Papa Palheta

Listen up coffee lovers, here's the real deal.

Papa Palheta is THE coffee place that coffee lovers HAVE to visit

The Star and I were in town when we decided to head to Papa Palheta since it's near Newton. We turned in at Hooper Road and there were parking lots right there. We walked to the front of the building right next to the parking lots. We were searching for 140 but we did not see Papa Palheta. Instead, we saw a random sign on the door of a random shop that says something along the line that the entrance is at the back. We didn't think that that would be Papa Palheta. We double checked the map and all and here we are at the correct place but no sight of our destination. So we decided to walk to the back alley and there it was! Such an interesting idea to have the entrance located at the back. One of the reasons why I like this place for sure.





When we first stepped in, this was what greeted us. So laid back and I really adore the carefree atmosphere.

The whole layout of Papa Palheta is peculiarly intriguing. There are a few doors which lead you to different places. I was pretty lost as to where I could get the menu and I was too shy to ask for help, so to save myself any further embarrassment of walking around like a lost sheep, I walked back to our table and told The Star that I don't know what's going on HAHAHAHA. I know I phail.

While walking around like a lost sheep, I also took a few photos (act like I'm just taking photos but actually was desperately trying to look for a menu) but I guess I was in the wrong room to begin with haha





Love vintage-y things





So The Star went to get the coffee, just like how he's always the one ordering.

I never liked warm coffee so I was looking more towards having an iced latte or iced cappuccino. But they only serve warm coffee. A true coffee specialist indeed. Like the idea of how they want their customers to enjoy coffee at its best.

We got a cup of latte. We usually add sugar to our lattes and cappuccinos because they are just too bitter for us. However, this cup of latte changed our views on warm, sugarless coffee. It was SO good we finished it with no sugar at all. It was the first time I've ever drank anything without sugar(besides water duh) and I was really impressed by the aroma and taste of the coffee. When we both took a sip initially, we were like "err. I think we need sugar" but I'm really glad we decided not to add any sugar because after a few more sips, The Star said "actually don't need sugar, it's nice like that" and I was like YEAH! my sentiments indeed. It was definitely the best coffee I've ever tasted in my life. Not exaggerating. What a life changing experience.






The room where you're supposed to get your coffee



Papa Palheta operates on a 'tipping' basis. No one's gonna come after you with a bill or tell you how much your coffee cost. You place however much you think their coffee deserves or you will like to give them into the container at the counter. Our latte was so impressive we felt that it was well worth $6.

We like coffee but we sure aren't coffee connoisseurs and we might not know how to appreciate coffee or tell the difference between different beans and all, but one thing we do know is that we just had a really amazing cuppa coffee

Such awesome coffee coupled with a unique setting and laid back atmosphere, this is definitely the place one can spend a lazy afternoon with old friends and loved ones.

140 Bukit Timah Road
Tue-Fri 9am-6pm
Weekends 9am-7:30pm

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Love, The Sun

Sun's rating of Papa Palheta: 9.5/10

egg3 cafe

Brunch has officially became the favourite part of the weekends. Nothing beats sleeping in till the hot afternoon sun shines and heading out to a nice cosy place for your first bite of the day. Here we are again travelling to our supposedly brunch venue at the Egg3 cafe all excited and bubbly. Sadly, when we arrived there at 1pm, we were told that their breakfast menu is not available. Breakfast serving stops at 12. Not exactly the best start, but never mind, the Sun and I shall settle for their lunch.

Egg3 cafe is located at Mountbatten road, housed together in the premise with kindergartens and tuition schools. The location kind of reminds me of where Loysel's toy is at. A turn into a small lane from the main road and it literally takes you to another place. If you have been to loysel's you would know what i'm talking about. Avid reader of our blog would know by now how we shun those overpacked and hyped places, loving those hidden, quaint and quiet ones.

picture paints a thousand words. love the simple design, furniture and the cosy feeling.


part of the cafe has a retail space where they display items for sale.


Big tables ideal for group gatherings




lovely place






chair fit for a king








rustic looking clock which i like







we started off our lunch with the soup of the day. Mushroom soup! the sun's favourite. Their mushroom soup is tasty, unlike those boiled from a condensed chunk. It comes with chewy mushrooms shreds which gave the soup a really good texture. Definitely works in whetting our appetite for the mains.

Mushroom soup - $5.50


Fish and chip SGD - $13.90

choosing food can be such a chore, at times you dont know what you should get. And other times, you know straight on what you want once you read the menu. I was finding it hard to decide, and there wasn't any dish that stood out to me so i went for the safest bet among the lot, fish and chip. On that day, it pays to play it safe. The home-made battered fish was crispy and juicy and that fries that came along with it was pretty much just as good. Towards the end, i began to find the fried fish abit oily, but i still finished it nonetheless. It exceeded my expectation and i think i enjoyed the fish and chips.


Mixed seafood pasta - SGD $ 23

The Sun order a seafood pasta which came with a quite a generous serving of seafood. Like the fish and chip, the pasta was good on our taste buds. It was quite a safe option chosen by the sun, seafood with spaghetti and tomato puree sauce and it worked out well. However, we felt that it was too pricey. After all, we have had seafood pasta costing about the same price with twice the amount of seafood and pasta @ Sailors along Robertson quay. That was the little down side to the dish.

lava cake - SGD $ 7.50

The sun loves lava cakes. The moment i told her egg3's lava cake is one of their specialties, she knew she wanted to try it. Having worked at several ice-cream parlors and tasted many different ice creams, the sun has very high standards for the ice creams she chooses to put into her mouth. Many times, she ended up with the disappointed look when the ice cream falls below the bar she sets.

This time, though, there was no such disappointment. The vanilla ice cream was just okay enough and most importantly, the lava cake was delightful. The taste of the molten chocolate in your mouth is one filled with such euphoria. really, anyone who doesn't eat desserts is missing out on alot of joy. The serving however, is pretty small but good things come in small packages right? Also, you have to wait for about 10-20 minutes for the lava cake after ordering it so do order before you finish your entree. The heavenly lava cake we had at Gobi might have been the best we ever tasted, but egg3's lava cake is not too far behind. Worth a try if you are there.

231 Mountbatten road (guillemard crescent entrance)

block D , #01-06/07

Tue-Thu: 10:30 am - 9:30pm

Fri - Sat: 10:30am - 10:00pm

Sun: 9:00 am - 9:30pm

+65 62413823

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★ ★ rating of the food: 7/10

★ ★ rating of the place: 7.5/10

love,

★ ★

Gobi

Number one on my dessert list is a pretty little shop in Joo Chiat. Her name is Gobi. I was taken there by The Star for dessert after dinner on my birthday. We were trying to find the place and the pretty signboard caught my eyes and I went "It's here it's here!" And The Star was like "your eyes are pretty sharp!" Haha, oh please. How can anyone missed that signboard?



We managed to get a lot in the lane right next to Gobi and it was only about a 50 metres or less walk from our car to Gobi. Okay actually now I can't really visualise how far 50 metres is. HAHA but its just a short walk

We were amazed by the simple yet breathtaking design of Gobi.

REALLY PRETTY ISN'T IT.

The Star's face was priceless when he saw the wall and he kept saying that he wants a wall like that too. Okay, I draw for you? Haha

Plain white walls and furniture that are dolled up with cute decorations. Simplistic and at the same time, beautiful.









Highlight of the day #1

Creme Brulee Poire William

Never thought Creme Brulee will taste so good with pear. I was never a big fan of creme brulee, but this has changed my life. The crust was crunchy and the custard was soooo smooth and so good. It was love at first taste really. So so good. We couldn't get enough of it!

Highlight of the day #2


Molten Lava cake
A classic and I LOVE lava cakes. Gobi's lava cake was BRILLIANT. It was so good I was speechless. It was as if I was sinking into a bottomless pit of happiness as I savoured the cake. TOO GOOD. Everything about the cake was divine. The slightly crispy exterior with the warm and soft interior, together with the chocolate lava that was of the right temperature, texture and taste. Decadence at its epitome. With the cake melting in our mouths, we were both grinning from ear to ear

Blogging about Gobi now is a really bad idea. I am craving for their lava cake so badly..

If you haven't heard of Gobi, or have never tried it, I URGE YOU TO. Some things in life can't be missed out on. And Gobi is DEFINITELY one of them. The Star and I loved the design of the place, how it felt homely and welcoming and of course, we loved the dessert. In short, We loved GOBI. Disturbingly delightful indeed.

If only I stay in Joo Chiat..


350 Joo Chiat Road


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Love, The Sun

Sun's rating of GOBI: 9.5/10

Loysel's Toy

On a Sunday morning, when all you want is a good brunch, Loysel's Toy might just be the place for you.

Loysel's Toy was where The Star brought me for brunch on my birthday and I've featured it before but now I'll be doing a slightly more indepth write-up about it.

Getting there is not much of a trouble if you can drive and there's parking by the road. When we got there, we were kinda blown away by the number of cars by the roadside. Thank God we managed to get a lot and it was full house that afternoon so we had to wait for pretty long before we could get a table. It's free seating so you have to wait around for available tables. We managed to get an indoor seat yay. The interior was simple and nice 








They have really cute things in the cafe







The cup that was used to hold our receipt



my ham croissant.




I LOVED IT.
The ham and cheese went so well with their special mustard and the slices of apple provided an interesting edge to it all. The croissant was crispy and buttery enough and it was very fragrant. The croissant was good enough on its own. The whole combination was just awesome. I shall say it again, I loved it. Haha I've always been a fan of ham and cheese and now I'm a bigger fan of Loysel's Toy cafe's ham croissant!


Loysel's is known for their coffee and is one of the BEDISLOYAL cafes. They call themselves the coffee crafters. Catchy name. I'm not a fan of warm coffee so I opted for their iced mocha!


My iced mocha which was pretty good.


The Star's iced long black


The Star's egg and bacon bruschetta

It was too plain, and there was not much taste to it. Also, the eggs were too dry. He had quite a hard time eating them ):




The banana muffin which we both adored. Warm and soft, we sure were tempted to get another one!

We wanted to get their lemon tart too but we didn't in the end. It looked so good.. Haha. I like Loysel's! Pretty good place for brunch!

If you wanna make a trip to Loysel's on a weekend, do go early! And please try their ham and cheese croissant and banana muffin haha


66 Kampong Bugis

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Love, The Sun

The Sun's rating of Loysel's: 7.5/10