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One of the place that me and my friends had been talking for ages is to come to this very old classic for breakfast. It was on the long weekend when I was back to Penang and I got drag by a few of them to hunt for this place and finally we are here. Toh Soon Cafe operates in a small ally at Campbell Street that this place is one of a favourite hang out place during my grandparents time.

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It was those good old times whereby you can see alot of people sitting here enjoying their coffee while reading newspaper as this place serve Hainanese breakfast, that operate by an old couple.

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Cannot deny that this place is pretty well known now by many people, thanks to blog and Facebook had sligltly popularize this place. AS it is long weekend, definately you will see alot of tourist in this cafe.

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Please do have patients in this cafe while waiting for your toast and coffee as it is handle by these old couple and help of friends.

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Many people came here just for the classic breakfast, which is toast, steam bread, half boil egg with coffee.

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Keke, you will never get to see this super classic toaster, that is modified from oil barrel burn with charcoal at the bottom as at the deepest level, there is where your bread are toast and head further up, there is where your hot water is being boiled. 2 in 1.

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Toh Soon Singature drink, Kopi  . .. Not so bitter compare to the others, slightly robust in coffee and I always prefer mine with milk. My friend ended up having 2 glass of this.

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I still prefer mine in hot for breakfast.

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another signature here I would say is their steam bun. Its soft near to cotton that spread with simple kaya and butter. Definitely they are more generous in their ingredients compare to any franchise chain.

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To eat it in more classic, I usually will dip it into my kopi as taught by my grandfather. To be even more classic, you can pour your coffee onto the base plate and drink it from there.

Toast bread range:

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This is one of a unique one as the bread had slight chocolate taste and toast then spread with kaya and butter. Nice.

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so this is how I enjoy my simple classic breakfast over the morning. Just perfect. Nothing much to shout about as only one thing that you must not miss is their steam bread. Loving it.

Parking here can be  a pain in the ass as its very limited. Therefore you can try  Lorong Kampung Malabar (next to Lebuh Campbell) where there’s a lot of parking always available and just walk into the lane only about 50m away.

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 7/10, ~  just normal classic breakfast -Stamped-

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
Toh Soon Cafe 多春茶座
Campbell Street, Off Penang Road,
George Town, 10100 Penang
Tel : 04 2613754

GPS Coordinates: N5 25.118 E100 19.916
Map: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.4187637&lon=100.3320032&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9

Business hour: 8am to 6pm (Closed on Sundays)

I have been to Jakarta couple of times back in many years ago till this year I revisit the country as my friends wedding took place. I remembered that, Grand Indonesia had open not long ago at that time and my friend took me to this restaurant Crystal Jade which she loves it alot that located on the ground floor of its mall that was so pack with people and queuing up to go in few years back.

crystal jade (1) Since I am here again, decided to drop by at the restaurant again to have late lunch, reach here about 2.30pm on weekdays could have guess it that we no need to queue to get into the restaurant.  By the restaurant name itself, already known that its famous for Xiau  Long Bao and also La Mien. crystal jade (2)

Open Concept kitchen

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Price are very reasonable in terms of dining in restaurant here. .

crystal jade (6) Jus Alpukat which is avacodo blended that comes out thick and creamy with some chocolate taste. Rp 25,000 crystal jade (7)

Of course Xiao Long Bao is a must in this restaurant. . . RP 25,000

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Skin are quite thin and carefully wrap with the soup in there is just sweet. .

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Sichuan Lamian @ RP 40,000

crystal jade (10) It is not spicy as I thought so, filled with peanut and sesame taste that the soup is quite thick. Noodle is just nice. .

Overall, the food here is not bad but definitely better taste compare to the one in KL. Just wonder why.

Location:
Crystal Jade La Mian xiao Long Bao
Grand Indonesia, West Mall LG Fl Unit 1
Jl. M.H. Thamrin No. 1, Jakarta

Phone: (021) 2358-0748

Operating Hours: Monday – Saturday 11:00 – 21:30
Sunday & Public Holiday 09:30 – 21:30

Brands that have unique names will always makes us remember of it, and one of the eateries that I have come across recently is KalamaZoo Cafe which I first thought it was something like a pet shop as for the first thought without visiting it physically until being told by my friend.

[No Longer in Operation]

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Kalamazoo is actually the largest city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan as 4 Malaysians being stranger to the foreign land and had work part time thru their University time and by chance get to know each other by working in the same restaurant, and now they are back to open up a restaurant which is located at Aman Suria, PJ.

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a place that provide nice and cosy ambiance with simple photo’s hanging on the wall that reflects some places of Kalamanzo. . .

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A bit of American style of dining which they do have like higher table and chairs.

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Kalamazoo is a place whereby offer some US food range infuse with a bit modernize taste to our  local taste bud.

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They have a few unique dish that worth to try and the price range in here is very reasonable. . ..

About a year ago, Sunway Giza used to be quite a deserted area to be hang out with as I remembered for the very first time when I visited the place about a year ago, it was very dead where about 2-4 FnB outlets were operating in the area and now, the whole place is so happening. Coffee Chemistry Cafe

[updated – July 2014- no longer in operation]

That now house a lot of FnB and bars too besides simple grocery shopping, and now a lot people head to Sunway Giza for happy hour and friends meeting up. One of the place that I have been a lot of times that I just didn’t blog bout it till now, as all of you sure know a pub which is quite happening in the area Movida, which is one floor above them, hidden one very hidden gem, Coffee Chemistry,Cubic Plateforms that now known by many people for its good coffee, hang out place, for many friends and families

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As when you opened the door, you will be a bit shock that HTC and Digi are in it too then smack this little cafe with them.

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Where alot people hang out here where I observed many of them are coffee lovers that just come by here to have a sip of coffee with friends and family while just enjoying their time.

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A mini kitchen that will blow your mind away with their very own recepi .. .

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I am not a big fan of coffee drinker as I always order something unique then this caught my attention with ‘Roasted Almond Cafe @ RM 9.50. I find that the almond taste is just there that the coffee is not too strong to overpower it instead it pair up very well, and I just love my cup of coffee.

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One of my usual in a cafe to start off with is Mocha @ RM 6.90, with very nice coffee art, and the chocolate  makes the cup of coffee blends well, that is now one of my favourite. .

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Flat White that covers with a very thin froth that is just nice to sip for a Sunday afternoon.

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Many places are not able to served Iced Mocha the way I like and when I come across this icy drink, it was above my expectation that the milk is light, able to preserved the taste of coffee and chocolate taste in it with the ice cubes do not dilute it after quite some time, which is pretty impressive.

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Then I asked the boss what is best to start off with and recommended Homecook Mushroom Soup @ RM 9.90, when this bowl of soup was served, while I was taking this picture, I just snap quickly and put down my gear to try it out, as the arome of the creamy milk just so nice, yet one of a unique taste of mushroom soup that I come accross, its not thick, yet mild creamy, filled with lots of fine chopped onion and mushroom, that makes me finish this whole bowl by myself. – Recommended~

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For greens or healhty eating, they offer Salmon Caesar Salad @ RM 15.90

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and Chicken Caesar I find it taste better in terms of the chicken breast is well marinated and soft that goes along with this light meal.

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One of the dish that did suprise us all when he told us one of his best seller is Bacon Fried Rice that looks pretty dull plain and while put into our mouth, it was burst with aroma, with ‘wok hei’ with such a small kitchen, and it is very generous in ingredients that every mouth full is filled with bacon. Another dish to Go after!

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Those who felt that would want to eat something light, Salmon Wrap @ RM 8.90

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Another item that I quite like in their menu is Homemade Pizza (which I forgot this name of it), is very similiar to one of my favourite hawker pizza (Frankie’s Pizza) that made with home crust bread toast it then filled with lots of ingredient, cheeze just melted on top to make it a bit salty nice.

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Beef Herbs Speghatti in Spicy Cream Sauce, usual I go on extra spicy, then this round I decided to try the beef and in normal taste. Love the creamy base of it with fine chuncks of onion, that I would prefer it without the green papper taste of it.

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Al-Funghi Pasta @ RM 13.90

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Filled with lots of garlic slices, onion and mushroom.

I would say that this place surely do served very good coffee that can beat many outlets out there, as the coffee is not too strong that can suits many taste bud even not for coffee drinker like me and the after aroma of it is mild and stays in our palate for quite a while that I just like it. For strong coffee drinker, you might not like the mild taste of it, with the quality, I am sure you will enjoy a bit.

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 9/10, recommended for their COFFEE and some of their food~ ~-Stamped-

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

*Pork Free

Locations:
Coffee Chemistry Cafe
@ Cubic Platforms
C-3A-1, Sunway Giza Mall,
Jalan PJU5/14, PJU5,
Kota Damansara,
47810 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan.

Tel: +6012-204 9325

Website: http://www.facebook.com/coffeechemistrycafe

My favorite hang out area, Alexis at Bangsar especially craving for the Tiramisu cake combine with the Mocha there is the best combo. Like this place a lot especially is not too big, just nice, not so much crowd and pretty cozy area to go for my fav desert but for that day, not really hungry so kidnap my friend along to accompany me to eat.

Like this wine rack which I always think will I ever drink that much of wine?

As I am quite hungry so the first item to be order is of course ‘Clam Chowder’ which cost RM16. The soup is thick and creamy, shower with quite a lot of clams and the taste is just so good and the piece of garlic bread makes it a perfect combination.
Saw the table besides us order ‘Garlic Bread’ charge at RM8 which smells very nice and rich in garlic aroma, I also order one lah~ But I tell you, the garlic bread is toast to crispiness on the side and soft in the middle, the garlic spread on top of it and the first bite on it will make you finish the whole plate~


My usual that I would rarely miss to any kind of restaurant when look at Spaghetti section is of course the Carbonara. The order of ‘Spegitti Carbonara’ cost RM 32 . With the price on this plate of carbonara I honestly think its quite expensive with the bacon serve some mushroom and spaghetti. Not the type of carbonara I crave for. This is not very creamy and its near to dry, yet of course do not want to waste the food so finish the whole plate la.

Last but not least, the only thing that must not miss of course their ‘Tiramisu’. The outer layer is filled with crunchy nuts and when comes to the inside, its so soft when you eat it, it melts inside on your tongue. The taste of the cheese, the coffee on the cake and some of the chocolate taste just poison you that make you enjoy every single bite of it. The strawberry syrup is just for the added taste. If you like it you will or you will just ignore it. Highly recommended – RM15
-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 9/10, Good ah ~ -Stamped-

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
Alexis Telawi
29, Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru, KL

Tel: 03-2284 2880

After lunch at Ketam Village Steamboat before heading back to car, then my friend bought this I so called Pancake. Which they name ‘Kik Kok‘. Don know what is that.

The offering for the pancake is not bad. So the order is ‘Chocolate + Butter + Chocolate Rice’ RM2.50.
This was not my order, just look interesting and took up the pic which I found that the price that we paid is worth for it also as the banana the include it was quite alot Not like some other stalls might be half of the banana or a few slices..Ish~!~
Looks tempting for this 1.
This is our order. Mouth watering when I saw it.
Comes out to be a size of this which is similar to the rest of the pancake stalls out there.
I must say that the 1 that my friend order was it is rich of chocolate taste, with the chocolate rich and the butter taste everything is there. The best thing is it very crispy on the inside out. Like eating Kuih Kapit during CNY and can just listen to you bite that time ‘grak grak grak‘….Ish. thinking back will just go back and grab another one. If for weekend I believe it is gonna be pack of people as we went for weekdays also have to wait for 15 minutes already.

-= KA CHING =-

Food rating 9/10 , Very Good-Stamped-
-WARNING –This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-
Location:
Ikano Power Centre,
Lower Ground Floor
Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya

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