Toast, rice cakes, and a bakery parcel: three small ways into Singapore. Keep these as separate breakfast ideas or make a leisurely day of them using public transport. There is no fixed route and no reward for finishing all three.
Dishes below are suggested orders. Check current menus and hours.
No set route. Pick a stop and follow your appetite.
A toast-and-kopi breakfast makes a lovely beginning. Butter coffee is an option for the curious; an ordinary coffee order is equally welcome. Settle on your drink before the breakfast gets crowded with extras.
What I ordered
Kaya toast: a small breakfast with plenty to notice
Kaya toast is the suggested order. Enjoy a corner while it is still crisp, then try it with your drink.
Let the soft rice cakes have their moment. The preserved-radish topping provides a different sort of breakfast flavour from sweet toast. After eating, leave time for the market neighbourhood.
What I ordered
Chwee kueh: soft rice cakes and a savoury topping
Try rice cake and topping together, then decide how much chilli you want.
Choose a tart to enjoy now and only buy a box if you actually want a box. A bakery stop need not become another meal. Keep the pastry level on the way out so the delicate filling stays where it belongs.
What I ordered
Egg tarts: a little Chinatown bakery pleasure
The egg tart is the starting point. Take a bite that includes both custard and pastry.