This one is one that Punggol Coast residents have probably been looking forward to its opening the most for a while now — whilst the hoarding for renovation works for Woke by Wake The Crew had been up for quite a period of time ever since Tower 98 of Punggol Digital District had first opened its doors to the public, the cafe had only managed to officially open in the past couple of weeks. Best known for their cold brew coffee concentrates, Wake The Crew had mostly been seen around pop-up locations before the establishment of their very first cafe concept at Punggol Coast — this also marks their first time operating a brick-and-mortar location locally. Woke by Wake The Crew is located in the same block as where the FairPrice Finest supermarket is situated at there; they are neighbours with the outlet of 87 Just Thai there as well. Whilst their focus would still be in their specialty coffee offerings where roasted beans, cold brews and cold brew concentrates are available via retail, they also do serve up an extensive range of beverages segmented into Coffee, Crafted, Tea, and Non-Caffeine categories. Woke by Wake The Crew also serves up light food to go along with their beverages, with the menu featuring categories such as Bread, Savoury and Sweet.

Part of the line-up of Bread that Woke by Wake The Crew has to offer would be their Charcoal Sourdough Stack — we went for the Pesto Triple Cheese which features charcoal-infused sourdough (hence the jet black aesthetic of the bread), whilst it features a mix of three different types of cheeses all melted and a pesto spread in between. The Pesto Triple Cheese offers no surprises here considering how it is simply made as an item that is simple and comforting whilst being a crowd pleaser; taking a bite into the sandwich, we did find that charcoal sourdough to come with a firm bite and a good crunch on the edges — there is some tension in the bread itself though it is still pretty easy to chew apart. In between, the triple cheese does provide a little bit of that cheese pull that one would expect to get in a typical grilled cheese sandwich. The savouriness from the cheese is matched up with the flavours of the pesto spread that hints of notes of basil and garlic which adds another dimension of savouriness, nuttiness and a slight zing to the sandwich which is all familiar, but still satisfying.