Doubleshots Cafe
This postage stamp-sized café does some interesting options like the Tiramisu Espresso ($4) and teapressos ($2.80 upwards), a heady mix of coffee and tea. Eats include sandwiches and thin crust pizzas ($6.95 upwards).
North Bridge Road Food Center
Not the most famed center in the area, but it has some good stalls, like Special Yong Tau Foo (#01-87), around for 50 years—everything’s sold out by lunchtime. There’s also yummy wanton mee by Koka Wanton Noodles (#01-99).
L.E. Cafe Confectionery and Pastry
You’ll find yummy traditional pastries here, such as pineapple tarts, rum balls and moon pies. The beancurd tarts are by far our favorite—they’re an ambrosial combination of silky beancurd custard and crunchy pie crust.
The French Stall Bistrot
This quaint, unassuming cross between a restaurant and a kopitiam serves no-frills a la carte and set meals. We’re fans of the grilled beef entrecote with black pepper sauce and tasty stir-fried potato wedges.
Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice (New Bridge Road)
The Kallang branch of one of the best chicken rice stalls in Singapore, and the queues aren’t any shorter. It’s worth the wait though for chicken that’s tender and juicy, with homemade chilli sauce.
L’Etoile Cafe
Inspired by the indie cafes of Japan, this quaint, off-the-beaten-track hangout features brunch staples like eggs benedict ($5.90) and banana nutella toast ($5.90), all at unbelievably affordable prices. We also like the vintage furniture adorning the space.
Boon Keng Food Centre
There are some pretty great options here like the chee cheong fun or carrot cake from Yong Xiang stall. It gets pretty crowded during the weekdays when working-types congregate for lunch, but otherwise it’s a pretty idyllic place to get breakfast during the weekends.
Ban Heng Restaurant
The original branch of this legendary Teochew restaurant serves up classics like Cold Crab and Buddha Jumps over the Wall. It recently underwent a renovation but has retained its signature dishes. They also do set menus for large groups.
Chin Sin Huan Eating House
Commonly referred to as the Tanjong Rhu bao, this place’s red bean and char siew fillings have a fan following. They also have pretty legit lotus buns, siew mai and lor mai ga on top of that.
Chabuton
Michelin-starred chef, Yasuji Morizumi has inspired the first Chabuton ramen restaurant in Singapore after making waves in Japan, America and Thailand. Using these award-winning recipes, expect classic tonkotsu broth creations topped with chashu and springy noodles starting at $8.30. We hear the karaage is killer, too. ♥ ramen? These get our loudest slurps.