Artistry

Loud, distorted music makes conversation (or silent thought) basically impossible. Food is exceptionally overpriced, even by Singapore standards.

Any place that can serve a slice of lemon, coconut and vodka cake is okay by me!
The coffee is great and the venue itself is pretty neat.
This is surely going to become a regular haunt.

Artistry serves solid coffee drinks in a cool environment, both indoors and outdoors. I loved the macchiato and latte drinks that I ordered, and found the chalk drawings outside to be particularly fun! I did not have the opportunity to try any of their foods.
A great spot to drop by when you’re in the Bugis area!

Has all day breakfast, comfortable environment to work and free wifi!
I really enjoyed the open feel and nice gallery type ambience. Most café have a close feeling but this provides you an option to eat outside under fans or chill inside with AC. The servers are very nice and informative.
Although, they have limit wine and alcohol selection. What they do have offered is not bad.

Cozy place but wish drink price could be less by a bit. Will come back again to try their food menu. Burger at $ 25 seems pricy as well. It gets a 3 star for the pricing

I love the coffee here. It is done perfectly thick and robust, none of the watered down tannic nonsense. While you are at it, you should also get a slice of their chocolate and fig loaf… so good!
I don’t quite like the pasta here as much as they tend to be drenched with loads of olive oil. But the chilli crab burger… ok this is the bomb! It is a twist on the Singapore signature dish except that it is done as a crab cake burger, with the chilli crab gravy served on the side. Absolutely brilliant as the patty is full of chunky blue swimmer crab so it is amazingly sweet, and the gravy is spicy, ketchupy exactly like chilli crab!
The bun is lightly toasted so you can dunk it into the gravy like mantou. Now this is the best and laziest way to eat chilli crab!
The space also acts as a rotating photography gallery and they feature different pieces from photographers that you can purchase. I have never been there in the evening but it is also meant to be a performing space.
Coffee, chilli crab burger, chocolate and fig loaf. You won’t regret it.

Artistry is a quaint little venue with art and amazing food. I came here for brunch with 8 people and it didn’t seem like we’d be able to sit together but thanks to the host, a very nice good-​looking guy, we did. ;) There’s very limited seating so probably won’t go with so many people next time.
This afternoon, I tried the slipper lobster and kombu linguine and had a few bites of my friend’s warm mushroom salad. Wow — both are five stars and so delicious. This was the best pasta dish I’ve ever had, no exaggeration. Fresh flavors, perfectly spicy, creamy, the lobster was tender and the plate was just beautiful to look at. This might sound crazy but I categorize the warm mushroom salad as «comfort food.» They somehow pulled that off at Artistry.
In celebration of my friend’s birthday, we shared a slice of red velvet cake for dessert topped with a candle. The hint of coffee (?) and the cream cheese frosting with coconut flakes was a nice touch.
I thought everything there had a special artsy flare. I already said the food was beautiful but even the bottled drinks have cute fun designs. By the way, the Gingerella is the second best ginger ale I’ve ever tried — it was very good. I like this place a lot.

Découverte du jour!!! You-​hou…
Les plus:
— une chouette programmation musicale
— du wifi dispo même sur la terrasse
— un large choix de cafés préparés avec amour
— un personnel aimable et efficace
— de quoi se restaurer sans se ruiner
— des expos temporaires pour se cultiver
Les moins? Il n’y en a qu’un. J’ai goûté les pâtes à l’ail mais il y avait tellement d’ail que je n’ai rien goûté du tout.
Bref, un endroit vraiment cool pour chiller en journée.

Great brunch venue — delicious food, really lovely waiters and good vibe!
There aren’t too many seats so you may have to wait but the food is totally worth it! Fans are also provided outside to take the edge off the heat.

Artistry is my current favorite brunch place in Singapore! The food and cakes are great for brunch, and I enjoy their coffee as they use Liberty beans.
I really enjoy their craft beers on tap if I’m in the area in the evening as well. I find myself visiting Artistry at least once or twice each weekend.

Part art gallery, part coffee appreciation society. Artistry has it all summed up in the name.
Walking into the café you’re hit with the gallery feel of polished concrete floors and bold art hanging on the walls. However unlike most gallery spaces Artistry has that welcoming feel of comfort and calm and homeliness.
The staff here are great and were more than happy to help suggest their favourites from the menu that would suit my taste buds at the time. And they nailed it.
Tucked away in the corner of the room with a book I was happy to spend an hour or so there just zoning out into my own world, taking breaks back to reality only to top up my coffee addiction.
With the sound system hidden away at the back of the room, I got the impression that this would be a good place to come check out at night. So watch this space.

If you’re looking for a nice chill-​out spot, the Artistry café should be your go-​to spot.
There’s always an art showcase going on, accompanied by beautiful mellow tunes (mostly indie … Featuring plenty of my favourites!)
The coffees are done beautifully, and carry
a sort of subtle strength while being smooth flavour-​wise. (The beans are available for purchase too!)
For the noms — I highly recommend the waffles, especially the salted caramel
& bacon! The waffles are crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. Paired with a rich vanilla ice-​cream and salted caramel, it’s oh so heavenly! The crispy bacon is an added bonus! (Also if you are not a fan of bacon, they are okay to swap that out for more ice-​cream!)
The service — lovely girls, and equally lovely lads (the last time I was here there were some eye-​candies around: p).
¹⁰⁄₁₀ would keep coming back for more!

tiny little café just on the edge of the trendy haji lane vicinity — the food is decent, the portions are decent, and there’s a chocolate peanut butter cake. definitely visit-​able.
I find myself hesitating to say it’s GREAT, so maybe that’s caveat enough — I feel like the place does a decent job in many of the usual things: ambiance, food and dessert — but it just doesn’t have that x-​factor, which I found in symmetry.
it’s a small, cute space, with interesting (read: home-​made-​style) drawings and artwork (sold for incredible sums of money) — but note the small. it’s one long communal dining table in the centre, and if not, there are a couple tables outside (in the heat).
it’s a surprisingly large menu for such a small space, with lots of breakfast classics — my jar of granola was a small serving topped with creamy, thick yogurt and a berry compote; as well as breakfast classics like scrambled eggs and various sauteed goods next to good, thick toast; and if you’re in for something heavier, there’s a decent crab cake burger atop brioche buns colored with squid ink. I liked this burger — the panko makes for a nice crispy crust, and the meat inside is sufficiently crabby and moist.
those buns are just-​for-​show though (nothing colored with squid ink really tastes like it).
the cakes are kinda meh — the chocolate sponge was a bit dry and the red velvet was a little too-​moist — but it was a sweet-​enough (metaphorically and literally) finish to what had been a decent meal.
so, a lukewarm recommendation, but it’s a perfectly nice café. well-​worth at least a visit, but there are cooler/​hipper/​ (more) interesting joints around.

I started coming to Artistry almost two years ago now and throughout this time, it has remained my favourite café in Singapore. I couldn’t believe that after over 8 months of being away, I returned on a random December day and the barista actually remembered my name, what I like to drink and the fact that we live in the same city in Australia. To me, that really is amazing customer service and attention to detail.
For fellow Aussies, the Gibraltar, which is a very reasonable $ 5.00, is the closest thing you’ll find in Singapore to our Long Mac topped up!
They put espresso in their Red Velvet cake and have changing exhibitions rolling in and out of their gallery space. I really love that about Artistry — I can come and grab a coffee early in the morning, or I can slip in to a seat during the afternoon with my laptop and work comfortably for a couple of hours.
The communal dining table has actually lead to many random and spontaneous conversations with complete strangers who also come around to have coffee and enjoy the space. I really feel like coming to Artistry makes me feel so re-​energised; it’s a truly unique café, with brilliant coffee, wonderful staff and a great ethos that ties the whole place together.
A word of warning though, when you’re in the bathrooms… don’t look up!

My friends and I had a small meetup here on a Saturday afternoon and it was very crowded!
The layout is pretty communal, and you have a long table in the middle of the café which everyone shared. There are also corner spaces with more comfortable seating which many people were also sharing.
The décor is nice and artsy (hence the name of the café, I guess! Lol), and the whole café feels very lively. We had a good time chatting, but felt a little like we were being rushed out :(They kept coming to clear our cups and asked if we wanted to order more — a sign of asking us to pay more or get out, so we chose the latter. Well, it was pretty crowded and people were waiting for seats so I guess we shouldnt be hogging the space either.
I’d say that if you’re looking to spend the whole afternoon here, definitely be prepared to be ordering more! Otherwise, you might have to give up your space…

Came here for a late brunch on a sunday (around 2:30pm) and sad to say they were already out nearly half of their food menu. Kinda disappointing, really, since one would think 2:30 is still prime brunch time?
Anyway we had to settle for the sandwiches — i got roast beef and my brunch company got turkey festive sandwich. The sandwiches (more like paninis) were decent and priced well at $ 10 – 12 each. We also shared a serving of truffle fries which was also decent for $ 10. It’s served with this delicious citrusy creamy sauce.
I’ll give them a three star for now based on my non-​optimal experience. Maybe i will come back and try their proper menu someday.

This café is situated at a street where art and local cultures are supposed to be infused together and indeed this café brings about a refreshing presence in the area; a conflux between the old and the new.
From the outside you will already be drawn into entering this place with its artsy style. Inside is cosy, though the centre part can feel a little cramp where tables are placed too close to one another. Ambience was terrific.
I ordered a duck pasta and its flavour is just too good. So good. Generous slices of duck meat, so generous that I almost couldn’t finish it. Its coffee is quite fragrant, and slightly better than Starbuck’s may I say?
A terrific place to sip a cup of coffee, read a book, enjoy the place’s atmosphere on a lazy sunday afternoon. Or a large group of friends booking the place for a gathering with awesome food and drinks for the evening.

Friendly baristas. I didn’t chat with them, but they put in an effort to smile and say hello /​bye when you arrive or leave. That alone has put me in a good mood when I visit a café on a weekend: D
Other than that, the café is buzzling with activities on a Sunday afternoon. Wow I thought it would be a sleepy town as I had to drag myself out of my house. The walls were decorated with some arts imageries, which I enjoyed staring at. The room is bright and airy and there is outdoor seats as well.
The coffee is definitely a plus for me. I had a flat white and already would love to come back to try piccolo the next time. ;) As for cakes, I had the poppy seed cake, while my friend had a banana chocolate cake. Both were good.
I saw that they serve cider at $ 12/​$ 15 and cocktails at $ 15. Perhaps, I will come back the next time round for that.

I often walk pass this place on my way to church. The exterior looks like a random gallery with some outdoor benches. I decided to check it out after I found out online that it is actually an art gallery cum café.
It’s a shame that Singapore’s weather was way too hot for us to sit outside. The interior was cosy with a long dormitory-​like long table in the centre and walls filled with pretty art-​piece.
The cappuccino was good. They serve their drinks in pottery ware. I like the unsophisticated feeling of those cups and plates but mind you, they are quite heavy so if you’re going with kids, be alert.
Their dessert is the bomb. I ordered the Red Velvet cake. It was moist, soft and flavourful. The cream cheese frosting was just-​nice, this is a big plus point because some places made it too rich hence you will be too «jelak» and not want to finish the whole slice. They were creative to add coconut shavings to add to the texture of the cake.
My friend’s slice of poppy-​seed cake was awesome too. It’s fun to chew on the cake as the seeds pop in your mouth.
I’ll definitely go back there to try other cakes.

This place gets me.
Coffee is a gem. The baristas are professionals and weigh everything to the right precision. Terence, the roaster helps out once in a while.
Food. Baked goods. Delicious. Perhaps just a little too many choices but who is complaining? Try their red velvet, it is honestly the best around. No cocoa but just pure buttery natural dye redness with mascarpone cheese and coconut flakes. Windowstill pies for other non-​cake lovers, or perhaps, more choices?
The beers are from Europe. Both bottled and tap are deliciously refreshing. Sit outside and soak up the Singapore heat, while drinking that pint. The outside seating is such a great hang out place for friends to catch up and mingle around.
The best thing about Artistry is its alternative. The jazz performances, the art on the wall, poetry speakeasy events and more. It’s a lively space with dynamic people who cares about you and make sure you are welcomed.
Thanks Vu, Sam, Prashant and the rest of the crew for this awesome space. Keep up the great work guys!

Popped by after dinner for a drink and it’s really quite an interesting space. If you want to be left alone to have better quality private conversations, I suggest taking the outdoor seats (if weather permits).
When I was there, it was a little too humid to sit outside though it’s already into the night. We opted to sit indoors and was seated right up front at the head of the long communal table right in front of the stage. There was some entertainment that evening — DJ spinning some lounge music.
The small interior is filled with art pieces on it’s wall that there are some pretty interesting artworks. Though not sure how frequent they refresh the pieces and I assume they are for sale, it’s a pretty cool place to hang out, have a drink and see some art.
The desserts are not too bad though I have to say that the Poppy Seed cake tastes better than it looks and the Berry&Peach Cheese Cake looked better than it tastes.
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I actually got to sit beside Anthony Chen during my 2^nd visit to Artistry! OMG! :P