Carb is life, and if you take that mantra seriously, you’ll want to bookmark this one – Kowloon Shangri-La is bringing back its highly acclaimed, oft sold-out ‘Japanese Artisanal Bread Breakfast Buffet’ this autumn (now try saying that three times quick).
Head to the Lobby Lounge at Kowloon Shangri-La to nosh on this creative themed buffet that holds the key to all of our hearts (and stomachs). An expansive spread of exquisite Japanese pastries and breads will be presented for diners to graze from, featuring 20 different kinds of artisan baked goods that run the gamut from savoury to sweet.
What’s there to try? New items to the bread breakfast buffet include the shaved truffle egg salad doughnuts, crafted using red wheat flour, Lan Wang eggs, and rich Hokkaido cream, and stuffed with a Japanese egg salad filling following a Tanman recipe; and the chestnut Mont Blanc danish, consisting of a Japanese chestnut paste and Madagascan vanilla custard. Mini ‘nama’ cream doughnuts are also making their debut appearance – these sweet treats are famous for their soft, pillowy brioche exterior and custard interior, and they are really having their moment in the spotlight right now. Kowloon Shangri-La will make theirs using red wheat flour from a 140-year-old heritage mill in Japan, praised for lending superior elasticity to the dough after being worked. Lan Wang eggs from Japan give the dough colour, and Hokkaido cream is once more used for the custard.
You can also sink your teeth into made-to-order mini mentaiko baguettes, a Hakata speciality from Fukuoka, and fluffy Japanese white toast slathered in butter and jam from Okinawa. We’re personally most excited for a bite of the sea salt butter red bean bread. Also known as a shio croissant – for the uninitiated, this is a masterful pastry boasting a crisp outer shell and a fluffy, velvety interior – this delicious morsel perfectly balances savoury and sweet, thanks to a dusting of salt flakes and a filling of butter and red bean.
Kowloon Shangri-La’s perennially popular Japanese Artisan Bread Breakfast Buffet ($198 per person) will be back from November 14, 2025 to January 4, 2026 on Fridays to Sundays and on public holidays from 8am to 10.30am, so if you’re hoping to load up on carbs, run, don’t walk, to make your reservation, as walk-ins are not accepted.
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