18A Circular Road
Singapore 049374

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Thursday:
10:30am - 05:00pm

Friday:
10:30am - 10:30pm

Saturday:
10:30am - 10:30pm

Sunday:
10:30am - 10:30pm

Monday:
10:30am - 05:00pm

Tuesday:
Closed

Wednesday:
10:30am - 05:00pm

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From the Burpple community

The perfect escape from the bustle of the CBD crowd.

Ceres Haus’ warm madeleines and chocolate were simply delightful. Prepared à la minute, the little French butter cakes ($6/ 3 pcs) were worth every second of the short wait, boasting a wonderful crispiness and caramelized perfection. Dusted with icing powder, the fragrant fresh madeleines were surprisingly moist in the center too - not all that dense. Great alone, the pastry was even better dunked into the Chocolate ($6) and the crunchy exterior held really well.

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Oat White 3/5

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newest additional to boat quay with moody vibes✨ currently a simple menu of coffee, signature fresh bake madeleines and small option of sourdough toasts! check the special of the day for something different!

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Heard about the new ceres that had recently opened its doors at 18A Circular Road. There seems to be a trend with cafes situated at the second level of a shophouse unit recently — cafes that we had visited recently such as that of Arc-en-Ciel Patisserie and FiftyFive Coffee Bar both located at Neil Road being examples of such setups. ceres adds on to the list of such places around. Located at the second storey of the shophouse, ceres is more of a hidden nook for coffee lovers as compared to the likes of Arc-en-Ciel Patisserie and FiftyFive Coffee Bar; there are no indications from the exterior mentioning about its existence apart from a lamp from within the second story space that states “ceres” placed at the window facing out to Circular Road — otherwise, one can look out for a half door with a circular window that peeps into the space with a view of a coffee machine after climbing up the flight of steps. Upon entering the space, one would notice the interesting layout of the space that ceres has adopted — both the food preparation area and the counter with the espresso machine can be found as one enters the space; the seating area comprises of a few platforms and one large communal dining table towards the left of the space. The interior decor of the space can be described as raw, minimalistic and slightly industrial; a style that seems to be widely adopted by cafes of the late these days. Being located at the second story of the shophouse also means that ceres is one of those establishments that are unable to do heavy cooking in its premises; that being said, they do offer three light food items, as well as Madelines and Marble Cake on the food menu during the day of our visit. For beverages, one can expect the usual selection of espresso-based coffees at ceres, as well as chocolate as the only non-coffee option — they also do serve up wine as well for those who would prefer an alcoholic beverage.

Considering how ceres is unable to serve up a wide variety of food options due to the restrictions that they have with the space that they occupy, the Savoury was a pretty competent offering for an establishment of its type — other cafes located in similar settings tend to serve up only bakes to go along with their coffee, and this can definitely be said as a plus in comparison. Served more like a cold cuts and cheese platter, the Savoury is described to come with elements such as sourdough, whipped butter, homemade marmalade, champagne ham, sliced cheese, tomatoes. Some may argue about how this feels like an item that is easily assembled from items obtained from the grocer; that being said, it is a savoury platter that feels well-designed — probably a combination also very familiar to wine lovers as a simple pairing. The sourdough chosen for the Savoury was really on point; crusty on the exterior yet with a good bite, there is a prominent tinge of tanginess that came from the fermentation process in the making of the sourdough. This sourdough went especially well with the whipped butter, the whipped butter being smooth and creamy; lightly salted for a good flavour while the house-made marmalade carried a sweet and zingy note almost akin to that of a pineapple compote — the sweetness being pretty refreshing to cut through the savoury notes of the various elements here. The champagne ham that accompanies the Savoury was one with quite a thick cut — provides a meaty bite but not overly saltish, while the sliced cheese was also surprisingly light in its flavour as well. The tomatoes had quite a firm bite; burst of a refreshing tanginess that cuts through all the savoury elements much like the house-made marmalade, though carried a different contrast of flavours in comparison that added to what the entire plate had to offer.

ceres on first look does look much like the many dedicated coffee bars that have opened their doors in recent years — a spot that seems to be meant for serious coffee lovers in a raw environment that is a secret hidden for only those in the know. That being said, it does seem that the concept behind ceres is probably deeper than that; there is some thoughtfulness in how ceres had set themselves up to be — unlike other coffee-centric cafes that tend to serve up a random variety of bakes only to compliment their coffee offerings, ceres went much deeper by curating a menu featuring food that is easily prepared and doable in their circumstances while does not quite interfere with the aromas of coffee. We were pretty impressed with the Madelines which ceres serves up — the good folks of ceres prepared a single piece (they are usually retailed in threes) for us to try and the crusty exterior and fluffy yet moist interior was absolutely on point; one that left us with quite an impression that we were pretty sure that is what we are going to order if a revisit were to be made. The prices of the food at ceres are pretty expected for the sort of establishment that it is — the items with sourdough served being priced from $12 to $18, while the cakes are listed at $6; the beverages range from $4 to $6, with the option of an iced beverage, or oat milk / soy milk being charged at $1 extra. Overall, ceres is that sort of space that those who are into the ‘gram will love — that raw, industrial and minimalistic decor being much of the design element that is in trend now, though we would reckon that they are a spot that coffee / wine lovers are likely to fall in love with; all that with pretty appropriate food offerings to boast as well!

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