Cafes Checklist

An all time brunch favourite - the Avocado Toast! 🥑🍞

A generous portion of freshly squashed avocado, is smeared over homemade toasted sourdough, and topped with an assortment of sliced almonds & pumpkin seeds; and a perfectly poached egg!

It also comes with a side with salad, and grilled tomatoes to balance the dish out.

The best part, it's an entire avocado per portion 😍

Their new & improved brunch menu has this under To Share, but if you're a person with a huge appetite, I think this is perfect for you!

Freshly baked homemade sourdough is paired with in-house made & jarred duck rilette & gherkins.

The sourdough slices are thick, yet fluffy & perfectly toasted to give you that crispy crunch of the edge, which leaving the mid portion fluffy & soft. The rilette is soaked in its own duck fat, giving you that savoury burst before melting onto the toast.

Pop in half a gherkin with every bite to give you that sour punch to help cut through the savoury bites of it's too much for you, but overall a pretty great brunch dish!

Possibly the dish that's a hot favourite, as I saw it on almost every table; the Miso Mushroom Bacon Risotto did not fall short of its popularity!

It consists of miso bacon, oyster mushrooms, fried enoki, organic egg atop barley risotto that was soaked in miso-mushroom-bacon broth; making it extremely savoury yet somewhat healthy!

The portion may seem quite small, but as the barley expands with every mouthful, you'd realise you're almost filled to the brim after you're done.

But don't forget desserts, please have their Earl Grey Soft Serve to end the meal!!

Brought back this gem of a croissant & it still tastes amazing!!!!

Brotherbird is back again with this amazing croissant - Strawberry Daifuku. Daifuku is a traditional mochi dessert from Japan that usually comes with stuffings. So what they did was add daifuku & strawberry compote into a croissant.

This combination is pure genius, and oh, so delicious. The strawberry compote is slightly sweet with a hint of sour, paired with the q-ness of the daifuku & the savoury fluffy croissant.

Do let it before it runs out, otherwise you really might regret it!

Thankfully with #BurppleBeyond, this dish was free!

Promo aside, the Tom Kha Capellini packed the perfect Tom yum punch into every strand of capellini! It came with hints of lemongrass, with a slight sour tang, followed by a kick of chilli!

Topped with minced charred shrimps, ebi & shrimp floss, you’ve got yourself a great fusion of Thai & Italian!

Located in an industrial estate, Blu Hills Cafe appeals to those in the area with it’s simple, fuss-free menu, and affordable caffeinated drink options.

Their prawn Aglio olio comes with generous portions of prawns, sautéed with olive oil, bird eye’s chilli (aka chilli padi), and loads of garlic.

A decent portion of aglio olio if you’re looking for some light & simple!

For drinks, try out their iced chocolate! They get their Choco from Australian brand, Grounded Pleasures!

Apart from its industrial interior & extremely famous desserts & croissants from its sibling company, @brotherbird_bakehouse, @stateland_coffeehouse has a pretty exciting menu as well!

My new fav would be their Mentaiko Tiger Prawn Aglio Olio ($20)! The Aglio Olio is mixed with tobiko and topped with Mentaiko sauce & additional tobiko to give you small bubbles of saltiness amidst the juicy tiger prawns & the al dente spaghetti! After a good toss & mix, each strand of spaghetti is coated perfectly with mentaiko & tobiko, without being too overpowering.

Another option you can choose is the KFC & Waffle ($18). KFC aka Korean Fried Chicken, is soy glazed chicken seated atop their cinnamon scented waffle with a side of kimchi slaw to balance the sweet and savoury with a tinge of sour! Definitely a winner!

Also, a special mention to their side of Fried Cauliflower! Dehydrated, battered and deep fried cauliflower is tossed in curry powder to give you that crunchy but healthy tasty veggie dish that you need! Even non-veggie lovers (like me) do fancy this dish quite a fair bit!
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Another option you can choose is the KFC & Waffle ($18). KFC aka Korean Fried Chicken, is soy glazed chicken seated atop their cinnamon scented waffle with a side of kimchi slaw to balance the sweet and savoury with a tinge of sour! Definitely a winner!

Apart from its industrial interior & extremely famous desserts & croissants from its sibling company, Brother Bird, Stateland Coffeehouse has a pretty exciting menu as well!

My new fav would be their Mentaiko Tiger Prawn Aglio Olio ($20)! The Aglio Olio is mixed with tobiko and topped with Mentaiko sauce & additional tobiko to give you small bubbles of saltiness amidst the juicy tiger prawns & the al dente spaghetti! After a good toss & mix, each strand of spaghetti is coated perfectly with mentaiko & tobiko, without being too overpowering.

Finally made it here after hearing a lot about it!

The industrial, all-white interior definitely draws you to the store. Apart from the counter seats which allows you to watch the action behind each pour, there are a couple of smaller tables around for groups or couples to be at.

The Iced Black was the perfect remedy to an extremely hot day. Their house beans were likely a darker roast, with hints of sweetness towards the end.

They also have simple cakes, carts & croissants available to pair with your coffee if you’re feeling peckish.

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New on their menu would be their Aburi Mentaiko Salmon ($16)! Choose between garlic Japanese rice or quinoa salad (+$3) as a base which goes with any of their mains! We went for the Quinoa Salad for a lighter & slightly healthier option!
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Perfectly grilled slabs of salmon were placed atop the chilled salad, before generous portions are spread on top of the salmon and torched lightly. Afterwhich, a sprinkle of garnished & a onsen ramen egg is set to complete the look.
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A sure proof that healthy food can look gorgeous & taste super yummy!
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Thank you @burpple for arranging this eat up!
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Always my number one recommendation for coffee & brunch is at @onemancoffee 🙊 not because I was an ex-employee, but because of the affordable items & friendly team that works behind the bar. If you’ve been to either of their outlets (Upper Thomson or Fusionopolis), you’d know!
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From the last that I’ve dined at this outlet, the menu has expanded with new favourites which includes the Smashed Avocado on Sourdough ($13) and the Spicy Mushroom Aglio Olio ($14).
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The smashed avo toast came with a pop of colour using cherry tomatoes, and extra textures of feta cheese & almonds on top. With that squeeze of lemon, that’s one perfect toast.
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On to the pasta, if you love your shrooms, this one’s for you. The umami earthy flavours of the mushrooms are being tossed together with the pasta, topped with pine nuts to give you that extra nutty flavour.
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If you’re on #burpplebeyond, even better! You’d get 1 for 1 mains, which means both of these for just $14 (say whutttttt!!)! Don’t say I bojio, if you haven’t already gotten on to Burpple Beyond, click the link in my bio to sign up!
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