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From collaborations with luxury houses to renowned Japanese roasteries, here are the cafés you must visit this month
Whether you’re looking for a quick afternoon bite or a more relaxed brunch outing, these recently-opened cafés offering everything from American diner classics to Japanese sandos will have you covered.
Fancy a unique retail and dining experience? Head down to Coach Café, the luxury brand’s latest dining concept in Singapore that comes after delivering a successful bagel shop pop-up last year. If you’re looking for classic brunch fare with an Asian twist, Ten+ is serving hearty meals in its safari-themed bistro.
Fans of Brera Bakery’s artisan breads and pâtisseries will rejoice at its newest concept, Café Brera at Reunion, at the National Museum of Singapore with its classic baked goods and local and international food offerings. Don’t miss Japanese roastery Takagi Coffee, which serves quality coffee alongside Japanese-inspired sandwiches and toast. End the week at Ceres Haus, a cool and obscure café tucked away in Circular Road for artisanal sourdough and cheeses and a cheeky glass of wine.
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1. Coach Café
Above Coach Café. (Photo: Ethan Kan)
Coach Café. (Photo: Ethan Kan)
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Coach has teamed up with coffee retailer Brawn & Brains Coffee to deliver Coach Café, a one-of-a-kind fixture within a Keong Saik Road three-story shophouse. It is the American fashion house's first permanent blended dining and retail experience in the world, giving you an elevated version of a New York City diner. Within its sleek pastel pink walls you’ll find brunch favourites like classic pancakes and a juicy American cheeseburger to accompany speciality coffee classics.
There are also three levels of retail spaces for you to shop Coach merchandise, including a room dedicated to vintage restored and authenticated leather bags. If you’re looking for a good brunch spot and a unique retail experience afterwards, you can’t miss Coach Café on Keong Saik Road.
Coach Café, 5 Keong Saik Road, S(089113)
2. Ten+
With its grand opening only last month, Ten+ is a blazing newcomer at Sungei Tengah Road with its safari-themed interiors and open-air concept. Western classics like the cheeseburger with curly fries are on offer, but other offerings are interpreted with Asian twists. The baked snapper with sambal aioli is a highlight, sitting atop pumpkin mash, salsa, and sautéed kale.
The highlight is the Asian-style Big Breakfast, which sees a traditional British fry-up turned on its head with a generous serving of furikake rice, accompanied by chicken cutlets, scrambled eggs, pickled cucumbers, Asian slaw, sautéed mushrooms, ikan bilis, and sambal dip. It’s salty, acidic, and umami, making sure you won’t need the traditional British breakfast again.
Ten+, 65 Sungei Tengah Road, S(699000)
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3. Takagi Coffee
Japanese roastery Takagi Coffee made its highly anticipated international debut in Singapore late last month, and it is already making waves in the café scene. Here, coffee beans sourced from Indonesia, Nicaragua, Rwanda and more are roasted freshly in-house to make a blend that’s rich, dark and intense.
Here, you’ll be treated to an extensive menu that includes a katsu sando, which pairs fluffy white bread with a deep-fried chicken cutlet for a satisfying brunch. If you have a sweet tooth, you won’t be disappointed either with highlights like the French toast, a Japanese wheat flour brioche topped with chewy mochi skin and served with matcha ice cream and black honey. The soft and custard-like toast is decadent, and the slight bitter notes of the matcha is a welcome contrast to the deep sweetness of the honey.
Takagi Coffee, 100 Tras Street, 01-14B, S(079027), +65 6787 4389
4. Café Brera at Reunion
Café Brera at Reunion is Bakery Brera’s newest outlet at the National Museum of Singapore, bringing with it the expertise of Brera’s artisan breads and pâtisseries. You’ll find delicately flaky treats like the cruffin, the lovechild of a croissant and a muffin, with stuffed calamansi curd for a local spin on viennoiseries. The all-day dining menu is perfect for brunch, which includes sandwiches paired with otah otah or satay chicken as a nod to Singapore’s Malay heritage. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to choose your artisan bread of choice ranging from wholemeal, multigrain, baguettes and ciabattas.
Café Brera at Reunion, 93 Stamford Road, 01-06, S(178897)
5. Ceres Haus
Ceres is easy to miss if you’re not looking for it, but once you do, it will be worth it. A minimalist café by day and speakeasy by night, its dimly-lit interiors give off a moody and contemplative vibe that gives you a breath of peace and quiet in the midst of the Central Business District.
Here, you’ll be able to nibble on sliced cheese with sourdough and homemade jams that satisfies with its simplicity. Otherwise, for a more filling offering, go for a sourdough sandwich, which includes an iteration compiling potato salad with sriracha mayo, inari (pouches of deep-fried tofu), sliced onion, whipped butter and Havarti cheese. Wash it down with a coffee, or a wine from its all-day wine menu.
Ceres Haus, 18A Circular Road, S(049374)
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Ethan is a dining writer with Tatler Singapore. Trained in literary arts and filmmaking, their work has previously been published in Esquire Singapore, Men's Folio, and with the Asian Film Archive and the Singapore International and Film Festival, across a wide range of interests from gastronomy to fashion and arts criticism.
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Ethan writes about exciting news in the F&B industry, specialising in fine dining, exclusive spirits launches, and new restaurants. They are always looking for riveting voices to bring something fresh to an already-dynamic industry.
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