For those of you who need a cuppa before facing the onslaught of relatives, or those of you who have dutifully done your house visiting, or even those of you who don’t celebrate Chinese New Year, this list of cafes that are open during Chinese New Year is for you. Enjoy the festivities, and share this article if you find it useful! You may also find this article : What is open during Chinese New Year useful. It contains the operating hours of supermarkets, shopping centres, kopi and the places and even clinics that are open this CNY! If you need kopi/teh or bubble tea, it’s in that list!
Cafes that are open throughout Chinese New Year
Craftsmen Specialty Coffee
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — Close at 6pm
- Day 1 (25 Jan) — Eastwood to close at 730pm, the rest until 9pm
- Day 2 (26 Jan) — Eastwood till 6.30pm, the rest till 9pm
- Day 3 (27 Jan) — 9am — 9pm
- See Craftsmen Specialty Coffee’s notice on CNY operating hours
Dutch Colony Coffee
- Business as usual everyday
- See Dutch Colony Coffee’s notice on CNY operating hours
Symmetry Cafe
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — 10.30am — 10pm
- Day 1 (25 Jan) — 9am — 11pm
- Day 2 (26 Jan) — 9am — 7pm
- Day 3 (27 Jan) — 9am — 9pm
- See Symmetry Cafe’s notice on CNY operating hours
Starter Lab Singapore
- Open every day from 8.30am — 5pm
- See Starter Lab Singapore’s notice on CNY operating hours
Tiong Bahru Bakery
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — All outlets open from 8am — 3pm
- Day 1—2 (25 — 26 Jan) — Chip Bee, Eng Hoon & Safari open 8am — 4pm. The rest closed.
- Day 3 (27 Jan) — Chip Bee, Eng Hoon, Safari 8am — 4pm. Funan, Raffles City & Tangs business as usual
- See Tiong Bahru Bakery’s notice on CNY operating hours
Hoshino Coffee Singapore
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — Popular town outlets open till night. The rest closed at 3pm
- Day 1 (25 Jan) — Plaza Sing, Suntec Singapore, ION Orchard, Raffles Holland V, Chinatown Point, Jewel Changi Airport and Star Vista open from 11am — 9.30am.
- Day 2 (26 Jan) — Similar to Day 1 + Capitol Piazza open
- Day 3 (27 Jan) — Pretty much business as usual except ORQ closed.
- See Hoshino Coffee’s notice on CNY operating hours
The Lokal
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) – 8am to 4pm
- Day 1-3 (25-27 Jan) — 9 am — 4pm
- Day 4-5 (28-29 Jan) — 8am — 4pm
- Day 6 (30 Jan) — Business as usual
- See The Lokal’s notice on CNY operating hours
Tolido’s Espresso Nook
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — Open
- Day 1-3 (25-27 Jan) — 9am — 4.30pm
- 10% CNY surcharge applies | No reservations
- See Tolido’s Espresso Nook’s notice on CNY operating hours
Tuk Tuk Cha
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — All outlets until 3pm
- Day 1 (25 Jan) — Nex, Waterway Pt, Hillion Mall, Jurong Pt, Tampines 1 11am —9.30pm. The rest closed.
- Day 2 (26 Jan) — 11am/12pm to 9.30pm all outlets
- See Tuk Tuk Cha’s notice on CNY operating hours
Konditori – Artisan European Bakery
- Business as usual throughout CNY
- See Konditori’s notice on CNY operating hours
La Ristrettos
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — 8am — 4pm
- Day 1 (25 Jan) — 8 am — 2pm
- Day 2 (26 Jan) — Closed
- Day 3 (27 Jan) — 8 am — 2pm
- See La Ristrettos’s notice on CNY operating hours
Cafes that are open from 2nd Day of Chinese New Year
Common Man Coffee Roasters
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — Open
- Day 1 (25 Jan) — CMCR Martin Road and Common Man Stan closed.
- Day 2 (26 Jan) — Business as usual
- See CMCR’s notice on CNY operating hours
Forty Hands
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — Open
- Day 1 (25 Jan) — Closed
- Day 2-3 (26-27 Jan) — Open
- See Forty Hands’s notice on CNY operating hours
Pacamara
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — 9am — 6pm
- Day 1 (25 Jan) — Closed
- Day 2 (26 Jan) — 9am — 6pm
- Last orders at 4pm before closing
- See Pacamara’s notice on CNY operating hours
The Bravery Cafe
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — 9am — 10pm
- Day 1 (25 Jan) — Closed
- Day 2-3 (26-27 Jan) — 9am to 6pm
- See The Bravery’s notice on CNY operating hours
The Glasshouse
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — Open till 2pm
- Day 1 (25 Jan) — Closed
- Day 2-3 (26-27 Jan) — 9am to 6pm
- See The Glasshouse’s notice on CNY operating hours
Twenty Grammes
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — Closed
- Day 1 (25 Jan) — Closed
- Day 2-3 (26-27 Jan) — 12pm — 10pm
- See Twenty Grammes’s notice on CNY operating hours
Cafes that are open from 3rd Day of Chinese New Year
Curious Palette
- Closed from 24 — 26 Jan
- Day 3 — Business as usual
- See Curious Palette’s notice on CNY operating hours
Gather The Misfits
- Closed during the weekend. Open on 27th Jan business as usual.
- See Gather The Misfits’s notice on CNY operating hours
Tiong Hoe
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — Stirling Rd until 2pm | VivoCity until 5pm
- Day 1 & 2 (25 & 26 Jan) — Closed
- Day 3 (27 Jan) — Stirling Rd 9am — 4pm | VivoCity 8am — 8.45pm
- See Tiong Hoe’s notice on CNY operating hours
Other popular cafes and their opening hours
Atlas Coffeehouse
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — 8am — 4pm
- Day 1 — 3 (25 – 27 Jan) — Closed
- Day 4 (28 Jan) — 9am — 10pm
- See Atlas Coffeehouse’s notice on CNY operating hours
Brawn & Brains
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — Closed
- Day 1 — 3 (25 – 27 Jan) — Closed
- Day 4 (28 Jan) — Business as usual
- See Brawn & Brains’s notice on CNY operating hours
Nylon Coffee Roasters
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — 8.30 — 3pm
- Day 1 – 4 (25 – 28 Jan) — Closed
- Day 5 Wednesday (29 Jan) — Business as usual
- See Nylon Coffee Roaster’s notice on CNY operating hours
Percolate Coffee
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — Closed
- Day 1 – 4 (25 – 28 Jan) — Closed
- Day 5 Wednesday (29 Jan) — Business as usual
- See Percolate Coffee’s notice on CNY operating hours
The Populus Coffee & Food Co
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — 9am — 4pm
- Day 1 — 3 (25 – 27 Jan) — Closed
- Day 4 (28 Jan) — 9am — 4pm
- See Populus’s notice on CNY operating hours
Fatcat Ice Cream Bar
- Closed from 24 Jan — 28 Jan
- 29 Jan Wednesday — Business resumes
- See Fat Cat Ice Cream Bar’s notice on CNY operating hours
Firebake — Woodfired Bakehouse & Restaurant
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — Open till 3pm
- Closed from 25 Jan — 27 Jan
- 28 Jan Tuesday— Business resumes
- See Firebake’s notice on CNY operating hours
Anteroom Coffee Brewers
- Closed from 24 Jan — 28 Jan
- 29 Jan Wednesday — Business resumes
- See Anteroom Coffee Brewers’s notice on CNY operating hours
Chye Seng Huat Hardware Coffee Bar
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — 9 am —2pm
- Day 1 — 4 (25 – 28 Jan) — Closed
- Wednesday 29 January : Business as usual
- See CSHH’s notice on CNY operating hours
Strangers Reunion
- Closed from 24 — 27 Jan
- Day 4 28 Jan Tuesday — Business as usual
- See Strangers Reunion’s notice on CNY operating hours
Stamping Ground Coffee
- Closed from 24 — 27 Jan
- Day 4 28 Jan Tuesday — Business as usual
- See Stamping Ground Coffee’s notice on CNY operating hours
Wheeler’s Estate
- Closed from 24 — 27 Jan
- Day 4 28 Jan Tuesday — Business as usual
- See Wheeler’s Estate’s notice on CNY operating hours
Columbus Coffee Co
- CNY Eve (24 Jan) — 9am — 4pm
- Day 1 — 3 (25 – 27 Jan) — Closed
- Day 4 (28 Jan) — 9am — 10pm
- See Columbus Coffee Co’s notice on CNY operating hours
Also see what other places are open this Chinese New Year. List includes supermarkets, kopi places, shopping malls and even clinics!
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