KAMPUNGBOYCITYGAL A MALAYSIAN FOOD & TRAVEL BLOG

Set among the tranquil greenery of Eastern Nursery in Sri Hartamas, Coffee in Love is a place to sit back and relax whilst enjoying a delicious cup of Columbian coffee with home made cupcakes. The café is a mixture of retro, nostalgia, and quirkiness. I love the charming table settings and the travel collectibles and toys which the owners have collected over the years. I read about the start up story from their website:

How it all happened?

Well, every trip to Hartamas in KL, we would pass this secluded hidden corner tugged right after under the bridge and everytime we wonder what it is and how it’s like if we did a make-over ! …calling to us to come right in and browse.

And so we did !

In Autumn 2010, we finally stopped by. …. and many visits after that.

And finally here we are. A cosy little hidden cafe is being born.

I’m glad their curiosity got the better of them! Hence, the birth of such an artsy cafe. The coffee was decent; not to strong and not too light and we really like the distinctive flavours of these cupcakes - Lemon Poppyseed, Dark Chocolate with Salted Caramel, Peanut Butter and a Guinness (RM4.50 each).There is also free WIFI so feel free to have a seat with your laptop or pick up a book and relax over a cuppa. You couldn’t find a nicer more relaxing atmosphere in the heart of the city. My only gripe about sitting outdoor is the humidity of our tropical climate and the lack of cooling fans.

COFFEE IN LOVE @ EASTERN NURSERY

Off Jalan Sri Hartamas 1,
Kuala Lumpur.
Business hours : 2pm – 7pm (Tues-Fri), 12pm – 7pm (Sat-Sun)
Closed on Mondays.
Tel No : Helen : 012 3139831, Alison : 019 3828074
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/CoffeeInLoveCafe

Directions :
In Desa Hartamas. With Plaza Damas on your left, go down the road, after about 150m, you will come to an underpass. After the underpass, on the left is the plant nursery, Eastern Nursery. Go right in. Cafe is called “COFFEE IN LOVE”
(From their Website)

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Find yourself curious about 避风塘辣蟹 (Typhoon Shelter Crab) especially you have heard about it numerous times from those TVB dramas or Hong Kong movies? Just head to Causeway Bay…

No! I meants Causeway Bay Spicy Crab at Sri Hartamas. Save that journey of thousand miles just to savour the famous crab dish because the original outlet from Causeway Bay, Hong Kong has opened up a branch in Sri Hartamas!
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To my friends, families and readers, thanks for the well wishes! The overwhelming awesomeness everyone showed me this past week was much appreciated but I have to disappoint you guys. We are not, despite several rumours to the contrary, engaged to be married. We can’t help but have a little giggle about this but we’ll figure it out when the time comes.

I have been sick; my throat is getting scratchy and my nose is running and I am no better on my birthday. So, I spent a rather quiet day with KampungBoy, no party and no merry-making. It was really sweet of him to surprise me with a little blue box with the perfect white ribbon. It doesn’t matter what comes wrapped in that little blue box, because it is among the most favourite gift a girl could possibly receive.

Thanks, the interlocking ring put a smile upon my face.

The birthday dinner was a simple one, nothing extravagantly expensive. We headed to Izakaya Ichiban at Plaza Damas for some hearty and good Japanese food. It’s no frills and unpretentious place with minimal décor and ordinary lighting, like a ???. There were plenty of Japanese diners which are probably a good sign too.

Kaki Mayo Yaki (Baked Oyster with Spicy Mayo). The fresh and juicy topped with spicy mayo are absolutely delicious! The sides of stir fry enoki mushrooms, shitake mushrooms and capsicums goes really well with the oysters too.

Ika Shio (Japanese Grilled Squid). All happily glazed in some fresh lemon juice, the ika was a bit savoury and moist with but not chewy. It tasted so delicious on its own, without the need to use any other seasonings.

For our toro (salmon belly) don and wagyu beef don, the portions were pretty generous but we find it mediocre. Nonetheless, it’s a steal to indulge in toro and wagyu beef at only RM 30++.

With quite an extensive sake list, Ikaya Ichiban is a no-frills place to meet up with friends for a pint and bite. We’ll come back to check out the other items in the menu for sure.

Izakaya Ichiban
Lot P-3M
Plaza Ground Floor
Hartamas Shopping Centre
Jalan Sri Hartamas
Kuala Lumpur
Tel No: 03 – 6201 5905

(Non Halal)

Assorted panchan dishes to be gorged by the empty stomach. The kim chi is crunchy, tangy, salty, addictively spicy and less pungent. The panchan dishes such as spicy cockles, bean sprouts, omelette with sausages and sweet pumpkin has been ‘malaysianised’ to suit our taste bud, but it feels weird on Rome’s taste bud, it was inevitable.

We had some complimentary spicy crab dish that comes with the galbi set. Weird combination huh?

We had four Daeji Galbi (pork ribs) dish of the sweet and spicy variation. The sweet variation is marinated in a sauce made from fruit juice, rice wine, soy sauce, sesame oil and sugar while the spicy variation uses house spicy marinate sauce. It is succulent in taste, crisply grilled to perfection with slightly charred around the edges.

The waiters and Chef Kim will expertly grill, flip and toss the meat to ensure that it was cooked to perfection. It feels authentic because some fiery charchoal block is used.

Another two Dakgalbi (marinated chicken) dish is added to the order as everyone turn out as cannibal.

NaengMyeong (chilled buckwheat noodles) is often served followed by a galbi meal. Koreans believed that the icy cold broth full of shaved ice can offset the heatness of the galbis. Served in a cold stainess steel bowl, the noodles sit in a tangy iced broth made of chicken stock, and are garnished julienned cucumbers, a slice of a Korean pear, and often a boiled egg.

Koreans have been drinking shoju for thousands of years. So a bottle or two of shoju is obligatory to mark the great birthday celebration. Smooth and clean in taste, it is easy to drink in combination with galbi dishes.

Girls and Boys

Korean BBQ Restaurant
DAORAE GARDEN (Tel : 03-6203-2616)
No.9, 1st Floor, Plaza Crystal Ville Center,
Jalan 23/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas,50480 Kuala Lumpur
(Same row as Maybank)

We were brought to the upper floor, where we can experience the traditional korean dining, it normally entails sitting on the floor and eating off a small table. My calves soon emitted frantic signals of numbs, guess I need to correct my postures as sitting with ur knees cross is the ‘very right’ postures.

Hmm their menu is a bit confusing, its all in korean words with description in English..but hey I need pictures!!

Free flow of sky juice

Appetizers / starters – You are entitled to refills of two servings. Most of the veges are pickled stuffs, some even looked and tasted like mum’s cooking.

Just find this bowl of rice picture adorable, don’t you think so?

Kgboy said that the silver coloured elongated chopsticks looks like some needles where ancient Chinese heroes used to test whether their food is being poisoned. LOL

The bibimbap hotpot that we ordered, with assortment of veges, beef and some garlic, onion based soup. The soup is lip smacking good, its great for curing flu viruses too!

You can have your food barbequed too, the sizzling and cracking sound of crisps and lards makes us feel “urrrgghhhh, we should have ordered that!” . Nevermind though, as the soups and beef are good, and we shall try their bbq item next time.

It costs about rm 60. We can hardly move after all the stuff, we tried really not to waste to food but mission failed. It’s an good excuse to do some boutiques hopping around hartamas area after that. There’s a lot of boutiques selling nice and cheap clothing around this area!

0G, Jalan 25/70A,
Desa Sri Hartamas,
50480 KL
Tel : 03 – 2300 1004
(Along the RHB bank)

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Souled out is one of the famous cafe bar in KL where everyone knows about it. Other than coctails, wines and beers, they have an extensive array of western, local and northen india cuisine that cater to different tastebuds. However, the most highly demanded item would be their wood oven pizza. Too bad that we were to full for anything after the feast at Murni’s.

Free car jockey service..Good eh? I heard that they have dancing staff too!

M-16 and Margarita

Irish Coffee and Tequila Sunrise

Awww..SO sweeeeet!

Last but not least, a group picture of the gang!

Souled out is one of the famous cafe bar in KL where everyone knows about it. Other than coctails, wines and beers, they have an extensive array of western, local and northen india cuisine that cater to different tastebuds. However, the most highly demanded item would be their wood oven pizza. Too bad that we were to full for anything after the feast at Murni’s.

Free car jockey service..Good eh? I heard that they have dancing staff too!

M-16 and Margarita

Irish Coffee and Tequila Sunrise

Awww..SO sweeeeet!

Last but not least, a group picture of the gang!