Noms City Mall (KK FoodieVenture #263)

After our lunch at Olde Station Kopitiam at City Mall, we obviously decided to walked around the mall since we were already there. And it was then that I realized that I haven't posted anything about this cookies store, located on the ground floor of said mall (even though I'm actually a frequent customer - my bad). They usually made an assortment of soft cookies and the ones that we'd gotten that day were their regulars the Oreo Cheesecake, Double Choco Chips & Tiramisu and all were of course chewy, yummy and not overly sweet. They're also very active within the smaller, local food carnival scenes and as far as I know had also opened another shop at Karamunsing as well as kiosks at ITCC Mall and Riverson. 

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Bakeology Cafe

I've actually been to this cafe a couple of times mainly for their pastries such as the popular Cake-in-Bowl (they even have a kunafa version which I really like) as well as their version of the Crunchpy (I would like to think that they're inspired by Suka Desserts line of desserts). But I'm always curious about their savoury dishes so one afternoon I decided to try out their social media recommended Soto Ayam. Personally I think it was just average tasting but at least it's affordable. I've also tried out their Nasi Goreng Bakeology as a takeaway (sorry, I totally forgot to snap any pics) and it was also just so-so. I think my expectations were high since their pastries were their real strength, what with its decadent taste and generous portions. Oh and I almost forgot to mentioned that they're located within the Kubota Sentral commercial area, right in front of a One Stop store (formerly where Mihimihi is). 

** Current status - Still in business (as of Nov 2025) 

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Le Petit Amour

I'm always partial to small & unique eateries and this happens to be one of such places. Located on the lower floor of a house at Taman Wong Siew Khiun, Jalan Kuhara, this is another oldies vibe place that you can hangout with family and friends whilst surrounded by antiques. I loved the fact that they seemed to baked their own baked goods and pastries (which accentuated the homely feel more) but me and my hubby decided to try their Kimchi Chicken Fried Rice and Grilled Chicken Garlic Fried Rice instead, together with some Chinese Carrot Cake. All in all we were happy with our dishes, both simple yet flavorful. The carrot cake however were just okay but their lovely Mocha and Chocolate drinks managed to make up for it. 

** Current status - Still in business (as of Oct 2025) 

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Fine Desserts

It amuses me to see how this formerly QCC Baked Tawau franchise (located at Wisma Kasihfy, Jalan Masjid, right behind the Marco Polo Hotel) has started with the brand but has slowly but surely inserted their own brand of baked goods along the way and finally replacing the original with their own stuff completely. Heck, the only thing that is left of the original QCC now are their signature nugget cookies, which were displayed at the lonely far end corner of the shop that unfortunately still (somewhat) uses the franchise's name (but in a more 'small letters' kind of way). It's actually both smart and sad, since I'm more of a QCC fan rather than their current branding. Oh well, guess I have to go to KK again to sample some authentic QCC baked goods, particularly their tarts. Sigh.. 

But nevetheless, we did tried their version of QCC tarts (at the early stages of the franchise's opening) and some of their own stuff, particularly their Minimalist Cakes set, Dubai Kunafa Slice, Cake in bowl, Nutella Burnt Cheesecake (for the recent Mother's Day) and Pistachios Cheese Cake. Personally I would say that other than the latter (which was just nice by the way), everything else were overly sweet. Like 'potong kaki punya sweet' type of cakes. But they were quite generous with their portioning so I guess something positive came out of it after all. Plus, locals seems to prefer their current baked goods and pastries better so I admit that I'm in the small minority that preferred otherwise. 

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

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The Petite Cafe

Found them one day through a random Google search (yup, I'm old school that way), I was initially attracted by the overall warm vibe of the place, since it's a baker-turn-cafe types of eatery (hence the signage that said The Petite Baker outside their venue). So off we went to Taman Perdagangan Tanjong, the junction just opposite of the Umami Garden at Jalan Sungai Tanjong. I don't know whether it was me but the vibe that me and my hubby had gotten as we walked into the place was err.. less than welcoming I guess? Probably because we were not their usual clientele (Chinese customers) so the owners were generally ignoring us unlike with other such patrons. Which was unfortunate since the food were actually delicious. We had their Cheesy Chicken Rice Bowl, Cheesy Popcorn Fries, Choc-Choc Hurray Waffle and Ramen Omelette. The latter was my fave, as I've seen them being prepared by other Youtubers before and it was yummy. Now would I go back again? I'm not sure... maybe.. we'll see.. 

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

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