Sinpopo Brand @ Joo Chiat Road

brand

Sinpopo was a notorious nightclub on Tanjong Katong Road, but it's now the name of a new, squeaky-clean eatery along the neighbouring Joo Chiat Road. (Source: Soshiok) Enamoured by the nostalgia that Sinpopo has, think G.O.D., My Jotter Book and the likes of Food Republic, Sinpopo is easy to like at first glance. Corners of the cafe are filled with items like posters of yesteryears, tinkats and down to the furniture, they all aim to tug at the heartstrings of the older generation. Sinpopo Brand joins the stables of Awfully Chocolate and Nine Thirty as the new kiddo.

famous telly

I spy something famous - the must have on any Growing Up set. If anyone from the eighties remembers, there used to be a Channel 5 drama that went on for quite forever and I remember the television most! 

sinpopo

Dessert or mains?

tables

A cafe with tables small enough for a quick bite. 

counter

A very welcoming counter.

tins

Old school tins.

birds nest

So old school - I only remember drinking these from cans.

take a card

Taking a stab at its nightclub origins.

menu

Tick away!



pulut hitam

Pulut Hitam with Coconut Icecream ($5.90)

Served lukewarm, this was a tad sweet and ordinary at best. The coconut icecream was pedestrian and I may have had a better rendition elsewhere.

gula melaka

Gula Melaka Soft Jelly ($4.90)

jelly

A first I'm seeing on any menu, we had a go at this obviously honey-ed number. Barely like jell-o, this disintegrates too quickly to even say jell-o. Sweet, sweet and all sweet is what this is.

Ordinary desserts with an extraordinary purpose. Reconnecting with the past is what we diners seek to do. I spotted an elderly man on walking stick leaving without finishing his nasi lemak. I reckon the disappointment is felt across board.

458 Joo Chiat Road
Sinpopo Brand

Comments

  1. Interesting and nice decor but food is lackluster.

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  2. @SG Food on Foot: IKR! Sigh, what a pity...they could have done greater things with good food.

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