Knotted Cafe, Shah Alam

Knotted Cafe is Shah Alam's new family-friendly space, helmed by a husband-and-wife team, centred on 'ikatan,' the ties that bind.

Cosy low seats and board games beckon customers for crowd-pleasing fare, some with Southeast Asian inflections: Creamy tom yam prawn pasta with a heat that builds with every bite, cheesecakes by a neighbourhood baker, Knotted's own-made tiramisu, pineapple coolers, plus Indonesian-roasted coffee that reflect Knotted's Balinese inspirations.

Flippies, Bukit Jelutong

Flippies is Bukit Jelutong's new stop for pancakes made with house-whisked batter, fluffy and flavourful, finished with salted maple butter. 

Go bananas with Flippies' pancake folded inside and showered on top with bananas,  gorgeously caramelised, glossed with golden maple syrup.

Pao Pao Thai Street Food, Kuchai Lama

Pao Pao is Kuchai Lama's new pad kra pao stall: Its minced pork stir-fry is slicked and saucy, shot through with basil and chillies, buried beneath crisp-fringed fried eggs, their molten yolks spilling lusciously into every seasoned, savoury spoonful in Guzai Kopitiam.

BlackWhitekafe, Kayu Ara

BlackWhitekafe is Kayu Ara’s new caffeine stop, brewing with its own-roasted beans and whisking up coolers of matcha and hojicha lattes. Japanese-inspired meals will be available next week; find BlackWhitekafe in Glomac Centro’s Smile Bento.

Nocte Coffee, Taman Desa Jaya

Nocte Coffee is Taman Desa Jaya’s friendly new caffeine stop, with specialities like the Brazilian single-origin butter dirty latte, buoyed by salted butter emulsified in the beverage for subtly savoury silkiness. Other brews span Spanish shaken lattes to Viennese Einspänner; bagels, banana bread and burnt cheesecake will be served beginning next week.

Luftco Cafe, Ara Damansara

Ara Damansara’s new Luftco is the cheerful in-house cafe of pharmaceutical engineering specialist Lufter, matching matcha with hot chicken sandwiches and cool books to browse.

Flai, Bangsar

Bangsar’s new Flai takes flight with coffee and friendly neighbourhood comfort, promising pancakes, pastries and more.

Flai, the sister space of The Curve’s Flint Cafe in collaboration with Laiyan KL, opens 8 Sept, 8am-3pm; find the powder-blue frontage in the Taman Taiping flat on Tandok Road beside APW Bangsar.

Castury, Southville City

Erna Kitchen, Bandar Glenmarie

 

Diwane Hadramout, Putrajaya

2nd Breakfast x Cozy Cookies, Mutiara Damansara

2nd Breakfast and Cozy Cookies have combined forces for their first full-fledged space in Mutiara Damansara, serving terrific toasted muffin sandwiches, cookies, shakes and a brilliant banoffee pie.

Six breakfast sandwiches headline the menu, saucy and sloppy with the cheerful team’s own-crafted produce. Fowl Mood is lip-smacking, with a thickly succulent house-made chicken patty, torched cheddar, sun-dried tomato mayo and the kitchen’s pickles; pile on a fried egg for maximum satisfaction, folded in fresh, fragrantly tender muffins, coming in hot to the table.

Don’t miss the banoffee pie, a four-inch irresistible indulgence, lusciously layered, and brown butter cookies, rich with dark and milk chocolate chips, balanced buoyantly with sea salt for melt-in-the-mouth pleasure. Finish with a PBJT milkshake, bringing together vanilla ice cream with toast-infused milk, mixed berry jam and peanut butter.

There’s more to try, from seasoned tater tots to snickerdoodles to white miso hot chocolate. Bookmark this for tasty treats, made with skill and surprising soul.