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Katie Roberts
HIGHLANDER
COFFEE
49 Kampong Bahru
Road
6223 7102 |
highlandercoffee.com
I’VE BEEN A FAN SINCE:
at
a Tabitha charity dinner
about three years back, I
won an auction bid for a barista training
course. Highlander was then unknown
to us, but doing the course improved our
home coffee making and introduced us to
Highlander beans, and we’ve been regulars
since then.
I ORDER:
coffee any way you like it,
milkshakes for kids, and tasty snacks: cakes,
croissants – the selection changes daily. It’s a cosy
space (like most cafés here), so be prepared to
snuggle in.
I KEEP GOING BACK BECAUSE:
I need to pick
up freshly roasted beans for the home machine
($11 for 250 grams, the best price in town) and a
consistently good takeaway cappuccino. The milk
is the perfect temperature every time, not too hot
and not too cold.
Rachael Wheeler
WHEELER’S YARD
28 Lorong Ampas
6254 9128 | facebook.com/
wheelersyard
I’VE BEEN A FAN SINCE:
I heard about
this amazing spot a month ago (it opened
in July 2013), but I’m averaging twice a
week. Not just because we share a name
(although that is three percent why).
I ORDER:
a latte (iced or hot based on
how sweaty my face is that day) and the
salmon and scrambled egg bagel. I’ve
also been in the evening and wolfed
down fish and chips, a dreamy chicken burger,
nachos and cheesecake. Not at the same time. Maybe.
I KEEP GOING BACK BECAUSE:
this is hands-down the
coolest place to eat and drink in Novena, where I live. They’ve
transformed an urban warehouse behind Balestier Road on
the river, creating an unexpectedly trendy and casual café.
Running down one side of the open-plan warehouse is a
bike shop, piled high with amazing, handmade bicycles from
Taiwan. I hate cycling, but it sure looks wicked. The interior
is awesome, the atmosphere is chilled and the staff love my
puppy almost as much as I do (”Oh, your dog just barfed
on the floor? No problem – does she like lemon water?”).
My main hope now is that they extend their opening hours
(currently 10am to 8pm) so I can grab coffee in the morning
and swig cider by night.
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