Surrounded by an estate built by the Singapore Improvement Trust in the 50s, Tian Kee & Co offers a very different feel that other cafes lack these days. Being tucked deep into the estate, it is surprisingly serene and rustic, adopting several cues from the 54 year-old provision shop it takes over from such as the signboard and metal rails. The interior is rather homely; the open-air non-air-conditioned space looking much like a mismatch of several pieces of modern furniture with pieces replicating the past which most would be familiar with. Despite so, the menu is an interesting mash of old & new, with a variety of pies, muffins and cheesecake. Coffee comes in old-school white cups and saucers with gold linings, though its not Nanyang Kopi they are serving but a three-origin blend from Dutch Colony Coffee. They would start serving ice-cream next week, which would be a comforting treat in this space that can get slightly warm on sunny afternoons.