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  • West Malaysia Day 14: Traditional Local Eats in Ipoh

    Nam Chau used to be a traditional coffee shop but was refurbished as a cafe. At around 5pm, I went to Chakori Cafe (二奶冰室) to have some drinks. I had a yuzu soda. While eating, it rained cats and dogs, I was marooned in the row of shophouses that Chakori Cafe was Nobody left the cafe, none came in too. So, I sat in the cafe, finished my meal, wrote my blog posts and waited for the rain to stop.

  • Malacca Eats: 15 Places for Local Food in Malacca Old Town - Part 2

    Straits Affair - CLOSED Straits Affair is a Peranakan cafe that serves authentic Nyonya food, especially The cafe is linked to Cheng Ho Cultural Museum, and is actually setup to promote traditional Peranakan Read: Not the Usual Affair at Straits Affair Cafe, Malacca 15. The restaurant also serves a wide variety of food. » Lao Qian Ice Cafe @ San Shu Gong (钱中园冰室@三叔公) Lao Qian Ice Cafe is located inside San Shu Gong (三叔公), a local products shop.

  • West Malaysia Day 25: Half Day in Malacca & Return to Singapore

    I came to Heng Huat Coffee Shop, just a few steps from A.I Smart Hotel. The sun was already at full force but shops and cafes were opening up slowly. Around 10am, I walked past French Brown cafe again, it had just opened its door and I jumped in. A cup of black coffee and a pistachio cromboloni earned me a seat in the air-conditioned cafe. More: Malacca Cafe: French Brown Viennoiserie Cafe @ Melaka Old Town An hour later, I returned to the

  • West Malaysia Day 5: Short Leap from Batu Pahat to Muar

    (probably the shop’s name) and “rice & noodle, sourdough, dessert and pour-over coffee” — it was a cafe The cafe’s name was 觉味 / rasa rasa / Niqiu Space (泥鳅空间). bar counter” near the entrance was actually a decoration, the real bar counter was at the rear of the cafe The cafe served non-meat dishes but I had my breakfast so I considered getting a dessert. I lingered in the cafe, observed other customers came in and left.

  • JB Buy: Salahuddin Bakery Traditional Pastries @ Tan Hiok Nee — MOVED

    little rustic shop with olden-day steel folding door stands oddly out of place among rows of modern cafes Apart from breads, coconut buns and cakes that are wood-fired in an old oven at the back of the shop, loaf of breads, they have coconut buns, kaya buns, muffins, curry puffs, cream rolls and varieties of cake Other goodies that I have also tried include coconut buns, cream rolls, banana cakes, vanilla cakes, Nearby: JB Eat: IT Roo Cafe Chicken Chop @ Tan Hiok Nee

  • Malacca Eat: Andalus Kitchen Nasi Arab @ Melaka Old Town

    Customers of cafes and pubs along Lorong Jambatan can also order the restaurant's food through the respective Similarly, beverages at Andalus Kitchen are from the cafes and pubs.

  • Ipoh See: The Town of Street Arts

    It is located right beside Bewtful Cafe. 7. Couple Having Noodle. After completing the three Concubine Lanes, take a break and head over to Burps & Giggles, a cafe with A Cafe with Murals Since you are looking for street arts and mostly on the outer walls, don't miss Burps & Giggles, a quirky cafe with arty ambience located behind Plan B in the old town. There are murals on most of the walls inside the cafe and in its little back lane — called the "Lazy

  • East Malaysia Day 2: Trying Various Rice Wine in Kota Kinabalu (亚庇)

    toast) and hot Milo (brand of a chocolate drink) instead of my usual kopi-o — I planned to visit a cafe Biru Biru Cafe was not opened until 12pm or maybe even later. Nook Cafe was closed for the day for monthly cleaning. October Coffee House was opened. More: Sabah Cafe: October Coffee House Gaya @ Kota Kinabalu I had entered into my own comfort zone of soaking in a cafe and began to desire that everyday would be like this — that was what I did 7 months

  • Ipoh See: "Art of OldTown" Murals

    OldTown White Coffee, the first artwork is naturally on the wall outside Ipoh OldTown White Coffee cafe Might as well start the day with breakfast and a nice cup of Ipoh's famous white coffee in the cafe. It is quite near to OldTown White Coffee cafe and you have to look up "to the sky" when looking for it The girl is actually standing on several real thick books and plastic chairs to try to reach a real cage There are paintings of bird in the cage. (Photo below was taken in 2015).

  • JB Eat: Pacific Kopi (民洋茶室) @ Tan Hiok Nee

    setup in the vicinity of Tan Hiok Nee Heritage Walk , an area that is populated by restaurants and cafes The Pacific 3-in-1 fried rice cake (民洋招牌三合一炸年糕) has 4 pieces of rice cakes sandwiched between thick slices Pacific Kopi has banana cake too. The cake is soft and moist with a nice banana aroma and does not taste too sweet. Bandar Johor Bahru, 80000 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia Opening Hours: 8am to 9pm | Daily Nearby: JB Cafe

  • Coffee Story: Dalgona Coffee (Whipped Coffee, 手打咖啡)

    The beverage was created by a Macanese in Macau and came to known as "Chow Yun-fat coffee" after being The maker himself named the drink as "手打咖啡" (translated as "hand-beaten coffee") and serves it in his cafe great place to taste it with traditional Teochew pastries — I have my first dalgona coffee at this cafe

  • Malacca See: Street Arts of Malacca

    Check out an arty cafe: Malacca Cafe: Calanthe Art Cafe @ Melaka Old Town

  • Malaysia Eats: Food Trails across West Malaysia

    Melaka Old Town is also a hot bed for cafe hopping. Local Food in Malacca Old Town More: 10 Places to Eat Outside Malacca Old Town More: 10 Unique-Style Cafes

  • JB Eats: What to Eat around KSL City Mall @ Taman Century

    The cozy cafe has a coffee-roaster in one corner with large sacks of coffee beans from different regions It's a cafe also with self-made cakes and pastries. Light food from nearby shops can be ordered and consumed in the cafe. The cafe's objective is to roast various types of coffee beans for sales. Having a cup of pour-over coffee at the cafe is a great way to try the different flavours before getting

  • West Malaysia Day 3: A Glutton from Kluang to Batu Pahat

    some dim sum dishes: a mixed-filling chee cheong fun , shrimp dumplings, egg-plant stuffed with fish cake I tried not to eat too much as I intended to go for some coffee later at Kaki Lima Cafe before check-out After check-out at 10:30am, I deposited my backpack at the front desk and went off to Kaki Lima Cafe But, the cafe was closed from 2nd to 4th April. I took a short walk around the town area, keeping my eyes peeled for any new or interesting shops, cafes

  • Chiang Mai Day 4: Doi Suthep, Temples to West of Old City & Thai Food

    After walking a big round to Ratchamanka Road, we walked past Jomkitti Boutique Hotel and saw a cafe I saw bags of coffee bean on the bar counter through their glass panel and decided to try this cafe. After resting for about an hour in the cafe, I bought a pack of 250g medium-roasted Shan coffee beans (from Myanmar) before leaving the cafe. It took us about 30 minutes of passing restaurants, cafes, bars, massage parlours and temples to reach

  • West Malaysia Day 18: Finding Peace in Taiping

    I went back to Toh Soon Cafe (多春茶室), queue for about 10 minutes before getting a table. So I searched for a nearby cafe, found one just outside the hotel and took off at 11am. I came to Coffee Lane Cafe, which served light bites and had a range of roasted coffee beans for sales I had to make sure to keep to light-tasting cakes when having hand-brew coffee next time. Before leaving the cafe, I bought a bag of Panama Eleta Chiriqui coffee beans for self-brewing at home

  • West Malaysia Day 20: Kakak Coffee & Lake Gardens of Taiping

    At 12:30pm, I finished one loop around the lake garden and came to Rainy Corner Cafe (雨乡.咖啡), which was Then, I added-on a matcha red bean cake. It was quite a big one at RM10 only. of a healthy dish with a large creamy cake? I left the cafe at around 2pm, and was considering whether to pay a visit to Perak Museum since it was However, it would be about 20 minutes’ walk from the cafe.

  • Johor Story 10: Trip to Pontian for Cookies, Farm Visit, Pineapple Goodies & Eats

    Less than 5 minutes later, I walked into Yearn Cafe, which I had spotted on the last trip too. The vibe and food of the cafe were so nice that I would plan to revisit it again soon. More: Pontian Cafe: Yearn Cafe @ Pontian Kechil I left Yearn Cafe at 2:30pm. slipped my mind to get some traditional pastries from Chai Huat Heng (再发兴饼家) about 500 metres from Yearn Cafe At 4:55pm, the bus came and, true to my worries, it nearby missed me.

  • JB Buy: Kwan Kee Store (坤记糕品) Traditional Desserts @ Holiday Villa JB, Taman Century

    sponge cake (白糖糕), red bean cake, black sesame layer cake... ... pandan cake, almond cake, hawthorn cake, jujube cake, etc. The signature White Sugar / Brown Sugar Rice Bowl Cake are rice bowl cakes. The White Sugar Sponge Cake (白糖糕) is not as soft compared to other white sugar sponge cake that I have Nearby: JB Cafe : Space Cafe @ Holiday Villa JB, Taman Century

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