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Artisanal coffee house Jewel Coffee opens its Café + Bar concept at Rangoon Road in the heart of Little India. I am very curious, why ‘Jewel’? Owner Adrian Khong replied in jest, “I was praying very hard for a name. Then while worshipping in Mandarin, I kept singing ‘Zhu-Ah, Zhu-Ah’ (stands for God). ‘Zhu-Ah’ sounds [...]

Does Singapore need another coffee joint? The answer apparantly is YES. This new kid on a block is not exactly a stranger to the café scene as owner Andrew Lek is former barista from Strangers’ Reunion. Department of Caffeine, otherwise known as D.O.C, took over the defunct Broadway Café at Duxton Hill and upped its [...]

[Hong Kong] If you are looking for the most characteristic and photogenic Starbucks in the world, you may want to make your way to Hong Kong’s Bing Sutt at Duddell Street. After all, this Starbucks which pays homage to the 1950s Hong Kong arts and culture, is a collaboration with Douglas Young’s unique concept store [...]

313 Somerset just got sweeter with the opening of Japanese-Italian café Dolce Tokyo. And also more Japanese with surrounding shops like Lowry’s Farm and Uniqlo at Level 3 (which look like where I can get my entire wardrode from). But unlike the fashion stores, Dolce Tokyo is a completely new brand and concept, created due [...]

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf coffee chain has opened another new American concept restaurant at Takashimaya – Beanstro. I wished the name sounded more hip. But it is “Bean” and “Bistro”- get it? The first Beanstro is at Marina Bay Sands, known to many of my friends to be the place to grab a [...]

Windowsill Pies is such a pretty place, and feels like a storybook scene! Before I even go on talking about the pies which everybody is raving about, this café has such much character in its décor, without going too OTT and pretentious. Here’s what caught my attention: a guitar in the corner, a yellow retro [...]

Everybody comes to Saint Marc Café for its Choco Cro, which in short means chocolate croissant. The Japanese tai-tais get it by the dozens, both its white and dark variants, or enjoy it at the quiet part of the café with a matcha latte. You will understand why. Saint Marc Café is a popular bakery [...]

Chopsuey Café at Dempsey is PS Café’s first foray into Asian cuisine, inspired by memories of Westernized Chinese food of the owners. While ‘chop suey’, a mixed meat-vegetable dish itself isn’t the most glamorous of food, it is something familiar with Chinese staying overseas. I only came here because my foodie friend heard so many [...]

What’s the next big thing in Singapore for food? Looking at new Japanese cafes such as Maccha House, Dolce Tokyo, Hoshino Coffee, Saint Marc’s, Tsujiri Tea House and Nana’s Green Tea (so many!), I think it is Matcha. Yes matcha, the fine Japanese powdered green tea which is said to boost metabolism, reduce cholesterol, and [...]

Baker & Cook is now opened at Martin Road! Good news for me, because I do not have to go down all the way to Hillcrest to try their exceptional breads, cakes, croissants, Danish pastries, tarts, pies and quiches. And I do not have to compete with President Tony Tan (and his security) who is [...]