Kuala Lumpur coffee scene

Brunch cafés in Kuala Lumpur

Cafés in Kuala Lumpur that pair a serious cup with a proper plate. Brunch you'd cross town for, coffee you'd come back for.

13 cafés · Malaysia

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Bangsar

Antipodean Bangsar

At 20 Jalan Telawi 2, this New Zealand-spirited cafe has been part of Bangsar's cafe scene long enough to be…

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Bangsar

Breakfast Thieves

Also inside APW Bangsar's converted printing complex on Jalan Riong, Breakfast Thieves brings modern Australian…

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Brunch
Petaling Street

Bunn Choon Restaurant

Established in 1893 at 3 Jalan Balai Polis near the Kwai Chai Hong alley of Petaling Street, Bunn Choon is KL's…

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TTDI

Common Man Coffee Roasters KL

The KL outpost of the acclaimed Singaporean specialty roaster occupies the ground floor of Plaza Vads at 1 Jalan Tun…

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Open late
Bukit Bintang

Feeka Coffee Roasters

Positioned on Jalan Mesui beside the No Black Tie jazz club in Changkat Bukit Bintang, Feeka has been one of the…

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Brunch
Petaling Street

Ho Kow Hainam Kopitiam

Operating since 1956 and relocated to a larger corner building at 1 Jalan Balai Polis near Petaling Street in 2018,…

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Bangsar

Lisette's Cafe and Bakery

At 8 Jalan Kemuja in Bangsar, Lisette's is a bright, European-influenced all-day cafe and bakery serving…

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Brunch
Petaling Street

Merchant's Lane

Occupying the first floor of a heritage shophouse at 150 Jalan Petaling, once a historic building within Chinatown,…

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Brunch
Petaling Street

Old China Cafe

Housed since 1920 in a two-story building at 11 Jalan Balai Polis in Chinatown, Old China Cafe channels Straits…

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Laptop-friendly
Bangsar

PULP by Papa Palheta

Nestled inside Art Printing Works (APW), a repurposed 1965 industrial printing factory on Jalan Riong, PULP is the…

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Bangsar

VCR Bangsar

The Bangsar outpost of KL's most decorated specialty roaster occupies a ground-floor shophouse on Jalan Telawi 3 with…

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Laptop-friendly
Bukit Bintang

VCR Galloway

Housed in a 1927 colonial bungalow on Jalan Galloway, VCR put KL on the third-wave map and has appeared on multiple…

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Brunch
Chow Kit

Yut Kee Restaurant

Since 1928, Yut Kee has been one of KL's most beloved Hainanese kopitiams, now in its third generation at 1 Jalan…

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