The Ultimate List of 37 Cafes to Chase Those Monday Blues Away

Mondays have always been the most dreaded day of the week and what’s worse is that many of our favourite eateries are closed on this day too. However, did you know that there are actually quite a number of cafes open on Mondays? It’s time to kickstart the week with coffee, and spice up your Mondays with decent food. We have sussed out 37 cafes that are open on Mondays, so you will have a new place to explore each week. 

Baker & Cook

Be spoilt for choice by Baker & Cook’s extensive selection of freshly baked goods – from artisanal rolls to cakes. For a balanced meal, opt for their Salmon Quiche ($10.50) which comes with a side of salad. The Raw Energy salad was a mix of shredded beetroot and carrots tossed with maple vinaigrette.

Brothers in Fine Food

A venture by the people behind Penny University, the Jaffa Orange Mocha ($6) and Red Velvet Hot Chocolate ($5.50) will knock your socks off. We had the Beef Steak ($15), which arrived medium rare, as requested. It is first marinated in salt and pepper, to allow the natural flavours to emerge, before being vacuum-packed and cooked in a monitored water bath for 1.5 hours at 56 degrees.

Brother Bird

This artisanal ice cream parlour serves up a lean menu featuring their signature soft serve and mochi donut pairings. Their Matcha Burst ($15) comes with a swirl of cookie butter soft serve and three matcha mochi balls that are loaded with an oozing reservoir of matcha sauce. 

Chapter 55

Chapter 55 is a spacious café, with an extensive menu, in Tiong Bahru. They have an ongoing 1-for-1 lunch promotion that is available on weekdays from 11.30am to 3pm. We paid just $23++ for buffalo wings and a Bonito Thin Crust Pizza (Usual Price $23)!

Common Man Coffee Roasters

Using beans from Australian specialist roaster, Five Senses Coffee, Common Man serves up pretty great coffee. The menu boasts scrumptious bistro-quality nosh, but the food here is pricier than your usual cafes. The Organic Eggs Benedict ($24) features two poached eggs on top of tender braised ox cheeks and lightly toasted artisanal sourdough.

Curious Palette

The offerings include buttermilk waffles with gula melaka and coconut cream ($14.50), and buttermilk waffles with wine-poached pear and walnut crumble ($15.50). The popular picture-perfect Berry Ricotta Hotcake ($18.90) with fresh berries, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and vanilla bean ice cream is a must-try. 

Dal.komm Coffee

If you’re an avid fan of Korean variety shows and dramas, you’d be familiar with Dal.komm Coffee. This cafe first made its appearance in episode 249 on Running Man before appearing a couple of times in the hit drama – Descendants of the Sun. Go for the Sweet Potato Mixtur ($8) which is a concoction of milk, sweet potato and ice, tailored to suit the health-conscious.

Dapper Coffee

Hidden within a shophouse along Amoy Street, Dapper Coffee serves unique “Unicorn Tears” and “Gold Brew”. These drinks sparkle when you give the bottles a little shake. Pair your drinks with unique cakes like Gula-Melaka Walnut Oat Cake, Salted Egg Black Sesame Cake and more.

Dessert Project

Dessert Project serves unique flavours of thick toast. The Gula Melaka Coconut thick toast ($14.90) comes with a buttered base, coconut ice cream, desiccated coconut and a drizzle of gula melaka syrup for good measure. This is a dish meant for sharing. We liked how the salted butter served as a nice contrast to the otherwise sweet dessert.

D’good Cafe

If you need to know what’s good over at D’Good Cafe, go for their cold brew coffee and Deutsch skillet pancake. We liked the air of mystery that accompanied the Unknown Cold Brew ($7.50), which was sweet and milky. The Classic Deutsch Skillet Pancake ($8) might take 20 minutes to arrive, but hang in there and you’ll be treated to a unique pancake that’s crispy, light and fluffy all at once.

Epiphyte Cafe

Entering this café is like stepping into a magical garden as the interior is filled with plants and terrariums. The Pink Risotto ($22) will please your palate. The chef mixes roasted beetroot with the risotto to produce a natural pink hue. End your meal with eye-catching desserts such as the Terrarium ($15) and Twilight ($12).

Forty Hands

The café is packed on weekends with people seeking a good brunch. Some of their desserts, like the Bacon Cheesecake ($8), are very unique. Purple sweet potato is incorporated into the cheesecake, and the mix is topped with roasted walnuts and caramelized bacon. 

Gudetama Cafe

Have an egg-joyable egg-perience lazing with an adorable egg at this cafe. “I’m Cold” Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict ($26.90) tucks Gudetama cozily into ‘smoked salmon blankets’. The blankets rest on a bed of mashed avocado and brioche toast, and are served with ebiko, yuzu hollandaise sauce, seasonal greens and tater-tots. 

Hyde & Co.

Hyde & Co.’s attempt at modernising ondeh-ondeh through their Ondeh Ondeh French Toast ($12) was certainly a successful one. The thick slices of brioche french toast was the perfect canvas for the grated pandan coconut and scoop of vanilla bean ice cream, but the glue that tied the whole dish together was the gula melaka drizzle that elevated the dish to another level.

Japan Rail Cafe

Japan Rail Café is a one-stop shop for food as well as products imported from Japan. Plus, you can even buy your rail passes here! Our favourite is the Watashino Curry Rice ($18). The curry is made from a black pepper base, a blend of various spices, vegetables and fruits. The Beauty Salad ($15) contains many anti-aging ingredients, and is great for both ladies and men.

Kombi Rocks

Kombi Rocks took over an old school kopitiam-style restaurant called Koon Kee which started in 1971. The furniture and posters perpetuate the vintage feel – retro coffee tables, barber chairs, old clocks etc. Go for the Kombi Nation Platter ($30/4pax, $50/8pax) which comes with handmade Thai fishcake, handmade prawn roll, pork ribs with lychee, Thai style vermicelli salad and crabmeat omelette.

Little Wimbly Lu

Fans of Wimbly Lu can now pop by their sister outlet at Serangoon Gardens, where they serve some of their star desserts and baked goods, including waffles and pancakes paired with a selection of their ice cream. Have a slice of Lemon Meringue Pie ($7.50) if you’re craving for something tart and zesty.

Montana Singapore

Step aside freakshakes, freak cakes have arrived in town. These cakes are called freak cakes for a reason, but in a good way of course. Montana Singapore has launched this new series in September, which drew everyone’s attention to their gorgeous looking cakes that includes the Matcha Black Sesame Freak Cake ($14.80).

Oblong

You’ll be greeted with the smell of freshly-baked waffles the moment you step into Oblong. We paired our Strawberry Shortcake Waffle with a cup of chamomile tea. A layer of strawberries and cream are sandwiched between crisp waffle squares, and the little tower is topped with a scoop of sea salt caramel with pistachio icecream.

One Man Coffee

We love the rustic wooden interior and we can really just sit here, read a book and let time pass us by. One Man Coffee sources its beans from Melbourne-based Axil Coffee Roasters.

Paddy Hills

Labelled as the hippest cafe in the West side of Singapore, Paddy Hills teases our tastebuds with out-of-the-world creations. Quench your thirst with photogenic drinks such as “Taste Like Purple” ($8) and Beer Slushie ($12). They have also introduced a Ramen Risotto ($25), which consists of Kurobuta Cha Shu, Tonkotsu snow-pickled saimeiji and raw quail’s egg yolk.

Patissez

For the uninitiated, Patissez is the brand (and brain) behind the original Freakshakes that sent the culinary world into a sugar frenzy with their ostentatious dessert creations. The famous Freakshake ($16 each) entourage has four members – the Muddy Pat, Pretzella, Mint Condition and Sneaky Freak. Our favourite is the Pretzella that came lined with crunchy salted pretzels.

Plain Vanilla Bakery

The cupcakes are baked fresh daily using top quality ingredients. Think French butter, pure Madagascan Bourbon vanilla, bittersweet Belgian chocolates and perfectly ripe bananas, just to name a few. The cupcakes are really popular and we can understand why. Their tarts and other pastries are worth a try too.

Populus

Populus is a gastro-cafe serving up contemporary progressive café nosh and specialty coffee. Their Lemon & White Chocolate Sundae ($14) is refreshing while the Dark Chocolate Sundae ($14) is the ultimate sinful indulgence. You can top up $5 for buttermilk waffles to go along with your sundae. 

Revolution Coffee

You’ll find Celebrity Mod Sin Chef Shen Tan’s famous Nasi Lemak here. The rice is steamed with fresh coconut every day, instead of being thrown into a rice cooker with coconut milk. Only the best Fragrant Jasmine rice is used and each grain of rice is distinct and fluffy. The rice is so well- flavoured that you will want to eat it on its own!

Shop Wonderland

Previously located along the quaint street of Haji Lane, this space which houses a cafe and florist have made Telok Ayer their new home. Escape the hustle and bustle of the CBD, have a coffee and treat yourself to cakes here.

Shrove Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday is famous for their waffles as they use a yeast-raised batter. Upon fermentation, the yeast releases carbon dioxide gas which fluffs up the batter to make it light yet crispy. Their Signature Nonya Chendol Waffle ($12.90) is a dessert that we can have any time, any day!

Sunday Market

Located at the corner of Lim Tua Tow road, Sunday Market is an industrial-themed cafe with quirky furniture. The cafe offers a more Asian approach to the regular brunch items. The dishes are adventurous and the ambience is great.

The Aftertaste Cafe

It’s easy to miss this hole-in-the-wall cafe which serves a small selection of caffeinated drinks, cakes and waffles. But if you do spot it, grab a cuppa and people-watch at their alfresco dining area, or grab a slice of their cakes like we did. 

The Bakery Chef

Tucked under a HDB block in Bukit Merah, this small cozy cafe sells a variety of pastries and cakes. We picked the Dessert Platter ($22.90) which offers us a choice of any three cakes, one cupcake, two macarons and a cup dessert of the day. This is one bakery that we will revisit. 

The Benjamins

As if Thai milk teas aren’t sweet enough, The Benjamins have rolled out their Thai Milk Tea Over-the-top Shake ($16) that builds on even more sugar. Rimmed with condensed milk, the shake comes loaded with a pale orange Thai tea infused milkshake, and is crowned with sugar biscuits, vanilla ice cream and marshmallows.

The Coffee Academics

The Coffee Academics has been labelled as one of the best cafes in Southeast Asia. The Mess ($20) is a dish exclusive to TCA at Raffles City. A 63-degree egg is buried in a mini well formed by crispy potatoes and sautéed spicy chicken sausages. 

The Monocle Cafe

There’s no better way to pass your time than to have a good read in one hand, and a good cuppa in the other. Hit up Monocle Cafe, which really feels more like your neighbour’s hipster backyard than a cafe. Grab an Iced Long Black ($5.50) like we did, and chill in their quaint garden.

The Plain Jane

You’ll find nothing plain about The Plain Jane – a quaint neighbourhood cafe that churns out a selection of swiss rolls. Don’t belittle their humble menu and offerings. The Thai Milk Tea Swiss Roll ($5.90) saw moist sponge cake slathered with luscious Thai milk tea-infused buttercream. This creamy dessert is anything but ordinary.

Tiong Bahru Bakery

Founded by master baker Gontran Cherrier and operating under the Spa Esprit Group, Tiong Bahru Bakery is an artisan bakery that serves coffee and a wide variety of freshly-baked premium quality breads and pastries. Their croissant, which is buttery and light, crisp and flaky, is definitely one of the best on our little red dot. 

Twenty Grammes

Located near Haji Lane, Twenty Grammes is a quiet and simple-looking café. The Yuan Yang Waffle ($15) is a combination of charcoal and original waffle. Drizzle some chocolate sauce over your waffle and vanilla soft serve and you’re in for a treat.

Working Title

If you’re a fan of Ribena, drop by Working Title cafe for their Ribena Wings ($12 for 8 pieces). The spiced and battered chicken drumlets are drizzled with a Ribena sauce, which is bound to please those with a sweet tooth. This dish should be named Ribena Drumlets instead of wings as we didn’t get any wings.

There you have it, the ultimate list of cafes open on Mondays! Life is already tough on its own, so why not take it easy and treat yourself to a cup of aromatic coffee or delicious pastries on the toughest day of the week? Enjoy!

MissTamChiak.com made anonymous visits and paid its own meals at the cafes featured here.

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