Cool cafes for families from Ang Mo Kio, Yishun to Seletar Aerospace and all in the North

From a farm to a park to even an airspace park, cafes in the North of Singapore are sure to be found in cool and curious places.

Wildseed Cafe & Bistro Bar

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Completing the trio of eateries to look out for at Seletar Aerospace Park, this cafe, patisserie and bar sit on the ground level of The Summerhouse. The Weekday menu at the cafe includes Thai Chicken Noodle Salad and its signature Wildseed Garden Arrabiata, while the Dinner menu at the bistro & bar features bar snacks & sides, pizzas, pastas, burgers and grills, that will have you reaching for more.

3 Park Ln, Seletar Aerospace Park, Singapore 798387

Canopy Garden Dining

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The food that's gets dished out here are easy to appreciate: think Crabmeat Aglio Olio, Hawaiian Pizza, and a Chef Special, the Nippon Angus Beef Fillet. Aside from the all the greenery in the Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park that you will find yourself in when you dine here (choose either to do so indoors or alfresco), pets are also welcome here, so bring Spot along!

1382 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1, Bishan Park 2, 569931

Common Chefs

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This cafe-cum-bakery's Rich Man burger is basically breakfast in burger form - buttered brioche buns sandwiching a hearty chorizo patty, sauteed mushrooms, caramelised onions, scrambled eggs with a punch of truffle mayo. Made several orders of magnitude more decadent by hot melted cheddar sauce to drizzle over your burger. Oh, and tater tots, just because.

8 Jln Legundi, #01-13, 759274

Soek Seng 1954 Bicycle Cafe

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You're here for the view as much as you are for the food. Owned by a vintage bicycle enthusiast, bikes aren't the only mode of transport you'll see here. Sat right by the dynamic Seletar Airspace, watch private jets and helicopters take off in plain (or plane) view as you bite on simple cakes and coffee.

80 Seletar Aerospace, MAJ Aviation Building, #01-01, 797563

Holy Cow Creamery

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Tickle your tastebuds with hot and cold with this dessert parlour's creamy scoops of ice cream atop smoky cheddar cheese waffles. And, look out for seasonal flavours like the auspicious Melon-dollar, Japanese musk melon sherbet, during Chinese New Year.

Yishun St 22, Blk 292, #01-291, 760292

Wheeler's Estate

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The up-market cousin of the famed Wheeler's Yard cafe is slightly harder to get to - it's housed in a colonial-era shophouse nestled amidst a calming breadth of green, formerly occupied by the Seletar Airspace - but it's certainly easy to love. Try the Herb Crusted Barramundi, or the Tru Blu Burger that comes with a Wagyu patty served with red stone fries.

2 Park Ln, Seletar Aerospace Park, 798386

The Summerhouse

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Just next door to Wheeler's Estate, brunch is a luxurious affair at this unique farm-to-table destination with faves like the Pulled Pork Burger or the Miso Shiitake Linguine with grilled prawns. Feeling fancy (or hungry)? Or come dinnertime, treat yourself to The Summerhouse Kitchen Menu, featuring dishes such as 24 Hours Tajima Chuck Tender and Charcoal Grilled Slipper Lobster.

3 Park Ln, Seletar Aerospace Park, 798387

Thus Coffee

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Sometimes, simple satisfies: The small menu comprises grain bowls, the eponymous Thus Breakfast, your classic plate of big brekkie and cafe faves such as Fish and Chips. That said, simple doesn't mean stodgy at this humble coffee joint - beans are lovingly roasted in-house, yielding a fuller body.

4 Jln Kuras, 577723

Yahava Koffeeworks

Travelling the world (and avoiding potholes and elephants, they claim), the caffeine-fuelled folks behind Yahava Koffeeworks discover the best of the best coffee beans, and bring these beans and stories home for fellow cafe-lovers to enjoy. Hence their motto, "Adventure in a Cup". They also sell coffee-making equipment, and host the occasional coffee appreciation workshop at the cafe academy.

4 Jln Gelenggang, 578188

Poison Ivy Bistro

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Trust an eatery nestled in a farm to have the freshest food. The local-inspired menu features dishes like the Nasi Lemak Platter (Malay fragrant rice coloured blue with organic blue pea flowers), and while you shouldn't expect anything fancy, they certainly taste farm-fresh and home-cooked with love.

Bollywood Veggies, 100 Neo Tiew Rd, 719026

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This article was first published in The Finder.