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Cafés in Clarke Quay, Robertson Quay & River Valley
Common Man's Martin Road roastery, three coffee counters in UE Square and PPP Coffee at New Bahru.
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Robertson Quay, 51 hectares and the largest and most upstream of the Singapore River's three quays, is named after the municipal counsellor Dr J Murray Robertson.1 The mud flats here were reclaimed in the mid-19th century, and warehouses and boatyards followed in the 1880s.1
A S$170 million river clean-up began in the 1970s and sent the lighter (barge) trade to Pasir Panjang; in the 1990s planners rezoned the quay for homes, hotels and shops.1 The coffee sits a street or two back from the water, on Martin Road, in the UE Square mall on Clemenceau Avenue and at New Bahru on Kim Yam Road, with kopi further out at Indus Road.
Local tip: Pair a morning walk along the river with Dutch Colony Coffee or GREYBOX COFFEE at UE Square, both open from 08:00.
At a glance
24Cafés listed
5With opening hours
08:00Earliest opening
22:00Latest closing
- Opens earliest: GREYBOX COFFEE, from 08:00 (Daily 08:00–18:00).
- Closes latest: PPP Coffee, until 22:00 (Daily 10:00–22:00).
- Most listed streets: Clemenceau Avenue (3), Kim Yam Road (2), Kim Seng Promenade (2).
- Most common features: outdoor seating (21%), bakery café (17%), specialty (8%).
GREYBOX COFFEE
PPP Coffee
Jing Studio
Lean & Rich
Art Werkx
Awfully Chocolate +Cafe
Dutch Colony Coffee
Grace Espresso
Home Cafe & Bar
Ippin
L'eclair Patisserie
Lilac Oak
- Bakery café
- Vegetarian options
Overscoop
Settlers Cafe
The Book Cafe
The Crossing Edge
Thong Aik Coffee
Tsujiri
ABC
Chia Puddies
Kofx
Uptown
iNCREDi Bowl
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Coffee chains in Clarke Quay, Robertson Quay & River Valley
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Starbucks
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Toast Box
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Ya Kun Kaya Toast
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The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
- 1 Kim Seng Promenade #02-K101 Great World City
- 409 River Valley RoadDaily 08:00–22:00
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Fun Toast
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Killiney Kopitiam
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Luckin Coffee
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Huggs Coffee
- 6 #01-60 Eu Tong Sen Street Clarke Quay CentralMon–Fri 07:30–21:00 · Sat–Sun 08:30–21:00
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PS.Cafe
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TCC - The Connoisseur Concerto
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Tanamera Coffee
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Tiong Bahru Bakery
- 70 River Valley RoadDaily 07:00–19:30
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Craftsmen Specialty Coffee
- 33 #01-05 Mohamed Sultan RoadMon–Fri 09:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 07:30–19:00
- 6 Eu Tong Sen StreetMon–Fri 07:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–20:00
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Common Man Coffee Roasters
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Kith Café
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Carrotsticks & Cravings
- 7 Rodyk St, #01-34Mon–Fri 07:00–16:00 · Sat–Sun 07:00–18:00
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Prairie By Craftsmen
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Toby's Estate
- 8 Rodyk StreetMon–Thu 07:30–18:00 · Fri–Sat 07:30–19:00 · Sun 07:30–18:00
Martin Road and Oxley Rise
Common Man Coffee Roasters, at 22 Martin Road, began as a partnership between Harry Grover of 40 Hands, the Australian roaster Five Senses Coffee and the Spa Esprit Group.2 It is the exclusive Southeast Asian distributor for Five Senses, and it imports and roasts beans itself: filter roasts on Martin Road, bulk espresso roasts at a roastery in Senoko.2 The Book Cafe is next door at No. 20, in the Seng Kee Building.
Uphill toward Orchard, Lilac Oak at 71 Oxley Rise is a vegan café whose bake boxes, tarts and whole cakes share a menu with sandwiches, gelato and oat lattes.6 It closes on Wednesdays and at 16:00 from Monday to Thursday, and Fort Canning, Dhoby Ghaut and Somerset stations are each about 10 minutes on foot.6
The quay itself is condominiums, Kim Seng Park and a strip of restaurants, cafés and bars popular with joggers and families.1 At its upstream end, Awfully Chocolate +Cafe and Kofx share 1 Kim Seng Promenade.
UE Square: three counters in one mall
GREYBOX COFFEE, a Shanghai specialty chain founded in 2016 with 23 stores in China at the time, chose UE Square for its first shop abroad in 2024, five years after it announced overseas plans.3 It opens 08:00–18:00 every day.
Dutch Colony Coffee has a unit in the same mall, with the same 08:00–18:00 day, and roasts at its own Defu Lane roastery and academy.4 Lean & Rich completes the trio, with bakes and outdoor seats, from Tuesday to Sunday. The Defu Lane roastery itself takes visitors by appointment only, on weekdays.4
New Bahru and Kim Yam Road
PPP Coffee, once called Papa Palheta, uses micro-production methods to monitor its roasts closely and has a shop at New Bahru, the Lo & Behold Group's complex in the River Valley.25 It also runs the C-Platform, a space for coffee enthusiasts to socialize and learn.2 The shop stays open until 22:00 daily, which is late for this stretch.
ÁTIPICO, in the same complex's School Block, is the midtown outpost of an Italian bistro, more a place for a meal than a quick cup.5 For kopi, Thong Aik Coffee is at 78 Indus Road, and Grace Espresso is on River Valley Road.
Sources
- Robertson Quay, Wikipedia, accessed November 2026
- Best coffee roasters in Singapore, Honeycombers, accessed November 2026
- China's Greybox Coffee opens first international store in Singapore, World Coffee Portal, accessed November 2026
- Dutch Colony Coffee Co., Dutch Colony Coffee Co., accessed November 2026
- Discover ÁTIPICO, New Bahru, accessed November 2026
- Lilac Oak, Lilac Oak, accessed November 2026
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FAQ
Clarke Quay, Robertson Quay & River Valley cafés: questions
Where is Common Man Coffee Roasters in Robertson Quay, Singapore?
Common Man Coffee Roasters is at 22 Martin Road, a street back from the Singapore River at Robertson Quay. It began as a partnership between Harry Grover of 40 Hands, the Australian roaster Five Senses Coffee and the Spa Esprit Group, and it does its filter roasts at Martin Road.
Which coffee shops are in UE Square in River Valley, Singapore?
UE Square on Clemenceau Avenue has Greybox Coffee, a Shanghai chain founded in 2016 whose first shop abroad opened there in 2024, and Dutch Colony Coffee, which roasts at its own Defu Lane roastery. Both open 08:00–18:00. Lean & Rich is also in the mall.
What cafés are at New Bahru in River Valley, Singapore?
New Bahru, the Lo & Behold Group complex on Kim Yam Road, has PPP Coffee, the roaster once called Papa Palheta, open until 22:00 daily, and ÁTIPICO, an Italian bistro in the School Block.
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