10 best cafes in the new Downtown Line that brings café-hopping to a new level

Last Updated on 2016-05-20 , 7:31 pm

With the opening of the new Downtown Line, it gives us an added convenience to visit the places that were previously out of reach and gives cafes around the neighbourhood a new lease of life. With free MRT rides from now till 6th January, here are some of the cafes you should visit on the Downtown line that will bring café-hopping to a whole new level!

 

Carpenter and Cook
Located in Upper Bukit Timah, Carpenter and Cook is a vintage home store and an artisanal bakery cafe. They are well-known for their freshly baked goods and confectionery!

Nearest station: Beauty World
19 Lorong Kilat #01-06
Singapore 598120

 

East Manhattan Bakery Cafe
Situated at Lorong Kilat, East Manhattan Bakery Cafe hopes to bring customers a glimpse of New York City into the establishment. Its extensive menu ranges from breakfasts items to even craft beers!

Nearest Station: Beauty World
19 Lorong Kilat #01-03
Singapore 598120

 

Tea Party Cafe
Tea Party Cafe is a humble two-storey cafe that serves affordable pizzas and pasta, mostly less than S$10. Do look out for their affordable lunch specials too!

Nearest Station: Sixth Avenue
Sixth Avenue Centre
805 Bukit Timah Road, #01-07
Singapore 279883

 

Little Diner
Little Diner is a cosy cafe located just next to Sixth Avenue station that is the perfect respite from the hustle and bustle of the city. It serves a hearty range of cuisine that will invigorate you like no other. Don’t forget to try their coveted Red Velvet Pancakes or their Empire Burger!

Nearest Station: Sixth Avenue
789 Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 269763

 

Crown Bakery & Cafe
Crown Bakery & Cafe is known for its exotic range of bread such as Hainanese Chicken Bread, Seedless Chilli Baguette and Shitake Shimeiji Mushroom Truffle Bread. They apply the best skills to their loaves so that they are packed with the best flavours and textures.

Nearest Station: Tan Kah Kee
Crown Centre
557 Bukit Timah Rd, #01-03
Singapore 269694

 

The Missing Pan
The Missing Pan is famed for their Beef French Toast Salpicon, combining both sweet and savoury flavours which awed the masses – with beef chuck tenders and mushroom stew are stuffed in french toast, topped with fresh fruits, drizzled with smoked strawberry and maple syrup.

Nearest Station: Tan Kah Kee
619D Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 269724

 

Choupinette 
Choupinette is a French bakery cafe locate along Bukit Timah Road next to Coronation Plaza which will be hard to miss. It is famed for its eggs benedict and has been crowned as the “Best eggs benedict in Singapore” by many. Well, only one way to find out if its true!

Nearest Station: Tan Kah Kee
607 Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 269708

 

OMB (Oh My Bacon!)
If you are a huge fan of bacon, OMB would be a haven for you. The cafe makes it a point to infuse bacon in all of their dishes, even in the dessert menu with items such as Bacon Ice Cream and Bacon Brownie!

Nearest Station: Little India
7 Dunlop Street
Singapore 209337

 

Brew Maison
Located along the stretch of Bukit Timah Road, Brew Maison is a cafe that serves contemporary cuisine that is inspired by both Korean and Japanese flavours. Don’t forget to order their signature items like Chicken Dekku Toast and Brew Maison Signature Lattes like Taro Latte, Goguma Latte, Kabocha Latte and KuroGoma Latte, of which we heard are made of real yam or sweet potato without caffeine or chemicals.

Nearest Station: Stevens
Alocassia Apartments
383 Bukit Timah Road #01-98
Singapore 259727

 

Montana Singapore
Housed at PoMo, Montana Singapore (or known as Montana Brew Bar) serves a wide array of sweet and savoury waffles that allow you to customise your preferred waffle textures! They have recently introduced a Spicy Bacon Pasta with 4 levels of spiciness that are not for the faint-hearted!

Nearest Station:
Rochor / Bencoolen
1 Selegie Road #01-04
Singapore 188306