A Coffee Lover’s Guide for Where to Drink in KL and Selangor

Written by Tan Kai Bin

Our contributing expert for this feature is Tan Kai Bin, the co-founder of Blaq Coffee and Bean Shipper, two interesting Malaysian-based services that ship boxes of freshly roasted coffee beans to customers’ doorsteps. Kai Bin works closely with respected local roasters and can also sometimes be spotted as a barista at pop-ups. Check them out at blaqcoffee.com and beanshipper.com

Kai Bin recommends filter coffee for budding enthusiasts in KL and Selangor. “Most of the time, roasters do offer different varieties of single origins for their filter coffee, and usually they tend to keep the best beans for filter coffee!”

“We coffee people always recommend that our customers try filter coffee, as it’s the brewing method that brings out the flavour of coffee, especially for black coffee drinkers!” he adds.

Here are Kai Bin’s six favourite choices for where to enjoy coffee in KL and Selangor, and what to order for a pleasurable combination of coffee and food.

1. Artisan Roast at Taman Tun Dr Ismail

What To Order – Nitrokopi, Filter Coffee, Cheesecake and chocolate slices

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Address: 4 Lorong Rahim Kajai 14, Taman Tun Dr Ismail

Find: Contact details and map for Artisan Roast

2. Beam at Bandar Sri Damansara

What to order: Filter Coffee (on syphon)

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Address: 25, Jalan Gangsa SD 5/3B, Bandar Sri Damansara

Find: Contact details and map for BEAM

Read Review: BEAM at Bandar Sri Damansara: Restaurant Review

3. RGB at Jalan Damai

WTO – Sandwiches, espresso-based coffees

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Address: 35, Jalan Damai, Off Jalan Ampang

Find: Contact details and map for RGB

Read Review: RGB at The Bean Hive at Damai: Restaurant Review

4. Sprezzatura at Phileo Damansara

WTO – Sandwich and espresso based coffee (Indonesia Toraja)

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Address: 116, Block E, Phileo Damansara 1

Find: Contact details and map for Sprezza

Read Review: Sprezza at Phileo Damansara: Restaurant Review

5. The Roast Things at Dataran Prima

TRT is not a cafe, hence they do not take walk in customers. But however they do organise workshops from time to time (and attendees can find coffee to drink of course!).

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Address: Unit 12, Level 9, Block A, The Tube, Prima Avenue,  Jalan PJU 1/39, Dataran Prima, Aman Suria, Kelana Jaya

Find: Contact details and map for The Roast Things

6. Brew N Bread at Shah Alam

WTO – Filter coffee and variety of breads.

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Address: Ground Floor, One City Mall, Jalan USJ 25/1

Find: Contact details and map for Brew & Bread

Read Review: Review: Butter Up at Seri Kembangan, Brew & Bread at One City USJ Subang and Coffee Factory at Setiawalk Puchong

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