Student-Friendly Restos and Cafes in Singapore for Your Next Study Sesh

Studying can be expensive, especially in college, but being a student can also help you save a lot of cash if you know how to maximize student promos and discounts. Check out these student-friendly restos and café in Singapore.

For Healthy Food Options

Dosirak

Looking for a healthy meal with no more than 500 calories? Head to Dosirak where students can choose their Korean-style lunch bowls. This student-friendly resto in Singapore is popular for homemade kimchi and the modern flavor of sauces.

You can also pick a signature bowl of Bibimbap to create your own recipe that comes in variations like meat, fish, and vegan. This is paired with rice and five sides of your choice.

Location: OUE Downtown Gallery, 6A Shenton Way, Singapore

NamNam

This student-friendly resto in Singapore offers affordable and healthy foods. You can check out its variety of pho noodles that cost S$7.90 each. It offers various Vietnamese foods without any added MSG (except the sauces). Moreover, NamNam is practices sustainability by avoiding single-use plastics.

You can check NamNam’s outlets across Singapore, including Raffles City, Wheelock Place, Plaza Singapura, and Takashimaya.

Location: 68 Orchard Rd, #01-55, Singapore

For Student Food Discounts and Deals

Crown Bakery & Cafe

Serving wholesome and consistently good loaves of bread and pastries, Crown Bakery & Café is a student-friendly café in Singapore that offers a 10% discount for students along with one-hour complimentary Wi-Fi.

Most of its products are made from the finest ingredients such as French mill wheat flour, Hokkaido Kitanokaori flour, German sourdough, French butter, and direct-from-farm honey. The café’s must-try foods are homemade cookies, raspberry brioche, choco orange bagels, and many more.

Location: 557 Bukit Timah Road, #01-03, Crown Centre, Singapore

d’Good Café

If you’re looking for a good deal of discounts for students, visit d’Good Café in Holland Village. Established in 2012, the two-storey coffee shop has a carefully curated selection of manually brewed and cold dripped beverages. Its hearty cafe classics also gained an award from the Australian International Coffee Awards.

You can hang out or study with your classmates at the café’s homely space with swing seats by the window and take pleasure in their signature foods including maple sea salt cheesecake, buttermilk chicken wings, Deutsch skillet pancakes, homemade tiramisu, and a lot more.

The cafe is open daily from 10 AM to 10:30 PM only.

Location: 273 Holland Avenue, #02-01/02, Singapore

Cafés Perfect for Studying

City Sprouts

Combining urban farming with dining, City Sprouts is one of the go-to places among students looking for distraction-free spots.

This place is the open-air canteen of the former Henderson Primary School Campus. It also houses five F&B businesses including Pyroast, O-Kome, Dirty Buns, Lok-Kol, Meat & Greet.

Diners are free to customize their seating arrangement and use the amenities including Wi-Fi, projector, and sound system.

Location: 102 Henderson Rd, Singapore

Commune Café

Commune Café is perfect for students who love coffee. You can enjoy its menu bundles including grain bowls, smoothie bowls, coffee, and cold brew sets.

Its secluded and relaxed ambiance makes it a perfect place to study while listening to weekend records and sipping a cup of your favorite drink.

Location: 9 Raffles Boulevard Singapore, Singapore

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