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Phua reportedly left his job as a writer to pursue baking, while chef Morita spent close to a decade with Grand Hyatt Tokyo\u2019s award-winning pastry team. The pair met while working at the Tokyo hotel and later worked at Joel Robuchon Singapore.<\/p>\n
Pantler opened as a cosy bakery on Telok Ayer Street with a simple aim: \u201cTo make good products that people would enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n
It grew a loyal following for its refined Japanese-French-style pastries.<\/p>\n
After surviving the pandemic, Pantler left its original Telok Ayer shop and reopened in a larger space with a dine-in area at River Valley Road in February 2021.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been a privilege to be part of your birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and even the quiet afternoon when all you wanted was a good cake and a cup of coffee,\u201d its team wrote in the Instagram post announcing the potential closure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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