Demo concept · fictional café by Jason Ooi
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Specialty coffee · Kuala Lumpur
Single-origin beans, roasted in small batches and brewed by people who remember your name. A neighbourhood coffee lab, somewhere between the LRT and your next meeting.
01 · Our story
We opened Kawan for the regulars. The ones who drop in for a quick kopi and stay for an hour, who trade book tips with the barista, who know the pastry case sells out by eleven. Good coffee takes time, so we take ours, and we always save you a seat.
The Kawan crew (fictional, but friendly)
02 · Cherry to cup
Four steps, no shortcuts. Here's what happens before your coffee reaches the counter.
Step 1:
We buy from small farms we can name, and pay a little more for the care it takes to pick only the ripe cherries.
Step 2:
Small batches, twice a week, in the back room. The beans on the shelf are never more than a few days old.
Step 3:
Weighed, timed and tasted. Every recipe is written on the bar, and every barista can tell you why.
Step 4:
Then it's yours. Take it to the window seat, or stay at the bar and talk beans with us.
Swipe to follow the bean
03 · On the bar
The cups we'd be known for, if Kawan were real. Hot or iced, made the slow way.
Sample menu · fictional prices
A double shot and steamed milk, stirred with smoky palm sugar from Melaka. The one everyone would order first.
RM 14sample price
Our house blend pulled strong over ice and condensed milk. A kopitiam classic, made a little slower.
RM 12sample price
Stone-ground matcha whisked to order, under a light pandan cream. Grassy, green and a bit nostalgic.
RM 15sample price
One farm, one bean, brewed by hand. Ask what's on the shelf this week; it changes with the harvest.
RM 18sample price
Sample menu · fictional prices
Kaya Butter Croissant
Warm and flaky, with house kaya and cold butter.
RM 9
Pandan Basque Cheesecake
Burnt top, soft centre, pandan all the way through.
RM 16
Gula Melaka Banana Bread
Toasted, with salted butter on the side.
RM 8
Sea-salt Kopi Cookie
Chewy, dark and just salty enough.
RM 6
04 · The Lab
Behind the bar there's a tiny roastery and a tasting table. It's where recipes get tested, and now and then argued over.
Playful numbers for a pretend café.
05 · Visit
Plants by the window, stools at the bar and a long table for slow afternoons. Come with a friend; leave with a few more.
Pretend hours for a pretend café.
06 · Like what you see?
Kawan Coffee Lab is made up, but this website is real: designed and built by Jason Ooi, a full-stack developer in Kuala Lumpur. Send a message to talk about yours.