JB Eat: Tian Xi Kopi (添囍) @ KSL City Mall
- Rick
- 19 hours ago
- 2 min read
Tian Xi Kopi (添囍) is another Nanyang Kopitiam located on the 3rd floor (Level 2) of KSL City Mall, opposite Daiso. The Muslim-friendly kopitiam offers typical Malaysian delights, such as nasi lemak, mee siam, fried rice, egg tarts, and more — some with unique flavours.
As usual, the list of items on Tian Xi Kopi's "top ten" menu is a good place to start, for first-time visitors, to go for their popular hot-sellers. There are frequent new items being rolled out too, such as the Mala Chicken Fried Rice (妈辣鸡丁炒饭) on one of my visits. Tian Xi Kopi is one of those spots to go for something different.
Having Hainanese-style breakfast, with traditional kopi, butter-kaya toasts and two soft-boiled eggs, is standard fare in a Nanyang Kopitiam — and is offered at Tian Xi Kopi as a value set for RM9.90 till 11am daily. The kopi-O kosong has a nice aroma, full-bodies and with slight bitterness. The butter-kaya toasts are lightly toasted such that it is crispy on the outer surface and mostly soft inside — eat it fast. And, the kampong soft-boiled eggs has bright orange yolks and creamy.
The Rendang Mutton Nasi Lemak (仁当羊肉椰浆饭) is served with a generous amount of chunky mutton in rendang sauce on nasi lemak with typical ingredients (coconut-flavoured rice, peanuts, fried anchovies, cucumber and sweet-spicy nasi lemak chilli) and added with a sunny-side-up egg. The portion of the nasi lemak is reduced so the meaty dish is not too hearty. The tender chunky cuts of lamb meat, in mild-spicy rendang sauce, are sure to satisfy any cravings for mutton.
The palm-size Signature Ondeh-Ondeh Baked Cheese Lava Cake (班兰椰丝芝士流心蛋糕) uses baked cake to enclose its lava filling, instead of glutinous rice flour, and topped with coconut shreds and gula melaka. Appearing like a big ondeh-ondeh, the cake is heated up, to melt the filling, before serving it warm. With familiar flavours of coconut shreds and palm sugar, the molten cheese lava filling added a light cheesy flavour but still retaining ondeh-ondeh flavours in the cake. It is really an unique cake.
Tian Xi Kopi's signature Puff Pastry Egg Tart is another dessert on the must-try menu. The Black Truffle Egg Tart (黑松露蛋挞) is similar to the thick Puff Pastry Egg Tart with additional black truffle flavour. The "puff pastry" layered crust is flaky and unlike other pastry crusts that I have tried. The burnt custard is smooth and creamy with subtle fragrance of black truffle. Something different too.
As a Nanyang Kopitiam, Tian Xi Kopi has a long list of Malaysian delights to offer, and with innovative deviations to satisfy desires for something different.
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Address:
KSL City Mall, L2-132
33, Jalan Seladang, Taman Abad, 80250 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Opening Hours:
10am to 10pm | Daily
How to Get There:
From JB Sentral, take myBAS F100 to KSL City Mall. Read JB Bus Guide: Getting to KSL City Mall in Johor Bahru.
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