Singapore's coffee culture is uniquely dual-track. Traditional kopitiams (coffee shops) serve kopi — robusta beans roasted with butter and sugar, brewed through a cloth sock filter — alongside modern specialty cafes pouring single-origin pour-overs. Both traditions are thriving, and the best Singaporean cafes often bridge the two. Tiong Bahru, Kampong Glam, and Jalan Besar are the main specialty hubs.
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Traditional Singaporean kopi is made from robusta beans roasted with butter and sugar, then brewed through a cloth sock filter — a technique unique to Southeast Asia that produces an intensely rich, sweet cup.
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