Where To Go For Decadent Desserts And Kyoto-Style Coffee

This halal dessert café is opened by the team behind Fika Swedish Cafe and Bistro. The cute 19-seater offers photogenic egglet waffles, popularly known in Hong Kong as gai dan zai. Here, they come in funkier flavours like buttermilk and red velvet. Order it a la carte ($4.50), or topped with ice cream. Choose from flavours such as Coconut and Taro or Earl Grey Fig, then go crazy with toppings like crushed Oreo cookies and Pocky sticks. Priced from $8.90 for a waffle with a scoop of ice cream and one topping.

34 Bussorah St, S199452. Open Sun-Thur, Noon-10pm; Fri, Sat, Noon-11pm. Last orders at closing. 6291-7670. www.facebook.com/licketySG

Kurasu (‘lifestyle’ in Japanese) started off as a coffee equipment retailer-cum-cafe in Kyoto. Its Singapore outpost at Odeon Towers resembles a Muji-esque minimalistic chic coffee bar. It’s housed within co-working space District 6. The menu offers only coffee (no food), both espresso-based and pour over brews, using beans from different specialty roasters such as All Seasons Coffee and Single O Japan from Tokyo. So don’t go on an empty stomach. Sip the Flat White ($5), or Pour Over brew (from $6; pictured).

#02-01, 331 North Bridge Rd, Odeon Towers, S188720. Open daily except Sun, Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 11am-3pm. Last orders 15 mins before closing. www.facebook.com/KurasuSG