The front entrance of Kara Cafe & Dessert Bar. Very cool place to chill, eat, and hang out with friends. Good for loners too.
I found the best place to escape from it all. This Kara Cafe & Dessert minimalist cafe. Because I got so stricken and tired from overcoming crowds in the densely populated tiny island of Singapore (where you can find people downtown and everywhere else these days, yikes), I had to run off somewhere. Especially when the monthly pimple zits had maximised my pores on my face and my hormones are spiralling out of control, that it is time to go into relax mode.
Found this soothing dining spot on the Entertainer App, which let me tell you, is a messiah to money-saving couples. It was on the 1-for-1 deal. I ADORE the 1-for-1 and dearly pledge my alliance towards it. Anytime I see 1-for-1 on any fine printed banner, my body reflexes would zoom in with full on dilated pupils faster than my head could think. However, even if it was a non-deal at this cafe, prices are still reasonably cheaper than many standard dining establishments in Singapore.
This serene Minimalist Cafe has one side wall pink/white pastel-painted and the other side of the wall in calming foliage wallpapers, furnished with wooden tables, chairs, and earthy booth benches. Bonus with the cool overhanging lamps casting over your heads. Its pretty much insta-worthy, MUJI-Scandi vibes the minute you enter (see below). Inside, it is quiet and remarkably laid-back not only because not much people are in there on the day I went, but the placid interiors settle you down right away and sets you at liberty.
Img from Kara Cafe & Dessert Bar. Thank you for letting me dine here in bliss while chatting with goldfish memory boyfriend.
If you cannot get a seat at the MUJI cafes in town or some other snobby overrated Minimalist trending bistros right now, please do make a stop here. I paid for it using the Entertainer and ate with my annoying boyfriend. As I am the ultimate nobody, no one ever gives me a shit or sponsors me to eat for free. Sobs.
This particular pineapple on my table is way too cute to ignore. Possible plant housed in embroidered pineapple bottom. Can I bring home?
Modus Operandi of Ordering: Self-Service (YAH go to the counter to pick and purchase your food, then wait for pretty waitresses to deliver them over to your tables.) There is no service charge. Of course.
the ordered food (what i ate.)
This mouthwatering Aburi Mentaiko Salmon on Japanese Rice Grain Bowl, S$16. (Option to choose Quinoa instead of Japanese Rice). This is like having loads of blowtorched salmon sushis altogether in one bowl topped with a slippery egg yolk goodness and some buttery corns underneath the heap. Not to mention drizzles and sprinkles of seaweed. GIVE IT TO ME AGAIN
This oriental rendition of an Asian-spiced Seafood Pasta, S$19. Warning: Spicy level > Quite high. Tonnes of chilli. Very flavourful dish in a fusion mashup and heartily portioned as well for peckish diners. Prawns are lavishly big and succulent, goes with overall tanginess really well like Aglio Olio.
Comfort food for the worst of all days, Truffle Cheese Tater Tots, S$11. Quite a large serving. I was already too full to have much of the tots, so the foodie boyfriend of mine helped me with this. It had a really cheesy, voluptuous taste and can get cloying. Still, it had truffles and I was more than happy to pick up a few extra spoonfuls. Best had on a rainy day when you need to study and have slow bites somewhere cozy and quiet.
This beautiful pot of Blueberry Merlot Tea, S$7. Seriously, $7 for a more than 3/4 filled pot. Can’t do no wrong. Ordered this because boyfriend wanted it (he’s a blueberry fanboy). Pungently zesty, can’t tell if there is any Merlot as in the Merlot wine but there is certainly berries in it, though not quite blueberry. Very good to let it simmer and watch the condensation in this clear teapot occurring (always fascinated by trivial things). Such a cute accompanying wood tray with the teapot and cup.
the ensemble of all good stuff
Yay to this affordable MUJI-Inspired Minimalist Cafe. I WILL BE BACK.
Please do be informed that at my time of ordering (as at April 2019), the 1-for-1 on the Entertainer App usage only applies to Grain Bowls and Snacks so other items on the menu are excluded from it. Even without the offer, this place is still absolutely such a steal. Great hangout nook to chill, relax and forget that your problematic life exists. You can check out the full menu at their web.