Tolido’s Espresso Nook – Kampong Glam Cafe Offers Cozy Indie Vibe, Artisan Coffee and Delicious Food

Tolido’s Espresso Nook is a cozy cafe/ coffee bar in the Kampong Glam area that serves great artisan coffee and Western food. It is a short ten minutes’ walk from Haji Lane and Arab Street.

We visited the cafe on a Saturday afternoon at about 1pm and managed to get a table in the corner. A while later, a queue started to form outside the cafe and we were glad we had just managed to avoid the queue.

Great Service

Tolido staff hard at work

A friendly staff handed us the menu. Service was great – we had no problem getting the staff’s attention throughout our meal, and they were all very friendly.

Cozy Ambience

Tolido’s Espresso Nook exudes a cozy indie vibe with its rustic wooden furnishings and old-school tungsten bulbs hanging from the ceiling, complete with background indie music.

There is also a comfy sofa-area at the far end of the joint. And so we had just discovered another nice place to chill out!

Sea Salt Caramel Latte ($6)

The barista preparing his latte with lots of ‘love, passion and attention’ 

We ordered the Sea Salt Caramel Latte ($6). Tolido’s Espresso Nook serves freshly brewed coffee from its coffee bar, where the barista dutifully prepares delicious coffee with beautiful latte art.

Tolido’s touts on its website that its coffee is prepared with “love, passion and attention”, and we were eager to find out how good it really tasted.

We were not disappointed!

It tucked at our heartstrings to blemish the beautiful latte art, but we had to do it to taste the delicious coffee. The latte had a rich coffee fragrance that was punctuated by the distinctive sweet-salty flavours of the sea salt caramel.

I am not a coffee-connoisseur but this cup of coffee came close to making me a convert.

Mushroom Aglio Olio with Prawn ($15.90)

The pasta was nicely al dente with a light and delicate flavour. The prawns and mushroom slices were good complements and the generous amounts of virgin oil and sauteed garlic added fragrance to the dish.

Waffle Slammer ($11.90)

Our Waffle Slammer ($11.90) came on a large plate covered with a mouth-watering variety of savoury bacon, caramelised onions, thick crispy waffle and scrambled eggs.

The scrambled eggs were rich and creamy, and the thick waffles went nicely with the caramel sauce. We finished the dish off with the savoury bacon slices and caramelised onions.

Great Cafe with Cozy Indie Vibe and Artisan Coffee

With its cozy indie vibe, artisan coffee and delicious food, Tolido’s Espresso Nook is a wonderful cafe to spend a lazy afternoon chilling out with friends.

Tolido’s Espresso Nook
Address: Block 462 Crawford Lane, #01-63, Singapore 190462
Directions: From Lavender MRT, walk for about 6 minutes into the housing estate until you reach Block 462. Tolido’s is located at the bottom of this block.
Opening Hours: | Mon to Fri: 8am – 4.30pm | Sat & Sun: 9am – 6.30pm |
Telephone: +65 6648 0178
Email: hello@tolidosespressonook.com