Coffee shop

Tastemakers

How former youth offender Reuben Koh is rebuilding his life through food

Reuben Koh opened Reuben’s at a coffee shop in Kallang Bahru, where he serves restaurant-.

Eliminated but not alone: Mexico City cafe becomes haven for World Cup heartbreak

South Korean shops turn to robots, self-service to escape labour woes

A customer gets coffee prepared by a robot arm at an unmanned cafe in Seoul, South Korea.

DOJ probes coffee shop chain in New York after it bars pro-Israel US lawmaker

The US Justice Department has opened an investigation and will bring an enforcement action if warranted, Assistant Attorney-General Harmeet Dhillon said.

Starbucks US apologises to victims of May 18 uprising over ‘inappropriate’ marketing campaign

An activist smashes Starbucks products during a protest against Starbucks' Tank Day campaign, which evoked memories of the military crackdown on the 1980 Gwangju democratic uprising, in Gwangju on May 21.

Tastemakers

Owners of hawker stall chain Jofa make bold move to open $400,000 coffee shop in tough F&B year

Mr Joel Tan, co-founder of western grill stall Jofa Grill.

12 coffee shops complete toilet renovations, begin deep cleaning with NEA grants

Cleaners (in red), supervised by a trainer (in blue) from Ascendo Academy, clean a mirror at the common wash basin of the newly renovated toilet at Rong Fa Coffeeshop at Clementi West Street 2 pictured on May 15, 2026. (Pls note, female cleaner and male trainer did not want to be named)

Khoo Teck Puat Hospital unveils new Kopitiam-themed patient lounge for elderly patients

Khoo Teck Puat Hospital partnered with Kopitiam to launch their first coffee shop-themed patient lounge.

Man loses share of rent from Yishun coffee shop as sisters win appeal over late mum’s estate

Mr Tia Oon Lai, 70, had sought 50 per cent of the rent his mother collected from 1998 to 2018, which he claimed was about $7 million.

5 taken to hospital, ATMs hit by power outage after Hougang coffee shop fire

Several stalls in a coffee shop at Block 106 Hougang Avenue 1 caught fire early on May 5.

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