Kindred Folk – Ice Cream Cafe At King Albert Park With Wasabi, Matcha Gao, And Watermelon-Calamansi Flavours
Feature - Review, Food - Cafe, Singapore - West
December 16, 2017
Hello KAP aka King Albert Park. This used to house a McDonald’s branch where I hung out after CCAs, and rushed through several tutorial assignment. Those were the days. Of course the whole building was gone, and is now a mixed development, which is emm… relatively empty in the food component. However, you can still find EagleWings Loft and the Kindred Folk. Kindred Folk is a cosy two storey cafe serving up handcrafted ice creams, other desserts and fusion pastas. The owner Cheryl revealed that the café was created firstly with students in mind, and she wanted the place......
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