Outcast Coffee KL: Pop-up cafe review

Seemingly a forgotten alley transformed into a fairyland pathway, this was once a house like any other. But if you peek now past the trunks and branches that camouflage this address, beyond the vine-ravelled brick facade and the pebbled entrance, a veiled oasis beckons, with surroundings both soothing and seductive, simultaneously sunny and shaded, completely refurbished in a clean break from its past, flourishing with furnishing by local craftspeople Kedai Bikin. Upstairs, Airbnb rental lodgings are in the works, but below, it’s a part-time coffee bar as well as a potentially versatile events venue where cultural soirees and artistic powwows might seem inevitable. These walls should soon have stories to tell.

Asian-inflected cake

Outcast Coffee is a roaming pop-up service; it has requested that this particular location not be publicly specified for now, but if you’re here, ask for an Asian-inflected piece of cake – perhaps the pandan Gula Melaka or the jackfruit Bundt – paired with a coconut latte, made with a La Marzocco espresso machine that’s portable enough to be packed up and taken wherever Outcast Coffee next lays its hat and calls its home (the pop-up’s name reflects its founder’s feelings of being a touch outside KL’s coffee mainstream – though with the callow, capricious cliques that commandeer the scene, there are certainly far worse fates).

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Outcast Coffee KL

Outcast Coffee is a pop-up service that can be contacted at [email protected]

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