Batam Oleh-Oleh: Layer Cakes, Luti Gendang and What to Bring Home

Most Singaporeans come back from Batam with a box of cake. This guide lists where our records say to find it, grouped by where you will be. Shops open and close, so confirm before you go.

The short answer

• At the ferry terminal: Lady Ann Lapis Legit has a counter at Harbour Bay terminal, and Lapisa has a kueh lapis shop in the Bayfront ferry port area.
• At a mall you are visiting anyway: Harbour Bay Mall beside the terminal, or Nagoya Hill.
• Luti gendang: Luti Gendang Batam Outlet Botania is open daily 7am to 10pm.
• Banana cake: Kek Pisang Villa and Batam Banana Nagoya.

Layer cakes (kek lapis)

Penuin and Nagoya have several small layer-cake shops near each other, so you can compare flavours.

• Lady Ann Lapis Legit (Nagoya Hill) is a lapis legit counter at the west entrance of Nagoya Hill Mall. The brand has a second counter at the Harbour Bay ferry terminal. Open daily 9:30am to 10pm.
• Lapisa Harbour Bay is on the second floor of the Bayfront ferry port area. Lapisa Nagoya Hill is described as a well-known choice for kueh lapis.
• Kies Lapis in the Nagoya Thamrin City shophouses sells kek lapis to take home. Open daily 9am to 9pm.
• Mois Layer Cake House in Nagoya Newtown, Cotton Layercake in the Sinar Penuin Lestari shophouses (its Chinese name is 小绵花) and Ciera Cakery in Central Windsor are other Nagoya-area shops.
• Alya Layer Cakes in Taman Baloi: reviewers rate its cempedak, prune, rainbow and coffee flavours, and say the cakes are moist without being oily.
• Tiara Cakery Batam in Batam Centre sells boxed lapis legit and takes orders by WhatsApp.
• Rumah Lapis Holy Batam in Sungai Panas and Jia Jia Layer Cake in Sadai, Bengkong, sell lapis cakes to take away.

Banana cake and Batam snacks

• Kek Pisang Villa Outlet Nagoya on Jalan Imam Bonjol and Kek Pisang Villa Outlet Botania (daily 7am to 10pm) sell the Batam banana cake brand.
• Batam Banana Nagoya, a kiosk at Nagoya Plaza, sells Batam oleh-oleh under that name (daily 7am to 10pm).
• Rumah Kue Wiweka Botania sells lapis berendam (soaked layer cake), banana cake, bingka, and Batam snacks such as keripik kari gonggong.
• Bonbene in Tanjung Buntung, Bengkong, is a snack, dessert and oleh-oleh shop (daily 7am to 9pm).
• Mamah Factory Oleh Oleh in Nagoya sells traditional Batam souvenirs and snacks.

Luti gendang

Luti gendang is a fried bun filled with spiced fish. It is described as Batam's classic take-home snack.

• Luti Gendang Batam Outlet Botania, open daily 7am to 10pm.
• Pusat Luti Gendang Oleh Oleh inside Nagoya Hill Mall, open daily 9am to 9pm.
• Luti Gendang Mr. Blancos on Jalan Golden Prawn in Bengkong Laut (daily 7am to 8pm), and Pabrik Oleh-Oleh Luti Gendang, a maker in Bengkong Laut that sells straight from its kitchen.
• Otak-Otak Paris Batam sells otak-otak on the Trans Barelang road at Pulau Setokok, on the way to the Barelang bridges (daily 9am to 9pm).

Markets, malls and souvenirs

• Harbour Bay Mall is beside the ferry terminal (daily 5am to 9pm), with Starbucks, kopitiams, a supermarket, Guardian and layer-cake and bird's nest shops.
• Pasar Puja Bahari in Nagoya is named by a Batam guide as a place to find souvenirs and snacks at lower prices.
• Pasar Mitra Raya in Batam Centre has traditional snacks along with fresh produce.
• Kampung Oleh-Oleh in Penuin Centre sells key chains, wallets, sarongs, handwoven items and Indonesian desserts (daily 8am to 5pm).
• Kaos T-Obenk on Jalan Sriwijaya is a Batam T-shirt brand (Monday to Saturday 8am to 8pm, closed Sunday).
• Diamond City Mall is known for electronics and phone accessories, plus local snacks.

For malls in general, read the Batam malls guide.

Before you cross back

• Allowances. Back in Singapore after less than 2 calendar days away, GST relief is capped at S$100 (Singapore Customs, November 2026). See our weekend guide for the other customs points, and read our guide to bringing food from Batam to Singapore before you pack food.
• Packing. Layer cakes travel better boxed. Buy at the terminal if you are short of time.
• Cash. Many small shops prefer rupiah or QR; read money in Batam.
• Time. Shops in the terminal area keep ferry hours, but check the last sailing in the ferry guide.
• More on layer cake. Counters and hours at each terminal: layer cake at the ferry terminal. Prices: Batam layer cake price list. Storage: how long Batam layer cake lasts. Shops in town: oleh-oleh shops in Nagoya.

Correction, 4 November 2026: an earlier version said Singapore's customs allowances depend on 48 hours away. Singapore Customs counts calendar days, from your departure day to the day before you return.