Who doesn’t love a leisure breakfast or weekend brunch with bread, pastry, eggs and coffee? This meal time is kind of ‘i-am-living-my-life’ moment. It is just simply light, joyful, and fulfilling.
So now you are hunting for the worth-checking out cafes for your next and next indulgences? You have landed on the right page. Singapore best cafes are just below.
An art space and a good brunch place at the same time. Artistry doesn’t get more interesting than this, truly unique in every sense of the word that even some of the coffee blends are quite rare in Singapore. Robust meals, Windowsills cakes, and craft beers are worth noting, too. Not to mention that only a few cafes on the island are able to successfully pull off an all-in-one café & bar taste-wise.
MENU
For a small café, the menu is loaded with breakfast and brunch classics and a few interesting ones. There are draft beers, artisanal desserts like the notable red velvet and carrot cake, Italian pastas, and a wide selection of Liberty roasted coffee blends on the list. Hubbies can get themselves busy with their Swiss Alps beer and fries, while the ladies can catch up with friends over a slice of red velvet and cup of latte. Anyhow, the diverse range of dishes offered by Artistry opens up many reasons for people to get creative with their food fusion ideas.
AMBIANCE
Artistry does not look too far from a contemporary art gallery. Industrial ceiling, white-washed walls, communal dining table, and gallery lighting fixtures make up the interior. Of course, paintings by different artists on the verge of emergence decorate the wall along with mini book shelves and the kitchenette. Customers can freely roam around the area as there is enough space for an aisle indoors. Even on a busy weekend afternoon, Artistry stays comfortable, cool, and quiet to the feeling and to its overall atmosphere.
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AVERAGE PRICE/PAX: S$18
NOTE: Live performances are up every night.
A popular café that attracts the hipsters around Tiong Bahru area, Forty Hands serves up artisanal coffee blends and Western-style breakfast fare. It is a little yet cosy café located amidst quaint galleries, book stores, and residential buildings in the quaint Tiong Bahru.
MENU: Forty Hands features a small menu with a dedicated section for brunch (8am to 4pm) and another one for mains (8am to 6pm). Breakfast egg dishes, toasties, salads, and other savoury items are celebrated on its menu.
AMBIANCE: Inside, Forty Hands looks like a narrow stretch of small seats with a kitchen counter, and this strait lane leads you up to the outdoor seating by the covered courtyard. The crowds may get noisy during the busy hours, but the quality of the food and homely ambiance could make up for it. Overall, Forty Hands is still a highly recommended hangout place for couples and small groups of people.
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AVERAGE PRICE/PAX: S$18
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Tucked away in a tranquil neighbourhood in One-North, Jimmy Monkey is crowned as the best café in town for its remarkable coffee blends with the help of its state-of-the-art Slayer and Mazzer machines. With this, the café is able to roast a five-bean combination from South America as well as single origin coffee beans. Thus, the coffee may have you thinking it’s full-bodied and aromatic with a lingering after-taste.
MENU: Being a café and bar, Jimmy Monkey does offer a good variety of Australasian fare. Comfort food like sandwiches, pancakes, and eggs are the safest options but give the brunch fares a try if you’re really hungry. The Hulk is particularly popular among the brunch-goers for it is unique on its own, in which Feta cheese and avocado fill up a pair of slightly ripped buns and then a squeeze of lemon juice finishes up the dish.
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AVERAGE PRICE PER PERSON: S$19
AMBIANCE: The dim lighting, spacious dining area, and high-ceiling totally give off a rustic and laid-back feeling to the café in general. Although at some point the place may get crowded, the high ceiling can still make you feel comfortable unlike in other smaller cafes. Jimmy Monkey sports industrial chic design so you could still hold casual business meetings there or simply meet up with colleagues, despite its quirkiness.
If you love your coffee as much as your food, you can’t go wrong with Common Man Coffee Roasters (CMCR). In a city that already has a rocking café scene, CMCR shines as one of the best café in Singapore famous for its rich, fragrant coffees and lazy, luxurious brunches.
MENU: The menu at Common Man Coffee Roasters has a simple but very enticing menu of all-day-breakfast, lunch and dessert offerings. A range of hot and cold beverages make the menu complete as well as spot-on.
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AVERAGE PRICE PER PAX: S$30 – S$40
ATMOSPHERE: Common Man Coffee Roasters is a 60-seater spacious café with a no-fuss, elegant décor. Coffee lovers keep this place buzzing with lively chatter and excitement. The divine smell of freshly brewed coffees and lattes along with the pleasant staff with extremely quick service makes this place a warm, cozy place to relax with a comforting cup of coffee and delicious bites.
Rows and rows of freshly baked breads and the sweet and buttery aroma lingering in the air – this is Bread and Hearth for you. One of the best bakeries in Singapore, it specializes in baking European styled bread, tarts and pastries using age-old leavening and baking techniques.
MENU: The menu at Bread and Hearth offers a freshly baked treat of tarts, pastries, bread and sandwiches. It also serves organic drinks, coffee and Gryphon teas to quench your thirst.
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AVERAGE PRICE PER PAX: S$15
ATMOSPHERE: You will be greeted by a lovely warm and cozy interior, highlighted by a brick décor both outside and inside. A perfect choice for a place that makes home-made, warm, comforting baked delights. The furnishings and décor blend well with the overall European theme of this bakery café. There are tables outside the place if want to enjoy your cake and bakes while soaking up the city view.
