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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.
Dapur Rizq, Subang
Authentic Malay home cooking in Subang, where traditional recipes and warm hospitality create unforgettable comfort meals.
Baofoods, Subang Jaya
Point Break Coffee, Subang Jaya
Point Break Coffee is a compact coffee bar in SS14, Subang Jaya that opens at 6am — genuinely early, and rare enough in the Klang Valley to be the main reason to know about it. The name nods to co-founder David's surfing, in Bali and further afield. What to Order at Point Break Coffee The Beluga blend is the house pour and the one to take as a dirty latte: a Brazilian-Guatemalan mix tasting of toasted hazelnut, brown sugar and dark chocolate. The baking is done in house — cheese-centred bagels and cinnamon-crumbed banana loaves, both out early enough to catch the 6am crowd. For coffee in SS14 or an early-morning cafe in Subang Jaya, Point Break opens before almost anyone else.
