Tenggek Burung Cafe, Bukit Keramat

Perched in a bungalow on a residential hill, Tenggek Burung Cafe is the closest thing to a highland cottage retreat within a 15-minute drive of KLCC.

Tenggek's take on laksa Johor makes for a satisfactory lunch, drenched in fish gravy that's a little lighter than usual but no less tasty, prepared with Asian noodles instead of spaghetti (RM15.90).

The cafe bakes its own desserts - cranberry scones might seem like a natural selection (RM8.90; with butter and jam but no clotted cream), though the pengat durian cake is our best bet, a dense, creamy cake poured over with hot, richly aromatic pengat durian for a decadent-textured indulgence (RM16), downed with bottled kombucha in tropical flavours like mango or pink grapefruit.

Tenggek Burung Cafe
2,  Lorong Bukit Keramat 4, Jalan Bukit Keramat, 54000 Kuala Lumpur. Open Mon-Sat, 11am-630pm. Tel: 03-4252-6221

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