Food Trail Food Adventure at Avenue K Kuala Lumpur - Where and What To Eat at Avenue K Food Marathon Part 3

Now comes the final lap of Best Restaurant To Eat Food Adventure @ Avenue K. After our eye feasting at the Santa Party, we decided to head over to Espresso Lab to chill and discuss our next action plan for the Food Adventure while sipping a hot cup of Latte.

Espresso Lab are an integrated specialty coffee company, from farm all the way to the cup. Specialty Coffee is the top 20% of the coffees produced in the world. It is also a movement to ensure sustainability, accountability and transparency in all we do. 

Espresso Lab source their coffee from all over the world, including Brazil, Columbia, Panama, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rawanda, Indonesia, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea and many others. 

To set ourselves apart, we deal directly with farmers and reputable traders, roast and blend our coffees at our Roastwerks facilities at Sunway Damansara, and deliver them to our stores the very next day.

After a cup of latte which awaken our senses, we continue our trail and this time it leads us to WonderKafe & Bar - Situated in a cosy corner of the mall, is Wondermama X’s eclectic sister, WonderKafe & Bar. 

Serving Yakitori snacks like  Chicken, Salmon with Garlic sauce, Beef yakitori and sandwiches with a Japanese inspired concept, this relaxed hangout spot serves an assortment of coffee favourites and cocktails with a Japanese twist. Kampai!

and not forgetting the Wasabi Tako. Strictly not for the faint heart- served raw with a tinge of lemon and wasabi sauce.

Our next pit stop brings us to Presto Bakery & Cafe. Presto caters to food-loving customers who insist on the freshest ingredients and high-quality perishables as well as a dynamic choice of groceries from all over the world. 

Freshest means having the shortest time from the sea, the fields or farms to their store. 

Presto is not only about products. In fact, Presto is about service & the love for good food.

After resting our stomach, we head over to a famous pastry parlour which is Tokyo Pastry for some desserts. Tokyo Pastry introduced the café bakery concept in 2012 and have built their reputation in combining good quality baking with good value for money. 

(Mango Cheese, Black Sesame,Bamboo Charcoal Mille Crepe, Summer Fruit Tarts)

A truly modern patisserie driven by a passion to bake a fabulous assortment of tempting breads, pastries, cakes and macaroons using the finest ingredients. They also feature a variety of fine coffees, brewed to perfection and a food menu that offers gourmet delights mixing innovative Japanese, Asian and European culinary creations to satisfy the senses.

Their European store décor originates from the era of the Meiji Restoration, when Japan promoted the studies, culture and habits of the Western society resulting in the popularity of such European style bakeries in Japan. The exquisite and elegant European style décor of Tokyo Pastry is inherited from such bakeries in Japan, which makes them unique, offering guests a cosy space to indulge in their own time and appreciate the finer things in life.

The next pit-stop leads us to the Kafe Warisan. Kafe Warisan brings local food to AK as an alternative quick bite for shoppers as well as providing a traditional, simple ad fuss-free meal in the comfort of the mall. 

Kafe Warisan provides staple food for the masses with its individually portioned steamed rice selection and signature Ayam Goreng Berempah, a MUST try.

Their specialties also include various flavours of kukus rice and light meals such as Roti Jala, Roti Bom, sweet desserts, steamed tapioca and sweet potato, nasi lemak bungkus, mee siam bungkus, traditional kuih and more. The above is accompanies by local drinks like teh tarik, kopi, cham and other classic local delights. A favorite amongst Malaysians.

We then head over to Sushi Box which is situated across Kafe Warisan - Sushi Box offers affordable, healthy and delicious meals for diners and those on the go. With its easy dining & takeaway concept, Sushi Box aims to provide fresh, high quality Japanese cuisine for those with busy lives.

Next, we proceeded to Krispy Kreme which is situated next to Sushi Box. Krispy Kreme is widely loved around the world for its signature melt-in-your-mouth Hot Original Glazed doughnuts which are made from the same secret recipe since 1937. The tasty recipe is an unforgettable treat passed down from generation to generation. Krispy Kreme is also famous because the doughnuts are made fresh daily and throughout the day using their own proprietary doughnuts mix to ensure quality and consistency.

All of Krispy Kreme stores in the Klang Valley offer the signature Hot Original glazed doughnuts as well as 17 additional varieties, including iced, filled and cake doughnuts. Krispy Kreme also offers high-quality brewed coffee, roasted by Krispy Kreme’s own roast master to exact specifications.

Next, we head over to Maison Dlights Chocolatier (Push Cart, Concourse floor) where we sampled some of the premium quality Chocolate from Belgium.

The Chocolates are 100% Home and Hand Made with 100% Real Chocolates from pure cocoa butter with no preservatives added into it.

This is then followed by our venture to Delifrance. Délifrance is a contemporary French bakery & café offering high qualitative bakery products freshly baked in front of the customer and sandwiches made to order, for every taste and occasion, at a reasonable price, for a flexible budget to visit on a regular basis. 

Délifrance represents the “contemporaneous French bakery & café” merging the simplicity, the authenticity and the “gourmandise” of traditional bakeries world into a convivial, trendy & casual Parisian coffee place.

We did a Christmas Menu Review earlier for Delifrance Avenue K. Please Click Here For the Review.

After that we head over for some for some health drinks and snacks at the UPBEAT. Upbeat Health Bar is focused on serving healthy drinks and wholesome food to our busy and active customers. 

We offer a range of delicious protein smoothies and nutritious wraps and salads. Our products are high in protein and low in fat and refined sugar.

Getting adequate protein can offer many health benefits – for those who want to lose weight, repair muscle, bulk up, improve heart health or boost energy. So come fuel your body at Upbeat Health Bar while you are on-the-go – we make it simple, fast and delicious for you to maintain a healthy diet.

Our Final last 2 outlet to be visited is to cover the Burgers Joint in AK Avenue, the first of which is the much talked about Fast Food Burgers and latest arrival to KL, which is Johnny Rockets. 

Straight out of USA, Johnny Rockets arrives in KL city, ready to shake mealtimes up with song and dance! Serving the ‘original hamburger’ complete with mouthwatering milkshake and cheesy fries, this world renowned classic franchise features the adorable diner-style theme of 1950s America.

Johnny Rockets believes hat everyone deserves a place where they can escape from today’s complicated world and their signature smiley face ketchup, jukebox stations and red vinyl seats are just the thing.

And, the final pit stop is at the Fat Boy's Burger Bar. Fatboy’s the Burger Bar brings the Burger evolution to a new level with its Burger Bar menu where you can build-your-own burger anyhow and anyway you want it. Choose from a list of buns, patties, cheeses, add-ons and sauces and your burger will be cooked to order!

Plus there’s a fat list of our Specially created burgers and other comfort food too! Fatboy’s also offers an excellent venue for friendly gatherings and a chilled environment where we don’t fuss about who you are or what you wear. Pop in and enjoy comfort food like no other.

There are three restaurants that we did not manage to complete our task which were Ah Cheng Laksa, Noodle Shack and Ayers Rock Butcher & Grill. Nevertheless we had truly enjoyed our entire Food Adventure @ Avenue K. It is by far one of the most memorable, exciting and fun food event we had. Bravo to Avenue K for their effort and teamwork to make this events a success.

For our other part of this exciting Food Adventure @ Avenue K, please click the link below.

Part 1 - Food Trail Food Adventure at Avenue K Kuala Lumpur - Where and What To Eat at Avenue K Food Marathon Part 1

Part 2 - Food Trail Food Adventure at Avenue K Kuala Lumpur - Christmas Celebration at Avenue K Food Marathon

Part 3 - Food Trail Food Adventure at Avenue K Kuala Lumpur - Where and What To Eat at Avenue K Food Marathon

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MUAR JOHOR | South Food Trail by Best Restaurant to Eat

There are many blogs and TV shows featuring Muar in Johor as a food haven. With that in mind, we decided to make a trip down south to savour this offering.

There is a TV series which highlights Muar streets foo. Today, we will be eating street food rather than restaurant food that we normally featured. After a series of search, we have shortlisted a couple of some of the best of Muar Food to savour for this trip.

We started quite early in the morning at 6am from Kuala Lumpur as most of the food stalls are open for breakfast up to lunch hours. We reached Muar at 830am and drove around town trying to spot the Wai Sek Kai Along Jalan Haji Abu (between the junction with Jalan Meriam and Jalan Ali). 

We notice that there are streets with the colour theme like red where most building along that street is painted with red and yellow as yellow streets and blue streets. A true community spirit of the people of Muar to promote this town.

We took a walk around the main makan street and try to see what was that they were selling and also to find out where our shortlisted store is.

Our first taste was the fried carrot cakes; we saw a big queue already before the store was open. We look around to see what was being ordered by the other patron and decided to order one big packet with eggs to be shared. The normal price for a small packet is RM3.00. For the big packet, it is at RM4.00. The uncle told us his version is the sweet type version (which is black due to the thick black soya sauce) and we also got to know that in Muar there is a white version from one of the fellow patron which she also recommends some places for other Muar favourite makan place.

Taste wise it is, it is a little sweet and they don’t fry it like in KL where the pieces of carrot cake are cut to smaller pieces and a little crispier on the outside. Moreover, we can’t really taste much of the choy poh.

Next, we venture into a restaurant called Hua Nam. In this coffee shop, there is 2 main food served here i.e the popular Muar Laksa and the Teochew Pork soup. The shop was packed when we arrived and took us a while for us to get a table. We look around to see what was being ordered by the other patrons.

The Muar Laksa was noting great compared to the one we had in Kuala Lumpur. The broth was not thick and was not spicy at all. It was quite bland. The saving grace was the cockles which were very fresh and succulent.

Next, we savour the Teochew Pork (Chap Chye) Soup with white rice. This is a totally new dish for me as the one we had in Kuala Lumpur is the Mustard Vegetable Pork soup. Well, this dish is only for lovers of pork spare parts. Taste-wise, it was short of my expectation of a good pork soup.

In this coffee shop, it does allow outside food from the outside to be brought in to be eaten. There are a couple of streets store just outside this shop.

The first one that we ordered is the Teochew Braised Pork and Spare parts. We had the pork, pig skin, pig intestine, eggs and tau foo. Taste-wise, it is not very fragrant as it lacks the taste of spices usually used to cook this dish.

Lastly, we ordered the Woon Chai Koh, compare to those that you normally find from the Pasar Malam, this is a super small bowl and for RM2.00 you get 8 pieces of it. One of the main difference is the garnishing, which is boiling hot, unlike those found in Pasar Malam, which is usually cooked hours earlier. Taste-wise, the texture was quite smooth while the garnishing blended well.

The next to the shop is the coffee itself. Understand that there are many coffee merchants in Muar, so the one we had in the shop truly has strong aroma with the strong aftertaste in your throat. Worth the money you paid for many times over.

We tried the otak-otak on Avenue 4 food court but found it to be too spicy and salty. Not much to shout about. Probably being introduced to the wrong place.

We were told of the best wanton noodle in the area and when we reach the shop, it was beginning to open its shop, so we waited patiently for them to unload box and crates of dumpling, suikow and wantan noodles and the must-have char siew.

At first, we thought we were in a treat, how wrong were we after our first taste, of the soup then the noodles, then the sui kow and wanton. The only saving grace was the price. At 3.50 per bowl, it is a real bargain but I wouldn’t go for a second after tasting the best wanton noodles in KL.

As we were chilling before the lunch break, we wanted to sample the famous chicken rice Jit Fatt, we came about a place where we park our car, the place is Kala Chicken along the makan street, they served the Grass Jelly Tea at RM3.00 per shot. Feeling thirsty after all the food intake, we decided to try one. To our surprise, it was not bad and considering the price we paid for it was good.

We left the place to find the Jit Fatt 119-4, Jalan Mariam. Here like Melaka, the chicken rice is served moulded into a ball. Some say, it is comparable with the one in Melaka, so we ordered a small serving of 3 rice ball with a plate of chicken breast. If you really want to know whether the chicken is good, you have to try the breast meat, you can taste the sweetness of the chicken if any, the tenderness not soft, and the juiciness (breast meat have the least) and if any it will make the chicken especially nice and top quality. To me, it fails all the 3 test.

The rice balls were too hard and not much taste compared to those from Melaka, they are soft and fluffy even when moulded into a ball. I would say the size of the rice ball is also bigger than in Melaka.

It was a truly disappointing food trip and really out of our expectation. So we decided to cut short our trip and head to Melaka.

Before leaving, we remember we passed by a store where they sell this Bentayan Lemon Lime drink but it was in the midst of opening when we had our wanton noodle earlier, so we decided to make t trip there to try it out. The first sips were mesmerising, you can feel the sourish lime lemon flowing down your throat. It was very refreshing and can wake up your senses up if you are sleepy. It was also very intoxicating as you want to have more sips after the first. This is the saving grace of our trip to Muar, Johor. Next stop is Melaka.

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