Same Days Coffee

One of the few cafes that seemed to have been mentioned a little over social media that had opened in the past couple of weeks would be that of Same Days Coffee Stand — these folks are actually located within the new Grafunkt store situated along Joo Chiat Road. The space which Grafunkt is located in should be relatively easy to find — itself being located right across Tin Yeang Restaurant that houses Mr & Mrs Mohgan Super Crispy Roti Prata as well as Dunman Food Centre. Same Days Coffee Stand is located relatively near the entrance door of Grafunkt, hidden behind a couple of wooden partitions that gives the cafe a sort of segmentation away from the main space of the furniture retail shop — these wooden partitions also does double up as a standing space for patrons to use a table, whilst also acts a a seat backing for the low bench seats with low tables that faces the ordering counter. Being more of a takeaway kiosk more than it is a dine-in concept, Same Days Coffee Stand does interestingly serve up a very small variety of bakes for those whom are feeling peckish and wants something sweet to pair with their cuppa. Otherwise, Same Days Coffee Stand seems to be more focused on their espresso-based specialty coffee offerings that are split into categories such as Espresso, Specialty Espresso and Cold Brew. There are also non-coffee drinks such as drinking chocolate and matcha that Same Days Coffee Stand does also offer.

Having seen that they do offer the Canele as part of the line-up of bakes that they have to offer alongside their beverages, it was needless to say that it was an item that we knew we were going to get. All orders for their bakes are being warmed up before being served — we found their Canele to be pretty satisfactory considering how it came with a crisp exterior. The interior of the Canele here hinted of strong notes of vanilla; the texture being slightly cake-y and was a little short of being smooth and custard-like with a texture that should have been similar to Kueh Bika Ambon (i.e. Honeycomb Kueh) — still a pretty good attempt considering how the Caneles that we had tried from other more commercial chains tend to come with more disappointing texture for the exterior of the Canele. We also managed to try the Madelines which comes in a serving size of two Madelines for one portion. These were especially fragrant and carried a nice buttery note; all that whilst being suitably sweet and not too dense. The highlight at Same Days Coffee Stand would however be in their espresso-based specialty coffee — we were being told by the folks behind the counter that they do specialise in citrus-infused specialty coffee and this could be easily observed from the Specialty Espresso section of the menu where one can observe beverages such as Espresso Tonic, Orange Espresso and Yuzu Espresso are being offered.

Being a variant of the Espresso Tonic, the Yuzu Espresso is a carbonated drink that features espresso shot as well Yuzu marmalade at the bottom — giving it a good stir, the espresso provides a caffeinated kick with a floral note while the Yuzu provides ample sweetness with a slightly zesty kick that isn’t quite as stark as what one would usually expect from the use of orange in the typical Orange Espresso elsewhere; definitely works well as a refreshing cuppa that comes with a bit of a twist. Considering how Same Days Coffee Stand is more of a coffee kiosk that is sitting in the middle of a retail store, we are actually fairly impressed by how they actually do have a deep-rooted character in-built within the concept — one that actually has more soul than some proper cafe setups around. The concoctions in their Specialty Espresso section of the menu does also hint to us that these folks do know their stuff — these folks were able to achieve a good balance using coffee and the associated elements that is featured in each item; though the items listed aren’t entirely new and unique to Same Days Coffee Stand, they are still undeniably one of the more well-executed renditions of such drinks offered. Prices of its espresso-based specialty coffee are priced up to $7.50 for its Espresso and Specialty Espresso offerings, while the various bakes are priced from $5 to $7. A spot that we would see ourselves wanting to grab a cuppa from with a Canele to pair alongside when walking through the Katong / Joo Chiat neighbourhood!