Apart from the likes of Starbucks, Coffee Bean and Gloria Jeans, there’s one other place to enjoy a cup of coffee; Espressamente illy.
This particular cafe, which is located in Pavilion shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, is hard not to take notice whenever one walks through to the main entrance of the said shopping mall. With its modern design with a touch of simplicity, Espressamente illy exhibits the unique art of Italian café culture.
Like others, to enjoy a cuppa, one can opt to sit inside (fully air-conditioned) or outside (with natural breeze and viewing pleasure). However, having said that, while sitting inside, I noticed that the smell of fresh brewed coffee was pretty vague. Maybe it was due to the fact that the main door was opened all the while which might lead to ‘exchanging of air’, if you know what I mean.
There were two sets of menu; Beverage and Food. Since I was there for a cuppa and so, I didn’t really look into the food menu. Upon opening the Beverage menu, one would be bombarded with a variety of coffee. Cappuccino, latte and espresso are the ones that I know while the remaining ones, let’s just say, are new to me.
On my visit, there was an ongoing set breakfast, which we opted for, offered whereby one could get a cup of coffee and a pastry at affordable price. With a few choices of coffee, Cappuccino was the safest choice to go for. Heh!
The presentation was good but I could not say so for the taste. Although it’s a coffee, the flavour / taste wasn’t full-filling at all. Perhaps, a little too much milk in it.
The pastry that came along with the coffee wasn’t the best I had either. It was lukewarm-ish yet it tasted bland.
This same goes to my Cappuccino Freddo Greco. I loved the fact that it was chilled without any ice cubes in it, but the ratio of coffee over milk wasn’t appeasing at all. To get the flavour of the coffee, I’d to let it settle until there’re two visible portions; the base (which contains the coffee & a lil milk) and the top (which is nothing but foam and milk).
All in all, it was something different from the ones I normally go to for a cup of coffee. Apart from its modern-metallic design, the coffee brand they used; illy, has its own premium set of standards. I’ve heard of illy when I was in Austria but to see them available in Malaysia is pretty good thing. But then again, it’s the person who prepares the coffee which makes it different from the brand itself.
Starbucks Green Tea Latte FTW!
Go to the Loft laaa… ;) and ask me along! ;p
Jason : Yes!!
thenomadGourmand : Will try that out. I don’t have your contact le…
in fact this is the best coffee shop in kl i’m use to go there like 4 times a week
the best coffee taste you can try it ever
abdullah : Yes. They are good in coffee. :)
Illy coffee, here I come …. :P
Ken : Go go go :D
Illy is da best coffee ever, whith sweet aroma, full body, n chocolaty flavour.. What is illy colabration for lamazzoco at illy paviallion, if their using espresso is not got enough for illy coffee, I have great tips what is perfect shot for illy coffee recognize by coffeeworld! I love illy Bring illy to kuching, people only can drink illy in kuching at bing coffee
Fairdaus : I hope Kuching folks get to sample illy soon. :)
Any other good coffee places to recommend?
Miss Smit’n : Hi! Check out Ristretto (at Mont Kiara), RAW (at Wisma Equity along Jalan Ampang) or Antipodean (at Bangsar). :)
Thanks Chong!! Will check out Ristretto and Antipodean soon!
Of the easy to find coffee bars this one is definitely on top of my list. I like the coffee foremost, but the overall atmosphere at Pavilion is also great. Really somehow gives you the feeling KL is really a huge metropolitan city :). I am always pondering on how they could improve that area in KL; like making the whole part of Jln. Bukit Bintang from Pavilion to Lot10 car free so there is much more room for small coffee places and more cozy outside terraces.
I love their regular long blacks and also the extra attantion and service. I remember when we were still tourists (years before we moved here) they even asked us how we liked their coffee! The one at Bangsar Village I has of course similar coffee, though on weekends it is often very crowded (in front of the place). For that matter I like the location of their Pavilion branch better; though of course that is also pretty crowded.
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