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Kopi & Loti Tour: Behind-The-Scenes Look at Traditional Bread and Coffee Factories
4.9
7 Ratings
Singapore
An exclusive backstage tour to a timeless bread (loti) factory and a working coffee (kopi) roasting house, where you’ll meet the unsung heroes of the local kopi and loti industry.
A minimum of 4 participants is needed for the tours to start
An exclusive backstage tour to a timeless bread (loti) factory and a working coffee (kopi) roasting house, where you’ll meet the unsung heroes of the local kopi and loti industry.
A minimum of 4 participants is needed for the tours to start
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Bedok - Visit a coffee roasting factory to learn about the local kopi industry, the tricks of the trade, roasting techniques, and a sampling of kopi ‘O’ or black coffee.
- Paya Lebar - Just as popular, is our visit to a local bread factory where only five remain. Here, Tribe gives you a behind-the-scenes walk through to explain this oldie but…
- Bedok - Visit a coffee roasting factory to learn about the local kopi industry, the tricks of the trade, roasting techniques, and a sampling of kopi ‘O’ or black coffee.
- Paya Lebar - Just as popular, is our visit to a local bread factory where only five remain. Here, Tribe gives you a behind-the-scenes walk through to explain this oldie but goodie and why these are different from the mass produced bread off the shelves. If you love old retro stuff that is fast going out of fashion, you will love to see the old equipment and wooden boards still used at old factories like these.
What's Included
- Snacks provided
- Snacks provided
Location
69 Pagoda St
Pagoda Street
Outside Bee Cheng Hiang (Chinatown MRT Exit A)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(7 Ratings)
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May 29, 2022
A Local’s Guide to Disappearing Trades - We had a wonderful tour with Kenneth. He was very knowledgeable about the history and culture of the various disappearing trades we visited. We got to try some unique snacks that we probably would not have discovered on our own. Highly recommend this tour!
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Catherine
Aug 8, 2021
Chinatown murder game - It’s fun way to get to know & explore Chinatown! It’s really burning questions! He walk us through Chinatown with the history behind every area!
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Powellsia
Mar 30, 2021
Very authentic experience with hilarious and engaging guide - This was for us a very enjoyable tour. Our guide, Boon was very engaging - he shared lots of interesting anecdotes, little stories and fun facts without being overwhelming. Personally, I loved his dry sense of humour and very gentle demeanor. He was also very clear and communicative as to what to do when we reached the stops.
For the Kopi & Loti tour, we went to three places on coach: a traditional coffee roaster, Chinatown Complex to see different snack sellers and a traditional bread bakery. All of them featured experienced owners who were passionate about their various trades, and it was inspiring to share that space and watch them in action.
The tour itself was also extremely well-organized. There was never a slow moment - from the get-go, we were provided with audio sets so we could hear Boon all the way. At every stop, we were serenaded with free samples, which were all very tasty (especially the pig ear biscuits, which are youtiao in biscuit form + the traditional bread). Our orders were also taken on the coach and served out in a timely manner when we reached Chinatown Complex.
All in all, my girlfriend and I deeply enjoyed the trip, the guide and the free samples! Would recommend for those who love food and learning abit about Singapore history too.
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Tessa
Mar 29, 2021
Rediscovering Singapore - Boon was a really good tour guide that explained the history of the foods and places we went to. He was funny and entertaining as well :-) Highly recommend! Especially if you’re looking for something to do while stuck in Singapore!
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725juliat
Jan 7, 2021
interesting and educational tour - bakery & kopi n paper house making. Sad to hear for some disappearing trade in Singapore. Boon is a hood tourleader.
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G0504122
Oct 9, 2020
Fun local tour - Our guide Helen is very knowledgeable and she made the tour fun by engaging us in a coffee lingo quiz. I also liked that we started the tour with a local breakfast with bread and coffee from the places that we were about to visit.
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Lincarol2018
Jan 10, 2022
Interesting kopi and loti tour - Andros was knowledgeable and gave a very detailed explanation throughout the tour. The tour started on time as scheduled and everything went smoothly. It was an eye opening experience to visit the coffee roasting factory and bakery.
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