Monk, Subang Jaya

Monk is a jazz kissa in Subang Jaya — a listening room in the Japanese tradition, built by the team behind Atap by Pagi Coffee Co. Over 200 records line the walls, with a repertoire running from Blue Moon to Paper Moon, and Thelonious Monk is as likely to be on the turntable as the name suggests.

The kitchen is small and deliberate: coffee, tea, and cakes baked in house. The room is designed for lingering rather than turning tables.

What to Order at Monk

The French sliced apple cake is the one to start with — layered, with a full-bodied ripe-fruit bite that holds up against coffee. The citron tart runs softer, its curd almost melting, and the shiso lemonade is the sharp option when you want something to cut through a slice rather than sit alongside it.

For a jazz bar in Subang Jaya, or somewhere to sit with a record and a cake for an hour, Monk is built for exactly that.