Where To Go This Long Weekend: Grab Brunch At These Charming Cafes In Everton Park
This quiet residential estate is home to a deluge of quaint cafes and specialty coffee spots.
By Rei Sage,
The area encompassing Keong Saik Road, Craig Road, and Neil Road is filled with trendy cafes, popular bakeries, and award-winning restaurants – which means you’re likely to encounter bustling crowds and long waiting times if you visit during peak periods. For a more peaceful culinary experience, consider exploring the numerous food options, including cafes in Everton Park, an HDB estate located just across the road. Whether you’re looking to indulge in some sweet treats or enjoy a leisurely brunch, here’s what you can look forward to.
Originally a private-home dining concept that shifted to selling granola during the pandemic, Dearborn now offers homemade sourdough toast, granola bowls, drinks, and a changing selection of creative breakfast dishes (available only on Saturdays) from a cosy brick-and-mortar space. Enjoy your treats in the limited outdoor seating area, and be sure to grab a bag of their renowned handcrafted granola to take home with you.
1 Everton Park, #01-29, Singapore 081001
Founded in 2012, Nylon Coffee Roasters is one of Singapore’s pioneering and most respected speciality coffee outfits. They keep things simple here, with the menu split into black and white (milk-based) offerings. We suggest sampling a filter brew crafted with the latest lineup of coffee beans, sourced from prime coffee-growing regions such as Ethiopia, El Salvador, and Honduras, and roasted in-house.
4 Everton Park, #01-40, Singapore 080004; tel: 6220-2330
Those on the hunt for a substantial meal can drop into Cafe Wabi Sabi, which offers Japanese rice bowls, sandwiches, and sides. Donburi options – served with miso soup – include Beef Steak Don, Salmon Mentai Don, and Teriyaki Chicken Don, while light bites range from Wabi Fries (French fries with a special spicy sauce) to crowd favourites like gyoza, chicken karaage, and fresh salmon sashimi.
3 Everton Park, #01-79, Singapore 080003; tel: 6909-5431
Craving something sweet? Pop into The Better Half, a hole-in-the-wall bakehouse and speciality coffee purveyor operated by a two-person team. Choose from a rotating array of cakes that are almost too pretty to eat: flavours including lemon, which comes with a zingy lemon curd filling; chocolate, made with 71 per cent single-origin dark chocolate and dusted with pistachio; and black sesame, topped with coffee crumble.
1 Everton Park, #01-43, Singapore 081001
Hello Arigato, which has multiple branches across the city-state, is beloved for its Asian cafe-style eats. The menu spotlights sandwiches like the Tamago Sando (a Japanese egg sandwich) and outlet-exclusive Whisky BBQ Katsu Sando (chicken cutlet, melted cheddar, apple slaw, and whisky BBQ sauce), alongside moreish sides, milk doughnuts, and drinks including espresso-based beverages, sodas, and low-alcohol ciders.
4 Everton Park, #01-42, Singapore 080004; tel: 8308-0103
If you fancy yourself somewhat of a cookie monster, visit Folks & Stories, founded in 2018. Its rustic-style soft-baked cookies are perfect for gifting – or just enjoying all to yourself. Popular choices include the Ambitious Sailor, their take on a chocolate chip cookie; the Care Bear, a fruity strawberry cheesecake creation; and the Nutty Professor, a brown butter cookie with a roasted pistachio ganache centre.
3 Everton Park, #01-63, Singapore 080003, tel: 9627-2028
Helmed by a young owner who used to be a pastry chef at a Michelin-starred restaurant, Morimori Yogashi is a Japanese bakery selling sweet and savoury treats. Try the signature garlic buns, which come loaded with a delicious filling of garlic, butter, and Japanese mayo. The mentaiko seaweed cheese buns, assorted cream puffs, Swiss rolls, and Basque burnt cheesecake made with milk and cream cheese from Hokkaido are also worth trying.
1 Everton Park, #01-31, Singapore 081001; tel 9387-1494
This story first appeared in The Singapore Women's Weekly