For fans of independent coffee bars with Tokyo-inspired character and charm, Klang's new Daigu Coffee is indispensable, a one-woman cafe with a soulful, soothing identity.
Founder Cheau See harnesses her husband's home-roasted coffee for dark, deep drips, representing a range of Asian, African and Central American beans.
Try the tribute to Ginza's Cafe de L'ambre, the Blanc et Noir, a bittersweet Ethiopian-Honduran blend, chilled and complex, crowned with cream for a black-and-white beauty.
Desserts include smooth, comfortingly soft coffee jelly, blanketed with whipped cream infused with cherry brandy and a cherry on top.
Chocolate is also compelling, relying mainly on cacao cultivated in Selangor's Tanjung Sepat. Sip the Theobroma, a pure hot beverage with fruity, fermented funkiness, coupled with terrific terrine, indulgently house-baked with a medley of Malaysian and Belgian Callebaut chocolate.
