Dutch Colony Coffee Co. is a Singapore roaster with cafés across the city and a separate roastery and academy. Its Frankel Avenue café is in a shophouse east of central Singapore, with tables for brunch and beans to take home.
Frankel Avenue combines house-roasted coffee, hand brew, brunch and retail beans in a neighbourhood shophouse. It suits a seated meal on the east side of Singapore. The Defu Lane roastery and academy are separate, appointment-only facilities.
Coffee
Dutch Colony has roasted in Singapore since the early specialty-coffee wave. The menu includes espresso, white and black coffee, cold drinks and rotating single origins, with beans and brewing gear to buy. Ask about the current filter coffee or try the house espresso with milk.
Dutch Colony roasts at its Defu Lane headquarters and serves the coffee through its café network. At Frankel, you can compare the café’s espresso with a single-origin hand brew and buy beans to take home.
Filter
The hand-brew selection changes. Ask which single origins are available and how they differ from the house espresso.
Dutch Colony also has cafés at UE Square, New Tech Park, Fusionopolis, Tampines and Elementum.
Food
The Frankel café serves brunch, including breakfast plates, croissants, fries and egg dishes, alongside coffee and sweet drinks.
Allow time for a seated breakfast or lunch.
Service & Room
The Frankel Avenue café draws families, regulars and brunch visitors. Staff can help with drink choices, and the location is away from Singapore’s busiest tourist areas.
Dutch Colony also has cafés at New Tech Park, Fusionopolis, Tampines, UE Square and Elementum. Its Defu Lane roastery is appointment-only.
Why Filter Notes shortlisted Dutch Colony Coffee Co.
Dutch Colony’s Frankel Avenue café serves house-roasted coffee and breakfast. It is farther from the centre than a downtown coffee stop, so allow time for the journey.