Traditional Local Singaporean Breakfast @ An Old School Coffee Shop - Heap Seng Leong 協勝隆 (Near Lavender MRT Station) [Singapore]

Singapore's real estate has always been hot property and with the country being a free economy; many shops that existed in the past are now taken over by businesses with greater consumer demand and /or ability to generate a higher profit yield. 

One of the victims is those traditional coffee shops; some were renovated to be air-conditioned with specially curated interior design in order to justify a significantly higher price on their menu whereas many others had been converted to restaurants / cafes etc. 

Heap Seng Leong is one of those that continued to survive in the cut-throat food and beverage industry. And it's amazing how the operator manages to keep the decoration unchanged throughout the years! In my childhood memories, coffee shops generally had the same messy look as Heap Seng Leong! 

Step in to see how time had apparently stopped at the coffee shop; the use of glass containers to keep biscuits and snacks. And who uses abacus nowadays?! Did you also notice the coin-operated payphone on the left?

Seeing how old school it was; I guess it's appropriate for me to order a traditional, local Singaporean breakfast that comprised firstly of a cup of kopi gao and soft boiled eggs. Latter was a bin too thin for my liking although Alex loved the coffee aroma from his kopi. Soft boiled eggs turned out fine; no complaint about them.

I am more excited to try the toasted bread which didn't look like the conventional ones we get nowadays which would be thinner with a crispier crust. 

For someone who always love his toasted bread with a crunchier texture, I was surprised to find myself liking this thicker yet fluffier version! The crisp was really just a thin layer and the insides remained warm and soft. 

Of course, both the delicious brown kaya and butter played an equally important role and you would notice an unmistakable aroma that could only have come from toasting the bread on a charcoal grill.  

Generally satisfied, even though I still had misgiving over my coffee. I read from the web that the coffee shop is renowned for its butter coffee (Kopi Gu You); guess I would have to check it out on my next visit! 

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Address

10 North Bridge Road, 

#01-5109, Singapore 190010

Map

As above.

Pricing

Two Kopis, soft-boiled eggs & toast - S$4.40