The photos brought me here, the chicken bones sent me away. That's my one-line review, but when have I ever left it just at that? The service was friendly and happy to recommend a drink to me--something warm for a cold day, I ended up with a yuanyang. It's a magical blend of coffee and tea and I was surprised by how tasty it was but also because it cost $5... yeah, nah. I ordered the chicken curry because I am a sucker for an Asian chicken curry, but my past experience has been entirely with Japanese curries, so I really should say that I'm a sucker for Japanese chicken curries. Then again, when I queried the crazy amount of bones in my curry with a Singaporean friend, she said that was the cheap way of doing a curry. Seriously, for the bulk of the curry I received, at least half of it was bone. The roti prana was delicious with the curry sauce but there's no chance I'll be ordering the chicken curry again. Not at Kopitiam, anyway. I'm not ready to cross it off the list, but my first visit was a disappointment. Here's hoping another visit will result in a less boneriffic (or at least boneriffic in a different sense) meal. I also really wanna get at that dessert cabinet, so... read more

Kopitiam Singapore Cafe - Singaporean Near Me - Hobart, TAS

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I spotted this place just off the main shopping street - thought it worth a shot. Great service. I ordered Nasi Lemak with sandal shrimp. Cooked to order and served with an icy Singapore milk tea. The peanut and Ikan bilis were crispy toasted, delicious on top of the coconut rice. The sambal was spicy and strongly flavoured - as per the sever's caution. Ho ho sek! read more

Kopitiam Singapore Cafe - Singaporean Near Me - Hobart, TAS

Alas, they were sold out of Hainanese Chicken Rice by the time I got there an hour before they closed, but managed to enjoy some Nasi Lemak in its place. Always happy for a taste of Singapore wherever I am in the world, and these guys can deliver that. :-) read more

Sometimes, in a smaller city, you don't expect this kind of specialist street food to be true to tone. But here that is not the case! This is a great small, homey place that does it well. I has Nasi Lemak with chicken wings- and this was fresh, crisp, great ilan bilis and the rice coconutty. The sambal was excellent. My friends Hai Nan chick came without broth, but very tasty. The fresh juices are great value, and the staff friendly. Highly reccomend. read more

Clean place with a small menu. Portion is smaller than usual. Taste wise range from average to below average. Had something better elsewhere. read more

Love the street style food, bones are flavour. Very authentic, and as long as the are no chicken feet in my curry I will be back!