14 Cafes in PJ That Should Be On Any Coffee Connoisseur’s Radar
Whenever my friends and I are on the hunt for a chill spot in Kuala Lumpur and its surrounding areas, we always end up in Petaling Jaya because of its laid-back cafes. They’re some of the best places to get breakfast in PJ or just looking to wind down on a peaceful day.
With that being said, you can call me your captain for the day as I’m here to cruise you through some of the city’s best cafes in PJ. Whether you’re looking for amazing brunch items, or coffee drinks or just want to take aesthetically pleasing photos, there’s something here for you!
Strangers at 47
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Address: 45, 47 49, Jalan 17/45
Contact details: +60 12-745 4749
Operating hours: Daily from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Cost: $$
Strangers at 47 is one of the most famous cafes in the city, which isn’t surprising considering its amazing selection of specialty coffees and breakfast/brunch items. The quality and variety of their menu lend them to win multiple awards, one of which is the best cafe in KL.
You can’t go wrong with any dish from their selection, but if you want to play it safe, we recommend sticking to the bestsellers. This includes their specialty roasted chicken, which comes with a crunchy pickle salad and potato pumpkin mash on the side.
Of course, your visit here wouldn’t be complete without ordering one of their espresso and drip coffee drinks. One thing that stood out to us the most was their iced coffee lemonade, as it was something we would’ve never thought to go well together but we were definitely proven wrong!
Pro tip:
You can also order their amazing nasi lemak if you want to be immersed in the country’s beautiful cuisine. This dish is filled to the brim with ingredients such as acar, peanuts, anchovies, rice and of course, a huge chicken thigh.
Bean Brothers
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Address: Jalan PJU 3/50, Sunway Damansara
Contact details: [email protected]
Operating hours:
- Wednesday to Monday: 8:00 AM to 7:30 PM
- Tuesday: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Cost: $$
If you’re someone who takes coffee VERY seriously, then Bean Brothers should be right up your alley because they’re one of the best specialty coffee houses. One of the things that sets them apart from others is that they source their beans from Korea, which leaves a distinct aftertaste.
Their selection ranges from long blacks to white iced Americano and everything in between, catering to different palates. What we love about them the most is the experience, as you’ll get to personalise your coffee by choosing which type of bean to use.
They also offer extra shots of espresso if you’re facing a long day at the office. Meanwhile, you can grab one of their delicious non-coffee drinks like their mint chocolate and fresh orange juice if you’re not fond of caffeine.
Pro tip:
If you’re looking for something filling to pair with your coffee, we recommend ordering their Flexitarian meal. It consists of a bagel, greens, avocados, beans, tomatoes, cheese and chicken, creating a harmonious plate of nutrients.
Good Blue Men
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Address: AG-01, Ground Floor, Block A, Happy Mansion
Contact details: +60 3-7499 7394
Operating hours: Daily from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Cost: $$
Good Blue Men is a great spot to check out if you’re looking to pair your coffee with exceptional food. One of the reasons for this is their generous serving size, which could easily feed more than one person—talk about great value for money!
If you don’t know what to order, you have to go for their aglio olio grilled chicken or one of their meaty sandwiches. Meanwhile, you can order their decadent brownies drizzled with chocolate sauce and nuts if you’re looking for something sweet.
Their selection of drinks is quite varied as well, ranging from classics like lattes, flat white and mocha to non-coffee drinks such as matcha lattes and chocolate milkshakes. What piqued our attention, however, were their coffee mocktails, which were as experimentative as they come.
Pro tip:
Check out their official Instagram page regularly to see their latest offers and promotions! They’ll often hold these during holidays such as Father’s Day, Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day, etc.
Hideaway Cafe
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Address: AG7, Block A Happy Mansion Section
Contact details: +60 3-7491 7383
Operating hours:
- Sunday & Monday, Wednesday & Thursday: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
- Friday & Saturday: 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Cost: $$
Hideaway Cafe is an amazing spot in PJ where you can catch up with your friends over brunch and amazing coffee. It features an overall nostalgic vibe, boasting vintage couches and wooden finishes on its tables, counters, etc.
Starting with their food, the main star of the show is undoubtedly their different-flavoured cakes, all of which are homemade BTW. Once you see these cakes displayed behind glass, you’ll be salivating for them, especially their blueberry almond and pandan gula melaka.
The drinks are just as alluring as soon as you catch a whiff of their aroma when you open the cafe’s doors. From iced/hot lattes to mochas and Americanos, you can expect to find your favourite coffee variation here—freshly brewed!
Pro tip:
If you’re looking to order something to share with the entire table, we recommend ordering one or two servings of their pasta. Their bestsellers include the pesto and the tomato bolognese.
The Glass House
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Address: The Glass House, Lot C-G-01, 19 Sentral
Contact details: +60 12-235 0019
Operating hours: Daily from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Cost: $$
When it comes to Instagrammable cafes in KL and PJ, The Glass House is easily up there among the best. Its floor-to-ceiling glass windows allow tons of natural sunlight to enter the room, creating an overall elegant dining experience.
Dining here is more than just taking Insta-worthy photos, however, as they also serve amazing food and drinks! For starters, their selection of coffee drinks is complete, featuring cappuccinos, lattes, flat whites, Americano and more—you can even customise your milk!
Their brunch menu is spectacular as well, featuring classics like buttermilk waffles, fluffy pancakes and a variety of sandwiches. Furthermore, they serve savoury and heavy meals like carbonara, a full English breakfast and a boatload of meaty burgers.
Pro tip:
You can also choose this cafe as your fancy dinner spot, as they also serve classy dishes that pair perfectly with their bottles of wine! Then, you can finish the night off by conversing over one of their draft beers.
Antipodean Cafe
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Address: G37 & GK1, Ground Floor, Atria Shopping Gallery
Contact details: +60 3-7732 8594
Operating hours: Daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Cost: $$
Antipodean is one of the most famous coffee joints in the country, boasting a handful of branches across KL and PJ. Its location at Atria is particularly great because it has plenty of tables available, with some located in the middle of the mall itself.
What makes Antipodean such a reliable cafe is its wide variety of coffee variations. One that they’re mostly famous for is their lattes because of the beautiful foam art that they top each cup with—you know, the ones you see all over social media!
Also, their selection of brunch dishes isn’t something to look past! Our favourite here is their big breakfast plates, which are akin to full English breakfast meals where you’ll get to enjoy a messy plate of sausages, eggs, toast, beans, etc.
Pro tip:
Consider visiting this branch in particular if you’re visiting with kids! They offer a separate play area for your kiddos where they can freely slide, run around and do stuff that all children too, and the best part is that you can keep an eye on them!
Otherwise Cafe
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Address: No. 6, Ground Floor, Jalan SS 4d/14
Contact details: +60 3-7494 3835
Operating hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Cost: $$
If you’re looking to satisfy your sweet tooth, visiting Otherwise Cafe will be one of the best decisions you can make. This cafe doubles as a dessert shop, offering amazing sweet treats ranging from toasts, croissants and various types of cakes!
They also have tons of amazing coffee and non-coffee drinks to pair with any of the aforementioned sweet desserts. If you want our advice, we recommend pairing their Earl Grey tea with their croissants for the perfect blend of sweetness and milkiness.
Our favourite item from their menu, however, is their waffles just because of their perfect size and texture. Oh, and they top these waffles with a heaping scoop of ice cream—need we say more?
Pro tip:
If you want to visit this cafe to study or to do some productive work, we advise avoiding Sunday afternoons, as this is when the cafe is crowded. Visiting during the weekdays at 1:00 PM onwards is always a safe bet.
Rekindle
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Address: Ground Floor, 25, Jalan SS 2/64
Contact details: +60 3-7496 6309
Operating hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Cost: $$
Rekindle is the perfect spot for people with a sweet tooth or those who simply want to chill someplace cosy. It features a rustic and old-timey interior that’s full of character and corners where you can take Insta-worthy photos.
I’m also going to rip off the band-aid and say this place doesn’t have the most varied selection of coffee but I can vouch that they make up for it with their quality. Their white and black coffees are sensational, not to mention their affogato, which adds more sweetness to the overall drink.
The real highlight here, however, is their selection of non-coffee drinks, from matcha lattes to lemon tea, ice-blended Oreo, chocolate milkshakes and more! Meanwhile, if you’re looking for something refreshing, you can order one of their freshly squeezed juices.
Pro tip:
If you don’t know what to order, we recommend pairing a cup of their hot chocolate with their burnt cheesecake! Better yet, you can slice yourself a piece of the cake to dip it in the hot chocolate.
The Teddy
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Address: Zenith Corporate Park, 22G, Blok B, 22G
Contact details: +60 16-500 9409
Operating hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Cost: $$
The Teddy is one of the best family-friendly cafes around KL and you’ll immediately realise this once you see the store’s collection of stuffed bears. You can find these teddy bears scattered around the store, with some even accompanying you on your table!
This bear theme doesn’t stop there, as their dishes also feature a subtle hint of this stuffed animal. For instance, their caffe latte features a latte art resembling a bear as opposed to the usual hearts, tulips and swans.
The cafe also features an amazing selection of hearty meals like their teddy burger, which you can choose to feature either chicken, beef, fish or duck! They also offer various pasta, one of which is the super creamy carbonara, which is a crowd favourite.
Pro tip:
End your meal on a sweet note by ordering their croissant ice cream! These come with a side of cubed fruits and you can choose between four flavours of ice cream (strawberry, chocolate, vanilla and matcha).
Flakes
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Address: B-G-06, The Hub SS2
Contact details: +60 11-1760 4816
Operating hours: Daily from 9:30 AM to 10:00 PM
Cost: $$
Flakes is a quaint coffee shop that’s begging to be your next brunch date destination, with its high-ceiling and minimalist yet elegant interior design. It’s more than just a backdrop too, as it’s always cooking up something good in the kitchen—hint: it’s croissants!
The aroma of freshly baked croissants engulfs this place, enticing anyone who enters the door. It also helps that their croissants are super flakey, and airy and are used as buns for fillings such as steaks, eggs, chocolate, etc.
They also offer a myriad of espresso-based coffee drinks such as cafe lattes, cappuccinos, americanos and more. You can also order their cold brew if you’re on the go, as they’re served in these cute bottles.
Pro tip:
You can order their huge meaty burgers if you’re looking for something filling to eat for brunch. This dish also comes with a side of fries so you’ll get the complete combo.
Fluffed Cafe @ Taman Paramount
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Address: 55, Jalan 20/7, Taman Paramount
Contact details: +60 12-730 1310
Operating hours: Daily from 12:30 to 10:30 PM
Cost: $$
Fluffed Cafe is one of the best dessert spots in town, and this is coming from someone who LOVES sweets. This cafe brings me back to my childhood when my eyes would be glued to every type of sweet in a candy store but this time, those candies are replaced with pastries!
They offer tons of amazing dishes but one that you MUST order is their waffle ice cream! We don’t know how they do it but they manage to make their waffles crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and best of all, a scoop of silky ice cream is added on top.
Meanwhile, if you want to be immersed in Malaysia’s selection of traditional sweets, we recommend ordering their onde onde cake. These are bite-sized pandan cakes filled with palm sugar and topped with shaved coconut—yum!
Pro tip:
You can save money on transportation by taking the bus and dropping off at the PJ298 Komersial Seksyen 20 (Barat) bus stop. From there, you only need to cross the street to reach Fluffed Cafe!
Jam and Kaya Cafe
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Address: PJ Palms Sports Centre, 1, Lorong Sultan
Contact details: +60 16-430 8931
Operating hours:
- Tuesday to Friday: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Saturday and Sunday: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Cost: $
A few can pull off comfort, aesthetics and flavour, and Jam and Kaya Cafe is definitely one of them! For starters, its warm and welcoming atmosphere makes it a great place to wind down, study and even catch up with friends over some delicious food.
Speaking of food, they serve a boatload of light bites and mouthwatering pastries that are sure to satisfy both your tastebuds and your hunger. Of course, the main highlight here is the titular kaya toast, which is extra creamy, especially with the added butter.
These dishes are best paired with their drinks, which range anywhere from your classic espresso to artisan velvety lattes. If you’re feeling adventurous, you can also try their creative specialty drink like their carbonated Yakult!
Pro tip:
If you want to add something different to your plain espresso drink, we recommend trying their gula melaka espresso. This adds a distinct type of sweetness, courtesy of the palm sugar.
Cafe Tujoh
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Address: 617, Jalan 17/10, Seksyen 17
Contact details: +60 18-271 1157
Operating hours:
- Monday to Thursday: 11:00 AM to 10:30 PM
- Friday & Saturday: 11:00 AM to 12:00 AM
- Sunday: 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Cost: $$
If you’re looking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, then Cafe Tujoh should be on your radar! It sits in a quiet corner in PJ, offering a serene atmosphere to its customers, perfect for studying, working or plain relaxing during a nice afternoon in the city.
You won’t be alone too, as you’ll be accompanied by their delicious coffee and light meals. We especially love their meals, as they feature generous servings like their carbonara, salmon and aglio olio.
Pro tip:
Don’t leave without trying one of their homemade cakes! These decadent treats are freshly baked daily and come in different flavours. Hint: order the strawberry shortcake.
bröom Artisan Bakery & Kitchen
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Address: 27, Jalan 20/13, Taman Paramount
Contact details: +60 18-231 2823
Operating hours: Wednesday to Monday: 8:30 AM to 10:00 PM
Cost: $$
If you’re a fan of freshly baked pastries (who isn’t?), then bröom Artisan Bakery & Kitchen will be right up your alley! It’s one of the best bakeries in KL (kuala lumpur bakery) and PJ simply because of its wide variety of bread like brioche buns, baguettes, loaves, etc.
What’s more amazing is that they also offer high-quality coffee that is dirt cheap! They have your typical macchiatos, and espressos as well as experimental ones like their orange juice and espresso coffee combination.
Furthermore, they offer light meals as well such as fish and chips, seafood pasta, salmon bowls and more.
Pro tip:
Looking to end your meal with a nice dessert? Order their lemon meringue tart!