Eat Drink KL: Touche @ Section 17 & Crave @ Ara Damansara

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Touche @ Section 17 & Crave @ Ara Damansara

Cruising into a couple of cafes that opened in the suburbs this year: Touche Pastries at PJ's Section 17 & Crave at Oasis Ara Damansara. 

Touche, a reasonably welcoming hangout, operates on the now-crowded row that also houses The Gastro Project & Little Heritage House.

Warm meals here include sandwiches like a smoked duck one with cucumber & hoisin sauce, evocative of Peking Duck in flavor. 

Scones, croissants, danishes & other archetypal bakery fare are available. Won't revolutionize the industry, but should satisfy the stomach.

The coffee's fair; Butter + Beans nearby is still our current cafe recommendation for Section 17, but Touche's worth a visit too.

Meanwhile, Oasis Ara Damansara's also becoming a should-visit destination; here we shine the spotlight on Crave, a spacious, couch-filled stop for lazy afternoons.

Crave's highlight seems to be the beetroot-blessed beef-&-egg burger. Not bad at all.

Cakes are supplied by Cake Tella's Eddie Tan. Love the Nutella mille crepe, soft & sumptuous.

Crave's own house-made lemon drizzle cupcake is OK, though maybe not memorable.

And of course, caffeine. Crave serves Australia's Toby's Estate coffee.

Touche Pastries & More,
7, Jalan 17/56, Petaling Jaya.
Tel: 03-7932-1121. Mon-Sun, 8am-9pm (or so their FB page says)
Crave @ BG-03, Oasis Square, Ara Damansara, Petaling Jaya.
Tel: 03-7734-3192. Mon-Sat, 830am-630pm