A Day Out in Subang, Malaysia

A Day
Out in Subang, by Caning Jaramillo
Last
weekend started very well with a cordial invitation
by some blogger friends to visit Subang for a day
out. Excited to see what our local buddies would do for an entire
afternoon we jumped on the opportunity to join the gang. It’s rare that we
venture to that side of the city as our aversion to traffic keeps us traveling
only in off peak hours where possible or confined to the city centre. Being a
long weekend though, the Friday public holiday left the roads open for exploit.
Subang First Mall, Urbane Bazaar, cafe, coffee, latte art, espresso
Our
first meeting place was Coffee Chemistry on the ground
floor of Subang First Mall. Self proclaimed foam artists, the staff here are whizzes at dazzling guests with their latte art
designs. The barista team charmed our group with dolphins,
seals, puppy, leaves, peacocks and patterns. The show stopper of the day though
was 3D cappuccino art! Making use of the extra frothiness in the foam, peaks
are formed to bring your beverage to life – no lenses needed, it really is
three dimensional. They don’t make a bad brew either. A secret blend of
beans from Graffeo Premium Coffee is organic, Rainforest Alliance
and Fair Trade certified and, produces a rich body with a smooth long lasting
finish. 
Subang First Mall, Urbane Bazaar, Coffee, Cafe, espresso, best coffee, latte art
Coffee Chemistry, won’t let you go hungry either. Dining with a
larger group we were able to try lots of finger foods. Ideal for sharing are
the items from their snack menu. Thick slices of baguette with various toppings
such as tuna, salmon and mushrooms were all round pleasers. Some thought the bread slices too thick, while others enjoyed the
extra indulgence. The Teriyaki Marinated
Skewers were quick to disappear as were the Miniature Beef Bacon Hand Rolls
too. After four cups of coffee (!) I was feeling as though I could
break Usain Bolt’s record in the 100 meters so was ready to move on to our
next location, the Urbane Bazaar. 
Subang First Mall, Urbane Bazaar, Subang Jaya, Market, jewelry, crafts
This cute bazaar is on the same floor and runs once a month. The
bazaar is accessory heavy with bags, jewelry and female clothing dominating the
stalls. I wandered a small gadgets section and my sweetie picked up a
useful business card holder featuring a mirror on the back, simple design on
the front and a matching keyring. She also found some handmade earrings and
took home a bunch to put in her gift draw (although, I wonder
why I see her sporting some of the ‘gifts’ this week – maybe she’s trying them
out to make sure they are good enough to give? 😉 )
While I
was entertained looking for cool gadgets, my dear wife took the option of
an express pedicure at The Love Nail on the floor above with some of
the girls. Such quick results of barbie pink toenails in less than 20
minutes has never happened before – so I’m liking the Love Nail
already. Filling in time before another afternoon treat, a few of the
gang managed to squeeze in a 30 minute Guasa Back Massage
at SkinZenze on the same level. Guasa massage scrapes the
body with a guasa board and is known to be quite painful but also a
form of Chinese medicine that is supposed to be very healing. Again my wife
couldn’t resist and was one of the first in to try the experience. Being a
regular partaker in massage, she didn’t find it too painful, or perhaps they just
went easy on her as a foreigner. She was a little calmer after the session and
reported excellent therapist technique so it was a good outcome for all. 
Subang First Mall, Urbane Bazaar, Subang Jaya, Market, jewelry, crafts

Subang First Mall, Urbane Bazaar, Subang Jaya, Market, jewelry, crafts
Our
visit to Subang First Mall finished by indulging our sweet
cravings at Sherlyn’s Little Dream. This lovely kiosk features all
home made desserts by the owner who also serves at the store. We were surprised
to find such quality home baked goods in a mall and devoured a slice of Oreo
Cheesecake and a hot sticky Brownie. A few of our friends even bought more to
take home to share with their families. 
The Summit Mall, Subang Jaya, Indonesian,
Time at
Subang First Mall may have expired, but for our Malaysian pals that didn’t mean
our day had yet ended. Heading to another mall just a few blocks away,The
Summit, we had the chance to taste classic Indonesian cuisine
at Ayam Penyet Ria, a family business specializing in Indonesian
food. This is not a restaurant that we would ever have come across on our
own so we were very grateful for the guidance again of our local foodie friends
as we sampled our way through the menu. The dishes that grabbed my
attention were: a tasty Beef Rendang, a little milder and moister
than the Malay Version and; the specialty of the house
the Ayam Penyet, literally chicken smashed, marinated in their own
secret recipe of herbs and spices. My sweetie loved the Gado Gado with its
sweet peanut sauce and the smashed prawns and extra spicy sambal were hits with
our friends. Sets range from RM11.50 – RM16.90 including a
main penyet, nasi putih (white rice), mini sup (small soup),
mini keropok (fish crackers) and buah (fruit). 

Thank you to our lovely companions, Jenn and Sidney, who again showed us another side of Malaysia we would not have discovered on our own.

Coffee Chemistry Signature
Ground Floor, G22 and G23, First Subang Mall (SSI5)
Telephone: 012 2911991

Urbane Bazar Shopping Time
Ground Floor, First Subang Mall
Contacts: Tammy 012 2964148 or Ashley 012 6566561 

The Love Nail,
First Floor, Lot K-03, First Subang Mall 
Telephone: 019 3867088

Skinzense
First Floor, Lot 1-29 and Lot 1-30, First Subang Mall
Telephone: 03 56118606

Sherlyn’s Little Dream
Lower Floor, K-01,  Floor Kiosk, First Subang Mall
Telephone: 010 2256428

Ayam Penyet Ria
Lower Ground, LG37 and LG39B, The Summit USJ (Beside Mc Donald’s)
Telephone: 010 2204966

12 Comments

  1. The 3D cappuccino looks cute! I would love to try that. 🙂

  2. It was certainly a fun day! Glad you & hubby had a great time…. I was definately stuffed and pampered to the max!

  3. Ahhh!!!! Coffee Chemistry! Myfriend's place…but I've never been there. Ooooo…everything looks so good! Yum! Yum! Must stay around Subang, my next trip over to the peninsula.

  4. I love their food and coffee but a few times, my coffee came without any coffee art.
    It made me wonder whether I need to ask for it or what…

  5. a major feast! there are still many suburbs in the klang valley to visit, and i guess you can take them one weekend at a time 😀

  6. That's quite an excursion and great post Canning.. hope you write many more, coz we enjoyed reading it! It's so funny how you say the best thing about that manicure joint was that it took only 20 minutes.. ROFLMAO!! 😛

  7. Interesting one whole day of things to do and places to visit. And its only Subang!

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