Cappuccino at Wild Honey

@Mandarin Gallery
After such a long time, we finally managed to get a seat at Wild Honey! Famous for it's all day breakfast menus. The food was great and of course I just have to try the coffee. Ordered a decaf cappuccino. It was good as it was strong! Even for a decaf! A bit on the pricey side though - cost $6 per cup!

Variety: 3/5
Caffeine power : 5/5
Cuppa experience : 3/5

Piccolo latte@Black Cafe

Whoa! Found this gem just opposite the famous Oriole cafe (award winning piccolo latte) at 111 Somerset. They also have a branch at Hitachi towers. It's a small outlet and when we were there at around 3pm+, it was totally packed! The highlight here of course are the coffee. I actually had 2 within almost an hour. I first tried the picollo latte and then I went onto the cappuccino. Both were really good. My wife tried the mocha and she also gave her praise (and what more it was decaf!). You should also try their chocolate banana cake which was very moist! My son literally finished the entire slice on his own=)

Coffe variety: 3/5
Caffeine power: 5/5
Cup experience: 3/5

Cardamon coffee@ Halia

Found this restaurant at Spore Botanical Garden. The food is great and of course I took the opportunity to try out their coffee. What stood out was a French pressed coffee with cardamon, ginger! This was one herby coffee! Interesting I must say and had a nice gingery aftertaste which really warms your heart!

Variety: 2/5
Caffeine power: 2/5
Cuppa experience: 4/5

Cedele @ Great World City

Cedele is a lovely restaurant for nice sandwiches, soups and cakes. Reputed to have the freshesh ingredients, you can rest assured that you're eating the good stuff. Came here for their coffee and cakes. Had a flat white, which was ok but had a bit too much milk and foam - as such it tasted more like a cappuccino/latte. Their cakes are good - am a big fan of their cheese cake, particularly the apple, cinnamon crumble.

Variety: 3/5
Caffeine power : 3/5
Cuppa experience : 2/5

Guylian Cafe@The Rocks, Sydney

When you mix a famous belgian chocolate with coffee, you're going to get a sinful caffeine experience. This Guylian cafe is located at The Rocks, Sydney and it's an excellent place to have a cuppa. They have loads of variety and the cakes are delicious as well. Try the ice mocha, strong and with good balance of coffee and chocolate. My uncle tried the cappucino and it was superb as well!


Variety: 4/5
Caffeine power: 4/5
Cuppa experience: 5/5

Cova@Paragon

Lovely place for Italian cousine. Had a nice panini and the cakes are lovely. On the coffee, I tried the flat white (not in the menu) which turned out to be stronger vs. the cappuccino. Would recommend the food but not the coffee.


Variety: 1/5
Caffeine power: 2/5
Cuppa experience : 2/5

Spinellis@Novena

This is where I get my daily caffeine kick! Pretty much the usual suspects in terms of coffee offerings but what I really like is the staff - they actually remember your order (after a while) and take the effort to make it to your taste. I usually order a cappuccino with low fat here but have recently moved to flat white (though not on the menu but they do offer the same). Pretty good for coffee on the go - again could be stronger in terms of boldness but that can be fixed with a double shot! Get the Spinelli friends card to get additional discount.

Marmalade @ Ion Orchard

Was introduced to this place by me wife. A small little place at Ion Orchard, this place is refuted to be a great place for tea! So we went ahead and true enough judging by the crowd it was a place to be. We ordered a slice of lemon meringue sponge cake and cappuccino. The cappuccino was not bad, could have been a bit stronger though. But good enough!

Variety: 2/5
Caffeine power: 2/5
Overall caffe experience: 2/5

Vietnamese Coffee

This is my favorite vietnamese coffee brand - Trung Nguyen - Legendee. It's the most expensive blend and has very strong bold flavor. Have it drip style either hot or cold with condensed milk.

Caffeine power: 5/5

How to really enjoy coffee!

Here are some of my must haves for an excellent coffee experience in no particular order of importance.

First of all the coffee should b distinctive in flavor. I love it a bit stronger and thus there should not be too much water in the preparation to avoid diluting the coffee. Where you want a stronger kick always go for a second shot. The type of beans used are also important. Thus far, Illy or Lavazza are good but don't let it fool you cos sometimes due to lack of skill in the brewing of the coffee, it's does not turn out nice too.

The coffee should be served hot, not scalding not room temperature as well. Always go with brown sugar, better yet if they provide muscovado (unprocessed brown sugar) and usually go with just a pack! Low fat milk is great as a healthy option.

While most coffee joints provide flavoring (I.e vanilla, caramel) these are nice to have and sometimes masks the taste of the coffee and makes it a bit too sweet. Thus far, adding chocolate, orange flavor or liquor are great compliment to the coffee drink.

Lastly, it should be appealing to the eyes as well especially if it's served with a coffee art and in the right coffee cups! An additional plus is if it comes with a nice biscotti to dip it with your coffee.

Of course, to really enjoy, don't have it after a full stomach! Take it either in the morning or during tea in the afternoon.

Food for Thought@Singapore Art Museum

Apart from their excellent food,their coffee is very good. I would say on my #2 ranking after Oriole Cafe. Must try is their cappuccino served with gull melaka! Totally a new coffee experience for me whereby the gull melaka has an orange, ginger aftertaste. The other exciting coffee experience here is theist they provide muscovado sugar! which is not a norm in a lot of places. This really takes the coffee flavor to the next level.


Variety: 2/5
Caffeine power:4/5
Overall cuppa experience: 4/5

Jones Grocer@Dempsey Hill

Tried their coffee at their outlet in Dempsey Hill and also at Mandarin, Orchard. Pretty decent coffee - haf the piccolo latte. A bit on the small side but taste is good and strong. While I still prefer the picollo latte at Cafe Oriole, this is still good if are in the vicinity and want a caffeine boost!

Variety: 2/5
Caffeine power: 4/5
Overall cuppa experience: 3/5

Mcafe@Mcdonalds

Mcafe is a superb place for affordable yet good coffee. Only available in Singapore, I was totally impressed by the quality of the coffee. Definitely much better than a lot of the bigger coffee joints like Coffee bean or Star bucks. The cappuccino for example costs only $2.50 and yet it tastes so much better! A must try here is the Mochacinno, where for once you can have a good balance of both the boldness of the coffee and the richness of the chocolate.


Variety: 3/5
Caffeine power: 3/5
Overall caffe experience: 3/5

Business class@Singapore Airlines

Having coffee whenever you get to travel business class on Singapore airlines is something I always look forward to. While they serve very limited variety, the big plus is the boldness of their coffee beans. The standard beans used is from Boncaffe but you have to really try the AA Kenyan! Totally gives you 200% boost of caffeine. Furthermore if you have it with cream (instead of milk) the coffee experience goes a notch higher! Always ask for a small cup so that you really taste the coffee and not have a dilluted version.

Variety: 2/5
Caffeine power: 5/5
Overall cuppa experience: 3/5

Culina @ Dempsey Hill

While the food is so so, the coffee is pretty good. They use Lavazza coffee beans and my first try was Flat White which i just learned originated from Australia and New Zealand. Instead of a lot of milk as you may have in a latte, this has less milk and foam. The coffee is decent I would say and gives some caffeine kick.

Variety: 2/5
Caffeine power: 3/5
Overall cuppa experience: 3/5

Cafe Ariole @ Somerset313

This is a great coffee place in the heart of Orchard road. Tucked in the ground floor of Somerset313, it's actually a cafe that serves the Pan Pacific service apartments. Has different variety of coffee and the caffeine here is really good! A must try (in fact awarded awards for best coffee in Singapore) is the Picolo latte! Try it first without sugar and you'll really enjoy the boldness yet creaminess of the drink. Also do try out their other creations - the one infused with orange is also a unique coffee experience. So far the best piccolo latte I've tried in Singapore.


Variety: 5/5
Caffeine power:5/5
Overall cuppa experience:5/5

Espressemente@Bangsar Village

This is by far my favorite place for great Illy coffee in KL. They have 2 joints - one in Bangsar Village and the other at Pavillion. Has very interesting coffee creations other than the usual suspects like cappuccino, latte. Highly recommend the cold neve fondete which is a mixture of coffee and chocolate. Cappuccino or it's bigger sibling Mugacinno are also good. Coffee here is a bit stronger and really gives you the caffeine kick! You can also get your coffee beans - Illy in variety of blends - I strongly recommend the black label for stronger flavor.


Variety: 5/5
Caffeine power: 4/5
Overall cuppa experience: 5/5

Coffee review!

So before i start, here's a glimpse of how I review all the various coffee joints that i go to. What's most important to me is the taste of the coffee - whether it gives the boldness of the coffee, the type of sugar that they provide, availability of low fat option. Second is the variety of creations beyond just the normal suspects. Thirdly would be the overall experience in terms of ambience, type of cups used and value as compared to price paid.

In each review I would also call out what are the must haves whenever you're thinking of getting coffee at the place.

So enjoy the review and of course if you come to know of a nice coffee joint, do let me know yah!