Dua Belas Jam Coffee Company, Kajang

Dua Belas Jam is Kajang’s new retro-kitsch cafe for pancake breakfasts and playful brews in a patchwork of pop-art cats and Y2K nostalgic curiosities..

  
The Breakfast Pancakes take their cue from classic big breakfast platters: Two house-griddled pancakes with plenty of beef pepperoni, scrambled eggs and sautéed mushrooms, finished with hot honey drizzle for a mighty morning meal.

The Mati Suri cooler combines watermelon and soda with a blend of two Colombian beans, creamy and sweetly aromatic with fruity-floral fizz.

Dua Belas Jam opens in the morning, 7am to 11am, then later at night, 6pm to 1am, when Neapolitan pizza and shio pan are available.

103 Coffee, APW Bangsar

103 Coffee finds a fresh canvas for creativity in Bangsar, fusing industrial warehouse architecture with art studio aspirations in a striking space that succeeds PULP as APW’s resident coffeehouse.

103’s baristas start brewing shortly past sunrise beneath soaring, steel-framed ceilings with a constellation of bare bulbs suspended from looped cables.

103 APW exclusives include the Miso Mocha (double espresso with local speciality-grade chocolate, chilled fresh milk and miso cream), White Mont Blanc (double espresso with honey-cinnamon milk, cold cream, nutmeg and orange zest) and Day Dream (cold brew shaken with jasmine tea, green apple, pineapple and lime), living up to 103’s 12 years of caffeinated craftsmanship.

Also snack on the kitchen’s new roasted potato salad with chickpeas, sour cream, ichimi togarashi and lemon dill dressing, set by playful pops of colour that populate mint-green walls.

Asador Alexander, 1 Utama

Build your own steak with fries and other beefed-up ensembles at 1 Utama’s new Asador Alexander, matching your choice of seared cut with side and sauce.

Back to basics: The wet-aged Angus striploin is skilfully flame-grilled, its confident crust concealing smooth succulence, going great with fresh, fragrant truffle fries, hot and crisp, and beef jus with savoury depth.