Passepartout presents globally-inspired brunch flavours
Look, we get it—travel has been off the cards for the better part of a year now and we’re feeling antsy to indulge our wanderlust. As one of the most quintessential experiences of travelling centres around the flavourful offerings of one’s desired destination, why not take your taste buds travelling at Passepartout instead? Named after the fictional character in Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days, the petite café oozes Parisian bistro charms, but you’ll find much more than just French fare on its focused menu.
Shocking (but surprisingly welcome) for such a small establishment, the team at Passepartout crafts almost everything from scratch, including their rotating flavours of ice cream and seasonal pastries, with an attention to detail that is admirable. Highlights from the menu include the globally-inspired mains of Calcutta ($118), an Indian-influenced take on the Southern classic of chicken and waffles with butter chicken and spiced masala waffles, and Yokohama ($158), a heart-warming bowl of Japanese comfort flavours, featuring toasted rice patties, pickled daikon, onsen eggs, and tender slabs of char siu in a mouth-watering tare (垂れ) glaze.
Don’t leave without tasting from the beverage menu; the thoughtfully hand-picked selection of teas and the Avo-gato ($60)—affogato served with homemade avocado ice cream—are stunners, as is the Cino ($50), a modern take on the traditional yuenyeung (鴛鴦; a classic Hong Kong-style beverage blend of coffee and tea).
Passepartout Brunch & Coffee, Shop 2, G/F, Chung Wai Commercial Building, 447–449 Lockhart Road