Cafe Monochrome (Chinatown)

I’m a restaurant chef/owner that loves traveling for food, especially with all the nearly 300 Michelin restaurants here!! Came across this place scrolling on google maps with a very interesting concept that just satisfies the generations of today which makes this a globally famous place for Millenials, Gen Z and Gen X! Some of the older folk think it’s just a cafe and are bewildered to see people taking photos around the restaurant 😂 Love the monochrome, love the free flowing easy going music choices, very instagrammable food that deserves to be shared with the world. Thank you for making this such an easy experience from check in seating, ordering and receiving these colorful foods!

This restaurant has a very unique theme, their restaurant looks like it was hand-drawn. Their Ragu Pasta tastes really good! The Monochrome’s Brunch was not bad, but I feel the waffles could be crispier. 😋 Their fries is crispy but abit hard but can taste the truffle 🍟 Overall, i think is okay. Worth a try if you are nearby 🤩 Would go back to try more pasta flavours if i am nearby! 😛

Very Instagrammable spot with overpriced drinks. I liked the concept and theme of 2D art and the props that customers can take pictures with but the drink did not stand out. The strawberry matcha latte ($8.50 SGD = ~$6.62) lacked the strong grassy flavor I look for and tasted diluted. I did like the big chunks of strawberries in the strawberry puree, but it did not add any sweetness to the latte (overall, the drink had no sweetness to it either).

The store manager was very entertaining and welcoming to guests, even assisting us on what to do for pictures and stuff. The food was also great! We had the pesto and chicken alfredo, and both tasted nice. I lowkey expected the place to be just ig worthy, but it was worth the visit.

I ordered the rosti and rose pasta — both were disappointing. The rosti wasn’t even crispy; it was soggy and wet. I initially came in because the place looked nice, so I took a few photos before sitting down. But the waitress immediately told me to order first before taking pictures, and the tone was unnecessarily rude. It honestly made me feel unwelcome. The drinks didn’t help either. Both the strawberry matcha and uji matcha were extremely diluted. I even asked if the strawberry was homemade and was told yes, but the moment I tasted it, it was so sour and tasted exactly like bottled strawberry jam from RedMan. Overall, not a good experience. I won’t be coming back and I wouldn’t recommend this place.

Nice place to hang and chill with friends. Staff very nice and allowed us to chat after buying food. Interesting concept. Food bit too salty for my preference, slightly pricey but expected of tourist area. Drinks were nice though

The 2D paint is quite a novel concept that was executed beautifully - I’d recommend everyone should check out the cafe at least once. The lighting is very well thought out inside too - no harsh contrast or shadows. Every wall does look 2D. However, the matcha was really lacking. I’m sorry but putting (strawberry) fruit jams - instead of real strawberry purée - and bubbles (in the mango one) in matcha really took it out of the drinks. The latte on its own was decent. If the owner takes my feedback, I hope you use real fruit purées instead - your item will sell. Another thing - I empathize that the kitchen is small, and they serve food on top of other things. But it took way too long for 3 cups of matcha. Overall I would come back to introduce the place to a new friend.

The place was quite compact but indeed instragrammable. The crayfish pasta look like chilli crab sauce but taste average. The pizza was crunchy as it fill with fried paper rice skin, it tastes not too bad.