There seems to be an increasing popularity of Taiwanese-style breakfasts of the late, especially ever since the move of True Breakfast into Cuppage Plaza which has seen crowds getting into a queue just to have a taste of their Taiwanese-style breakfast store dishes. Newly-opened along South Bridge Road just right across Jin Yu Man Tang Dessert’s second outpost is Breakfast Hola!; the shophouse is located just a short walk away from Chinatown MRT Station, and is also a stone’s throw away from the upcoming Maxwell MRT Station along Thomson-East Coast Line Phase 3 that is scheduled to open later in the year. Being rather simply designed, the interior of the shophouse is bright and welcoming; splashes of yellow on the walls amidst the white base paint, and simple furniture exudes a cheerful and fun vibe. Breakfast Hola! serves up a menu that is split into categories such as toasts, thick slices (i.e. thick toasts), club sandwich, handmade egg crepe roll, and noodles and rice. Beverage options at Breakfast Hola! includes soy milk, coffee, tea and Milo.

We have went for several items, which includes the Homemade Taiwanese Egg Crepe Roll with Spicy Cai Poh, as well as the Authentic Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice (Small) — all of them are equally well-executed and delicious but the Garlic Butter Thick Slices really deserves a shoutout for how they have seemed to really went looking into the fine details of this one. Being a thick toast, we really liked how this one was just on-point on how the toasting was executed — the brown crust of the bread is especially light and crispy; yet the white bread itself is pillowy soft and incredibly fluffy. Where most other places would usually slather just a little bit of garlic butter over the bread, it seems like Breakfast Hola! did a pretty good job where the ratio of garlic butter to bread is done just right — the savoury notes of the garlic butter did not seem to just sit atop the surface of the white bread, but also somewhat absorbed for a good garlicky note that we found to be pretty punchy. Simple as it is, but what we really liked about this variant from Breakfast Hola! is how it is done right.

There is really no doubt behind much of what has been said about Breakfast Hola! so far — no doubt that there may be teething issues at times since they are still in the midst of ironing out the way to do things, but the food here is certainly comforting to the soul; executed with a lot of heart to serve patrons with the very best that they can offer. Hospitality is also pretty Taiwanese here — sincere and heartfelt despite being fuss-free since we visited at a time which they seemed to be relatively busy. Overall, a great place to head to for some seriously delicious Taiwanese fare — not in a position to comment how authentic they are, but definitely somewhere I would make a return visit for!