Bao's Pastry FREE Xiaobei Giveaway (8–10 May 2026) — 1st Anniversary, 600 Signature Cakes at Paya Lebar Square

Xiaobei (小贝) is Bao's Pastry's flagship product — a small round cake topped with savoury pork floss and seaweed flakes, with a soft cream cheese filling inside. The unusual savoury-meets-sweet combination is what made the brand viral in China; in 2023 they sold 200 million Xiaobei across their Chinese outlets, setting an industry record. Each Xiaobei is roughly the size of a clementine and weighs ~50g — small enough that one person can comfortably eat 2-3 in a sitting.

Three steps: (1) Open Instagram OR Xiaohongshu (小红书 / RedNote) on your phone, (2) Search for and FOLLOW @baospastry.sg on either platform (you only need to follow on ONE platform — either works), (3) Walk into Bao's Pastry at Paya Lebar Square Scarlett Supermarket and show the 'Following' page on your phone to any staff member. They'll hand you one free Xiaobei. No purchase required. The promo runs 8 May (today), 9 May (Friday), and 10 May (Saturday) only — 200 per day at each store opening, first-come-first-served. Once daily quota is hit, you'll need to come back the next day.

Scarlett Supermarket (where Bao's Pastry is located) at Paya Lebar Square typically opens 10am and closes 10pm daily. For maximum chance of securing your free Xiaobei, arrive at or before 10am — given social-media coverage of this freebie, the daily 200-cake quota will likely be hit within the first 1–2 hours each day. If you can only go after work, weekday lunch hour (12–1pm) is a long shot for the Friday slot but more realistic than weekend.

Bao's Pastry is located inside Scarlett Supermarket (思家客) on B2 (basement two) of Paya Lebar Square. From Paya Lebar MRT (EW8 / CC9 interchange), exit C, walk into Paya Lebar Square mall, then take the escalator down to B2 — Scarlett occupies most of B2's food retail space, and Bao's Pastry has its own counter inside. Look for the bright yellow 鲍师傅 signage with their logo. Total walk from Paya Lebar MRT exit to the Bao's Pastry counter: about 3–5 minutes.