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Good Coffee in Singapore?
local drink guide for the non-locals
Coffee
Kopi Coffee with condense milk
Kopi-O Black coffee without any milk but with sugar
Kopi-Si Coffee with evaporated milk
Tea
Teh Lipton tea with condense milk
Teh-O Lipton tea without any milk but with sugar
Teh-Si Lipton tea with evaporate milk
Other Drinks
Dinosaur ice milo + extra milo powder
Yuan Yang Coffee Si with Teh Si
Other terms
peng ice (e.g. ice coffee = kopi peng)
dai sugar (e.g. coffee with extra sugar = kopi ka dai / coffee with less sugar = kopi siew dai)
gosong no sugar (e.g. coffee without sugar = kopi o gosong
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Coffee
Kopi Coffee with condense milk
Kopi-O Black coffee without any milk but with sugar
Kopi-Si Coffee with evaporated milk
Tea
Teh Lipton tea with condense milk
Teh-O Lipton tea without any milk but with sugar
Teh-Si Lipton tea with evaporate milk
Other Drinks
Dinosaur ice milo + extra milo powder
Yuan Yang Coffee Si with Teh Si
Other terms
peng ice (e.g. ice coffee = kopi peng)
dai sugar (e.g. coffee with extra sugar = kopi ka dai / coffee with less sugar = kopi siew dai)
gosong no sugar (e.g. coffee without sugar = kopi o gosong
is this useful?
always happy to make a new fren...
Very much so, thanks.tall cat wrote:local drink guide for the non-locals
Coffee
Kopi Coffee with condense milk
Kopi-O Black coffee without any milk but with sugar
Kopi-Si Coffee with evaporated milk
Tea
Teh Lipton tea with condense milk
Teh-O Lipton tea without any milk but with sugar
Teh-Si Lipton tea with evaporate milk
Other Drinks
Dinosaur ice milo + extra milo powder
Yuan Yang Coffee Si with Teh Si
Other terms
peng ice (e.g. ice coffee = kopi peng)
dai sugar (e.g. coffee with extra sugar = kopi ka dai / coffee with less sugar = kopi siew dai)
gosong no sugar (e.g. coffee without sugar = kopi o gosong
is this useful?
S.
Try the coffee machine in Saizeriya (Liang Court 2nd or 3rd floor; or City Square Mall B2).
Note there are two coffee machines there, one is all Nescafe stuff, the other is the good stuff. Not sure what brand coffee they use, but I really like it.
It is less than $3 and free flow. But of course, you should have to eat there too.
Note there are two coffee machines there, one is all Nescafe stuff, the other is the good stuff. Not sure what brand coffee they use, but I really like it.
It is less than $3 and free flow. But of course, you should have to eat there too.
Greetings all... long time viewer, first time poster. Be kind 
I've been here about eight weeks and really struggled when I arrived... Starbucks are quite expensive and the quality of the coffee is hit & miss.
Have been feeling a lot better about the situation since I went out and got a Nespresso at Takashimaya (or however you spell it), cost a bit to get going but I can now have a coffee before leaving every morning that costs around $1 for the capsule & tastes better than most cafe brought coffee.
My 2c worth anyway...

I've been here about eight weeks and really struggled when I arrived... Starbucks are quite expensive and the quality of the coffee is hit & miss.
Have been feeling a lot better about the situation since I went out and got a Nespresso at Takashimaya (or however you spell it), cost a bit to get going but I can now have a coffee before leaving every morning that costs around $1 for the capsule & tastes better than most cafe brought coffee.
My 2c worth anyway...
Totally agreesaltwater wrote:Greetings all... long time viewer, first time poster. Be kind
I've been here about eight weeks and really struggled when I arrived... Starbucks are quite expensive and the quality of the coffee is hit & miss.
Have been feeling a lot better about the situation since I went out and got a Nespresso at Takashimaya (or however you spell it), cost a bit to get going but I can now have a coffee before leaving every morning that costs around $1 for the capsule & tastes better than most cafe brought coffee.
My 2c worth anyway...

I still haven't found a cafe in Singapore that can make better coffee than Nespresso

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those coffee really looks delicious..tall cat wrote:local drink guide for the non-locals
Coffee
Kopi Coffee with condense milk
Kopi-O Black coffee without any milk but with sugar
Kopi-Si Coffee with evaporated milk
Tea
Teh Lipton tea with condense milk
Teh-O Lipton tea without any milk but with sugar
Teh-Si Lipton tea with evaporate milk
Other Drinks
Dinosaur ice milo + extra milo powder
Yuan Yang Coffee Si with Teh Si
Other terms
peng ice (e.g. ice coffee = kopi peng)
dai sugar (e.g. coffee with extra sugar = kopi ka dai / coffee with less sugar = kopi siew dai)
gosong no sugar (e.g. coffee without sugar = kopi o gosong
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We have a Pavoni (connoisseurs know what this means, others look it up at the Museum of Modern Art in New York) and buy freshly roasted beans from the uncle at Bukit Timah Wet Market ground floor. He has "Java" beans that actually come from there and are better than the (slightly more expensive) East Timor variety - they beat any "Illy" or other brand that became stale on a slow ship from Europe. He's open only mornings (until 12:00) on weekdays, all day on weekend.
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Where are they located? Do you need to buy a lot for them to sell?taxico wrote:i buy beans directly from the importer/distributor (at their wholesale office).
they've got all kinds of beans, including luwak and can grind for you if you want.
they give me free bags of packet sugar from time to time despite telling them i drink my coffee black and without sugar...
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