Papa Palheta Review ... Coffee at Chye Seng Huat Hardware Shop ... What was that?

need... coffee...

"What do I get for $10?" A cup of quality artisanal coffee at...

Papa Palheta... for more info on the place click LINK 

and uhm since this is a watch blog... let me correct the shot 
above... ahh that's better ;) Rolex to the rescue

Kidding aside(for now), this will be a more pic heavy with short notes post on my virgin experience at papa palheta with some seasoned playas (read coffee connoisseurs) i must say special roasted artisan coffee is new for me as i am a kopi-c, teh halia (& an occasional latte lah) kind of guy so this was an interesting experience for me... let's brew on!

this all started with the innocent question'where can i get good coffee?' i was
then thrown in the boot of a car and whisked away to a hardware store... u
heard right... chye seng huat hardware store at 150 Tyrwhitt Road to be precise

after being freed from my binds, i explored the grounds and chanced upon
some machines that looked to be used in the splitting of atoms... 

or it could be for roasting coffee beans... ok, probably the latter :)

but i was recovering from my concussion now and it was 
time to order... do i want bright, balanced or bold?

and do i need anything sweet... lovely cakes & pastries 
crying out 'eat me! eat me!'

and i decide on something from the menu... i've had a hankering for good 

pancakes for awhile now and these were excellent! fluffy and yummilicious... 

oh i can't go back to mcdonald's pancakes no more... u've ruined me papa

palheta! absolutely ruined me... oh that fluffy tasty goodness

and for the coffee i went with Bright 'Nekisse'... Conversation with the barista

went sumthin like this -> R: How do you pronounce it? B: neh-kiss-say

R: Neck-kissing? B: [no words... probably just obsequiousness in taking
my order and amazement at my mastery of the African tongue :) ]

i didn't get the fruity notes but more of the syrupy and jammy note probably because of the 
lovely syrup i had with the pancakes... ohhh pancakes... overall this style of coffee isn't really for me 
as i am not a kopi-o guy which this is essentially, a high end kopi-o :) i will try like their flat white or cold
 brew or somethin else the next time. we went down when it wasn't too packed and that was a good thing...
was nice and chill. saw some folks eating a breakfast plate with lovely scrambled eggs & 
that's what i'll be having next time i'm down coz... 'i'll be back' 

sharing some shots i took around the premises... annex and the makan and drinks area is on the ground floor

hmm what's upstairs? let's go check it out

first there was the staircase proclamation... took time reading the staircase... 

u've got the general co selling interesting items... an eclectic mix including some local 
artisan offerings like leather products LINK and even fragrances LINK

and sphinxy darth vader! ooh the temptation is strong with this one...
damn it's close to $500..hmm these are not the sphinxys you are looking for 

and these cool artsy plates. one with a Singapore hdb motif on it. almost got that set & may do so next time

and some d-i-y tools on sale(hey it's a hardware shop after all no? :)... wait-a-moment!

they also have c-platform which is used to do their classes in
and there are a fair number of them (if interested see LINK)

overall it's a cool place for brunch or lunch and i had fun trying something new i.e. more atas/chi-chi coffee :) close your eyes n u r transported to the wild plains of Africa on drinking pure raw coffee brewed with barista love at just the right temperatures for everythin ;) kidding aside it was good fun and that's all there is to it really. happy holidays! cheers, raph

Huat Ah!