4 Best Cheese Shops in Singapore (2026)
The real cheese specialists in Singapore: cut-to-order counters, a shop-and-bar hybrid and a curated online club, each checked for current operation.
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- Amir Wahab
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AI image by LocalRankSingapore's dedicated cheese scene is small, and it turns over faster than most food categories: several well-known names that used to top 'best cheese shop' round-ups have since closed. This guide sticks to businesses that identify primarily as cheese specialists — a cut-to-order counter, a shop-and-bar hybrid, a curated online club — rather than general delis, butchers or gourmet grocers that happen to stock a cheese fridge. Each entry below was checked against its own website or social account for current operation before inclusion. Treat this as a shortlist of genuine cheesemongers to explore, and confirm opening hours and stock directly, since ranges rotate and small shops keep tighter hours than supermarkets.
1. The Cheese Shop
The Cheese Shop describes itself as one of Singapore's longer-running speciality cheese retailers, built by founders Chris Moores and Chingyin Chin around an award-winning selection sourced from the UK, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. Its site lists outlets in Joo Chiat, River Valley, Upper Bukit Timah and Upper Thomson, each stocking a rotating counter of soft, hard and blue cheeses alongside charcuterie, pâtés, crackers and wine. The shop runs a recurring 'Cheese of the Month' feature and hosts cheese-and-wine tasting nights for customers who want guidance rather than a purchase. Its Joo Chiat shophouse, opened in 2014, was the original outlet before the business expanded across the island, and its staff-led tastings make it an approachable starting point for newcomers to specialist cheese shopping.
Joo Chiat
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2. Cheeselads
Cheeselads calls itself a cheese shop by day that turns into a cheese bar by evening, run from a shopfront on Tyrwhitt Road since founders Chloe Lee, Leonard Teng and Alfred Low launched it in 2020. Its counter sells individual wedges and wheels curated, it says, from dairies and farms around the world, spanning beginner-friendly picks through to stronger washed-rind styles, alongside a house-made truffle brie that has become a signature item. Customers can buy cheese to take away, order made-to-spec platters with lead time, or arrange a same-day platter, and in the evenings the same space seats walk-ins for a wine-and-cheese menu. The hybrid format suits shoppers who want a specialist counter but also the option to sit and eat on the spot.
Jalan Besar
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3. The Cheese Board
The Cheese Board runs a shopfront at NEWest in West Coast alongside an online store, hand-cutting cheese it says is imported from France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Wales and Germany rather than reselling pre-packed wedges. Its range spans soft, semi-soft and hard styles, sold individually or built into pre-assembled cheese-and-charcuterie platters in several sizes, with same-day delivery across Singapore for orders placed ahead of its daily cut-off. Beyond retail, the business says it has built a sizeable events arm, supplying custom grazing tables and cheese boards for corporate functions and private parties. Customers can shop and self-collect at the West Coast store or order online, making it one of the few local cheesemongers with a genuine walk-in counter.
4. Cheese Club
Cheese Club runs as an online-only membership model rather than a walk-in shop: members join a monthly ordering window, open for roughly ten days at a time, to buy from a curated selection the business says it sources directly from European farmers and artisans. Its range is organised by style, including blue, fresh, hard, melting and soft cheeses, and the club frames its pitch around cutting out import middlemen to bring prices below typical Singapore retail. Orders are taken on a first-come, first-served basis against fixed delivery dates each cycle, then shipped island-wide, including to Sentosa. Because stock is monthly and quantity-limited, it suits shoppers happy to plan ahead for a curated drop rather than browsing a counter whenever they like.
How to choose
- Decide whether you want a walk-in counter you can browse and taste before buying, a shop-and-bar hybrid where you can also sit and eat, or an online club with a fixed monthly ordering window, since the right format depends on whether you're shopping for tonight or planning ahead for a future order.
- Think about the style you actually want: bloomy-rind soft cheeses like brie and camembert, hard aged wheels such as comté or cheddar, blue veins, or goat and sheep's milk varieties. Most Singapore specialists carry all of these, but ask staff which counter or online category to start from if you're unsure.
- Ask where a specific cheese is from and how it has been handled, since specialist shops generally attribute sourcing to named farms, dairies or regions rather than just printing a country of origin, and counter staff can usually speak to affinage, ripeness and how a piece was cut for you.
- Check whether you need a same-day purchase, a platter with lead time for an event, or a recurring monthly order, because the shops in this list split across all three models, and a curated online club will not help if you need cheese on your table tonight.
- Confirm hours and current stock before making a special trip. These are small, independently run businesses rather than chains, ranges rotate with what has just been imported, and being listed as a good cheese shop does not guarantee a specific piece is in stock the day you visit.
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Amir Wahab is the founder and editor of LocalRank, an independent Singapore rankings and local guides publication.
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