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Hometown Hainan Coffee comes to Solaris Mont Kiara with kids-friendly playground

Hometown Hainan Coffee has launched its latest location in Solaris Mont Kiara, introducing the brand's first child-friendly playground, featuring a fun slide, play kitchen, pretend cashier section and puzzles.

Perfect for families, Hometown Hainan Coffee in Solaris Mont Kiara promises younger guests their own little world while parents savour comfort fare for all generations, from big breakfasts to baked spaghetti, eggdrop sandwiches to nasi lemak, croffles to chicken chop.

Weekday lunches have become popular with residents and corporate workers, with the spacious dining hall downstairs filling up fast in Mont Kiara's lively new neighbourhood stop.

The Big Breakfast Platter beckons for hearty appetites, an all-day affair of chicken ham, chicken sausages, mushrooms, omelette, hash brown, baked beans, bread and butter to keep our energy going from morning to night.

Sandwich enthusiasts, sink your teeth into the Crispy Beef Eggdrop, a convenient meal on the move, with crispy breaded beef and fluffy eggs in a soft brioche bun for indulgent heartiness. 

Curry Chicken with Croffle evokes a Western take on roti jala: The croffles prove pleasurably pressed into thin layers with a light chew, soaking up the rich curry for a creative combo. 

For a classic can't-miss platter, order the Nasi Lemak with Rendang Fried Chicken Drumstick: The aromatic rice is the ideal pairing for the extra-juicy chicken in irresistibly robust rendang for beautiful bursts of fragrance and flavour.

Hometown's Grilled Chicken Chop is our choice for hungry customers: The chicken is super-chunky, lavishly blanketed in mushroom or black pepper sauce, complete with plenty of fries.

Cheese Baked Chicken Spaghetti is a tasty twist on cheese baked rice, saucy with the tang of tomatoes to complement the stretchy cheese. Curry and carbonara sauces are also available.

Craving a cafe-style dessert and drink? Hometown Hainan Coffee has us covered with the Walnut Brownie with Chocolate Sauce and Ice Cream, moist with a nutty bite, and Strawberry Frappe, terrifically textured with bits of blended strawberries.

Hometown Hainan Coffee
J-0G, 13, Jalan Solaris, Solaris Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur.
Daily, 8am-12am. Tel: 03-8020-7808

Unstable Concoction Cafe, Desa Sri Hartamas

Likely launching 11 September, Unstable Concoction is Hartamas’ upcoming experimental cafe, putting a playful spin on its drinks and decor.

Unstable Concoction’s madcap beverage scientists are still brewing up formulations, but clues on their lab walls hint at cold brews with house-made chai mix and luo han guo, espresso with clarified roselle, and curious creations built on cacao nib tea, brown butter cream cheese and more.

The space is unconventional too, fusing a warm vinyl corner with raw concrete edginess, its glass blocks and gleaming metal enlivened by offbeat illustrations that colourfully convey controlled chaos.