Richiamo Coffee T2 Apas

Yup, my hubby's personal fave franchise has finally made its way to Tawau (on the front row of T2 @ Apas commercial area specifically) and he's pretty happy about it. From what I've heard, the owner originally opened the store in Kuching but has to moved to Tawau and so their bringing along the store with them (I never thought that you could actually do that 😅). We decided to try them out a few days ago and so far so good. Most of their menu items were in stock (thankfully) so we decided to try their Nasi Daging Masak Lemak Cili Padi, Nasi Asam Pedas Ikan Tenggiri and Red Velvet Muffin, together with some Strawberry Smoothies and Double Chocolate Chip Ice Blend. All were pretty much on par with their KK counterparts but the ice blended drink was a bit of a let down for me (tasted just so-so). Nevertheless this will be a good hangout spot for Tawaurians in the future. 

** Current status - Still in operation (as of Feb 2025) 

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Kloud Restaurant, Bar & Cafe 2.0 (KK FoodieVenture #242)

To close off my KK foodieventure this time around (or else I should just change my blog's name to KK Foodaholic instead by the looks of it), me and hubby decided to stop by the Mountain Valley Resort, Bundu Tuhan again on our way back to Tawau. But this time around, we made sure that we try out their main restaurant the Kloud Restaurant Bar & Cafe instead of their frontside cafe (which is located deep within the premise - the restaurant is open to the public even without a room reservation). We were there sometime during the evening so unfortunately the mountain was not visible from the restaurant (but they do have a beautiful view of the latter especially during breakfast) but that didn't stop us from ordering their Nasi Goreng Kodop, Mee Mamak and Eggplant Fries. The menu might seemed ordinary (with above average pricing no less) but I can assure you guys that the food were actually delicious and well worth it. My hubby was initially not a fan of eggplant but he ended up clearing the plate by himself 😅 And since it was cold in Kundasang, we also had a satisfying Hot Milo and Hot Chocolate as our drinks and both were lovely. 

*And here's some bonus pics of the much clearer Kinabalu mountain from our room the morning after (the same room that we had last time, which was right above the restaurant)... 

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The AnnEdible Cakery (KK FoodieVenture #241)

Now obviously I cannot end my KK trip without at least visiting a proper cafe now do I? And as I was craving for some of those viraled 'cake in bowl', I was recommended by non other than Mr.Google to stop by this cafe on the 1st floor (right above 99 Speedmart) of Wisma D'Sulaman Square, Jalan Sulaman. And I have to admit that I was very impressed by the selection of cakes and pastries available for choosing at the cafe. Obviously I went for their Cake in Bowl and it was (like any other CIB) very sweet but decadent, what with their 3 choices of chocolate sauces (you can add all 3 like we did and it was heavenly). We also went for their (and another viraled item as of late) Pistachio Kunafa Dark Chocolate bar and although the price was hefty, it was well worth it. We took it home with us and the kunafa filling was still crunchy even after a few days and the chocolate has a slight bitterness that I like. Will definitely be coming back to sample their other non pastry menu items such as laksa and rice dishes. 

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CariMeee (KK FoodieVenture #240)

And speaking of foreign youtube channels (in my previous post), one of the things that I'm very into these days are watching videos of people eating out at Korean convenience store. I would really loved to try preparing my own ramen in a store such as theirs and lo and behold, there is such place on the 1st floor of Plaza 333 Kobusak commercial centre (they're located above Watsons store). Though we wished that the place could be a little bigger (since a bunch of us we literally elbowing each other at the cooking stations while trying to prepare our ramens - which was funny since a lot of 'sorrys' were flying around), I'm still very happy to find that the owner took a lot of effort in decorating the place (we loved their creative main door) and had prepared a sizable selection of ramens from a few countries and some add ons. Me and my hubby had a fun experience and our ramens turned out quite well and delicious. Plus, they also had onigiris and other desserts should anyone be interested. 

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