The Daily Press

I tried the Set Menu at Daily Press which allows customers to choose any pasta, the soup of the day, and any coffee/​tea (hot or iced) for $ 18.90. I will admit that I didn’t intend to order so many items when I first entered, but was enticed moreso by the value for money of the set.
I chose the Anchovy pasta ($ 15 ala carte), the mushroom soup (of the day), and an iced latte for my set menu items. The mushroom soup was EXCELLENT, better than what I’m used to getting at even French restaurants. The anchovy pasta was a bit bland and lacking in presentation points. The latte was standard.
I am unsure if the pastas are popular here. I chose the anchovy pasta because it was the priciest and also the first item listed on their pasta menu. I was not impressed by the pasta, and would only go back for the mushroom soup. Unfortunately there is no option of getting soup alacarte, aside from the set.

Found this nice and cozy place this morning. The shop provides great coffee and sandwich/​pasta.
Sometimes I am lazy to travel into CBD having brunch but could not find a decent place around TPY area which serves both good coffee and meals (The next door Creamier only serves coffee and waffles.). Now with this new shop in my neighbourhood, I def will become its regular customer.

Just my kinda place. Quiet neighbourhood. Ample parking. And good coffee. And I mean the type I got used to when I was living in Melbourne. Carefully prepared, I could see the barista paying close attention to everything she was doing, making sure the beans weren’t overheated.
The piccolo latte was just the way it should be, slightly milky, but not too much milk, just enough froth, and that nice floral scent of a well brewed coffee.

Daily Press serves a big yummy and velvety steamed flat white made from Liberty beans. $ 5. Clearly defined latte art, microfoam and bubbles held their shape. Solid effort and a much more comfortable space than Creamier down the street. Hopefully it doesn’t turn into a fish market.
Normally I wouldn’t rush to review but the coffee options in this immediate area are a step down in quality for cup of joes (Polo Club, Creamier, Fix, Regroup x Scoop Therapy). Creamier is quite good but crazy crowded and noisy with staring aunties ie not a pleasant environment to chat or linger which are important to enjoyment, Clueless Goat is bit mad traffic and parking and La Ristrettos is always so crowded and also closes early after lunch! I’ve tried Habitat long while back, not memorable and that whole Upper Thomson stretch is mad for parking past 12pm. I have been twice and the consistency was there. Yeah, I was going to rate Daily Press 4 stars overall but having done the compare for the area, I now decide to be daring and go for 5.
Pleasant bonus, a classic root beer float at $ 5. Very refreshing on a hot Saturday evening.
The staff were all very pleasant. I will have to update when I’ve had a chance for a bite but for Saturdays when I’m at the Thomson area, it’s lovely to refuel on caffeine at this café so near to where I need to be, not ulu at all, easy parking nearby, cool aircon and a place to chat with a friend. I will be back.

A recent Straits Times article on the blossoming café scene around Toa Payoh led me to The Daily Press. After getting off Braddell MRT and navigating around the HDB blocks, I found myself in this neighborhood café. It was lunch time and everyone was out eating, there are a lot of coffee shops and food courts in the area but The Daily Press was almost full despite it’s slightly higher prices compared to other options in the vicinity so I guess it is popular among office workers in Toa Payoh.
Ok, the food — we ordered a sandwich (which seems to be their main thing) and 2 sides. They have about 5 choices for sandwich but we picked the Korean fried chicken sandwich to get a taste of their fusion fare. We also got the quinoa salad and the brussel sprouts. The service was friendly but slow, we waited quite a bit for our food to come, they seem to be experiencing some logistics issues but perhaps this will get better over time. My favourite out of the three was the brussel sprounts — I love brussel sprouts but I don’t come across them a lot here. The Daily Press’ version came with a mustard and honey dressing with crushed hazelnuts. It tasted delicious as well as healthy. The Quinoa salad was ok, but the dressing is a bit bland. Now the sandwich was a bit disappointing. The chicken is not really korean fried chicken as it did not have the right sauce, it is simply fried chicken with some kimchi and somehow the chicken gave a funny aftertaste of har-​cheung kai, not sure why? It is also a bit pricey for the relatively small portion. Hopefully, they will update their sandwich menus as right now they have a relatively small menu offering limited choices. I do like the very neighborhood feel of the café, as it is nested right in the middle of the hdb blocks. A few other new cafes and dessert shops can be found just a few steps away — like new froyo joint Frozen by a Thousand Blessings and the Creamier ice cream shop, so you need not be worried about your sweet cravings. And of course, if the sandwich is not filling enough for you, you can always hop over to the coffee shop next door for a second round of chicken rice!