Orchard Towers is best known for its seedy reputation along the Singapore’s iconic shopping belt — so it’s pretty surprising to hear about Bean & Butter Cafe’s existence in the building that some dub the “four floors of whores”; a specialty coffee joint is probably one of the last things I would expect to be in this building anyway.

Apart from light bites and specialty coffee, Bean & Butter Cafe also serves up proper food such as sandwiches and waffles — items on the menu includes a smoked salmon sandwich, a crab roll, as well as several assorted home bakes that include muffins, basque burnt cheesecake and Ondeh Ondeh Madeleines amongst others.

What truly impressed me was their Orange Peel Black Cold Brew — one of the rare times that I have come across a flavoured bottled black cold brew. Steeped for 24 hours, the Orange Peel Black Cold Brew comes with candied orange peel for an additional note of sweetness. Whilst the usual cold brews tend to be heavy-bodied, the one here comes rather light — just as one could taste the floral notes of the coffee, the candied orange peel gives off a refreshing zing that carries a hint of sweetness, yet also comes with a clean finishing note; very enjoyable, and something which I am inclined to have again.

The folks behind Bean & Butter seemed to have been through quite a bit considering how the cafe was opened around two months ago — being situated at a spot that one would least expect to find a cafe at, not to mention having to have gone through dine-in restrictions as a result of the safety measures introduced in line with Phase 2 (Heightened Alert). They seem to know their coffee well, and are pretty hospitable — ready to share more about the process behind their cold brew coffee; a rare spot in town that coffee lovers will likely be able to appreciate. Will this be the start of a new era for Orchard Towers? Only time will be able to tell …