One of the number of new cafes opening in the Tanjong Pagar area in the past month or so is FiftyFive Coffee Bar. Its opening hours are, amusingly, 9.55 am to 5.55 pm.

The specials are what caught my attention. Pipagao is a viscous, black cough syrup that I took as a child. Here, it is used to concoct the 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗼 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲 ($8.50). Unfortunately the Pipagao’s minty flavour was too strong and I could hardly detect the strawberry milk or espresso.

The 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗸𝗮 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗼 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲 ($7.50) fared better. Initially I only tasted the sweet scent of the honey, but as I drank further, the savoury profile of the miso milk shone through. The combination was very palatable.

Perhaps I’ll stick to a normal coffee; the Pipagao drink isn’t my cup of tea… or cough syrup.