Boulevard, #B1-169/170, Suntec City Mall, Singapore 038983 Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7:30am to 9pm, Sat-Sun 8:30am to 9pm Tel: 6337 0188 Website Just Dough is not a halal-certified eatery, but their food contains no pork or lard.