If you’re hankering for ice cream and waffles, Creamier is one of the top go-tos, with an array of inventive handcrafted ice creams and freshly baked waffles flaunting crisp exteriors, and soft centres.

Dig into ice creams like Speculoos Cookie Butter, Okinawa Sea Salt Brown Sugar, Roasted Pistachio and Plain Ole Chocolate.

Creamier is at multiple locations including Toa Payoh, Gillman Barracks, Yong Siak Street, and Northshore Plaza II. Visit its website for locations and more information.

One of the most Instagrammable waffles on this list goes to The Populus: Coffee & Food Co’s sundae waffles, which come topped with a towering soft-serve drenched in sauces and even edible blooms.

You can expect a 20-minute wait for the Populus Sundaes (all $14++, additional $5++ for waffle) with ice cream choices like Lemon & White Chocolate Sundae, Dark Chocolate Sundae, and Strawberry & Elderflower Sundae, but it’ll likely be worth the wait. In the meantime, you can check out its other signatures like the Populus French Toast and All Day Big Breakkie or Buckwheat Pancakes to quell your rumbling tummy.

Populus Coffee is at 146 Neil Rd, Singapore 088875. Visit its website for more information.

Serving up New York-style breakfast-and-brunch fare, Clinton Street Baking has a repertoire of hearty options that include brioche French toast with fresh fruits, pancake stacks, eggs benny and yes, the classic chicken and waffles ($21++).

Juicy fried chicken sits atop a soft vanilla buttermilk waffle, and is then drizzled with lashings of honey-Tabasco sauce and served with warm maple butter. And if that’s not enough to fill your tummy, you can add on with sides like your choice of eggs, bacon, onion rings, biscuits with butter and hand-cut fries.  The waffle is only served for lunch and dinner from 11.30am.

Clinton Street Baking Co. & Restaurant is at 31 Purvis St, Singapore 188608, and 59 Jalan Pemimpin, Singapore 577218 (the latter is for delivery and pick-up only, no dine-in). Visit its website for more information. 

Tiong Bahru Bakery is best known for its light buttery croissants and other viennoiseries, but if you’re swinging by the Tiong Bahru Bakery Diner at Raffles City, save some room for the sourdough waffle.

Delightfully airy and chewy with a slight tang thanks to the use of a 160-year-old sourdough starter, there’s a savoury option ($23) with bacon and a fried egg. Or you can go for the sweet confection with Thai mango, lemongrass chantilly, caramelised almonds, and salted butter caramel sauce for a delightful flavour bomb.

Tiong Bahru Bakery Diner is at #B1-11 Raffles City Shopping Centre, Singapore 179103. Visit its website for more information.

Ice cream parlour Apiary draws crowds for its delectable ice creams made from scratch. Think luscious flavours like Sicilian pistachio, 73% Dark chocolate, Ferrero Rocher and its namesake Apiary, which is a marriage of honey and crunchy cacao nibs, priced from $4.20 a scoop.

Order its made-to-order brown butter waffles ($6) to accompany your frozen treats, which are warm, light and crispy, and lean more savoury.

Apiary is at 84 Neil Road, Singapore 088844, and #01-02 Jubilee Square, 61 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8, Singapore 569814. Visit its website for more information.

If you like your waffles loaded, Twenty Grammes cafe is one to check out. It’s best known for thick and substantial waffles, which come with a slew of toppings.

There are the Smores buttermilk waffles ($15++) crowned with toasted marshmallows, chocolate hazelnut sauce and a graham cracker, as well as Ham & Cheese ($12.50++), Smoked Duck Takoyaki ($18++), and Brown Butter Mandy ($15++), with caramelised apples, brown butter crumble and vanilla gelato.

The cafe also doles out a slew of mouthwatering bakes, from bundt cakes to tartlets and viennoiseries.

Twenty Grammes is at 753 North Bridge Rd, Singapore 198721. Visit its website for more information.

Served warm and crisp, Fatcat Ice Cream Bar’s signature charcoal waffles served with dried lavender and salted caramel sauce ($6.50) are crowd favourites, but it’s also recently rolled out these adorable burgers with its handcrafted ice cream sandwiched between two bun-like waffles.

You can add on with ice cream ($4.50 for a scoop or $8.50 for a double scoop), with flavours like Blackforest & Strawberry Basil, Butterbeer, and Hay & Honey.

Fatcat Ice Cream Bar is at 416 Bedok North Ave 2, #01-25, Singapore 460416, and 15 Simon Road, Singapore 545900. Visit its website for more information.

Being lactose-intolerant or going on a dairy-free diet doesn’t mean you have to give up sinking your teeth into toothsome waffles. Make your way to Japanese cafe and teahouse Hvala for its dairy-free option.

Part of its vegan menu, the dairy-free waffle ($11.90) is made with oat milk instead, and boasts a more airy texture. It’s served with either a scoop of oatmilk or matcha °1 gelato, as well as maple syrup and a sprinkling of genmai (toasted rice).

Hvala is at multiple locations including Chijmes, TripleOne Somerset, Keong Saik and Craig Road. Visit its website for more information. 

New to the scene is Waffle Place, a Muslim-owned restaurant that offers halal waffles and croffles (waffle meets croissant) that’ll cater to every palate. We aren’t kidding.

For the sweet-toothed, the options run the gamut from Ondeh-Ondeh to Rocky Road, Cinnamon Poached Pear and Apple Crumble. And if you prefer a savoury waffle, you’ll be spoilt for choice with unusual takes like Har Cheong Kai Chicken, Salmon Mentaiko, Ham & Pimiento Cheese with eggs and Country Fried Steak. There’s even a Korean-inspired Gojuchang Chicken waffle.

Prices start from $13.90 for the savoury options and $11.90 for the sweet waffles.

Waffle Place is at 50 Bussorah Street, Singapore 199466. Visit its website for more information.

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