Rise and shine! Got a brunch budget? Well frugal foodies, we went the eggstra mile for you deal-seeking skint sort to keep you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. It’s more than enough to get out of bed for.
The Living Café
Forget the carb load. The healthy café arm of Balanced Living opens at 9am with a cheerfully cheap and wholesome menu. Where else can you get a Full English brekkie for $5.45 (veggie option for $5.25)? Or try the Hearty Porridge with Strawberries for $2.95. What’s more? The coffee is to die for.
The Living Café, 779 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 269758, p. 6762.8029.
Club Street Social
A bistro-style little gem on the quieter side from Club Street, here you’ll find a handful of delish paninis and all-day breakfast plates to get your engines started. Try the egg with fontina and chives toast ($14) or the the bacon egg and maple butter panini ($14) and you’ll be in brunch bliss.
Club Street Social, 5 Gemmill Lane, Singapore 069261, p. 6225 5043.
Coastes
Coastes makes our list for its casual Sentosa beachside setting and reasonable brekkie prices. During the weekdays, you can score the croissant and coffee set for $6 while listening to waves lapping at the shore. Be the earliest bird at the weekends to snag a table, enjoying brunchy specials like omelettes for $12 and chili crab meat with a baguette for $15. Ocean views and wifi come for free.
Coastes, 50 Siloso Beach Walk, Singapore 099000, p. 6274 9668.
Flock Cafe
Flock Café
We flocked to this popular Tiong Bahru family-run café for their tasty and inexpensive all-day breakfast menu. Try the French toast with bananas and chocolate sauce ($8.90) and if you’re the earliest bird, sample the popular Pork Cheek Gruyere sandwich ($11.90).
Flock Café, 78 Moh Guan Terrace #01-25, Tiong Bahru Estate, Singapore 162078, p. 6536 3938.
Chye Seng Huat Hardware
An old-school hardware shop façade known for its lush coffee bar, CSHH serves up French toast with banana and strawberry ($7.50), daily breakfast in a cup ($8), and a salami sandwich with taleggio cheese, olive paste and rocket ($10). If you’re lucky enough, score a space at CSHH’s coffee school to learn the tricks of the trade.
Chye Seng Huat Hardware, 150 Tyrwhitt Road, Singapore 207563, p. 6396 0609.
Strictly Pancakes
Just as the name suggests, it’s pretty much strictly pancakes here. But oh, what pancakes they are! Famous for their twist on traditional savory pancakes like the Garlic Buttered Prawns ($14) and Potatoes Leeking Cheese ($12), these guys also do traditional sweet options like Lemon Curds for the Nerds ($10) and Tiramisu ($12).
Strictly Pancakes, 44A Prinsep Street, Singapore 188674, p. 6333 4202 and 81 Upper East Coast Road, Singapore 455220, p. 6448 7332.
Kith Café
Yummy mummies and Sentosa scions alike love lingering at Kith Café. Home to tasty bakery items, it’s the toasties that rule the lower priced end of the menu. Try the corn frittata ($14); eggs and toast ($8); croque monsieur ($5.50), and tuna, cheddar and green apple toastie ($5.50) Three locations throughout Singapore, we prefer the larger Park Mall outlet.
Kith Café, locations at Park Mall, Watermark Condo and Sentosa Cove.
Hatched
Hatched
An ovo-lacto veg heaven, you can get your favorite breakfast staple fried, scrambled, poached, over easy, boiled, whatever. Hatched’s “eggxotic” menu is full of creative takes on the incredible, edible egg such as the corned beef Burly Benedict ($12) and the pesto and fried egg Birds Nest ($14). If your appetite climbs into overdrive from the wait, know that you will be rewarded with portions so big there’s no way you’re leaving here hungry. Hatched, 26 Evans Road, #01-06 Evans Lodge, Singapore 259367, p. 6735.0012 and 267 Holland Avenue, Singapore 278989, p. 6463 0012.
Eggs & Berries
A favorite at Changi City Point, we get eggcited just looking at the huge variety of breakfasts on the menu. Eggs & Berries offers a wide variety of all day breakfasts, all available in monster-huge portions. Standouts are the Fish & Chips with Scrambled Eggs ($10.50) and the Corned Beef Hash & Eggs ($9.50), or go the traditional route with the hearty Eggs Benedict ($12.80).
Eggs & Berries, 5 Changi Business Park Central 1, #01-37/38, Changi City Point, Singapore 486038.
Colbar Eating House
Nestled snugly within colonial buildings and greenery, this nostalgia diner was once a canteen for the servicemen in the Estate. Colbar’s menu has a good, even mix of Asian and Western favorites, serving up $9 Fish and Chips and a $5 Bacon Sandwich. But try the curry chicken rice ($9), rumored to be the “best” item on the menu.
Colbar, 9A Whitchurch Road, Wessex Estate, Singapore 138839, p. 6779 4859.
Top image: Eggs & Berries
