Who would have thought there is a tiny little cafe in Shaw Parade that serves coffee; I am not talking about normal Nescafe, Kopi-O or some sort. I am talking about real coffee! Established in 2009, this little cafe specializes in handmade coffee. Their passion is to educate coffee lovers the origin of the coffee beans, how each cup of coffee is made using the more traditional brewing (siphon or ice drip) methods unlike the Italian or American way that uses conventional coffee machines.
Even the coffee beans are roasted personally by the owner. This tiny little cafe offers a wide variety of coffee beans that are not commonly found in most coffee places in Malaysia - thanks to the owner who make trips to overseas frequently to find them.
I am amazed by the people that are so passionate about coffee and would take the extra mile to educate coffee lovers the different ways of making a perfect cup of coffee. Through this experience that I had in Typica Cafe, I can say that I am not a fan of siphon or ice drip coffee.
Our experience:-
Ice Honey Coffee: I was expecting it to be really sweet since it is meant to be an ice "HONEY" coffee, I was proven wrong. It was very light and it brings out the flavor of the coffee. I love the smoothness of the coffee. The only thing that I dislike is that the whole drink is sour. It was getting more and more sour towards the end.
Ethiopia Coffee: This was on the "Today's Recommendation." Another sour tasted coffee because this blend tends to be on the fruitty side. The sourness of this particular coffee is much more better than the Ice Honey Coffee. Though this one is more enjoyable and the body is smooth. A shot glass of the remaining coffee from the drip were given to us. We were informed that different temperature of the coffee brings out different flavor of the coffee.
The thing that I really like about Typica Cafe are the baristas. When this particular bean was chosen, the lovely barista came to our table with a bottle of the bean so that we can smell the aroma of the beans and to eat one of the beans (if we want to). She gave us a very detailed information of where the beans come from, what sort of beans they are and what sort of flavor we should be expecting from it. We were offered to grind the beans ourselves (which we didn't). After the grinding process is done, we were asked to smell the aroma to compare the before-after. I just love the fact that she take time to share with us what we are ordering. Not many cafes does that.
Blueberry Ice Coffee: This is the best among all the drinks that we've ordered. The way to enjoy this is by taking a spoon of ice cream + a few drip of the coffee on it. Ice cream is yummy and it brings out the flavor of the coffee. It was delicious.
Red Dates Milk Coffee: One word, milky. It feels like drinking milk tea but the aroma of the red dates is strong. The sweetness comes from the foam rather than the coffee.
Unbaked Cherry Cheesecake: First time trying fresh cherries like these in a cake. This is rather buttery but the taste is rather bland.
Chocolate Souffle: Delicious! This souffle was very well done. Not a chocolate fan like me finds this just beyond words. It wasn't too sweet. Eating this with ice cream is just amazing! Just can't get enough of it.
Overall, I love the service here. They are friendly, they know what they are selling and taking the time to explain to their customers. Even though the coffee and dessert here cost us about RM150, however it was a rather unique experience. Give it a try if you are interested to try out what siphon or ice drip coffee is like but if you already find other coffee in Starbucks, Coffee Bean and other coffee places expensive, you can forego this place. At the end of the day, you will either love it or dislike it.
Typica Cafe
GL-08, Ground Floor, Shaw Parade
Jalan Thambi Dollah 55100 KL
