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1. Arabian Tea House

Emirati café$$Al Fahidi

A courtyard café in the Al Fahidi heritage quarter serving Emirati breakfasts, karak tea and traditional sweets under a large central tree.

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2. Chye Seng Huat Hardware

Specialty coffee roaster & café$$Jalan Besar

Specialty coffee bar and roastery in a former hardware shop on Tyrwhitt Road, one of the cafés that shaped Singapore's third-wave coffee scene.

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3. Glitch Coffee & Roasters

Specialty coffee roaster$$Jimbocho

A Jimbocho roastery-café serving light-roasted, single-origin specialty coffee designed to bring out the character of each origin.

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4. The Authors’ Lounge

Afternoon tea lounge$$$Bang Rak

A white-wicker tea lounge in the original wing of the Mandarin Oriental, serving traditional afternoon tea beneath portraits of the writers who stayed there.

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5. Gallery Drip Coffee

Specialty drip coffee$Siam

A small specialty coffee bar on the ground floor of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, focused on hand drip and cold brew using Thai beans.

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6. Koffee Mameya

Specialty coffee bean shop$$Omotesando

An Omotesando coffee bean shop where baristas guide customers through a curated menu of beans from roasters in Japan and abroad.

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7. RAW Coffee Company

Speciality coffee roastery$$Al Quoz

One of Dubai's pioneering speciality coffee roasters, founded in 2007, with a warehouse café in Al Quoz serving its own ethically sourced roasts.

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8. Tiong Bahru Bakery (Eng Hoon Street)

French-style bakery café$$Tiong Bahru

The original Tiong Bahru Bakery in the 1930s estate of Tiong Bahru, known for its croissants and kouign amann.

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9. Comptoir 102

Healthy café and concept store$$Jumeirah 1

A healthy café combined with a lifestyle concept store and organic grocery in a Jumeirah villa, popular for unhurried breakfasts and light lunches.

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10. Fuglen Tokyo

Norwegian coffee bar$$Tomigaya

The Tokyo outpost of Oslo's Fuglen, opened in Tomigaya in 2012, serving its own roastery's light Nordic-style coffee near Yoyogi Park.

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11. Kope Hya Tai Kee

Traditional Thai-Chinese coffee shop$Phra Nakhon

A Thai-Chinese coffee shop founded in 1952 near the Giant Swing, serving old-style iced coffee, kaya toast and egg breakfasts in a vintage setting.

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12. Nylon Coffee Roasters

Specialty coffee roaster & espresso bar$$Everton Park

Small specialty roaster and espresso bar tucked into an Everton Park housing estate near Outram, focused on carefully sourced, seasonal coffees.

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