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Best Cafés in Singapore (2026)

Singapore's café culture runs from century-old coffee traditions to serious specialty roasters. For a local breakfast, Ya Kun Kaya Toast at Far East Square serves kaya toast, soft-boiled eggs and kopi from a business that began as a coffee stall in 1944. Tea Chapter on Neil Road, open since 1989, teaches you to brew Chinese tea at your table in the traditional way, a calm break between Chinatown sights.

Specialty coffee has flourished in older neighbourhoods. Chye Seng Huat Hardware roasts its own beans in a former hardware shop in Jalan Besar, Nylon Coffee Roasters works from a tiny unit in the Everton Park housing estate, and Common Man Coffee Roasters on Martin Road pairs its coffee with a generous all-day brunch near Robertson Quay. In the 1930s estate of Tiong Bahru, Tiong Bahru Bakery is known for croissants and kouign amann. Weekend mornings are busy everywhere, so go early or on a weekday, check closing days, as Nylon shuts on Tuesdays, and remember that many cafés close in the late afternoon.

6 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Singapore

  1. Chye Seng Huat Hardware Specialty coffee roaster & café, Jalan BesarSpecialty coffee bar and roastery in a former hardware shop on Tyrwhitt Road, one of the cafés that shaped Singapore's third-wave coffee scene.
  2. Tiong Bahru Bakery (Eng Hoon Street) French-style bakery café, Tiong BahruThe original Tiong Bahru Bakery in the 1930s estate of Tiong Bahru, known for its croissants and kouign amann.
  3. Nylon Coffee Roasters Specialty coffee roaster & espresso bar, Everton ParkSmall specialty roaster and espresso bar tucked into an Everton Park housing estate near Outram, focused on carefully sourced, seasonal coffees.

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5. Tea Chapter

Chinese teahouse$$Tanjong Pagar

Singapore's oldest Chinese teahouse, serving pots of Chinese tea brewed at your table in a Neil Road shophouse since 1989.

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