Old habits cafe is one of the new addition to the list of existing cafes few months back. A vintage themed cafe filled with antiques housed within the telok blangah rise estates. The best thing is, every thing you see in the cafe is for sale! So if any antique caught your eyes, feel free to approach the owner!Here’s a few among all the decorations belonging to the older era in the cafe. Vintage clocks for displays, old cassettes and records within the glass showcase on top of these olden sewing table as part of the furniture. 3D view master of scenes from famous attractions or themes from different countries available for viewing while waiting for your food to be served.
Also, the walls are filled with old school signage and posters.
Old habits focuses mainly on their coffee, tea and desserts selections, but they do have a few mains and finger food too. They have quite a couple of unique tea selections. Price range are pretty reasonable, with coffees and teas from around $3-$6, mains at around $12, sides at around $4-$7 and desserts starting from $3.50.
We followed the recommendations of the owner and tried some more unique and uncommon tea.Azteca d’Oro: Organic south african bush tea with madagascan cacao and caramel. It started with a subtle roasted flavour and ends with a rich creamy chocolate note for the aftertaste.
Mogambo: Organic south african bush tea with passion fruit and apple. Of moderate acidity with a fruity note.Creamy homemade mushroon soup ($5.50): Well blended soup with bits of wild mushroom. Rich in taste too.Crispy hot and spicy drumlets ($7): Coated with a blend of pepper and spices. My sis says it tasted like the commercial CP Drumlets though. I do agree it do not taste like own creation but more of frozen products.Jessy’s Spicy Casserole ($12.50): Diced Maryland Chicken in Spiced sauce topped with homemade mashed potatoes. Nothing fanciful. Minimal of diced chicken could be tasted, more of eating mashed potatoes with sauce.Portobello Mushroom Sandwich ($13.50): Juicy portobello with toast served with fries and greens. A very simple and light dish.
Food is pretty mediocre but the owner is really friendly and welcoming. He briefly introduces his cafe concept to us and recommend some of the specialty. A good place for some chill out for residents staying near by, but guess not worth making a special trip down unless you are one antique lover!

For full review with pics http://poohlovesfood.wordpress.com/2014/11/02/old-habits-cafe/

Cozy Corner Coffee is situation in Everton Park, the town that houses several other cafes! It’s quite a quiet cafe but get a lil busy during lunch hours on the weekdays. OL/OMs will drop by for a cuppa from their morning work before continue slogging in the afternoon. A very simple designed cafe with one of their walls filled with graffiti art.
They serve some variety of cakes. Most of their food are pre-prepared or convenience food where microwave will help to complete the job. A very simple menu with more emphasize on their coffee and drinks. They have a little choice of paninis, sandwiches, mains, breakfasts.Hot mocha ($5.50): Completed with a cute bear latte art. Smooth consistency with more cocoa note compared to caffeine note.Bread bowl with Chicken Curry ($8.50): Although the dish is basically just microwaveable food. But to my surprise, it is not as bad. The curry is rather thick and i could taste the spicy-ness. Definitely not those diluted ones and not those where the bread after absorbing all the gravy and you seen none of the curry gravy left. They have generous portion of chicken and potatoes too! And the bread bowl is toasted to crispy.
Overall, it is quiet and not to crowded to get some work done with complimentary wifi. Service is good, and the lady boss is friendly. If your main goal is to complete your work with a cuppa, here’s your choice! But definitely not suitable for a good lunch hunt.

http://poohlovesfood.wordpress.com/2014/10/21/cozy-corner-coffee/ for full review with pics.

Bought a groupon voucher sometime back for desserts at Stateland Cafe located at the Bali lane, near the haji district. A very simple exterior but interior revolves around vintage-industrial theme. One of the cafe interior, is that of a little run down with worn out grey paint on the walls, a cement-looking floor and wooden benches and tables as furniture. A very different ambiance from the usual. There seems to be limited seating too, but not to worry, they have another unit just beside them.The Classic Honey Toast ($11.90): It’s their signature toast. Toast baked with honey and salted butter topped with berries and served with scoop of honey gelato. Although toast is crispy, but it’s a little too hard and dense on the inside. It will be good if exterior is crispy and interior is softer. Very unique taste of honey gelato, very light and not too sweet.S’MORES ($14.90): Dark chocolate waffle with toasted marshmallow, chocolate sauce and biscuits. Serve with a scoop of belgium chocolate gelato. Very chocolatey dish. In fact, i’m overwhelm with chocolates. The chocolate taste and aroma just burst in your mouth once you bite into the waffle. The toasted marshmallow is really good too, instant melt in your mouth. The belgium chocolate is rich, creamy and smooth. Has a slight bitter cocoa note at the end. But it’s almost impossible to finish it on your own, its good for sharing, as you’ll get sick of it after eating too much as the chocolate is too overpowering.
Generally, decent desserts for sharing, but not to finish on your own as it’s too heavy.
http://poohlovesfood.wordpress.com/2014/10/10/stateland-cafe/ for full review.

Decided to head to Sunday Market for dinner since it’s just walking distance from my house! Pretty crowded on a Sunday evening. Waited for quite a while before we got seated. Cafe filled with quirky furniture and has that market feel due to the decorations. It has a bar top filled with baskets of things from glass bottle to free apples! But surprisingly, not many take the free apples!

The menu has quite a decent variety of food choices. Food is pretty unique and creative. Kind of fusion style with asian flavors as the main character and infused it into the various dishes. But all prices are subjected to 10% service charge and prevailing GST.

Cafe Mocha ($5) and Skinny Wings & Truffle Fries ($6.90) served with Aioli and Thai chilli sauce. Lack of truffle taste for the truffle fries, but skinny wings is not too bad. Crispy and well marinated with herbs.
Seafood Aglio Olio ($14.90): Mixed seafood spaghetti tossed with chilli oil and topped with fish flakes. Pasta is al dente with crunchy prawns. A lil towards the spicy end. The fish flakes are like the shredded cuttlefish tidbits that we munch on while watching tv but undergone deep frying! Didnt add much flavour to the pasta i guess, probably just there for creativity or unique form of garnishing.
Crispy Duck Leg Confit ($17.90): Served with baby potatoes, salad and drizzled with orange brown sauce. Crispy outer skin but a lil tough on the meat. Meat not as soft or melt in your mouth kind, unlike Saveur. ):

Smoked Salmon & Avocado ($14.90): Not the usual sweet dessert waffle but the savory style. Topped with salmon, avocado and cream cheese ice cream. Pretty much like the cream cheese ice cream, kind of creamy smooth and has a salty note. Exterior of waffle is not crispy but interior is kind of fluffy and waffle itself is kind of plain. But paired with the savory items, it’s pretty alright. Not an astonishing dish but quite an interesting burst of flavors.
For some creative food experience but definitely not those mouth watering dishes that you will expect.

Finally get my hands on this famous Tiong Bahru Bakery! Now it has a few stores around Singapore, with 2 being in the town area, one at Raffles City and one at Tangs Orchard. Very much convenient now! But the branch at Tangs Orchard is quite small, with few tables and some high tables.

Beside sweet treats, there’s some savory treats too! and the simple plain baker goods! such as croissant or brioche etc. Good choice for some high tea or break from shopping! But provided if you manage to find a seat! :/
we were hanging around there for a while and finally manage to get a seat, but it was a little squeezy and cramp for 4. furthermore its near the walkway. but! for the food, we just got to make do with it! Ordered one sweet and one savory treats with 2 cup of hot tea and 2 chilled drinks!
Apricot Almond tart ($7.50): Never tasted any apricot more sourish than this! Usually we have sudden sugar rush, this is sudden sour rush. I would hope it to be a lil more sweet and less sour. The top layer is like apricot puree-jam like. Beneath it is the tart, which i find that its not bad. Very similar to typical almond pastry. The mouthfeel is good.
& of course all the way to Tiong Bahru Bakery, how can we not try their voted best croissant? In fact, you’ll see croissant on almost every table there. It’s reallly goood! Flaky and crispy on the outer, soft and fluffy on the inside! Not too oily too! Time for you to head down for one too! Overall, for everything we’ve ordered, i feel that only croissant is worth the try!