1. Café Gyoen
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Fans of the popular Japanese railway-inspired café, Café Gyoen, were saddened by the news of their closure at Serangoon. But fret not, they’ve made a quick comeback at a brand new home along Club Street, with a brand new matcha specialty bar concept too.
@yongweikai POV: You just found a new Matcha & Coffee Specialty Cafe & Bar in Chinatown. @Cafegyoen 🍙 Serangoon Gardens has relocated to 87 Club Street (just a few mins from Maxwell MRT!) and if you’re even slightly into matcha, run – not walk. I had their Matcha Flight featuring 3 premium blends from different regions in Japan. Smooth, earthy, and packed with umami. And please don’t leave without trying the 2-Layer Matcha Burnt Cheesecake – it’s creamy, luscious, and just the right amount of sweet. Heads up: their Serangoon outlet closes 7 June, so this new spot is where the magic’s at. #FYP #Sgfoodie #Sgcafehopping #Cafehopping #Matcha #MatchaLover
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Café Gyoen’s new concept maintains their original Japanese-inspired menu, along with a new matcha experience offering matcha tasting flights and desserts too. The new menu sees a Matcha Flight ($21) where you get to taste matchas from 3 different regions, Matcha Burnt Cheesecake ($8), Teishoku Sets (from $18) and more.
Café Gyoen
Address: 87 Club St, Singapore 069455
Opening Hours: Wednesday-Monday, 11am-9pm
2. Kayu Kayu
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99 cent skewers in Singapore? Get them at Kayu Kayu, a halal café along Arab street with affordable skewers for 99 cents a stick, along with waffles and ice cream, plus specialty drinks too. The elegant wood-inspired space oozes a cosy vintage-esque vibe, with both indoor and outdoor seating available.
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For skewers, you can pick from a variety of seafood, meat, vegetable items: beef tenderloin cubes, beef shortplate, tiger prawns, crab stick, snow crab meat, chicken sausage, cheese tofu, enoki mushroom and more—all priced at 99 cents per stick. They also have the viral Strawberry Ice Matcha ($8.90), along with other milkshakes, sodas and iced teas.
Kayu Kayu
Address: 7 Jln Pisang, Singapore 199074
Opening Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 11.30am-10.30pm; Friday-Saturday, 11.30am-12am
3. After Hours Gelato
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After Hours is known for their thick and fluffy toasts, and first-in-Singapore churros mochi waffles, and they’ve just opened a second outlet in the central area at Bishan. The new outlet has 2 floors, and is also pet-friendly outdoors; with a sleek silver and orange theme.
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Gelato scoops are priced from $5 each, but must trys from the menu include: Dalgona Coffee Cream Butter Toast Set ($18) and Churros Mochi Waffles ($8.50). They’re also having an exclusive 1-for-1 scoops promotion only on 10th May 2025.
After Hours Gelato
Address: 150A Bishan St.11, #01-179, Singapore 571150
Opening Hours: 1pm-11pm daily
4. Rumi Folks
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Frequent Haji Lane goers might be familiar with Rumi Folks’ old space, and while they’ve since closed down their Haji Lane outlet, they’ve moved to a brand new space not too far away in Bugis—over at Bali Lane!
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The new space has a cosy camping-inspired theme, with outdoor camping-style tables and chairs set up, and a cute takeaway window concept. They now serve super tall XL-sized specialty drinks like Spanish Latte ($7.50), Iced Dalgona Coffee ($9), Iced Strawberry Matcha ($9.50), Rumi Teh Tarik ($8) and more.
Rumi Folks
Address: 28 Bali Ln, Singapore 189864
Opening Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 11am-11pm; Friday-Saturday, 11am-12am
5. Together &
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This one’s for the minimalists: Together & is a chic industrial-inspired coffee spot with texture white brick walls, black tile countertops and wood furnishings. There’s individual tables, counter seating and also a long communal table for co-working.
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The menu is pretty modest, with a selection of classic coffee brews and bakes. Coffee drinks start from $4; and some pastries available include Canelé ($5), Lemon Cruffin ($5), Cardamom Roll ($5) and more.
Together &
Address: 24 Duxton Rd, Singapore 089488
Opening Hours: Monday, 10am-4pm; Wednesday-Friday, 10am-4pm; Saturday-Sunday, 10am-5pm
6. Amacha
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Healthy herbal bubble tea? Amacha is a new viral herbal tea shop in Chinatown, serving up Singapore’s first-ever TCM herbal milk tea that’s been slow-brewed for 8 hours long. The space resembles a traditional Chinese tea shop, with limited seating available, and various tea ingredients put on display for you to see.
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Inside, you’ll be able to see the staff stirring large vats of tea, with blends inspired by TCM techniques. Some unique herbs you’ll see include monk fruit, ginseng, bird’s nest jelly, dandelion, angelica root and more. Highlights from the menu include Grandma’s Remedy ($5.90), Lavender Slumber ($7.90), Calm & Cool ($7.90), Qi Booster ($7.90) and more.
Amacha
Address: 46 Pagoda St, Singapore 059205
Opening Hours: 10am-9pm daily
7. Gelato Messina
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Aussie’s cult-favourite gelato chain, Gelato Messina, is finally open. The brand is so well loved, even pop singer Dua Lipa has been spotted enjoying a cone. There’s also limited dine-in space available within the café, and a little display section for gelato cakes.
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The gelatos are scooped directly from metal tubs, so you know they’re the real deal, with some 40-odd flavours to choose from. Scoops are priced from $7.50 each. Don’t miss out on the Singapore-exclusive flavours like Kaya Toast, Tau Huay, Teh Tarik and more.
Gelato Messina
Address: 1 Club St, Singapore 069400
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 2pm-10pm; riday-Sunday, 12pm-10pm
8. LimCha Teahouse
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Traditional Chinese-inspired teahouses are having a moment in Singapore, and LimCha Teahouse is one of them. LimCha is a modern Teochew Dancing-inspired tea house and café, with premium tea brews and artisanal desserts. Besides the aesthetic Chinese teahouse decor, they even have the viral drinks topped with a smoking mini teapot.
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They specialise in Dancong tea, with hot tea sets from $35, including refillable tea and light refreshments. They also have cakes, desserts and hot snacks available: Milky Crispy Roll ($8.90), Strawberry Steam Bun ($8.90), Orh Nee Chicken Floss Cake ($11.90) and Roasted Peanuts ($3.90), among others.
LimCha Teahouse
Address: 93 E Coast Rd, #02-00, Singapore 428792
Opening Hours: 12pm-10pm daily (closed on Tuesday)
9. CHURN
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Brought to you by the folks behind cult-favourite dessert brand, Melvados, is a new ice cream concept: CHURN. Located within HomeTeamNS Khatib, CHURN boasts freshly-churned ice cream in unique flavours and fluffy waffles. They also offer free flow toppings for their ice cream from the self-serve topping bar.
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You can get ice cream in single scoops ($4.90), or as a flight ($27.90) of 5 scoops served with waffle chips. Some flavours to expect include Grape Yogurt, Matcha Strawberry, Bubblegum, Pistachio Almond, Rocky Road, Cookie Monster and more.
CHURN
Address: 2 Yishun Walk, #01-05 HomeTeamNS Khatib, Singapore 767944
Opening Hours: 11am-10pm daily
10. Rise Bakehouse
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The heritage vibe is definitely trending for new cafés in Singapore, and Rise Bakehouse is one of the buzziest of them all. Rise Bakehouse is a beloved homegrown café chain known for their aesthetic bakes, and they’ve just opened a new heritage-inspired outlet in the heart of Chinatown.
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The new space boasts vintage and local elements, with patterned tiles, dark wood furnishings and retro decor. Aside from their aesthetic cakes, you can also enjoy brunch mains like Sticky Nian Gao Waffles ($17.90), Singapore Chicken Satay ($15.90), Crab Scrambled Eggs Tartine ($17.90), Scallop Rosé Rigatoni ($23.90) and more.
Rise Bakehouse
Address: 273 South Bridge Rd, Singapore 058822
Opening Hours: Monday, 11.30am-8.30pm; Wednesday-Thursday, 11.30am-8.30pm; Friday-Sunday, 11.30am-10.30pm
