Uncle Tetsu'sJapanese Cheesecake · Sai Gon

Arrive, look, take one home

The honest visit shape: arrive at the sign, choose at the wall and the case, take a slice or a boxed whole cake.

The sign

A red sign — UNCLE TETSU, Japanese Cheesecake — with the cartoon Uncle in a chef's hat, above a wood-slat door and glass front. Paper lanterns glow inside.

The case

A glass display case, two tiers, whole cakes on round wooden boards with small standing flavour cards — chocolate, matcha and original, domed madeleines above.

The cake

A whole round cake, golden-brown on top, stamped in the centre with the Uncle mark. A cut slice is pale, airy and tall, with the browned top — served on a plate with a wooden fork.

Take one home

Cakes leave in a red and white carry box; a slice leaves on a plate. The shop is a counter and a case, and the cake travels.

The shop, as photographed

Storefront with the red UNCLE TETSU sign, wood-slat door and glass front — The storefront — red sign, wood and glass.

Menu wall with white slat rails and black letters above the wood counter — The menu wall — flavours read top to bottom.

Glass display case with whole matcha and chocolate cakes and madeleines — The case — two tiers, cakes on wooden boards.

A cut slice of cheesecake on a plate with a wooden fork — The cut slice — pale, airy, tall.

Whole cheesecakes, a sliced cake and madeleines arranged for takeaway — Whole cakes and madeleines, boxed to take home.

A table with matcha, chocolate and original cakes, madeleines and iced drinks — The table spread — cakes, madeleines, iced drinks.

A whole cheesecake seen from above, stamped with the Uncle mark — The stamped top — the Uncle mark in the centre.