The best cafes in Tanjong Pagar include Baristart Coffee and Cafe Mary Grace on Tras Street, Fortuna Terrazza and September Coffee on Craig Road, Visitors at Tanjong Pagar Plaza and Abseil on Shenton Way. Styles range from Japanese and Korean-inspired cafes and Italian brunch to specialty coffee bars, bakeries and a heritage kopitiam, with drinks from around $5 and brunch mains mostly between $12 and $28. Cafes cluster around Tras Street and 100AM, Craig Road, Tanjong Pagar Plaza with Onze @ Kee Seng Street, Duxton Road and the Shenton Way/Anson office towers, all within a short walk of Tanjong Pagar MRT. Many office-district cafes such as Broth Bowl and Daily Milestone Coffee close on weekends, so check hours before a Saturday or Sunday visit.
Last verified: October 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
The list
Baristart Coffee Japanese (Hokkaido) cafe · $$
A Hokkaido-born cafe on Tras Street known for its cream puffs and milk-based drinks, with a savoury menu of rice bowls and wafu pasta, several of them under $20.
- Cuisine: Japanese (Hokkaido) cafe
- Price: $$ · Mains from around $19.80++; Hokkaido cream puff from around $8.50++
- Must-try: Hokkaido Cream Puff, Hokkaido Aged Wagyu Don, Obihiro Butadon
- Where: 65 Tras Street, Singapore 079004
- Area: Tras Street, Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Daily 9am-10pm
- Halal: No
Fortuna Terrazza Italian brunch cafe · $$$
An Amalfi Coast-styled brunch cafe on Craig Road serving Italian takes on benedicts, toasts and folded pizzas. It runs a daytime-only service.
- Cuisine: Italian brunch cafe
- Price: $$$ · Eggs from around $12; most brunch plates around $18-$26
- Must-try: Buongiorno Toast, Crab Cake Benedict, Tiramisu French Toast
- Where: 10 Craig Road, Singapore 089670
- Area: Craig Road, Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar / Outram Park
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11am-3pm (last order 2pm); Sat-Sun 10am-3pm (last order 2.15pm)
- Halal: No
Cafe Mary Grace Filipino bakery cafe · $$
The Singapore outpost of the Philippine bakery-cafe chain, serving ensaymadas, cheese rolls and Filipino brunch plates such as beef tapa in a Tras Street shophouse.
- Cuisine: Filipino bakery cafe
- Price: $$ · Pastries from around $5.50++; mains around $25.50++
- Must-try: Mary Grace Ensaymada, Angus Beef Tapa, Mary Grace Hot Chocolate
- Where: 52 Tras Street, #01-01, Singapore 078991
- Area: Tras Street, Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar / Maxwell
- Hours: Tue-Sun 9am-9.30pm; closed Mon
September Coffee Brunch cafe · $$
A Craig Road brunch cafe mixing Japanese and Western comfort dishes, with flavoured lattes and matcha drinks.
- Cuisine: Brunch cafe
- Price: $$ · Drinks from around $8.50++; mains from around $19++
- Must-try: Carbonara Udon, Fried Chicken French Toast, Brown Butter Latte
- Where: 8 Craig Road, #01-01, Singapore 089668
- Area: Craig Road, Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar / Outram Park
- Hours: Tue-Thu 11.30am-7pm; Fri-Sat 11am-8.30pm; Sun 11am-6.30pm
- Halal: No
Visitors Korean-style cafe / brunch · $$
A minimalist, Seoul-inspired cafe at Tanjong Pagar Plaza with croissant plates, brunch dishes and specialty lattes, open into the evening.
- Cuisine: Korean-style cafe / brunch
- Price: $$ · Brunch plates from around $13; drinks from around $5
- Must-try: Truffle egg soldiers, Ricotta honey butter and ice cream croissant, Ube latte
- Where: 7 Tanjong Pagar Plaza, #01-106, Singapore 081007
- Area: Tanjong Pagar Plaza
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Daily 8am-10pm
Elijah Pies Pie bakery cafe · $$
An Instagram-famous pie bakery's cafe at Tanjong Pagar Plaza, serving sweet pie slices and savoury pot pies until late.
- Cuisine: Pie bakery cafe
- Price: $$ · Slices from around $7.90++; savoury pot pie around $14.90++
- Must-try: Wild Berry Lavender Pie, Nutella Pie, Seaweed Chicken Pot Pie
- Where: 7 Tanjong Pagar Plaza, #01-102, Singapore 081007
- Area: Tanjong Pagar Plaza
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Sun-Thu 10am-10pm; Fri-Sat 10am-10.30pm
- Halal: No
Smear'd Coffee Bagels Bagel cafe · $$
A bagel and coffee spot inside Onze @ Tanjong Pagar with stacked bagel sandwiches, brunch plates and pastas.
- Cuisine: Bagel cafe
- Price: $$ · Bagels from around $8; brunch from around $12
- Must-try: Hot honey chicken bagel, Mentaiko prawn bagel, Straw-cherry matcha
- Where: 11 Kee Seng Street, Onze @ Tanjong Pagar, #01-04, Singapore 089218
- Area: Kee Seng Street, Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Tue-Sun 8am-5pm; closed Mon
Daily Milestone Coffee Cafe / toasts and lunch bowls · $
A quiet weekday cafe at Onze @ Tanjong Pagar serving toasts, filled croissants and lunch bowls (11am-2.30pm) that come with house-made lemonade.
- Cuisine: Cafe / toasts and lunch bowls
- Price: $ · Toasts from around $6.90; lunch bowls around $10.90-$12.90
- Must-try: Milestone Mochi Croissant, Avocado Sesame Rye Toast, Grilled Chicken & Roasted Potatoes
- Where: 11 Kee Seng Street, Onze @ Tanjong Pagar, #01-07, Singapore 089218
- Area: Kee Seng Street, Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm; closed Sat-Sun
Broth Bowl Asian broth bowls cafe · $$
A minimalist 20-seat weekday spot beneath Onze @ Tanjong Pagar serving collagen broths simmered in-house, with customisable noodle sets and breakfast congee.
- Cuisine: Asian broth bowls cafe
- Price: $$ · Broth sets from around $11.90 nett
- Must-try: Chicken Soy Milk Set, Pork Miso Tonkotsu Set, Quinoa, millet and pumpkin congee (breakfast)
- Where: 11 Kee Seng Street, Onze @ Tanjong Pagar, #01-01, Singapore 089218
- Area: Kee Seng Street, Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Mon-Fri 7.30am-3.30pm (breakfast 7.30am-10am); closed Sat-Sun
- Halal: No
Foreground Coffee Coffee cafe / bakes · $
A Tanjong Pagar Plaza coffee spot known for fruit-infused americanos, with croissants, Danishes and savoury pies.
- Cuisine: Coffee cafe / bakes
- Price: $ · Drinks from around $5.50; croffles from around $3
- Must-try: Peach Tea Americano, Orange Americano, Beef rendang pie
- Where: 1 Tanjong Pagar Plaza, #02-06, Singapore 082001
- Area: Tanjong Pagar Plaza
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-6pm; Sat-Sun 9am-4pm
Takagi Coffee Japanese-style cafe · $
A Japanese-style cafe at 100AM mall known for its thin layered millefeuille pancakes, open from breakfast to dinner daily.
- Cuisine: Japanese-style cafe
- Price: $ · Teas from around $4.50; pancakes from around $6.40
- Must-try: Millefeuille pancakes, Mixed berry French toast
- Where: 100 Tras Street, 100AM, #01-14B, Singapore 079027
- Area: 100AM, Tras Street
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Daily 8am-9pm
Alice Boulangerie French bakery-cafe / restaurant · $$$
A bakery-cafe and restaurant at Icon Village with viennoiseries and tarts by day and a dinner menu in the evening.
- Cuisine: French bakery-cafe / restaurant
- Price: $$$ · Lattes from around $8++; pastries and tarts from around $18++
- Must-try: Pecan Tart, Black Sesame Latte, "Char Siew" Wagyu Short Rib (dinner)
- Where: 12 Gopeng Street, Icon Village, #01-05/11, Singapore 078877
- Area: Icon Village, Gopeng Street
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-10pm; Sun 10am-6pm
- Halal: No
Great Nanyang Heritage Cafe Nanyang kopitiam cafe · $
A heritage-style kopitiam cafe on Craig Road for traditional kopi, toast and local breakfast sets, open from early morning to late daily.
- Cuisine: Nanyang kopitiam cafe
- Price: $
- Must-try: Kaya butter toast, Nanyang kopi
- Where: 5 Craig Road, Singapore 089665
- Area: Craig Road, Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar / Outram Park
- Hours: Daily 7.30am-10pm
Kafe UTU African-inspired cafe (bar at night) · $$$
A three-storey African-inspired cafe on Jiak Chuan Road serving brunch and pan-African coffee by day, with dinner and cocktails at night.
- Cuisine: African-inspired cafe (bar at night)
- Price: $$$
- Must-try: Pan-African coffee, Caribbean goat curry, Liberian peanut chicken stew
- Where: 12 Jiak Chuan Road, Singapore 089265
- Area: Jiak Chuan Road, Tanjong Pagar / Outram
- Nearest MRT: Outram Park / Maxwell
- Hours: Tue-Sun 10am-4.30pm (last order 4pm) & 6pm-11pm (last order 9.30pm); closed Mon
- Halal: No
Corner Corner Japanese-style coffee concept · $$
A small coffee concept tucked inside a Duxton Road shop, focused on pour-overs, cold brews and Japanese teas with dainty desserts.
- Cuisine: Japanese-style coffee concept
- Price: $$
- Must-try: Pour-over coffee, Cold brew, Japanese-style desserts
- Where: 16 Duxton Road, Singapore 089482
- Area: Duxton Road, Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar / Outram Park
- Hours: Tue-Fri 11am-5pm; Sat-Sun 10am-3pm; closed Mon
brewth Specialty coffee cafe / Sarawak noodles · $
An office-district cafe at Skysuites @ Anson pairing flavoured cold brews and kopi with Sarawak-style kolo mee.
- Cuisine: Specialty coffee cafe / Sarawak noodles
- Price: $ · Kolo mee from around $7.90; cold brews around $5.50
- Must-try: Classic Kolo Mee, Crispy Chicken Kolo Mee, Blackcurrant Bliss cold brew
- Where: 8 Enggor Street, Skysuites @ Anson, #01-04, Singapore 079718
- Area: Enggor Street / Anson, Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Mon-Fri 7am-5.30pm; Sat 8am-3pm; closed Sun
- Halal: No
Abseil Specialty coffee cafe / desserts · $
A moody, minimalist specialty coffee bar at Eon Shenton known for its signature milk-foam coffees and small desserts.
- Cuisine: Specialty coffee cafe / desserts
- Price: $ · Drinks from around $5.50
- Must-try: Abseil coffee, Black Jam
- Where: 70 Shenton Way, Eon Shenton, #01-14, Singapore 079118
- Area: Shenton Way, Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Wed-Mon 10am-4.30pm; closed Tue
Moof Matcha and coffee cafe · $
A drinks-led cafe at Eon Shenton focused on matcha, hojicha and fruit teas, a few doors from Abseil.
- Cuisine: Matcha and coffee cafe
- Price: $ · Drinks from around $7
- Must-try: Black sesame matcha, Strawberry milk pudding, Hojicha latte
- Where: 70 Shenton Way, Eon Shenton, #01-15, Singapore 079118
- Area: Shenton Way, Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Mon-Fri 8.30am-4.30pm; Sat-Sun 10.30am-4pm
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Area | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baristart Coffee | Japanese (Hokkaido) cafe | $$ | Tras Street, Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Fortuna Terrazza | Italian brunch cafe | $$$ | Craig Road, Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Cafe Mary Grace | Filipino bakery cafe | $$ | Tras Street, Tanjong Pagar | — |
| September Coffee | Brunch cafe | $$ | Craig Road, Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Visitors | Korean-style cafe / brunch | $$ | Tanjong Pagar Plaza | — |
| Elijah Pies | Pie bakery cafe | $$ | Tanjong Pagar Plaza | No |
| Smear'd Coffee Bagels | Bagel cafe | $$ | Kee Seng Street, Tanjong Pagar | — |
| Daily Milestone Coffee | Cafe / toasts and lunch bowls | $ | Kee Seng Street, Tanjong Pagar | — |
| Broth Bowl | Asian broth bowls cafe | $$ | Kee Seng Street, Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Foreground Coffee | Coffee cafe / bakes | $ | Tanjong Pagar Plaza | — |
| Takagi Coffee | Japanese-style cafe | $ | 100AM, Tras Street | — |
| Alice Boulangerie | French bakery-cafe / restaurant | $$$ | Icon Village, Gopeng Street | No |
| Great Nanyang Heritage Cafe | Nanyang kopitiam cafe | $ | Craig Road, Tanjong Pagar | — |
| Kafe UTU | African-inspired cafe (bar at night) | $$$ | Jiak Chuan Road, Tanjong Pagar / Outram | No |
| Corner Corner | Japanese-style coffee concept | $$ | Duxton Road, Tanjong Pagar | — |
| brewth | Specialty coffee cafe / Sarawak noodles | $ | Enggor Street / Anson, Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Abseil | Specialty coffee cafe / desserts | $ | Shenton Way, Tanjong Pagar | — |
| Moof | Matcha and coffee cafe | $ | Shenton Way, Tanjong Pagar | — |
Your questions answered
What are the best cafes in Tanjong Pagar?
Well-known picks include Baristart Coffee (Hokkaido cream puffs) and Cafe Mary Grace on Tras Street, Fortuna Terrazza and September Coffee on Craig Road for brunch, Visitors at Tanjong Pagar Plaza, and Abseil on Shenton Way for specialty coffee.
How much does a cafe meal in Tanjong Pagar cost?
Coffee and specialty drinks run from around $5 to $10, toasts and bakes from around $6 to $9, and brunch mains mostly from around $12 to $28. Budget options include brewth's kolo mee from around $7.90 and Daily Milestone Coffee's lunch bowls from around $10.90.
Are there halal cafes in Tanjong Pagar?
This guide does not include any halal-certified cafes, and several of the cafes serve pork or alcohol. If you need halal food, check the MUIS halal directory or ask the venue directly before visiting.
Which Tanjong Pagar cafes are open on weekends or late?
Baristart Coffee and Visitors open daily until 10pm, Great Nanyang Heritage Cafe until 10pm, and Elijah Pies until 10pm (10.30pm Fri-Sat). Broth Bowl and Daily Milestone Coffee close on weekends, and brewth closes on Sundays.
Where is the best area for cafe-hopping in Tanjong Pagar?
Craig Road and Tras Street have the densest run of shophouse cafes, while Tanjong Pagar Plaza and Onze @ Tanjong Pagar on Kee Seng Street hold several small cafes within a few minutes' walk of Tanjong Pagar MRT. Duxton Road adds quieter coffee spots.
Do I need to book a table at Tanjong Pagar cafes?
Most cafes here are walk-in. Weekend brunch at popular spots such as Fortuna Terrazza and Visitors can queue, so arrive early or check the cafe's booking options.
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