Vanilla Bean (JB)

Vanilla Bean is a relatively new cafe located at Senibong Cove which serves specialty coffee, artisanal cakes, brunch items and waffles with interesting flavors! The cafe is quite small but not too cramp, we visited on a sun afternoon for brunch and i quite like the ambiance there! I only realised I didn't take any picture of the interior after we left hahaha! I ordered the smoked salmon avocado and my fren ordered the baked eggs. Smoked salmon and avocado can never go wrong and i love how generous they are with the avocado spread! As for dessert, we ordered their earl grey lavender waffle to try and omg the earl grey lavender ice cream is so so so nice, very refreshing with the right amount of sweetness! And their waffle is on point too, crispy and fluffy, exactly how i like my waffle to be. There's a few waffles that i really feel like trying such as the salted egg yolk waffle, teh tarik waffle (what?) and the ondeh ondeh style waffle..such an interesting flavor! Oh and the artisanal cakes that I din get to try !! Ok, enough reason for revisit..hehe!

VANILLA BEAN
G-08 Block B, Pangsapuri Pinggiran Air
No. 2, Persiaran Senibong, Senibong Cove,
81750 Masai, Johor, Malaysia
T: +6 016 7239238
Tue to Fri: 9am – 11pm
Sat: 9am – 12am
Sun: 9am – 8pm

VCR Kuala Lumpur

Finally gotten the chance to visit this famous cafe during my 1st visit to KL this year! I have actually visited KL twice this year which was quite impromptu..haha! I believe many have heard of this cafe, VCR in kl, it's like one of the must visit cafes if you are in kl. VCR is located in a renovated house with its wall painted in black, easily be spotted! The cafe was almost full house and we were seated near the windows so yes to good lighting! My friend recommended me the potato waffle and this is actually my first time to try a savoury waffle! I immediately fell in love with the waffle when it was served, just take a look at the wobbly eggs..hehe! The waffle was topped with sauteed mushroom, poached eggs, rosemary and sambal inspired tomato chutney, a really tasty combination! My friend told me that the cakes are very nice too, especially 'The King', guess i will have to try it next time! :)

VCR 
2 Jalan Galloway, 50150 Kuala Lumpur
Mon-Sun 8.30am - 11.30pm

Malaysia - Sugar On Top [CLOSED]

-Revisit-

Sugar On Top (SOT), a new cafe in Taman Pelangi which is known by many for their famous chilli crab pasta and charcoal waffle. First visit was with my lil sis on a Sat late afternoon and boy we ordered up a storm as we haven't had our lunch yet..hahaha! We ordered their signature chilli crab pasta and mentaiko burger for our mains, and also wedges for our sides. The chilli crab pasta was quite yummy but the portion is quite small imo, and I wish it can be more spicy. Nonetheless, the pasta was done perfectly al-dente and I love their idea to have the egg yolk on top of the pasta. The mentaiko ebi burger came quite a while after we finished our pasta and wedges. The burger was not bad but it tends to get a bit jelak after awhile, we couldn't finish the rice though..haha! On a side note, I wish the staff could have told us that the mentaiko ebi burger comes with wedges when he was taking our order, we would definitely try other sides on the menu if we know :( 

Anyway, the reason I went there was because of the charcoal waffle! I could hardly find any decent waffle in town so I was really expecting this as I heard quite a lot of good reviews. SOT was still at the "soft launch" stage when we visited, that explained why there's only 2 ice cream flavours to choose from. We chose the vanilla truffle to go with the waffle and I quite like the taste! It might sounds weird to have truffle in your ice cream but I thought it actually works..haha! The texture of the ice cream was on a more watery side which I don't really fancy but the taste make up for it. Waffle was quite decent with crispy exterior and soft texture inside. 

Revisit SOT with my bestie to try the other items on the menu. We ordered the lap cheong carbonara pasta and waffles to share. For the pasta, the usual bacon is replaced by the chinese sausage which add a twist to the carbonara and provides a fusion of western + asian! I'm not a carbonara fan but I really enjoyed the lap cheong pasta a lot, love the sauce and surprisingly it didn't get jelak at all, we polished off the plate effortlessly. I actually love this more than the chilli crab pasta..hehe! Tried their waffle for the 2nd time with bubblegum ice cream because that's the only flavour available T.T I want to try their green tea or earl grey ice cream so badly..sigh maybe next time~

Overall a cozy cafe with good ambiance and decent food, definitely worth a try if you are in town! And they open till late everyday, a good hangout place with your friends at night hehe! Oh I forgot to mention that their tagline is quite cute: WeAreNotCrazyJustSOT! 

Sugar On Top (SOT)
No 1, Jalan Kuning 1,
Taman Pelangi,
80400 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Mon-Sun: 11am - 1am

Click HERE to read my 3rd visit featuring their famous Matcha hotcake!

The Daily Fix Cafe

Ok, I really need to update my blog on a weekly basis..i hope..haha!! I've got so many cafes to share and not forgetting my taiwan and bkk travelogue..lol! This is a way overdue post! I can't remember when was it..hahah! Anyway, Shen Sim brought us to this 'hidden' cafe along Jonker Street during our last visit to Melaka. The reason why I said it's hidden because it's situated at the back of a souvenir shop. Every corner of this cafe is so photogenic and I love how they sticked the antique kaleidoscopic plates on the wall which create a really pretty backdrop and of course you will see tons of picture of this wall on instagram..haha!! As usual, I ordered matcha latte for my drinks (i always order this if it's available on the menu!). It was not bad but kinda lack of the taste, wish the matcha taste can be stronger. But i can make do with the adorable latte art! ;p I think we were all quite hungry at that time..there's onion rings, cereals, 2 egg benedicts and french toast on the table XD All the food was fabulous especially the french toast! AND i only found out that we didn't order their popular pandan gula melaka pancake! Ok..it's time to go back again...haha!


The Daily Fix Cafe
 55 Jalan Hang Jebat (Jonker st),
75200 Malacca City, Malaysia
Mon: 10am - 5.30pm
Wed- Sun: 10am - 5.30pm

The Lokal

*please watch in HD :)

I have read too many good reviews about The Lokal  but I don't understand why I took so long to finally visit this cafe..haha! It's located at a corner shophouse along Neil Road. The Lokal  is the sister outlet of Sarnies and its decor and ambiance will give you the Aussie feel, remind me of the cafes that I visited during my Melbourne trip! We visited on a public holiday afternoon and a mini queue was already formed inside the cafe. I think we got our table after a 15-20 minutes wait which was not too bad actually! And we got the window seats which means i got good lighting to take pictures! :p

We were so famished by that time but we just couldn't decide which item to order because everything just look so promising..lol! We ordered a roasted beef ciabatta and a smoked salmon egg royale to share. For the drinks, sf had the hot chocolate because she said she just had coffee this morning before meeting me? LOL! I'm not really a coffee person so I always opt for mocha..hehe! Our food came pretty fast and omg i can totally understand what's the hype about this cafe just by trying both dishes that we ordered!  I personally adored the egg royale more! That delicious slab of smoked salmon was done to perfection and this was coming from a person (aka me) who don't really fancy salmon (except raw salmon)! The egg yolk flows out perfectly as well..just watch the video and you will know what I meant..haha! Being a bread lover, I absolutely enjoy the beef ciabatta which is the perfect combination of sliced sauteed beef and caramelized onions (insert heart eyes emoji)!

I still remember it was super hazy that day (PSI hit around 300+!!) but it was nonetheless a well spent afternoon with lots of catch up and updates with sf! Overall, The Lokal  definitely lives up to its hype and it certainly deserves a return visit anytime!

The Lokal
136 Neil Road Singapore
Tel: +65 6423 9918
Mon-Fri: 8am - 6pm
Sat-Sun: 10am - 4pm