Singapore #019 - Cups N Canvas

Before heading to PlayNation last night, we planned to have our dinner away from the usual weekend crowd in town and I googled Cups N Canvas that is right in Selegie Road.

Cups N Canvas

This place just gives a cosy and still chrismasy feeling… Tables were all taken up but the place was spacious during dinner time which was what I wanted to look for… somewhere to enjoy coffee and able to chat (and not shouting to one another).

I think this is the first time I found sweet potato latte selling in Singapore. Sweet Potato latte was my love and a drink that I will order each time when I'm in Korea. 

It tasted quite different from Korea; Korea still has the best sweet potato latte. The one in Cups N Canvas was not bad though, it has a light sweet potato taste and there's also sweet potato puree.

Sweet Potato Latte

Lobster Pasta

Breakfast Canvas

Smoked Salmon Sandwich

Cheesecake

They also have very interesting fruit beer like Apple Beer and Mango Beer. I will definitely try them during my next visit.

139 Selegie Road
Singapore 188309
Tue - Thu 10:30 - 22:00
Fri - Sat 10:30 - 23:00
Sun 10:00 - 20:00
Tel: +65 6884 6855

Singapore #015 - Baker & Cook

Baker & Cook is a nice place to chill out especially on a chilly rainy Monday afternoon.

I ordered a regular latte ($5) and chocolate eclair ($4.40) while waiting for my sis to join me after her exams. I really love the eclair. The proportional of the cream and pastry is just right and pastry is very soft.

I really like the new lens style camera. Very light and convenient and image quality is better than my iPhone.

After waiting for 30 mins, my sis finally came with her friend and we started to indulge with good food

Egg Benedict with bacon ($17)

Pancake Stack ($17)

Simply Scrambled Eggs with Salmon ($18)

URA no longer permits outdoor seating and therefore the seats are limited. Do drop by early or you might have to pack and go.

77 Hillcrest Road
Singapore 239072
Mon - Thu 8am - 6pm
Fri - Sat 8am - 8pm
Sun 8am - 6pm
Tel: +65 6636 5865

Singapore #010 - Necessary Provisions

Dad suggested we should go for brunch today and so I decided to choose Necessary Provisions.

A place that is totally inconvenient to travel to if there's no car. Located at Eng Kong Terrace (that's in Bukit Timah if you have no idea where's that), it sits at the end of a row of shop houses.

The brunch menu is really limited. They only serve cakes and sandwiches.

Not a wise choice this time since my dad doesn't like bread.

The dinner menu (available after 6pm) seems to be better. It has pasta and fried rice.... (suits my dad more)

Our Orders

Tuna Wich Capers, Cucumbers & Chili ($9)

Rosemary Chicken with Watercress & Parmigiamo ($9)

The bread looked hard and was difficult to cut. But when you bite it, it was not so tough to chew.

And the sandwiches really went well with the lattes.

Overall, it was simple and healthy but probably not very satisfying for a brunch.

It has quite nice laid back atmosphere to enjoy if you stay around the area.

Otherwise, it's not really worth traveling down from the north to the west.

21 Eng Kong Terrace
Singapore 598993
Tue - Thu: 10am - 10pm
Fri - Sat: 10am - 12am
Sun: 10am - 6pm
Tel: +65 9231 7920

Taiwan #002 - Aranzi Cafe

During my last business trip to Taiwan last month, I chanced upon this cafe in Shinkong Mitsukoshi (Taipei Nanxi), Aranzi Cafe for dessert with my colleague after our dinner at Xin Yeh.

This place is absolutely adorable, filled with lots of Aranzi characters. Like me, you may probably not know who the Aranzi characters are. But once you see them, you will know who they are. They are commonly found on the notebooks/diaries that are selling in Artbox.

 The panda is definitely very familiar to most of us!

Aranzi cafe is very detailed. Even their cakes are in the shapes of the characters.

We ordered the White Rabbit Strawberry Cake (NT$180)
The top of it is made of full fresh cream and the two layers of sponge cakes sandwiching the strawberries.

I ordered a latte and my colleague had a mocha.
And wahhhhh the drinks had the characters too!
Totally adorable. We tried to drink it without ruining the shape.

Arzani Cafe (阿朗基阿龍佐)
12 Nanjing West Road, Zhongshan District,
Taipei City
新光三越南西2館4F
Tel: (02) 25224608

Singapore #005 - Patisserie G

I used to work in Suntec City and had been passing by this cafe in Milenia Walk. But never once I have really stepped in. It's a simple deco cafe with around 4-5 tables and just selling cakes.

Since my last visit to Allegretto in Hong Kong, I had been trying to find out if there's any 3D latte art available in Singapore. I stumbled across some blogs and found out there's seems to be one cafe in Singapore that does 3D latte art!

We dropped by on a Wednesday afternoon and it was packed. Luckily, it was really nice gesture of the waiter to offer to give us a call when there were seats available. We waited around 15 mins.

In the menu, there was no mention of 3D Latte Art so we asked the waiter and he said he can try!

Well, we were already there so no harm trying ya.... ordered 3 cups of latte in order with 2 slices of cakes.

This guy trying his best to create some 3D art for our lattes...

Apparently the barista in charge of the 3D arts was on leave so the waiter wanted to practice on his skills and therefore accepted our order request and charged us at normal latte price ($5.50). 

Note that they charged $10 per cup for 3D latte art.

 Lemon Cheesecake ($9) - Combination of the fresh lemon taste, this is not too rich for a cheesecake. The more you eat it, the more you will love it.

G Spot ($9) - Rich chocolate with hazelnut praline. If you are a sweet tooth, you will love it!

Overall, the cakes' texture is smooth and moist. Easy to melt in your mouth and you will just can't stop after having one or two mouth!

9 Raffles Boulevard
#01-40 Millenia Walk
Singapore 03959
Mon - Thu: 8am - 10pm
Sat: 11am - 10pm
Sun: 11am - 9pm
Tel: +65 6338 7578

Singapore #004 - Symmetry Cafe

My friend's colleague recommended a new cafe for brunch and so we decided to give it a try on one of the Saturdays since I managed to use my dad's car.

I will find it quite inconvenient unless you drive or take a bus. The nearest MRT stations either Lavender or Bugis are quite a distance away. In fact, parking is also a problem as the lots are quite limited. We waited for 10 mins to get a lot.

The cafe was very crowded even it was around 3pm when we got there.

Symmetry Cafe has nice but yet simple deco which I like it very much!

We just love latte art... Ordered Toffee Nut Latte ($6.30) & normal Latte ($5.50)

Truffle Egg Mushroom ($21): Truffle Scrambled Egg, wild mushroom, hashbrown and bread toast with jam

Symmetry Eggs Sur Le Plat ($22): Piquillo puree, poached egg, pork sausages, creamed spinach

Flan ($23): Pork Cheek with Sautéd wild mushroom and poached egg

Pesto($22): Linguine Pasta with Hazelnut Basil Pesto, Poached Egg, Chicken 

The food was very filling despite not very big portions. Symmetry cafe has a dinner menu and liquors served too. I suggest you to pop by especially before you start your day shopping at Haji Lane or want to have a break after you shop at Haji Lane.

Symmetry Cafe
9 Jalan Kubor
#01-01 Singapore 199206
Tue - Thu: 11am - 11pm
Fri: 11am - 12am
Sat: 10am - 12am
Sun: 10am - 7pm
Tel: +65 62919902