Tucked away from the main entrance of The Sphere, a lifestyle mall in the densely populated Bangsar South, is Forty Hands KL. If you think the restaurant sounds familiar, that’s probably because you might have heard of the original Singaporean outlet in Yong Saik Street, which opened eight years ago and is widely considered one of the pioneers of third wave coffee in the island state.

Nearly a decade later, the outlet finally has an outpost in KL. The cosiness of the Singapore outlet is reflected in its Malaysian cousin, which is warm and welcoming with large glass windows that draw in sunlight. On weekends, the restaurant gets especially busy and queues are a recurring theme, so you have three options: go on a weekday, go very early or go very late.