Regulars of Al Jilani Restaurant can be pretty hardcore fanatics of the humble coffee shop along Bencoolen Street.
Located close to art schools La Salle College and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, the 24-hour eatery has been a reliable haunt for affordable local fare for years. Despite the array of food tasting being pretty mediocre, folks keep coming back to Al Jilani for its geographic convenience — but most of all for Ah Mei, the coffeeshop's most popular figure.