There has been some talk going on recently about a new breakfast bar that had opened its doors around Crane Road — Touchwood Breakfast Bar is a fairly new addition to the line of shophouses along Crane Road which is slightly off from the main thoroughfare of Joo Chiat Road; one can find them not too far away from the outlet of Tiong Bahru Bakery which had replaced the coffeeshop that was once home to Mr & Mrs Mohgan Super Crispy Roti Prata prior to its relocation to Tin Yang Restaurant. Conceptualised as a weekend-only breakfast bar, much of its operations does seem to be intended for takeaways only , though there is the availability of camping chairs and tables that allows one to dine-in within and outside of its premises as well. It is well noted that Touchwood Breakfast Bar’s social media account is repurposed from one that used to belong to Brotherbird Coffeehouse which seems to suggest an affiliation between the two. Offering both Noms and Breakfast Sandwiches, Noms refers to the various bakes available on display in the display cases around the windows at the shopfront, while Breakfast Sandwiches refers to the line-up of English muffin-style sandwiches that they offer.

It was a pity that we weren’t able to give the Breakfast Sandwiches at Touchwood Breakfast Bar a go during our visit on a Sunday afternoon as they were out of stock by the time we made our visit there — given the circumstances, we found ourselves ending up with the Maple Malted Scone; one of the items of which that Touchwood Breakfast Bar claims as a specialty given the bio per their social media accounts. Based on the description placed on the display shelf pertaining to the Maple Malted Scone, the items featured elements such as Buttermilk, Maple and Butter. The Maple Malted Scone at Touchwood Breakfast Bar felt lesser like a typical scone and perhaps is something that is even tuned towards that of the taste preferences of the locals; whilst the scone still features a somewhat crumbly exterior, we liked how the batter wasn’t overly dense — this does create a light, fluffy and slightly airy texture in which we found it to be pretty easy to have without feeling clumpy. There is also a slight hint of maple fragrance that runs through at the back of the tongue whilst it also did not feel particularly sweet, making it a scone that can be enjoyed as-is.