SKOSH Cafe

SKOSH is a minimalist, Japanese-inspired café on the ground floor of NAFA Campus 1 on Bencoolen Street, decked out in light wood with seating for about 50. It is known for onigiri, sandos and specialty matcha, and it fills up quickly at lunch with students from the arts school and office workers from around Bencoolen and Bras Basah.

Sandos come with fillings such as double egg mayo, chicken katsu, pork katsu, ebi tempura and wagyu yakiniku, and the onigiri range includes a breakfast version with sweet tamago, luncheon meat and hash brown wrapped in nori. The brunch and dinner menus add plates like truffle shoyu chicken karaage, chicken katsu and waffle, mentaiko tater tots, a salmon avocado stack and an okonomi-rosti. Iced Uji matcha lattes are a staple, with oat milk available for a small surcharge. Most mains have been priced under S$25, and the café is not halal-certified.

SKOSH takes pick-up orders through its own online store, a practical way to skip the lunchtime wait and collect sandos or onigiri on the go. The café is at #01-15, 80 Bencoolen Street, about three minutes' walk from Bencoolen MRT and also close to Rochor and Dhoby Ghaut stations. It has been reported as open daily from 9am to 9pm, with brunch served until mid-afternoon and dinner from 5pm. It suits students, nearby office staff and anyone in the Bugis and Bras Basah area after a light Japanese-style meal.