Pang Pang Kopi: Koufu Group’s latest toast and vegetarian all-day breakfast concept

By Shannon Yap December 13, 2024

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Kopi and toast
On a roll with its meatless dishes

If you’re always on the lookout for local coffee and traditional kaya toast sets, check out the new kid on the block at SingPost Centre — Pang Pang Kopi!

Officially opened on December 6, this all-new concept has a tantalising menu of local coffee, breakfast toast sets, and vegetarian dishes inspired by local Asian delights.

Pang Pang Kopi Singapore is the latest brainchild of Koufu Group — a familiar name name known for the chain of food courts and casual eateries under its belt.

Set against its cosy interiors and wooden chairs, Pang Pang Kopi is reminiscent of the nostalgic kopitiams back in the 1970s.

Pang Pang Kopi takes pride in its coffee and toast creations, in hopes of making its diners go “jin pang ah” (fragrant in Hokkien).

The store at Singpost Centre is the vegetarian all-day breakfast concept’s maiden outlet.

We also hear that there’s plans to become halal-certified, with more outlets opening early next year.

Kopi and toast

If you love to start your day with a caffeine fix — just like we do — you have to try its signature Pang Pang Waterfall kopi (S$3.60).

Brewed with 100% robusta coffee beans, the drink comes in a tall mug, with an overflowing amount of froth — a salivating visual for all coffee lovers!

Obviously, the best way to enjoy your kopi is with toast. At Pang Pang Kopi, its stand-outs are the Pang Pang signature kopi bun (S$2.60 a la carte) and steamed bun (S$3.20 a la carte).

When the signature kopi bun arrived at our table, we were greeted by a fragrant, comforting aroma of dark roast coffee.

The kopi bun sports two thick and moist slices of bread, layered with decadent homemade kaya and creamy butter that leaves us wanting for more.

By contrast, the steamed bun is a unique twist on the kopitiam-style traditional kaya toast.

Best enjoyed warm, the creamy kaya is sandwiched between soft fluffy steamed buns — that’s sliced into quarters — and comes with two slabs of cold butter on the side, so that you can slather on as much as you wish.

While you’re there, don’t sleep on Pang Pang signature egg tarts (S$2.20 for one, S$7.80 for four), which features glossy egg custard nestled within a crisp and flaky crust.

It’s comforting and nostalgic — a perfect sweet finish for breakfast!

On a roll with its meatless dishes

Besides toasts and bakes, Pang Pang Kopi also serves up local favourites with a vegetarian twist.

That includes a selection of meatless dishes from Hainanese curry cutlet rice (SS8.80) that comes with old-school nyonya chap chye and a sunny side-up egg, to the rich rendang curry pandan nasi lemak (S$8.80).

Between the two, we’d recommend the latter, as we were thoroughly impressed with Pang Pang Kopi’s plant-based take on the traditional dish.

Though the “rendang” is made entirely out of lion’s mane mushrooms, we were amazed at how much it tasted like chicken. Its mock ikan bilis, made from lightly battered fried mushrooms, is also packed with umami — overall, a hearty dish that tastes closely to the meat version!

There’s also a handful of vegetarian noodle options available, such as truffle gyoza la mian soup (S$10.80), original dry cutlet la mian (S$8.80), and mee rebus (S$6.80).

If you’re looking for a new all-day breakfast spot with pretty impressive vegetarian options, be sure to pop by Pang Pang Kopi at Paya Lebar for a taste of its rendition on local Asian delights!

This was an invited tasting.

For the latest eats, read about Star Western, the viral 24/7 coffee shop stall at Kovan, or the recent opening of Korea’s famous French-inspired bakery, Tous Les Jours at Northpoint City. Alternatively, check out the newest eats in Singapore.

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You can also book a ride to Pang Pang Kopi to try its traditional toasts and vegetarian food.