The stall
From petroleum to kopi
Lawrence Tan brokered petroleum until 2016. Early the next year he took unit #B1-49 in the basement of Golden Mile Food Centre and opened Kopi More.
The stall runs on one man. Orders are ground fresh and pulled two cups at a time, which is why the queue moves the way it does.
Since 2017
One-man stall
#B1-49
The craft
An espresso machine, not a coffee sock
Nanyang kopi is usually brewed through a cloth sock. Here it goes through a calibrated espresso machine. The blend — Indonesian Robusta and Colombian Arabica, roasted with sugar and margarine — comes out with a chestnut crema.
The same blend is sold by the bag, to brew at home.
“I don't know where to get a better kopi-O for SG$1.50 in Singapore.”
— Tony Johor Kaki, May 2017, four stars. The price has moved since; the verdict holds.