The buzz: A recent addition to the River Valley area, this tidy spot is founded by Teng Ei Liang of Truffs fame, an I-S Pick in our Sweet Spots Guide 2012; chocolate addicts will already know what we’re talking about.

The vibe: Minimal and cozy, with mint green wooden chairs, a bar counter with cupcakes in glass stands displayed upfront and a bright red coffee machine sitting pretty behind it; just how you’d imagine your local café to be (if you lived somewhere like Sydney).

The food: Despite Teng’s training at Le Cordon Bleu, the menu is anything but classic. It’s more a pastiche of stuff, there are Brit faves like Fish & Chips ($24; hopefully they’ll start putting the vinegar in sauce bottles by our next visit) and Bangers & Mash ($20), steak frites ($32), as well as items inspired by Japanese flavors: namely, mentaiko spaghetti with chicken yakitori ($24) and scrumptiously fatty braised Kurobuta pork belly atop cha soba ($25).

The drinks: Mostly New World wines (from $12/glass, $50/bottle) from Oz, Chile and New Zealand, plus a decent list of original cocktails (from $18) like the Gin & Jade ($18) and their Breakfast Cocktail ($20), a concoction of English Breakfast tea-infused Smirnoff, Grand Marnier, fresh-squeezed lemon juice tempered with orange marmalade (we’d like that for breakfast, please).

Why you’ll be back: Despite the steep prices, the laidback vibe and comforting pub grub make it a reliable standby.

Last orders at 2:30pm and 9:30pm