Kedah: Restoran 5 Utara @ Jitra

Who can resist thai food? 6 months in Kedah and I've tried a few Thai restaurants at different places -- Alor Star, Sungai Petani and Jitra. Particularly love the Thai restaurants in Jitra -- first try was at Sabai Dee Cafe (click here to read my blog post about Sabai Dee) and second try was at Restoran 5 Utara (which I'm going to talk about it now =D ).

Till now, I've tried Restoran 5 Utara for 2 times. 2 times and I still think that the dishes there are really nice. It is about 15 minutes drive from Alor Star (Utara) Toll, so it isn't really really far if you want to get some nice Thai food. I would say the flavour is quite authentic (kut). 

Kaeng Som fish -- Ordered during my first visit.

I find the fishy plate really cute =) seems like many thai restaurant bought this for serving huh. I love the kaeng som here as they served it with my favourite coconut.

Kaeng som is actually Thai Sour Curry. I don't know how to describe it's taste but it is definitely very spicy. Tom yam is spicy but you can expect the spiciness from the smell. For Kaeng som, it smells sour and you thought it would be something appetizing. Instead, it could just burn your tongue off. XD

Stir fry coconut and mixed vege. 

Most favourite dish of all! It isn't spicy and I really like the coconut. This dish is so refreshing. 

Apple Kerabu.
I like the anchovies, but guess it would be better if it is mango kerabu.

Steamed Sotong with sour soup.
It sounds like something spicy-less right? But no! There are plenty of chili padi inside as trap. As spicy as the Kaeng som fish. Fuhhhhhh......

During my second visit! Went there for lunch with friends and tried something different this time -- Seafood Otak-otak. 

Very nicely cooked Seafood otak-otak. There are prawns, fish and sotong inside. Love the taste too! Thank you friend for recommending this! *like*

Kedah: Tiffz Coffee Gallery

There are more and more new cafes in Alor Star! So excited to try them all. Hmm... But I need to have as much $$$ to cover my expenses to try them. XD

There's one new cafe at Simpang Kuala, which started to follow me on Instagram way long before its opening. I've been waiting for its opening as photos from its Instagram seem very convincing. And finally, few days after its opening, I have the chance to give it a try before catching movie at Alor Star Mall. 

Introducing........ TIFFZ COFFEE GALLERY

It is located above Rakyat Xcess and hence you'll need to pay some attention to search for this cafe.

The environment of the cafe is very relaxing and spacious. Good place for gathering. But, it was a little disappointing when I wanted to make an order as their choices were much limited at that time --- 2 types of pasta and 2 types of pizzas. Hence, I decided to order Black 63 degree celsius Carbonara (Black = Charcoal Pasta) whereas other friends ordered White 63 degree celsius Carbonara. 

Mine! Black 63 degree celsius Carbonara (RM11).

Portion is just nice for a girl. However, for people like me who can eat a lot, it isn't filling enough. XD Love the poached egg on top though. Just nice, not over-cooked. 

Friends'! White 63 degree celsius Carbonara (RM10).

Sungai Petani: 2D1N Random food trip

#throwback

Have been working in Kedah for 6 months. Spent most of my time in Alor Star and I've only been to Sungai Petani twice so far. During my second visit, I have the chance to meet up with my beloved "hey-manss", stay-over at their place and being treated with good food. =)

 A short, memorable and sweet trip down to SP. 

First stop: Amanjaya Mall

As I have no idea where is my friend's rented place in SP, we decided to meet up at Amanjaya Mall. The mall is just located on the left after the Sungai Petani (Utara) exit (pretty easy for me to find it). Walked around Amanjaya mall and finished walking in 15 minutes (or lesser). Errrr.... It is about the same as Alor Star Mall. *sigh*

Finally meet up with my friend and she introduced me their favourite ice cream stall. This is really nice! The ice cream stall sells handmade ice cream, which includes green tea flavour, durian flavour, etc.... So hard to choose! All seem nice. Ermmmm.... ERmm..... ERMM....... At last, I ordered a durian ice cream. XD

Durian flavour is nice! Rich texture and fragrance. RM4 for such a nice ice-cream. Quite worthy. Poko-poko is the name of the stall. Located at ground floor of Amanjaya Mall, opposite Blackwood Cafe. 

Second Stop: Second Street Hawker Center (二街)

It is something like wai sek kai (为食街) with 2 rows of food stalls. Friends introduced me their favourite noodle stall and I gave it a try. =) Not bad not bad. 

The chicken floss noodle (dried) served with fish balls and soup. 

Ordered a small one and save some space for other food. Hehe... 

Our side dish -- Loh Bak! 

Did not have loh bak for ages! Quite nice. But feel so guilty after eating all these oily fried stuff. @.@

3rd stop: Muse Cafe

After dinner, sent one of my friend back home to get some sleep before her night shift. Then, me and darling qy continue to hang out in Village Mall and Muse Cafe. Decided to catch a movie in Village mall (super random idea) and so we have about an hour before the movie starts. Hence we chilled at Muse Cafe, a kinda-new cafe in that area. 

Darling QY's flat white. 

My cuppa mocha. 

Not chocolate-y enough. Disappointed.

The environment of the cafe is quite nice. But the coffee is a little disappointing. Cake looks tempting but I did not try. Was too full after dinner. 

Subang Jaya: Flat White & Cosans Coffee @ SS15

#throwback

There are PLENTY of new cafes blooming in SS15 area, and I have strong urge to try them all! Due to time constraint, I only manage to try 2 of them during my last visit to KL. 

I had a hard time choosing which cafe to try because I want to avoid disappointment. So, after reading a few food blogs, I've decided to try Flat White with sis. Photos on Instagram seem very promising too! Hence, we went there for our brunch date. 

As we have no car in KL, we took a taxi to SS15 from Sunway Pyramid. Sound a little desperate to try the cafe. Taxi driver charged us 5 bucks for such a short journey and I have to guide him to the destination. *Duh... I need a car.....* Oh well, as long as we reach the place, we're happy. 

Flat White is located opposite Asia Cafe, same row as Starbucks Coffee and Snowflakes. It is an upstairs coffee shop, where you need a little bit of exercise to get your caffeine dose fixed. They serve all-day breakfast with different styles -- European, Mediterranean, American, Tunisian and Canadian. They have pasta. sandwiches and cakes too. 

I ordered an European breakfast and a cup of Flat White (the name of the cafe says it all), whereas sis ordered a Mediterranean breakfast. We chose a table near the coffee periodic table. That time was about 10.30am and not too many customers yet. 

The Periodic Table of Coffee. Amazed. 

Too bad we sat too close to the wall and photos aren't nice. The cafe has pretty bad lighting, causing all our photos dark and yellowish. >.<

Jaundice girl and her cup of Flat White. 

Taste pretty normal. Not the kind of coffee that can make me W-O-W.

My European Breakfast (RM18++)

A little too simple and the poached eggs are too well-cooked.
English muffin + turkey ham + poached eggs + salad. Nah.... not gonna recommend this.

Mediterranean Breakfast (RM21++)

White Toast + Mushroom/Capsicum/Onion + Poached eggs + Salad.

This tastes nicer but I seriously think that it is overpriced with such quality. 

Because this is the only nice photos of the visit, I have to share it. 

Not saying that the food is good.