7 New Cafés in Singapore You Should Actually Visit This March

March in Singapore means it's humid, it will rain at 3pm, and there are approximately seven new cafés that opened this week alone. Most will close within eighteen months. These are the ones that probably won't — and that are worth making a trip for.

1. Lunar Grounds (Tanjong Pagar)

Korean-influenced specialty coffee inside a beautifully refurbished shophouse. The dalgona latte is better than you'd expect from something so Instagram-friendly, and the drip filter menu is taken seriously. The corn cake side is the real surprise — sweet, savoury, and oddly addictive. Open from 8am on weekdays.

2. Wildcraft Bakehouse (Bukit Timah)

A bakery first, café second. The sourdough is made with a 10-year-old starter that the owner clearly believes in. Pastries rotate weekly; the laminated croissants sell out by 10am on weekends. Seating is limited and they're not apologetic about it — order, find a corner, leave your phone in your bag for twenty minutes.

3. Patio Coffee Co. (Dempsey Hill area)

Semi-outdoor seating in a landed property conversion. The coffee is Australian-style — strong, flat white-forward, no fuss. The breakfast menu is short and good: avocado toast that is actually good, eggs that are properly cooked, and a granola bowl that isn't just yoghurt with three blueberries. Ideal for the "I want a weekend morning without queuing" crowd.

4. Archive Espresso (Chinatown Complex)

A micro-roaster operating out of what used to be a hardware shop adjacent to Chinatown Complex hawker centre. The concept is simple: three espresso-based drinks, two filter options, no food. The contrast with the hawker centre downstairs — where kopi costs S$1.20 — is not lost on anyone. The coffee is worth the S$7.

5. Mähl (Keong Saik Road)

Scandinavian-inspired café that leans heavily into open-faced sandwiches and natural ferments. The rye bread is exceptional. The whipped butter comes with flaky salt. The filter coffee is Nordic-roast (lighter than you're used to, fruitier than you expect — give it a chance). Evening hours on Thursdays–Saturdays include a small wine list.

6. Bao House (Telok Ayer)

Not strictly a café — the drinks menu is an afterthought and they know it — but the steamed bao selection at Bao House is so good it earns inclusion. The char siu bao is the best version in the CBD right now. The mantis shrimp bao (yes, really) is experimental and mostly works. The lunch queue moves efficiently. Get the pandan coconut pudding dessert.

7. Greenhouse Studio (Holland Village)

Plant-filled, airy, and self-consciously aesthetic — but the coffee is not a gimmick. The owners previously ran a smaller operation in Farrer Road that developed a loyal following for its ethical sourcing focus. Greenhouse scales that up with more seating, a proper food menu (the French toast with seasonal jam is the right call), and weekend workshops on brewing technique that are free to attend.

March picks. Some of these will have two-hour queues by April. Visit now, before they become Famous. You'll thank yourself.