Specialty café in Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur

103 Coffee

Unagi Pizza In Chow Kit

3.5 of 5

103 Coffee is in Chow Kit, the old market district where the wet market, the rattling monorail and the lunch crowd all collide. It is a specialty coffee café with skilled baristas, according to one guide, and a menu that takes some liberties. Chow Kit is not a quiet neighborhood. A good cup of coffee in it feels like a small piece of peace.

The food has a Japanese streak. The guide mentions an unagi pizza and shakshouka, which is a pairing I would not have designed but would absolutely order. That is the charm of a small café run by people with opinions: nobody asked a focus group. Pair it with a pour-over and see what happens.

I could not confirm hours, the exact address or a menu, so do your own check before heading over. Chow Kit has a lot to eat, so combine the café with a walk through the market streets. Start with the coffee and end with whatever smells best.

Order this

Unagi pizza, Shakshouka, Pour-over or filter coffee

The damage

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Go

Late morning, before a market walk

Find it

Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur (street address not confirmed)

Website

103coffee.com