Was going around CIMB Plaza during weekday lunch hours and found yet another new establishment that had opened their doors in the said building — CIMB Plaza had been seeing quite a number of new F&B establishments opening up in recent times. Located at a corner of the building behind where one can find Wai Cafe is the new Little Glass Stand. For those whom are familiar with the local F&B scene, Little Glass Stand is an establishment that is opened by the same folks as Glass Roasters — Glass Roasters being a cafe-cum-microroastery that had first opened their doors within the a space known as Cloud Faber at Faber Drive. Little Glass Stand reflects the location’s concept as more of a takeaway coffee shop as opposed to their standard brand — while Little Glass Stand can be said to have occupied a space larger than that of the Glass Roasters at Tiong Bahru, the concept’s direction in being more tuned towards takeaway operations had likely been influenced by the fact that they are located in the Central Business District. Little Glass Stand takes on a rather clean and minimalist look here; those whom are familiar with Glass Roasters at their Tiong Bahru location would notice the large use of wooden accents in its decor — this would remain consistent at the Little Glass Stand alongside the vast use of blue elements that is the main colour scheme adopted for the brand. Elements of pink are introduced such as in the font of its menu and espresso machine to provide a visual contrast. As with the standard Glass Roasters locations, the focus at Little Glass Stand would be the espresso-based specialty coffee; they do have interesting concoctions that are listed under the “Specialty” category of the menu, while non-coffee drinkers can opt for matcha and tea. The only item on the Bakes section of the menu would be the Banana Bread that is served at most of Glass Roasters’ locations as well.

The Banana Bread at Little Glass Stand is something that we are already fairly familiar with, considering how we have had the Banana Bread previously during our visits to several of Glass Roasters’ locations over the years. As with how it is being served at the other locations, patrons can choose to have the Banana Bread to be served as-is or heated up at Little Glass Stand. We opted with the latter for our order. One thing to note about their Banana Bread is how light their Banana Bread actually is — while some would usually associate Banana Bread to come with a dense texture and sometimes even coming with slices of soft, caramalised banana embedded within and a crusty exterior, it is worth noting that the Banana Bread from Glass Roasters had all along felt closer to being a Banana Cake instead. The texture of the Banana Bread felt light and fluffy; almost close to even being somewhat springy — there are no slices of caramalised banana that can be found here, though there is definitely a light but lingering hint of sweetness that one would expect out of a banana cake here. We had also decided to switch things up with our cuppa during our visit to Little Glass Stand; whilst we would usually be ordering the White during our visits to Glass Roasters, we went with the Macadamia Latte (Hot) that is listed in the “Specialty” section of the menu. This is a flavoured cuppa that comes with a light body; carried slight nutty notes and a bit of sweetness from the infusion of macadamia-flavoured syrup. With so many establishments located in the Central Business District serving up specialty coffee and Nanyang-style Kopi, Little Glass Stand is yet another trusted option that adds on to the scene here that those working in the area whom prefer Glass Roasters’ specialty coffee can look forward to visiting at their convenience.