#15 Dean & DeLuca Review

Dean & DeLuca is a cafe located at Orchard Central. The layout in Orchard Central is a tad confusing, but you should be able to search for the cafe easily when you are at the fourth floor of the building. Dean & DeLuca also has a retail section in their cafe, where they sell a wide variety of products (you name it, they've got it). I have visited the cafe twice (once around tea-time on a weekday afternoon, another during a weekend night). The cafe wasn't too crowded on both occasions. The Rainbow...

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#14 Pacamara Boutique Coffee Roasters Review

Pacamara Boutique Coffee Roasters is a new cafe that opened just weeks ago at Upper Thomson Road. In fact, the brightly lit cafe had already caught my attention even before it opens it's door when the public bus service I took passed by the area somewhere around mid-October. A wooden standing board outside the cafe I arrived at the cafe around 12.30pm on a busy Sunday afternoon. There was already a handful of customers lingering outside the cafe for a seat and we were advised to leave a name and contact number on...

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#13 NOM (No Other Meaning) - Bistro & Bakery Review

NOM (No Other Meaning) - Bistro & Bakery is a cafe located at MacPherson Community Club. In fact, if you happen to pass by the Community Club, you would have most probably caught attention of the cafe's outdoor seating area (as well as their huge signboard!). I visited the cafe at around late afternoon during a weekend. Surprisingly, it was rather cozy and not too crowded. You can choose the dine in the indoor area or choose the outdoor area (which has more greenery and the background music that was playing was comparably softer...

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[Instagrammer's Visit #3 - @shareroll] ~ Whisk Cafe

Next for the 'Instagrammer's Visit' series, we welcome Cheryl (@shareroll) to contribute her review of Whisk Cafe.  A couple of days ago, I visited the Whisk Café with one of my girlfriends Yuting to celebrate the start of my well-deserved Recess Week Break (YIPEE!) Located at Tiong Baru, it is a relatively new family-run café that has made its appearance only a couple of months ago. What really attracted me to pay this café a visit was its crisp, clean white interior (I have a thing for whiteness hehe!). We picked the window seat...

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[RECIPE] How to Make DIY Mushroom Miso Soup Flavour Instant Noodles (Singapore Edition)

I came across the viral Facebook post by serious eats "The Food Lab: Make Your Own Just-Add-Hot-Water Instant Noodles (and Make Your Coworkers Jealous)". The idea was oh-so-amazing, but I have found out that several items used in the recipe could not be easily found in Singapore. Hence, inspired from the post, I will post easy DIY instant noodles every now and then which consist of ingredients which can be easily purchased from Singapore's supermarkets. Which I've thus decided to label the edition as How to Make your own DIY Instant Noodles (Singapore Edition)....

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#12 Hatter Street Review

Hatter Street is just like a gem located in the neighbourhood estate of Kovan (while some of you may challenge that it's Hougang instead). The cafe is located within a walking distance from Kovan MRT Station. The interior of the cafe was beautifully decorated with wall decals and different themes of furnitures. As I venture deeper into the shop, I was greeted by the sight of Frozen's Anna & her sister, Elsa. Customers could place their order at the cashier located at the display counter which includes some specialities and pastries. That said,...

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[Instagrammer's Visit #2 - @lkkben] ~ Strictly pastry

Up next, for the 'Instagrammer's Visit' series, we have invited Ben (@lkkben) to contribute his review! Strictly pastry, located along Joo Chiat road, opened earlier this year, is what I call a "boutique pastry shop", where no other pastry shop can compare with them in terms of the overall experience like interior design, window display and even the look of their pastries are way cooler than the others. Their signature pastry will be "Ugly Sue", it may not look very presentable like the rest but it's taste heavenly good! I prefer not to...

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[Instagrammer's Visit #1 - @lovethekisses] ~ On The Table

We will be starting a new series on CAFFEINSG called 'Instagrammer's Visit', where we will feature cafe reviews by popular instagrammers. To kick start the brand new series, we have invited Wenhui (@lovethekisses) to be the first instagrammer to contribute her cafe review! 2 weeks ago, Windy and I checked out this relatively new cafe called On The Table, opened by the brains behind Lola's Cafe. Food here's really similar to the ones at Lola's so we enjoyed it a lot! It is so much more spacious and quiet here too. Crispy Honey Wings...

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[Overseas Edition] PHUKET - Kopitiam by Wilai

Kopitiam by Wilai is located in Phuket Old Town at 18 Talang Road, Amphoe Muang Phuket. The cafe is beautiful designed with nostalgia photo frames, wardrobes and Chinese decorations. Phuket Old Town has quite a lot of cafes all situated in that particular area. However, the decor of Kopitiam by Wilai stood out along the row of shophouses located there. The place was not too crowded during the weekday's lunchtime when I patronised the cafe, which makes it a cozy environment to enjoy your lunch together by yourself or a group of friends. The...

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[Overseas Edition] BANGKOK - Vanilla Cafe

Located at 53 Ekkamai Soi 12, Sukhumvit Soi 63, Vanilla Cafe is a lovely cafe in Vanilla Gardens which serves fusion Japanese-Italian styled cuisine. Prior to the trip, I have actually emailed them regarding my reservation and the request was attended promptly. Thumbs up for such good service overseas! The cafe has 3 levels and each level was decorated with vintage items and books. The first floor of the cafe however was just a counter as well as the payment cashier. The cafe also sells their own merchandises, like candles, etc. which are awesomely...

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INTERVIEW WITH: Purr Cat Cafe Club (Bangkok)

CAFFEINSG is so privilege to be able to have an interview with one of the founder of Purr Cat Cafe Club. If you are unsure of the cafe or haven't heard of it, you can read our review of this amazing cat cafe located in Bangkok here. Without any further ado, let us start with the interview. May I have your name and how are you related to Purr Cat Cafe Club? My name is Sathana Songprasert. I'm one of the founders and CEO at Purr Car Cafe Club. How did you get started...

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#11 Jones the Grocer Review

Jones the Grocer has 3 outlets around Singapore. The outlet I am reviewing in this blog post will be  for the one located at Mandarin Gallery. The cafe is located alongside many cafes and restaurants in the mall. Jones 'Club' Sandwich ($13.50), only available during weekends brunch special, is a must-try item. It consists of a huge piece of grilled chicken, avocado, fried egg, bacon, lettuce. Taste wise, absolutely delicious! The portion of the sandwich is relatively big, so I would suggest sharing the item between your partner or friends. For dessert, I had their...

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[Overseas Edition] 5 Cafes to visit in Bangkok

New cafes are always popping out in Bangkok every now and then. Not to mention, the cafes in Bangkok are all neatly and nicely decorated. If you are planning for a trip to Bangkok anytime soon, or even in the future, check out our pick of 5 cafes to visit in Bangkok! Simply Basic Coffee Shop  2/2 Phetchaburi, Thanon Phetchaburi, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand A cafe located at Phetchaburi 15 Alley in Ratchathewi just a ten minutes walk away from The Platinum Fashion Mall, the cafe offers simple meal items for a tea...

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#10 Wheeler's Yard Review

Wheeler's Yard, located at 28 Lorong Ampas, is a bicycle garage and cafe. They can be easily recognised by the popular mandatory shot of their blue 'Wheeler's Yard' garage door by many instagrammers. The cafe is just a ten minutes walk away from Balestier Plaza. In fact, for those of you studying at Curtin Singapore, the cafe is located opposite the campus, across a river. I've seen many reviews online about Wheeler's Yard, some positive, some negative. Personally, I had a great experience there. The cafe wasn't too crowded and they have ample seats...

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[Overseas Edition] BANGKOK - Purr Cat Cafe Club

Purr Cat Cafe Club is a cat cafe located at Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok. Upon arrival at the cafe, I found out that it was split into two different areas. One for customers who are afraid of cats to dine in and the other section which is the main playing area where you can dine and play with the cats at the same time. Before you step into the main playing area, all customers were required to clean and disinfect their hands and change to footwear that the cafe has provided. Also, each customer will...

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