Flower Child Cafe

Address: Westfield Chatswood, Level 3, 1 Anderson St, Chatswood 2067, NSW

Nearest train stop: less than 5 minutes walk from Chatswood station

Hours: 8 - 5pm (daily), until 9pm on Thursday

Price: $25 per pax inclusive of coffee

Misc: There's another outlet at Westfield Warringah Mall

What to eat:

Pastries from The Grounds of Alexandria!

Chai latte and a cuppa flat white (both $4).

Crispy Skin Barramundi ($25) with green mango noodles, cucumber, radish and lemon mayo - a bit bland to my liking.

Flower Child French Toast ($19) with banana mascarpone, sliced banana, strawberries, blueberries, baked pecans and dark chocolate cookie crumbs. Banana mascarpone not as flavorful as i liked but overall enjoyed this dish - salted toffee at the side was goood.

Edition Coffee Roasters

Address: 265, Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2000

Nearest train stop: Less than 8 minutes walk from Museum station

Hours: 8am - 3.30pm, daily

Price: Approx $20 per person inclusive of drinks

Misc: Pop up coffee place at 200 George Street; on Hey You!

What to eat:

Tako no Saikyo  - Yaki no Ochazuke ($18). Octopus served on rice, ochazuke style!

Yakuza in black ($20) - black sesame pancakes served with mango ganache, dried mangoes and yuzu mascarpone. Good for sharing and for the sweet tooth.

Black Kingfish Smorrebrod ($19) - cured kingfish served with bread, pickles and sour cream.

Picture me rollin' ($20) a healthy bowl of braised pork with rolled noodles, edamame, lotus root and corn.

This is a small Nordic-Japanese fusion cafe, around the size of 10 tables - expect a queue during peak hours. Food is served at a slow pace but worth the wait. Menu changes every few months too - check out their instagram @editionroasters / geotag for latest menu / pictures!

Shortstop Coffee & Donuts

Address: Shop 3, 23 Barangaroo Ave, Barangaroo NSW 2000

Nearest train stop: Wynyard, follow Barangaroo exit

Hours: 8am - 5pm (weekdays), 9am - 5pm (weekends)

Price: Approx $10 for donut + drinks

Misc: Place order via Hey You! and enjoy $0.50 discount on certain flavours

What to eat:

Earl Grey & Rose Cake ($5.00) - rich with earl grey flavour coupled with rose glazing. Hey You! price at $4.50.

Cookies & Cream ($4.50) was okay - good enough to fill that craving. Flat white (regular) was at $4.00.

Classic Jam Donut (left) and Maple Walnut & Brown Butter Raised (right) ($5.00 each).

Classic Jam donut is rolled in sugar and filled generously with house made jam right in the centre. Soft pillowy dough and not too sweet jam - the right formula for a perfect classic donut!

Maple walnut is probably my favorite flavour EVAR. Walnut bits sprinkled all over the glaze mmm yum so good! Earl grey and classic jam ties at second place, so yes please get maple walnut if you ever drop by for good, pricey donuts!

fluffed cafe & dessert bar

fluffed - facebook page

Address: 55, Jalan 20/7 Taman Paramount 46300 Petaling Jaya Selangor

Tel: 03- 7865 1833

By LRT: Less than 15 mins walk from Taman Paramount LRT (KJ22)

Hours: Weekdays 12pm - 10pm; Weekends 12pm - 11pm. Closed on Mondays

Price: Approximately RM30 inclusive of drinks

Random info: offpeak discount on food and drinks!

What to eat:

Rose Latte (RM12) - latte with rose syrup, which they got it right cos it wasn't too sweet.

Pink Latte (RM11) - the pinkness of the drink comes from red yeast rice. Served with milk and a tad bit sweet.

Alice in Wonderland (RM19) comes with lavender blueberry icecream (!!!) and blueberry compote.

Rose Lychee Cloudcake (RM11) - rose mousse,lychee and strawberry bits sandwiched between rose flavored sponge cake. cake was fluffy, the flavour blended well and it wasn't too sweet.

Earl Grey icecream (RM7)

Pooh Bear's Favourite (RM18) comes with hokeypokey icecream, crushed honeycomb and salted caramel.

// fluffed menu gives off a strong disney, fun animation vibe. fluffed's waffles lean towards the crispy side and its crispiness goes well with the creamy texture of ice cream. will return for lavender blueberry icecream (because where else to get lavender blueberry icecream in KL?!) and to try out other icecream flavours!

Merchant's Lane

Address: 150, Jalan Petaling, 50000 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-2022 1736

By LRT: Less than 10 minutes walk from nearest stop - Pasar Seni LRT (KJ14).

Hours: Weekdays 11.30am - 10pm; Weekends 9.30am - 10pm. Closed on Wednesdays

Price: Approximately RM25/pax

Random info: 

• offpeak discount on food from 12pm - 9pm!
• same row as PS150 and chocha. foodstore

What to eat:

Rose honey milk with pretty edible flowers (RM12).

Flat white at RM11.

Pipits nest (RM16) a platter of fried stuffs - brinjal, onion rings and chicken tenders drizzled with mayo and cheese sauce.

// another hipster and instagrammable place for coffee and snacks in the heart of kuala lumpur. good for dating and catching up with friends.

Softcore Molten Cake Co

Softcore Molten Cake Co - Facebook

Address: 56 Jalan PJS 11/7, Bandar Sunway  46150 Subang Jaya, Selangor

Tel: 03-5613 7273

By LRT: Uber/ Grab car from SS15 LRT (KJ29) or SS18 LRT (KJ30) station approximately RM6.

Hours: 11am – 11.30pm, daily.

Price: Approximately RM25/pax inclusive of drinks.

What to eat: 

Salted Caramel Molten Cake (RM15) - chocolate cake drenched with butterscotch served with blueberries, popcorn and vanilla icecream on top of caramelised peanuts bits.

Salted Egg Yolk Molten Cake (RM15) - thick gooey salted egg yolk filling oozes out with each bite. salted. egg. yolk everythanggg!

Matcha Molten Cake (RM16) comes with vanilla icecream on top of red bean paste and candied calamansi.

// Softcore also serves breakfast at the range of RM15 - RM25. Patrons can also opt for molten cake set which comes with drinks (either tea or coffee). Will definitely return for breakfast / dessert if i'm around the area!

chocha foodstore

chocha foodstore - Facebook

Address: 156, Jalan Petaling, 50000 Kuala Lumpur (a few doors away from Merchant's Lane)

Tel: 03-2022 1100

By LRT: Less than 10 minutes walk from nearest stop - Pasar Seni LRT (KJ14).

Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 11am – 10pm.

Price: Approximately RM35/pax

What to eat:

Flat white at RM12 - was decent, a tad milky to my liking.

Ulam stew barley rice (RM28) comes with squid and shaved salted egg.

Aglio olio with roast duck breast (RM22) was okay.

Cincalok Fried Chicken with Summer Salsa (RM25) - tomato chutney and tomato & pineapple salsa at the side.

// another hipster, instagrammable place worth checking out if you're around kl city centre. a few doors away from Merchant Lane and PS150. food menu 1.0 have a selection of six mains. will only return if i've run out of places to eat / to check out the new food menu. chocha also serves dinner and open up til 10pm.

Huckleberry Food & Fare

Huckleberry’s website 

Address: 2G & 4G, Jln Medan Setia 2, Plaza Damansara, Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-2098 7933

By LRT: Nearest stop - Bangsar LRT (KJ16). Approximately RM11 by cab from LRT station.

Hours: Monday 7.30am – 4.30pm; Tuesday to Sunday 7.30am – midnight.

Price: Approximately RM30/pax for brunch; RM50/pax for dinner.

What to eat:

Chicken Alfredo Pasta (RM28.90) was good! Served with fettuccine, chunks of chicken meat, cheese slices and creamy tomato based sauce.

Iced Chocolate (RM12.90) and flat white (RM8.90) was decent.

Mmmm cakes!

 // Huckleberry After Dark 

A$AP Rocky Road (RM23.90) milkshake spiked with bourbon, brownies at the bottom, marshmallows and salted caramel icecream for toppings. Mmmm the calories. I don’t even want to think about it.

  

Cocktails that we ordered: Basil Grande (very good!), Pisco Sour and Monkey 47. Price ranging from RM21.90 – RM31.90 for cocktails.

The Bird Waffle (RM24.90) was decent. Chicken is a tad bit too dry. Will not reorder unless I have my fried chicken cravings.

K-Pop Frenzy (6 pcs for RM19.90; 12 pieces for RM37.90). Chicken wings were okay, can’t go wrong with chicken wings coated with thick gochujang sauce. Nothing to shout about cos I had better korean fried chicken before.

Rocky Balboa (RM37.90) screams meat meat meat – beef pepperoni, chunks of beef balls, chicken breast and turkey chorizo.

Another One Bites The Crust (RM32.90) a breakfast pizza: sausages, mushrooms, egg.

Drop the Bass fish tacos (RM19.90) was okay.

Beast Mode burger (RM26.90) comes with beef patty, duck bacon, pulled beef drizzled in BBQ sauce and fries. Loved the pulled beef - will reorder!

// A good place to catch up with friends / family with decent good food. Place is super packed for brunch but will definitely return for lazy late afternoon coffee & cakes, dinner and drinks.