It is without doubt that the coffee scene in the Central Business District is probably one of the island’s most buzziest when it comes to specialty coffee — the mention of the area would probably bring to mind some notable names such as that of Alchemist and Kyō Kohee which operates multiple outlets within the Central Business District itself. Amoy Street Food Centre hasn’t been out of touch with the local specialty coffee scene either — the opening of the original outlet of Mad Roaster had given the office folks of the Central Business District an option for a more affordable cuppa to go along with their meal at the hawker centre. With the office crowds seemingly returning to the Central Business District in full force, Amoy Street Food Centre has seen yet another establishment that is dedicated to serving up specialty coffee opening within the hawker centre — located at the second floor of the hawker centre is the new Daylight Coffee, which occupies the stall located right beside the outlet of Lin Da Ma（林大妈）at Amoy Street Food Centre. Daylight Coffee primarily serves up specialty coffee — think a variety of lattes, White, Black and espresso as their primary offerings. That being said, Daylight Coffee also serves up Nanyang-style Kopi (i.e. Kopi, Kopi O and Kopi C), as well as Matcha Latte and Thai Milk Tea for those looking for something apart from specialty coffee.

Skimming through the menu, we couldn’t help but to notice their offering of the Spanish Latte — we also liked how they had included rather whimsical description lines for each menu item; the Spanish Latte being described as “First step to learning how to speak Spanish”. The Spanish Latte is a drink that is popularised in the local context only after the entry of %ARABICA into our shores — that being said, the Spanish Latte at Daylight Coffee is priced at nearly half the price (at $4.50) of how it would have cost us if we were to order the same at a %ARABICA location around the island. Sure; the cuppa is indeed smaller at Daylight Coffee than how it would be sized at %ARABICA, though we did find this to be executed just about right to satisfy one’s craving for Spanish Latte overall. One thing for sure about the Spanish Latte at Daylight Coffee is how it does come a touch sweeter than the one that %ARABICA serves up (we suspect that they had added more condensed milk here); that being said, it does come with a nutty and earthy undertone that was well-balanced with the addition of milk — close enough to the real deal if one isn’t too fussy about it. Looking forward to having an opportunity to return to Daylight Coffee soon to give their Kopi a go — they seem to be pulling shots for their Nanyang-style Kopi just like how other stalls such as Kopi More (at Golden Mile Food Centre), Generation Coffee (at Tekka, Pasar 216 and Hong Lim Food Centre), Lim Cafe (at Chinatown Complex) and Star Coffee (at Bukit Merah Food Centre) do for their modern variant of Nanyang-style Kopi — definitely something worth checking out!