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The Coffee Roaster The Coffee Roaster is a coffee shop dedicated to creating exceptional coffee experiences for its patrons. Founded by Swee Heng and his mother, the establishment began with humble beginnings in early 2014 when they decided to pursue their dream of entering the specialty coffee business. The first outlet opened in International Plaza, Tanjong Pagar, under the name The Coffee Roaster, reflecting their commitment to serving coffee with authenticity.

Operating as part of The Coffee Roaster Group, which includes TCR Cafe at NUS AS8 and TCR Academy along with a baking unit called The Baker's Gallery, the company has grown from a modest start. Initially facing steep learning curves due to lack of experience in technical knowledge and business operations, Swee Heng and his team worked tirelesslyโ€”often putting in up to 16-hour daysโ€”to ensure they delivered high-quality beverages while balancing the demands of university studies. Their dedication underscores their mission to provide an amazing coffee experience for everyone they serve.
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We flex with foam ๐Ÿ’ชFeaturing Latte Art 4 (LA4) designs - mountain scenery, butterfly, rose
30/05/2026

We flex with foam ๐Ÿ’ช

Featuring Latte Art 4 (LA4) designs - mountain scenery, butterfly, rose

20/05/2026

Good vibes, great coffee, even better treats. โ˜•โœจ
Just another reason to hang out at the cafe.

๐Ÿ“ TCR Cafe @ NUS AS8
โฐ๏ธ Weekdays, 8am - 5.30pm

๐—ง๐—–๐—ฅ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ - ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐ŸฒOur Latte Art 1 (LA1) and Latte Art 2 (LA2) Courses for June 2026 are now open for sign...
09/05/2026

๐—ง๐—–๐—ฅ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ - ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ

Our Latte Art 1 (LA1) and Latte Art 2 (LA2) Courses for June 2026 are now open for sign-ups! Head over to thecoffeeroaster.sg/book-online for registration! ๐Ÿ’ฅ

โœจ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปโœจ
TCR Latte Art Course Syllabus is designed with learning continuity as our central focus. We start with building solid fundamentals and excellent pour techniques, stepping up to the next level of difficulty as we progress. Eventually, we move on to combination designs, where we create beautiful animals such as Seahorse, Butterfly, Queen Bee & Pegasus!

๐Ÿ† ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐Ÿ†
Latte Art Courses will be taught by Mr Ang Swee Heng, founder of The Coffee Roaster Group. He has been a consecutive finalist in Singapore Latte Art Championships 2018-19 and even achieved first runner-up in the regional FHA Latte Art Showdown 2018! Having trained more than 8000 students, he is known for his encouraging stance in class and his sharp observations to customise feedback for individual students.

โญ๏ธ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€โญ๏ธ
Let our past graduates tell you about their experience, and how Latte Art Courses have benefited their long-term coffee journey! Itโ€™s not a coincidence how numerous students have shared their fantastic reviews of our classes, and many of them are still progressing their skills with us!

If you envision yourself pouring amazing Pegasus & Seahorse patterns in future, the best time to start is NOW! No matter whether youโ€™re currently struggling with latte art, or looking to start your coffee crafting journey, let our experience and expertise guide you along!

โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ
Venue: TCR Infinity Coffee Studios
1092 Lower Delta Road, #03-11, S169203
Registration Mode: TCR Website (https://www.thecoffeeroaster.sg/book-online)

๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜ โ€” ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ง๐—–๐—ฅ ๐—˜๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ: ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ข๐—ก๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ $๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿด (๐—จ.๐—ฃ. $๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ)๐‘ป๐’‚๐’Œ๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐‘ฌ๐’”...
08/04/2026

๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜ โ€” ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ

๐—ง๐—–๐—ฅ ๐—˜๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ: ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ
๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ข๐—ก๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ $๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿด (๐—จ.๐—ฃ. $๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ)
๐‘ป๐’‚๐’Œ๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐‘ฌ๐’”๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’ ๐‘ฎ๐’‚๐’Ž๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’†๐’™๐’• ๐’๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’.

Workshop Programme:
(i) Deep Dive into Brewing Variables
(ii) Tasting Extraction Flaws: Under- & Over-Extraction
(iii) Hands-on Calibration: Dialing in an Espresso Blend
(iv) Final Challenge - Mystery Coffee Calibration

The Mystery Coffee Challenge recreates a common scenario faced by home baristas โ€” opening a new bag of beans and navigating the challenge of dialing in the perfect shot.

Upcoming Schedule:
2 May 2026 (Sat) - 1pm to 3pm
27 June 2026 (Sat) - 2pm to 4pm

Workshop Fees: $168/pax (U.P. $220)
โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ
Venue: TCR Infinity Coffee Studios
Registration Mode: TCR Website (https://www.thecoffeeroaster.sg/service-page/espressoadvanced)

Strawberry went first, matcha followed...chaos ensued ๐Ÿ“โ˜˜๏ธApril Fool's Day - a little mischief in the air, but we're serv...
01/04/2026

Strawberry went first, matcha followed...chaos ensued ๐Ÿ“โ˜˜๏ธ

April Fool's Day - a little mischief in the air, but we're serving the real deal.

๐Ÿ’ฅ๐—•๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ-๐—™๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐——๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐—ง๐—–๐—ฅ ๐—˜๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ข๐—ก๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ $๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด (๐—จ.๐—ฃ. $๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ)๐‘ป๐’‚๐’Œ๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’‡๐’Š๐’“๐’”๐’• ๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’‘ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐‘ฌ๐’”๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’ ๐‘ฑ๐’๐’–๐’“...
30/03/2026

๐Ÿ’ฅ๐—•๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ-๐—™๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐——๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ๐Ÿ’ฅ

๐—ง๐—–๐—ฅ ๐—˜๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ
๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ข๐—ก๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ $๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด (๐—จ.๐—ฃ. $๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ)
๐‘ป๐’‚๐’Œ๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’‡๐’Š๐’“๐’”๐’• ๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’‘ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐‘ฌ๐’”๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’ ๐‘ฑ๐’๐’–๐’“๐’๐’†๐’š!

Explore the 2 Fundamental Barista Skills:
(i) Espresso Extraction
(ii) Milk Frothing

Upcoming Schedule for April to May 2026:
18 April 2026 (Sat) - 2pm to 4pm
2 May 2026 (Sat) - 9am to 11am

Workshop fees: $128/ pax (U.P. $180)
โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ
Venue: TCR Infinity Coffee Studios
Registration Mode: TCR Website (https://www.thecoffeeroaster.sg/book-online)

A slow conversation, over ice๐Ÿ“ TCR Cafe @ NUS AS8โฐ๏ธ Weekdays, 8am - 5.30pm
19/03/2026

A slow conversation, over ice

๐Ÿ“ TCR Cafe @ NUS AS8
โฐ๏ธ Weekdays, 8am - 5.30pm

Planning your next quarterโ€™s team bonding activities?Give your team something different to look forward to.At The Coffee...
16/03/2026

Planning your next quarterโ€™s team bonding activities?

Give your team something different to look forward to.

At The Coffee Roaster Academy, our Corporate Team Bonding Coffee Workshop brings colleagues together through a fun, hands-on experience where teams learn the art of brewing great coffee while working together.

โ˜• Learn barista skills together
๐Ÿค Take on interactive coffee challenges
๐Ÿ’ฌ Strengthen team connections
โœจ Enjoy the coffee you create as a team

Perfect for departments looking to recharge, reconnect and start the next quarter on a strong note.

Because when teams brew together, they work better together.

๐Ÿ“ฉ Reach out to us to plan your next team bonding session!

Golden, flaky, and fresh out of the oven โœจ๐ŸฅAt The Coffee Roaster Cafe @ NUS AS8, our pastries are baked fresh daily - pe...
11/03/2026

Golden, flaky, and fresh out of the oven โœจ๐Ÿฅ

At The Coffee Roaster Cafe @ NUS AS8, our pastries are baked fresh daily - perfect for those in-between lecture breaks, quick breakfast runs, or a little treat after surviving a long tutorial.

Pro tip: Pastries + coffee = the ultimate campus survival combo.

๐Ÿ“TCR Cafe NUS AS8
โฐ Weekdays, 8am - 5:30pm

Looking for a team bonding activity thatโ€™s actually engaging?Skip the usual and bring your team to The Coffee Roaster Ac...
07/03/2026

Looking for a team bonding activity thatโ€™s actually engaging?

Skip the usual and bring your team to The Coffee Roaster Academy for a hands-on coffee workshop designed for connection, collaboration and plenty of fun.

โ˜• Learn the basics of espresso and latte art
๐Ÿค Take on fun coffee challenges as a team
๐Ÿ’ฌ Connect through a shared learning experience
โœจ Enjoy great coffee made by your own team

No coffee experience needed - just bring your team and weโ€™ll take care of the rest.

Perfect for companies looking to build stronger relationships, boost morale and create memorable moments together.

Because great teams, like great coffee, are brewed with care.

๐Ÿ“ฉ Enquire with us to plan your corporate workshop!

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The Coffee Roaster is a delightful haven for coffee enthusiasts, dedicated to crafting exceptional coffee experiences for every guest. Founded by Swee Heng and his mother, this charming establishment began its journey in 2014 with a simple yet profound mission: to serve coffee with sincerity and passion.

From its humble beginnings in International Plaza, The Coffee Roaster has grown into a beloved destination for those seeking high-quality specialty coffee. The founders poured their hearts into the business, working tirelessly to ensure that each cup served reflects their commitment to excellence. Their dedication is evident in the meticulous attention given to every aspect of the coffee-making process.

At The Coffee Roaster, customers can expect not only expertly brewed beverages but also a warm and inviting atmosphere that makes every visit special. Whether you're grabbing a quick cup on the go or settling in for a leisurely chat with friends, the ambiance is perfect for enjoying your favorite brew.

Additionally, The Coffee Roaster Group operates TCR Cafe @ NUS AS8 and TCR Academy, further showcasing their passion for coffee education and community engagement. With an emphasis on quality and customer satisfaction, The Coffee Roaster continues to be a standout choice for anyone looking to indulge in amazing coffee experiences in Singapore.

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