Shio Artisans, Taman Tun Dr Ismail

Shio Artisans has opened its flagship cafe in Taman Tun Dr Ismail — a bright neighbourhood bakery built around shio pan, the Japanese salt bread, alongside bagels and babka.

Baker-founder Terry ferments the dough slowly, using flour and fruit yeast cultures rather than commercial yeast, which is what gives the salt bread its crisp shell and light, buttery interior.

What to Order at Shio Artisans

The shio pan comes out of the oven at 10.30am — eaten plain, or laced with maple butter. Also worth ordering: tomato feta toast with kombu butter, a bagel with cranberry cream cheese, and the braided babka.

For sourdough shio pan in TTDI, or a bakery in Taman Tun worth a morning detour, Shio Artisans is timed around that 10.30am bake.