Scan your face, order your food

From self-ordering kiosks to new menu items, eatery chains in Singapore are switching things up to appeal to young diners

OldTown White Coffee's Suntec City outlet has a sleek look, with brass lights and textured light oak walls. (Above) Hideout by The Local Box at The Heeren has a minimalist look and its menu is an extension of The Local Box cafe's best-selling dishes.
OldTown White Coffee's Suntec City outlet has a sleek look, with brass lights and textured light oak walls. PHOTO: KHALID BABA, JASMINE CHOONG, HIDEOUT BY THE LOCAL BOX
OldTown White Coffee's Suntec City outlet has a sleek look, with brass lights and textured light oak walls. (Above) Hideout by The Local Box at The Heeren has a minimalist look and its menu is an extension of The Local Box cafe's best-selling dishes.
Hideout by The Local Box at The Heeren has a minimalist look and its menu is an extension of The Local Box cafe's best-selling dishes. PHOTO: KHALID BABA, JASMINE CHOONG, HIDEOUT BY THE LOCAL BOX
OldTown White Coffee's Suntec City outlet has a sleek look, with brass lights and textured light oak walls. (Above) Hideout by The Local Box at The Heeren has a minimalist look and its menu is an extension of The Local Box cafe's best-selling dishes.
A self-ordering kiosk at the OldTown White Coffee outlet in Suntec City. PHOTO: KHALID BABA, JASMINE CHOONG, HIDEOUT BY THE LOCAL BOX
OldTown White Coffee's Suntec City outlet has a sleek look, with brass lights and textured light oak walls. (Above) Hideout by The Local Box at The Heeren has a minimalist look and its menu is an extension of The Local Box cafe's best-selling dishes.
The Heavenly Wang outlet at Takashimaya Shopping Centre sports a hip interior with neon signage. PHOTO: KHALID BABA, JASMINE CHOONG, HIDEOUT BY THE LOCAL BOX
Eunice Quek
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Updated
Dec 09, 2018, 05:00 AM
Published
Dec 09, 2018, 05:00 AM
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Enter OldTown White Coffee at Suntec City and the built-in camera in the self-ordering kiosk scans your face.

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