Ladurée

I ventured on my own on a Sunday and got here after a brutal walk in the scorching heat and humidity. That is my only con about Singapore; the heat! I was very anxious and eager to try these macarons becaus supposedly they are the best.
After my $ 60 purchase and taking all sorts of pictures of the box, bag, and the store’s selections, and my purchase… I can say w/​confidence that these ARE the best I have ever had. The macarons are incredibly light, airy and the filling is smooth, rich, and decadent. I ordered 15. I finished it in 2 days. I had the chocolate, coffee, and salted caramel.
The girl behind the counter was very patient w/​me, super soft-​spoken, and welcoming. I did not intend to buy that many but how often am I going to be in Singapore?! Plus my GM said I can expense my chocolate/​dessert purchases. What? I have the best job, the best manager, the best customer, and the best team.
I did many hours of cardio for these. It was so worth it!

Even if I’m not really in the mood for a macaron, I love to stop in a Laduree store given the chance. The shop is just so aesthetically pleasing and the macarons in the variety of colors are so joyful.
What makes the Singapore Laduree unique is the Special Laduree macaron; a chocolate macaron decorated in 22 carats gold leaf. They advertised that it was the universal symbol of success, beauty and eternity and was known to give a higher IQ, and possesses the legendary powers contributing to a long and vital life. But really, they had me at special.
I forked over the $ 7.90 Singapore dollars which roughly converts to about $ 6 US dollars and took a bite (after pictures of course!). While the chocolate macaron was perfect and divine, I didn’t care at all for the metallic taste of the gold leaf. Shucks, there goes increasing my IQ.
Wonderful place for gifts!

I was pleasantly surprised by my visit to this location because I had been wanting macarons ever since my visit to Ladurée in Paris. I find that no other bakery or place makes macarons quite as deliciously as they do there, and there are no locations nearby me in Los Angeles. So on my latest visit to Singapore, I was so glad to have found out about this location.
They are set up as a macarons only boutique inside the Takashimaya shopping center, and they have a variety of macarons and teas for sale. There were some new flavors here that I was excited to try that they didn’t have back in the Paris location when I visited last December, such as the Marie Antoinette tea and the Green Apple. I found the Green Apple flavor to be particularly delicious, and had I known this when I was making my purchase I would have definitely bought more.
The macarons are sold in a variety of different sizes. We opted to buy a box of 8 in a «Singapour» Ladurée box for $ 40 (SGD) and a round container of 15 for $ 60 (SGD). Prices are quite steep, especially for just a dessert item, but they were delicious and just like the ones that you can find in Paris. It’s a very distinct taste that is only perfected by Ladurée, and taking a bite of the macaron sent me back to Paris! When doing the currency conversion, the price is only slightly higher (by a couple cents) of the cost of a macaron in Paris (one macaron is about 2.5 euros). We also found out that their macarons are flown in and made all the way in Switzerland!
So overall, definitely a steep price to pay, but in my opinion it was quite worth it! I would definitely love to return here if I ever visit Singapore again, and if you are from the area, I would absolutely recommend that you come try some!

Heard about this place from fb friends and had to try it in Singapore since I won’t be visiting Paris anytime soon. Super expensive. Almost $ 4 for a small macaron. It’s good but I don’t think it’s worth it. I’ll stick with Bouchon for good macaron.

Macaron or Macaroon???
There seems to be a bit of confusion, so here is a helpful set of definitions.
A macaron is characterised by a dome-​shaped biscuit made of egg whites and almond meal, hard to the touch with a chewy interior. — This is what is served at Laduree.
A macaroon is a small meringue cake, typically made of coconut and often dipped in chocolate. — This isn’t served at Laduree.
Popped in here late last week at the request of Miss S to grab her some world famous Macarons. It seems the hype is well and truly over as I found myself able to walk straight in and place my order (a selection of the entire range currently being 15 in total and one more to make up a circular box of 16 for 58 Singapore Dollars) Although this may have been due more to the fact that I waltzed in around 2:15 in the evening when most potential customers are busy at work.
Having tried the entire range on offer at the time we came to our judgements. Our favorites went in this order (best to worst) Chocolate Café (seasonal), Chocolate, Vanilla, Salted Caramel, Lemon, Pistachio and Green Apple (seasonal).
I have to agree with other people on the salted caramel also — whilst we could definitely taste the caramel there wasn’t so much of a hint of the salt.
Although these macarons were pleasant are they worth the price? At 3.80 Singapore Dollars a macarons bar the golden coated one, it does come in below prices elsewhere so by that reasoning I suppose its not bad value for a world renowned brand.
Worth a look in if your in Singapore and the surroundings are quite pleasant too.

Im surprised this famous macaron shop in Ngee Ann City has less than 10 reviews o_​o
I guess all the initial hype has died down, so the shop was pretty empty on a Monday at 615pm when I entered.
Laduree seems to attract mostly tourists, as these were the only customers I saw.
I ordered a box of 6 macarons and I could pick between 4 colors for the packaging. For $ 32, I think most of the price probably went into the box and exquisite looking paper bag.
The macarons though, I guess they are just okay :/​I dont know. I didnt like the salted caramel flavor which apparently was their most popular flavor. Too much caramel, couldnt taste the salt. Could have passed as Caramel macaron.
Will probably not return again. I think TWG ones are cheaper and good enough.

When I heard Laduree’s opened in Singapore, I was like «YAYYYYY…» then I realised… Oh crap, that means the whole damn country is going to populate this place. True enough, the entire blogosphere started talking about the long queues and all that.
And I thought «Meh… I already tried Laduree’s in London anyway…»
Then the boyfriend showed up one night after my dance class with a bag of macaroons.
I squealed with joy, then I wondered what the hell he did that he felt he had to surprise me with a bag of macaroons. But that’s besides the point, I got a bag of macaroons!
Four. To be exact.
I ate the gold chocolate one first. Seriously, at $ 7 a piece. it’s like… just chocolate with gold dust. That’s it.
The salted caramel was how I remembered it when I ate it in the sweltering London Summer heat. So was the other chocolate one and the lemon one.
I have tried Pierre Hermes’s macaroons lovingly flown in from Paris by my stewardess bestie. but it shrunk due to the air pressure, so I couldn’t judge if it’s the best in the world. yet…
So until I fulfill my dream of eating BOTH Pierre Hermes’s and Laduree’s macaroons both at the same time… I’ll say Laduree’s macaroons will be the best ‘authentic’ Parisian macaroon in Singapore for now.

Laduree was made famous in NYC by Gossip Girl and those that lived in the UES. I thought it was all hype. Walked past Laduree in Hong Kong earlier this year and waited in line to get some macarons as a gift. Was it yummy? Yes. Is it worth all the hype? Not really. Hype is the PR person’s wet dream. When I read that Laduree was opening in Singapore, was I excited? Yes of course! I love macarons and have loved macarons for several years now. Macarons are currently the It-​dessert and it kind of bugs me b/​c everyone is making/​eating/​seeking macarons these days. BTW– its spelled M-​A-​C-​A-​R-​O-​N not Macaroon. Macaroons are chocolate covered coconut pastries that are loved by Jewish folks the world over (well at least in Jew Yawk! oy vey!). Anyways, I digress… I stopped by the Laduree shop yesterday seeing that there were no lines at all and only one other person purchasing macarons. I picked up 3 macarons, marie antoinette tea macaron, chocolate, and salted caramel. I’ve only eaten the tea one so far and liked it. I’m not a fan of the prices of these macarons though. Another negative when a place is hyped up so much, the prices are astronomical!!!

It seems like the hype has died down considerably, and I made off with six macarons at no fuss. Just for the heck of it, I got myself one of those whoopie pies masquerading as macarons from Paul as well to do a taste test. Mad scientist round one!
Laduree wins hands down, being light, airy and not cloyingly sweet. Chocolate yuzu was an interesting mix of citrus tang and fragrance, and melded well with the chocolate ganache. Having a barbie moment, I picked out the strawberry marshmallow as well, drawn by its saccharine hue. Now macaron fillings are typically jam, cream or ganache and this was an unexpected twist, with the pull of marshmallow providing a slight chew. Somebody’s even more a mad scientist than I am, apparently. And I can’t really recall what was the third one I had, only that it was blue.
I got six but gave half away as in general I’m not much of a macaron fan — I find the gritty texture rather unappealing. And at almost $ 4 a pop, I expected angels to sing at first bite. But nope, no heavenly ray of light or haloed choir. Ah well. Luckily it was pay day.

well i guess the lines are normal if you go late.
i was there the other day and there was not a line at all (go to the shop not the pushcart)
Deco wise i would say it reminded my of paris, although it was abit too cramped.
Taste wise, even thou they are expensive but the taste is really worth it.
Its good for treating yourself and an indulgence.

What’s all the hype about? The long lines, the colourful macaroons and of course the amazing flavours. So the macaroons are delicious. No doubt they are the best macaroons I had in Singapore apart from the dessert tray at Guy Savoy (MBS).
But honestly for the long line and price, go to a proper restaurant and enjoy the little sweet treats. The counter staffs are young and often missed the flavors you want. They are inefficient but friendly.
I only hope for the service staffs to improve or the reputation for this place might just be a take out macaroon place and for the macaroon snobs.
Good for a touch and go stop or treat to yourself but nothing more.

After moving from NY, I was missing Laduree macarons and was just thinking about how I would get some when I go to Paris later this year. The quality of some other macarons they’re selling in SG are just overpriced, not so fresh, and just didn’t show people how good a macaron is suppose to be – basically a waste of money. Although, the ones at PAUL bakery (same holding company as Laduree) and Antoinette are quite good.
Anyways, when I heard Laduree was coming to SG, I was so excited! I didn’t go the first week when it just opened (the news reported that lines were crazy), but there was still a bit of a line when I got there this weekend… not too long… maybe 7 minutes.
The price was pretty on par with what I paid in NY. After buying a box of 8, I took a bite out of my orange blossom and it was slightly disappointing — for some reason, it didn’t have that light, airy fresh feeling as the orange blossom I had in NY. Maybe they weren’t as fresh as the ones that they shipped to NY because of distance… but it was still very good quality though. I would still pick some up again if I’m in the area.

Yeah, so I’m a dude. I waited in a line (the only man there) for 25 mins to pay $ 3,80 a piece for macaroons, so what… Seriously, there is NO macaroon like laduree’s. They rock my world. I recommend highly! Try rose, pistachio and salted caramel. No man can resist, even though its a chick thing…
Welcome to SG! Laduree you rock my world!