Melbourne Coffee

I love coffee, and Melbourne is one of the coffee capitals of the world. Not for Melbourne the Starbucks and Coffee Beans, though you can certainly find those here. At every corner you will find little or big cafes serving the precious brew - much like our kopitiams in Malaysia, and it is undisputed that Australia has some of the best baristas in the world.

Australia also has a lot of home-grown brands which has gone international, e.g. Coffex & Hudsons. But what is most interesting is discovering that obscure little cafe which serves your favourite brew.

While I didn't have much time to try out many places this trip, we did make a few coffee stops. This cafe is located in the lobby of an office block. The barista really takes pain to make the coffee look good.



An amazing work of art.



The Crema is the Canvas !

Aseana Cafe at Suria KLCC

Aseana Cafe is located on the ground floor of Suria KLCC, at the entrance near Mandarin Oriental Hotel. It is an Asian themed cafe serving quick kopitiam food.

I ordered the Nasi Lemak which was recommended by the waitress. It looked quite good and came topped with papadams.



This is what it looks like after you remove the papadams. There is sambal ikan bilis, curry chicken, beef rendang, curry fish and fresh vegies.

The curry sauce which came with the serving was quite good, but everything else was quite ordinary. The beef rendang was dry and tough.



A view of the Cafe.