{"id":266,"date":"2021-09-21T18:34:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T17:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/?p=266"},"modified":"2023-08-06T09:38:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T08:38:18","slug":"the-alchemist-coffee-khong-guan-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/21\/the-alchemist-coffee-khong-guan-building\/","title":{"rendered":"The Alchemist Coffee @ Khong Guan building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>#throwbackpost<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I saw someone in Facebook going to The Alchemist Coffee and I thought the building looks quite cute.  I was also looking forward to great coffee.  Hence I jio-ed Hubby to go dating there one weekend. (only to know that he has gone there before &#8211; not with me)  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The place was quite small and I was originally pleased to smell the roasting of coffee.  I think in total, they had less than 20 seats (not tables, seats).  We ordered 2 flat whites and 2 pastries.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7047-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7047-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7047-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7047-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7047-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7047-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I only took pic of mine coz mine has latte art though a bit fail kind.  His was cold flat white.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was disappointed with the coffee as it was not aromatic enough.  It was a tad too sourish too.  Hubby was disappointed too.  The pastries were not heated up and there is no wow factor.  All in all, F&amp;B was disappointing here.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily, they had rather nice ceiling.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/759aa664-5691-454b-8754-b2b23c1ede08-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/759aa664-5691-454b-8754-b2b23c1ede08-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/759aa664-5691-454b-8754-b2b23c1ede08-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/759aa664-5691-454b-8754-b2b23c1ede08-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/759aa664-5691-454b-8754-b2b23c1ede08-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/759aa664-5691-454b-8754-b2b23c1ede08.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7055-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7055-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7055-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7055-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7055-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7055-1539x2048.jpg 1539w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7055-scaled.jpg 1923w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My thoughts: how come coffee &amp; food meh but still can open cafe leh?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since it was a journey from home to Khong Guan building, we chilled a bit and took our time with our coffee and pastries.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7057-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7057-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7057-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7057-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7057-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7057-1539x2048.jpg 1539w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7057-scaled.jpg 1923w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chilling with a book while he chilled with his Phone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7056-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7056-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7056-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7056-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7056-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_7056-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Really got read one.  Not posing only.  Not so effort.  This is \u201cGrown-up Pose\u201d by Sonya Lalli.  Easy to read novel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we left, there was a queue for the cafe.  (Which I didn\u2019t quite understand coz of the standard of what was provided.)  To make our trip worthwhile, we took more pictures even though the sun was very bright, which on the bright side, made the pictures very nice.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1e24b891-f5c2-40d4-9213-c742c420fa0c-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1e24b891-f5c2-40d4-9213-c742c420fa0c-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1e24b891-f5c2-40d4-9213-c742c420fa0c-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1e24b891-f5c2-40d4-9213-c742c420fa0c-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1e24b891-f5c2-40d4-9213-c742c420fa0c-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1e24b891-f5c2-40d4-9213-c742c420fa0c.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/477619b6-1783-48be-9cae-824d410947d4-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/477619b6-1783-48be-9cae-824d410947d4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/477619b6-1783-48be-9cae-824d410947d4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/477619b6-1783-48be-9cae-824d410947d4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/477619b6-1783-48be-9cae-824d410947d4.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Can someone help me photoshop away my finger?  Sun too bright I didn\u2019t see it then\u2026  \ud83e\udd7a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/f572cee2-17a6-44be-ab61-e0a22975bc8a-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/f572cee2-17a6-44be-ab61-e0a22975bc8a-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/f572cee2-17a6-44be-ab61-e0a22975bc8a-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/f572cee2-17a6-44be-ab61-e0a22975bc8a-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/joycelynsoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/f572cee2-17a6-44be-ab61-e0a22975bc8a.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u84dd\u5929\u767d\u4e91<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, go 1 time can already.  I would propose taking pics outside the building then go back Tai Seng MRT there have your meals\/ coffee.  The selling point was only the location.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alchemist HQ @ Khong Guan Building<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 MacTaggart Rd, Singapore, 368079<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mon to Fri: 8am to 5pm<br>Sat &amp; Sun: 9am to 6pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food: 2.5 out of 5 (coz can eat, just no wow)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drinks: 2 out of 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ambience: 3.5 out of 5 (ceiling nice. Deco not bad &#8211; industrial + minimalistic style)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deco (building in this case): 5 out of 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: all the above are my own opinions.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify\">#throwbackpost I saw someone in Facebook going to The Alchemist Coffee and I thought the building looks quite cute. 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