The next day, I went to my next destination, Jules Cafe Bar. Nothing I could really say as it was also disappointing when it comes to coffee. What enticed me in the first place was it serves Grinders coffee, a coffee boutique brand from Melbourne.
If you are looking for good, authentic Australian food, then head over as this place is opened by an Australian couple.
Next up was Papa Palheta. It is a newly opened coffee place started by Leon. Papa Palheta is a location hard to find and it is located at Hooper Road off Bukit Timah Road (note: it is a long road by itself divided to Upper & Lower Bukit Timah Road).
The only tip is it is located near Newton Circus. So stop at Newton station if you are taking MRT. Even then I took some time to find this place and had to call Papa Palheta so I don’t waste time going round-and-round. Under Leon’s directions, I finally reached there and was very hungry by then. Unluckily Papa Palheta is not a cafe but just a coffee retail store.
If you find this signboard, then you have found Papa Palheta.
Papa Palheta is located behind the main Bukit Timah road.
And you have to enter through the back alley as that is the main entrance.
Papa Palheta is not a cafe, it is just a retail coffee store and sells its’ own roasted coffee beans.
Papa Palheta has a kitchen area with an espresso machine & coffee roaster, a small office and a tasting bar.
Tasting bar.
I was invited to the tasting bar to take a rest after the long walk to Papa Palheta.
Very nice interior inside the tasting bar with antique-like furnitures.
Coffees on display.
Some lovely accessories.
And very nice ceiling lighting.
Leon chatting with Mr Tan from Fresh Cafe, a coffee distributor in Singapore. I never heard of Fresh Cafe but was told that the operations is as big as Bon Cafe.
If you want your coffee ground before leaving, there’s the Ditting grinder up to the task.
After the rest, I headed to the kitchen with Leon. At the same time, many people came in and Leon had to make several rounds of coffee drinks.
A nice, beautiful retro 2 group Elektra machine.
3 commercial grinders in the kitchen, which can be used for different coffee beans.
The Diedrich roaster, which can roasts 5kg at a time.
Highlander Coffee also owns a Diedrich roaster but this one has more controls.
Under my request, Leon allowed me to make my own coffee, an 8oz latte.
I like these coffee photos on the wall inside and outside the loo.
In the end, I bought the Terra Firma blend, which is a 4 bean blend. On the bag, Papa Palheta describes the coffee as:
Earthly flavour with rich vibrant high notes, zesty lemon overtones and a bittersweet chocolate finish.
My verdict on Papa Palheta: Leon is a passsionate coffee guy and has a simple business model, which I hope it can be a success.
