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Assembly Coffee, Evans Lodge
Assembly Coffee, Evans Lodge
The Assembly Coffee in Evans Lodge, Bukit Timah is like a
nightclub for morning people. Everything is busy and everyone is happy - in
broad daylight! - on a quiet Sunday early afternoon! The cordial café lighting,
the surround sound common chatters, and the regular mini queuing within the
coffee shop – are indicative of the café’s favored prominence. Should we
question that? N.O.
The Assembly Coffee is a ten-minute walk from
the Botanical Garden MRT Station.
It’s right in front of the Ministry of
Education and just beside the Wine
Company, Hatched, and a local
hawker center. The area is more or less isolated from the CBD scene, so it’s
quiet surprising to enter a café where everyone seems to know everybody. The
best time to go here is during weekend afternoons, where the coffee-barista
action is!
You will be greeted by the biggest number of
baristas you’ll ever find in your lifetime. It’s like they have their own city
and population count over here. It’s a good thing though, because the quality
of service here is in hyper mode – so fast lah. The small square of a café is
pure people – in the common table: full of people, couples table: full of
people, small groups area: full of people. There are social groups, expat
families, girlfriends and dude groups, and college kids – it’s a microcosm of
Singapore, in a café culture sense.
Then of course: coffee and waffles. The
coffee drink is nearly too sweet, but the aftertaste
of chocolate makes everything at ease. The salted caramel waffle and earl
gray waffles are the best sellers, and no one can argue with that. Not too
sweet, not too salty, and not too caramel strong. No one wants to die of diabetes,
yes?
We all stick to our circle of competence for a very good reason, and that’s exactly what the Assembly coffee is all about. Clearly, they know that they are more than competent enough when it comes to creating a good café culture on their own. Their consistent coffee and community speaks volumes about their coffee place, and anyone who’s into a busy coffee scene and learn a thing or two about Singapore’s coffee culture, this is the place to be.
Address: 26 Evans Lodge Singapore 259367
Opening Hours: Tue – Sun 8:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Website: http://assembly.sg/
Website: http://assembly.sg/
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