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Beyond coffee, Joe & Dough serves up wholesale bakes and new formats overseas

The Singapore cafe chain is trying out bigger ideas in Indonesia

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Published Wed, Jul 30, 2025 · 09:00 AM
    • In 2009, couple Dawn Wee and Damien Koh opened Joe & Dough in the CBD. Since then, they have expanded their business in Singapore and moved into Indonesia.
    • In 2009, couple Dawn Wee and Damien Koh opened Joe & Dough in the CBD. Since then, they have expanded their business in Singapore and moved into Indonesia. PHOTO: TAY CHU YI, BT

    [SINGAPORE] Set up to bring good coffee to the masses, cafe chain Joe & Dough now does much more: from supplying pastries to hotels and restaurants, to opening new concepts in Indonesia, including a Thai buffet restaurant.

    In 2009, couple Damien Koh and Dawn Wee opened Joe & Dough, a cafe located in Hitachi Tower in the Central Business District.

    “We were interested in the coffee segment, and thought it would be nice to be able to work towards a common dream,” said Koh. “So the initial premise was very simple: we just wanted to make good coffee accessible.”

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