Renowned US specialty coffee brand Blue Bottle Coffee is set to open its first café in Singapore at Japanese retailer LUMINE’s flagship store in Raffles City Shopping Center.
“We will share the opening date and hours soon, so please stay tuned for further updates,” the firm said in an announcement on Wednesday.
This would mark the brand’s first café in Southeast Asia, it added.
The new café will replace Blue Bottle Coffee’s temporary gift shop, which opened last August as the brand’s entry point into the city-state, .
Founded in 2002 as a small coffee cart in California, Blue Bottle Coffee has since expanded across the U.S., Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and China.
Its Singapore debut comes through a partnership with LUMINE. Several of the chain’s cafés in Japan are also located within shopping centers operated by the retailer.
The brand, which calls itself a “destination for coffee lovers,” is expected to feature a seasonally curated espresso menu at its upcoming shop, according to AsiaOne.
It might also serve snacks like lemon poppy seed pound cake and candied orange scones.
