Nanyang Old Coffee Singapore: Outlets, Hours & Chinatown Flagship
Nanyang Old Coffee has 4 outlets in Singapore. The flagship is on South Bridge Road in Chinatown, at the end of Smith Street. It’s a walk-in kopitiam serving traditional coffee and kaya toast, with no bookings. Below: every outlet with its phone number, hours, nearest MRT and Google Maps.
Quick answer: walk in. The Chinatown flagship also sells coffee powder and runs coffee workshops. Biopolis closes on weekends and public holidays.
All 4 Nanyang Old Coffee outlets
Each outlet has its phone number, hours and Google Maps listing.
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Nanyang Old Coffee Biopolis 60 Biopolis Street, #01-05 Genome, Singapore 138672
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Nanyang Old Coffee Chinatown (flagship) 268 South Bridge Road, Singapore 058817
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Nanyang Old Coffee Esplanade Xchange 90 Bras Basah Road, #B1-25 Esplanade Xchange, Singapore 189562
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Outlets, phone numbers and hours are from Nanyang Old Coffee’s official contact page (nanyangoldcoffee.com), checked November 2026.
Visiting Nanyang Old Coffee
- No bookings: it’s a kopitiam, so walk in.
- Chinatown flagship: 268 South Bridge Road. The outlet’s phone (8980 2680) also takes WhatsApp.
- Biopolis: closed on weekends and public holidays.
- Online orders: the website says online ordering is coming soon.
Outlets at Sembawang, Tampines Telepark and Kallang Leisure Park aren’t on Nanyang Old Coffee’s official list.
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The story of Nanyang Old Coffee
Nanyang Old Coffee (南洋老咖啡) is a Singapore kopi brand best known for its red corner shophouse at 268 South Bridge Road in Chinatown, which has a free traditional-coffee museum upstairs. Founder Lim Eng Lam set it up to keep old-school Singapore coffee roasting and kopitiam culture alive.
- 1973: The brand's own website dates the coffee factory behind Nanyang Old Coffee to 1973.
- 2007: A 2021 government digitalisation report credits Lim Eng Lam with founding Nanyang Old Coffee in 2007.
- 2021: Under a Chinatown digitalisation initiative, the Chinatown outlet joined the Chope platform and moved toward selling both in-store and online.
Did you know?
- The founder is Lim Eng Lam. He was a Nanyang-coffee enthusiast with an events and marketing background before going into the coffee trade.
- The concept recalls early-1940s coffeeshops that roasted their own beans in the backyard and ground them every day, and the brand says it still follows those traditional roasting methods.
- The second floor of the Chinatown flagship at 268 South Bridge Road holds a free mini museum, the Singapore Traditional Coffee Museum. It shows vintage coffee ware, roasting equipment, Peranakan porcelain and recreated old coffeeshop scenes.
Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Dates come from Nanyang Old Coffee’s official channels and published reports.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Nanyang Old Coffee?
- The flagship is at 268 South Bridge Road in Chinatown. There are also outlets at Yue Hwa, Esplanade Xchange and Biopolis.
- How many Nanyang Old Coffee outlets are there?
- The official website lists 4.
- Can I book a table at Nanyang Old Coffee?
- No. It's a walk-in kopitiam.
- Is Nanyang Old Coffee at Biopolis open on weekends?
- No. It closes on weekends and public holidays.
- Does Nanyang Old Coffee sell coffee powder?
- Yes, along with coffee workshops at the Chinatown flagship.
- Who founded Nanyang Old Coffee?
- A 2021 IMDA report credits Lim Eng Lam with founding Nanyang Old Coffee in 2007; the brand's own site dates the coffee factory behind it to 1973. Its Chinatown flagship at 268 South Bridge Road has a free coffee museum upstairs.
Last verified: November 2026 against Nanyang Old Coffee’s official website (nanyangoldcoffee.com). Prices, hours and booking rules can change, so check before you go. Where To Eat is independent and not affiliated with Nanyang Old Coffee.