1. Tanamera Coffee & Roastery
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You may be familiar with the popular award-winning Indonesian coffee chain, Tanamera Coffee & Roastery serving specialty coffees and comforting modern Indonesian fare. For all you fans of Indo food, Tanamera has finally opened its very first international outlet right here in Singapore!
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To satiate your Indo food cravings, Tanamera has the likes of Soto Betawi ($15.80), Pecel ($12.80), Mie Cumi ($15.80) and more! Don’t forget to get their signature coffee brews (from $4) like Americano, Flat White, Mocha and more!
Address: 8 Rodyk Street #01-01/02, Singapore 238216
Opening Hours: 7am-6pm daily
2. Aether House
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Still can’t get over Emily in Paris? Here’s a new French café to tide you over before the next season! Decked in soft shades of pastel pink and green, and decorated in French fashion, you’ll definitely be able to live out your fantasies of being an elegant Parisian!
Aether House is a chic French bistro cum wine destination serving you authentic French Petit Plats and gorgeous wines. From the menu, expect the likes of Le Boeuf ($22), L’Esturgeon Fumé ($22), Le Poivron Grillé ($16) and more!
Address: 35 Robinson Road, #01-05 So Sofitel, Singapore 068876
Opening Hours: Monday-Saturday, 11am-10.30pm
3. Kooks Creamery
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Kooks Creamery is a familiar name in the dessert scene, boasting their signature lava cookies that are warmed to soft and gooey perfection before topped with a scoop of ice cream for that classic ooze of the cookie’s molten center.
The dessert joint’s 3rd store at Bedok boasts a clean, soothing interior with soft whites and neutrals. Get their classic Kooks Signature Lava Set ($9.50) with a scoop of ice cream in flavours like Watermelon Rose, Mermaid Spirulina and more!
Address: 218 Bedok North Street 1 #01-19, Singapore 460218
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 12pm-10pm; Friday-Saturday, 12pm-1am; Sunday, 12pm-11pm
4. DAWN
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DAWN café is an incredibly tranquil and serene hole-in-the-wall café that looks like something you’ll find along the streets of Korea or Japan, with its nondescript storefront and rustic, raw decor.
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For coffee, go for the classic White ($4.50), Black ($3.50) or spice it up with one of their Homemade Sodas (from $7). To go along with their drinks, DAWN also offers homemade bakes like Apple Crumble ($6), Lemon Loaf ($5), Walnut Banana Bread ($5) and more! For more details on DAWN, see our full article here.
Address: 78 South Bridge Rd, Singapore 058708
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday, 9am-5pm
5. Hue Restaurant
Hue Restaurant is a gorgeous floral-inspired spot dishing up innovative and unique modern Thai fare. The interior is trendy and modern with a raw, industrial vibe and made new with touches of holographic elements.
On the menu you’ll find familiar Thai favourites, but with a quirky twist. Expect the likes of Three Little Pigs ($19), Not A Tom Yum ($19), Paper Fish ($23) and many more!
Address: 123 Tyrwhitt Road, Singapore 207549
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Wednesday, 6pm-10.30pm; Thursday-Sunday, 12pm-3pm & 6pm-10.30pm
6. Rosemead
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This is one gorgeous Cali-style restaurant—perfect if you live for the unpredictable and love embracing the unexpected. Rosemead is a beautiful copper-accented restaurant decked in calming earthy tones and serves seasonal menus only, dependent on what’s best in the season.
The current menu at Rosemead is split into 3 segments: Chilled, Vegetables & Grains and Cooked Over Orange & Lychee Wood Embers, with dishes like Mangrove Crab Tartine, Avocado & Yuzu Citrus, House Rolls & Shiitake Cultured Butter, Coal Roasted King Prawn Carolina Sauce & Musk Melon (prices unavailable). For more details on Rosemead, see our full article here.
Address: 19 Cecil Street, Singapore 049704
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 6pm-10.30pm
7. PANQUECAS’
The folks behind halal steakhouse PICANHAS’ have finally come out with a dessert concept called PANQUECAS’! PANQUECAS’ specialises in crêpes, but they don’t stop there, featuring all kinds of famous pancakes from all over the world as part of their weekly specials.
This month’s weekly special is a popular Japanese pancake—the Soufflé Burger! On the permanent menu are various sweet and savoury crêpes in flavours like Kopi O ($13), Blueberry Earl Grey ($13), Apam Balik ($13) and more! For more details on PANQUECAS’, see our full article here.
Address: 92 Club Street, Singapore 069460
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 12pm-10.30pm
8. Milano Pizza & Wine
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Brought to you by the same people behind the famed @pastabar_sg and @barmilano_sg, Milano Pizza & Wine is yet another Italian concept, this time specialising in artisanal 400 degree sourdough pizzas.
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Step into Milano Pizza & Wine’s dimly-lit European-inspired space, and feast on sourdough goods like the Mortadella & Burrata Sicilian Grandma Pizza ($27), Crab & Lobster Bisque Neo-Nepolitan Pizza ($42) and more!
Address: 10 Craig Rd, Singapore 089670
Opening Hours: Monday-Wednesday, 6pm-10.30pm; Thursday-Sunday, 12pm-3pm & 6pm-10.30pm
9. UPSHOT
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Here’s yet another aesthetic coffee joint to satiate your caffeine cravings—UPSHOT serves specialty organic coffee and homemade bakes! UPSHOT uses rare coffee beans sourced from their own plantation in Indonesia, with this outlet being the first retail outlet in all the world.
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Get unique coffee brews like their Luwak Pourover ($12), Peaberry Pourover ($10) and more; don’t miss out on their Cruffins either, that come in flavours like Chocolate Hazelnut and Matcha.
Address: 1 Raffles Place, Singapore 048616
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5.30pm; Saturday, 9.30am-5pm
10. Bloom Coffee
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Taking over the space previously occupied by Stamping Ground Coffee, Bloom Coffee is an aesthetic and spacious sage green and wood-themed space that even has a pet-friendly outdoor area!
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Coffees come brewed by hand or by pressure in Black (from $4) or White (from $4.50). Bloom also serves non-coffee beverages like Yuzu Cardamom Lemonade ($7.50), Yuzu Basil Kombucha ($7.50) or Ginger Ale ($7.50), just to name a few. For sandwiches, they offer them in the likes of Tonkatsu ($18), Tamagoyaki Avocado Bacon ($18), PB & Strawberry Basil ($15) and more! For more details on Bloom Coffee, see our full article here.
Address: 87 Upper East Coast Rd, Singapore 455223
Opening Hours: Monday & Wednesday-Friday, 8am-6pm; Saturday-Sunday, 9am-6pm