Several Kith Cafe outlets shut in recent months, with 2 stores still operating

[SINGAPORE] Several Kith Cafe stores have shut their doors in recent months, with the latest being its West Coast outlet, which will close on Monday (Jan 5), months after its Millenia Walk outlet shut in October 2025.

At its peak, the homegrown cafe brand had 10 outlets, according to its Facebook account.

At present, two of them – in Marina Square and New Bahru, a lifestyle development in River Valley – are still in operation.

Both are collaborations with edutainment kids park brand Kiztopia.

While its Instagram account lists four locations, its Punggol outlet has closed permanently, founder Jane Hia told The Straits Times by phone on Jan 5, noting that the landlord was looking to convert the space for other uses.

She added that operations at Kith Cafe’s Spottiswoode outlet in Tanjong Pagar, which is listed as temporarily closed on Google, have been paused because of a lull in customer traffic. She said her team is exploring the possibility of refreshing the store concept.

The outlet had been renovated in June 2025, reopening the following month.

Hia said the franchisee operating the West Coast outlet had opted to terminate it for personal reasons.

Franchise owner Andy Lim had been open about the challenges of running an F&B outlet, with one of his social media posts in July 2025 stating that he had lost about S$70,000 to S$90,000 within a year of operating the cafe.

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The former Republic of Singapore Air Force regular said in an interview with Christian online publication Salt&Light that he used S$140,000 of his savings to take over the franchise, despite having no business experience. First opened in 2009, Kith Cafe started out in the Robertson Quay area, serving coffee that was priced between local brews and those from international chains.

A second outlet was opened at the former Park Mall in 2012, with all-day menus introduced gradually.

When asked about Kith Cafe’s shrinking presence, Hia said the food-and-beverage industry is highly dynamic and this means that the brand has to adapt quickly. THE STRAITS TIMES