The Kokon Tozai Café

I was roaming Far East Square on my own on Wednesday while waiting for him to settle some things...when I stumbled on this lil café tucked away in an obscure corner behind Spinelli's. The Kokon Tozai Café serves up homemade French & Japanese food, Italian coffee & 100% Japanese green tea. If the name mysteriously rings a bell..you must've seen them at Raffles City, City Link or Changi Airport T2. They're the café spin-off of the shop that sells kimono fabric products at these locations. Kokon Tozai means Past & Present // East & West in Japanese...thus explaining why they serve 2 types of cuisine. Inside the café you'll also find their products up for sale if you're interested. I visited the place during their High Tea.

Here's their High Tea specials:

Set 1 ($4.90): Scone + Illy coffee (long black)/Japanese tea
Set 2 ($4.90): 2 slices of toast w/homemade jam + Illy coffee/tea
Set 3 ($6.90): Pantry + Illy coffee/Japanese tea
Set 4 ($9.80): Sandwich + Illy coffee/Japanese tea

Simply because the first thing I saw when I walked into the café was their display of delightful desserts...I couldn't resist ordering from that selection. So I settled for Set 3, which means I got to pick from that very display any dessert I want + the coffee/tea. Their Berry Numi (Organic) Tea ($3.50) was great. It's better bargain if you order their set instead of ala-carte.

Introducing...their Raspberry Chocolate Moelleux ($4.90), the dark chocolate wonder with a smooth raspberry filling, accompanying icing & chocolate topping. If you've got a penchant for chocolate, but dislike uber-sweet choc, pick this. For everything else, try out their Walnut Brownie or Flourless Chocolate.

//All prices are nett.

The I-wanna-know[s]:

Food (dessert) - 8/10
Price - $$
Service - 6/10
Ambience - 7/10
Accessibility - 6/10

Legend:
[$]-cheap like peanuts
[$$]-average Jane
[$$$]-you might wanna tke tht card out..
[$$$$]-extremely exorbitant

Tel: +65 6220 1672
Address:
52 Pekin Street #01-01,
Far East Square
Singapore 048782

Opening hours: 10am-10pm
Breakfast // 10am-11.30am
High Tea // 2.30pm-6pm

//They've got Lunch & Dinner specials too
Happy Hour 5pm-8pm: Bottled beer, wine by the gls, small bottle of sake & finger bites at $7 nett each

Dress code: casual
Getting there: Take 166 from the side of Boat Quay & alight after 2 stops, or walk over from Raffles Place MRT. Far East Square is next to China Square.