Apartment Coffee

Apartment Coffee is a specialty coffee shop at 139 Selegie Road. It roasts its own beans and is best known for filter coffee. The shop is run by Yeo Qing He, a barista who won the Singapore Brewers Cup in 2018 and placed sixth at the World Brewers Cup the same year.

Apartment Coffee opened on Lavender Street in 2018. In 2022 it moved to this larger space on Selegie Road. It placed sixth on The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list in both 2025 and 2026, and was named the best coffee shop in Asia in both years.

What to order

Filter coffee is the main event. The menu usually lists a few single-origin coffees, brewed by hand as pour-overs. The beans are sourced widely, and some come from lesser-known farms and coffee varieties. The line-up changes with the seasons, so there is often something new to try.

If you prefer espresso, the choice is kept short and simple: a black coffee and a white coffee. Both use the shop's own roasts. If you are not sure which filter coffee to pick, tell the barista what flavours you like and let them guide you.

You can also buy bags of beans to brew at home. Online, the shop offers limited releases and a monthly subscription, with a choice of filter or espresso roast.

The setting

The café keeps the clean, simple look of its first home. Expect white walls, a high ceiling, concrete floors and wooden furniture. Seating is mixed. There is a long bar counter facing the baristas, sofa seats with low coffee tables, and a shared table in the middle.

The room is bright and calm. It suits a slow coffee with a friend, a quiet read or a chat with the baristas about the beans.

Good to know before you go

• Best seats: the bar counter is the place to watch your coffee being brewed.
• Take some home: bags of beans are on sale in the shop and online.
• Getting there: Rochor MRT station on the Downtown Line is about a six-minute walk away.

Nearby

Apartment Coffee is an easy stop on a walk around Bugis Street or Kampong Glam and Haji Lane. For a meal afterwards, try Whitegrass or The Dim Sum Place on North Bridge Road.

To compare it with the old-style way of drinking coffee in Singapore, read our guide on how to order kopi. You can also browse more cafés and bakeries or all restaurants in Bugis and Kampong Glam. Beans and subscriptions are on the Apartment Coffee website.