Chawan, Publika

Hot, sticky and sweaty. Yup, I'm definitely in Malaysia!
Despite the weather, it feels really good to be home.

Yesterday's flight was tiring and unpleasant- thanks to the crying baby beside me. But I was incredibly delighted when I bumped into Michelle from Niche and realized that we were taking the same flight home! What are the chances right? :D

After a good night's rest, I woke up craving... what else but a hearty Malaysian brunch/lunch! With a major agenda- getting new laptop, we took a short drive to Publika and wandered around before getting my laptop. We stumbled upon Chawan, which was close-by the Apple Store, and I was immediately excited by the list of coffee they offer! The service was quick and friendly but there were some hits and misses with the food.

Lontong with Beef Rendang

My dad adores lontong and will order it whenever he gets the chance to! This one wasn't good but it wasn't bad either. It was a tad bit salty and the compressed rice tasted like store-bought ones. Ah well, my dad has high expectations when it comes to lontong!

Beef Rendang for the Lontong

Nasi Kerabu

This was incredible mediocre. In fact, it wasn't even a proper nasi kerabu. No raw bean sprouts, no sliced cucumbers, no ulam expect shredded cabbage and no tumi (nasi kerabu's sambal). It was dry and disappointing. 

Kopi O

Chawan offers a variety of coffee from different states of Malaysia (from Tanjung Malim to Tenom) and I went with the Kemaman Kopi. I wouldn't say that it's the best Kopi O I've had but it was satisfyingly bitter. 

Kaya and Butter Toast

Oh boy! I've been craving these bad boys for ages. The bread was lightly toasted and spread with a thin layer of butter and kaya. I was intrigued by the kaya as it tastes quite different from the Nyonya ones that I usually have. It's sweeter and had a stronger santan (coconut cream) flavour. The sweetness did compliment my bitter coffee wonderfully!

Soft-boiled eggs

Ahh.. A classic. How you not have soft-boiled eggs with kaya and butter toast?

The meal wasn't memorable and there's certainly room for improvement but like I mentioned, it wasn't bad! It just wasn't good.

G2-66 Publika,

Solaris Dutamas,

Jalan Dutamas 1,

50480 Kuala Lumpur.