Alchemist Singapore: Coffee Made Accessible

We opened our doors with a small menu and a clear standard: coffee with clarity and intention. What started as a simple bar quickly became a daily ritual–built on careful sourcing, precise dialing and time spent with every guest.

We expanded our retail coffee bean offerings, making it easier for more people to enjoy specialty coffee at home. Accessibility became an important part of how we approached coffee beyond the bar.

Our second store opened at Hong Leong Building, further deepening our presence within Singapore’s CBD and allowing us to bring our approach to coffee to a wider everyday audience.

We opened our first roastery at Khong Guan Building, giving us greater control over sourcing and roasting. Cascara Tea was also introduced to our menu, offering an alternative way to experience coffee through the dried fruit of the coffee cherry.

During COVID, we adapted by launching our online store and Another Coffee, our ready-to-drink series (now discontinued). We also introduced Drip Bags, marking the beginning of our Ready to Brew series and making quality coffee easier to enjoy at home.

The Mill marked our first store designed in response to its surrounding architecture, while CIMB Plaza, our 6th store, strengthened our presence within Singapore’s CBD and fast-moving coffee culture.

We introduced the first edition of Fruit Cake, our seasonal Christmas blend, and began exploring collaborations with different creative concepts through a series of activations during our time at Design Orchard.

This year marked another chapter of growth within Singapore’s CBD with the opening of 71 Robinson, The Heeren, and Asia Square, expanding how and where people experienced Alchemist daily.

We opened Ocean Financial Centre and our first collaboration store with Arcade at Funan, while continuing to grow our Ready to Brew series through the launch of Capsules and Cascara Tea. This was also the year we expanded and moved our roastery from Khong Guan Building into our current HQ in Kaki Bukit.

We continued expanding across Singapore with Plaza Singapura and The Sail, while opening our first overseas stores in Tokyo and Taipei through Aoyama, Asakusa, and Dihua. This was also the year the Coffee Waste Initiative became part of our store design for the first time.

Our growth continued across Singapore, Tokyo, and Taipei with new stores at Square 2, SingPost Centre, Da’an, Kyobashi, and Dunhua, and now, Arab Street. We also expanded the Coffee Waste Initiative through the use of coffee waste and second-life materials across all stores opened this year.