Skip the queue at Tarik’s crowded takeaway shop and visit its sister cafe where you can sit and sip teh tarik or siphon teas in an industrial chic setting.
If you’re a fan of Arab Street tea shop Tarik, you can finally savour their famous pulled teas at leisure without jostling for the limited stools perched outside the cramped takeaway joint. In December, the Muslim-owned shop opened its first dine-in cafe, also named Tarik, at Bali Lane (to minimise confusion, we’ll refer to it as Tarik at Bali Lane in the story) – just a three-minute walk away from its flagship outlet.
The original shop, situated across Sultan Mosque, is a buzzy spot popular among both locals and tourists. Adding to its charm, an apt heritage wall mural depicting a teh tarik seller outside the shop further attracts crowds…