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This little coffee shop looks like a typical kopitiam from the outside, but it uses LM Espresso Machine and also serves manual brewed. They provided three different single-origin beans to choose from. I tried their hot cappuccino, and it was not bad. It was smooth, silky, and had a strong flavor. I also had a V60 with Argopuro Walida beans, which were medium to low acidity with a bit of a fruity taste. The place is pretty small, it can only fit about 20 people, but it's cozy and suitable for hang out with friends.

Java Dancer offers open door concept with javanese style ambience. It was nice though before night, because of many mosquitos. They served coffee from their own roastery and have some manual coffee machine such as syphon. Despite of the design interior and vibes, I think their coffee was OK, but unfortunately did not really suit me. Traditional snacks were pretty good especially fried menjes and banana.

One of specialty coffee shop that I frequently visited when came to Malang. Vibes was like home, cozy and peaceful. Staffs were friendly and helpful. They provided some electric plugs and smooth WiFi. It was a comfortable place for working and hangout while sipping decent coffee. I assumed coffee beans were dark roasted, because the cappuccino was quite strong. Hojicha latte was creamy, too sweet and less bitter for me. They also served regular single origin coffee beans choice for manual brew. I'd tried a few, but still couldn't find my cup of coffee.

Kopituju served good coffee with classic interior coffee shop in Malang. Space was pretty small with limited seat, so it was not ideal to have meeting here. However, it was a good place for hangout and enjoyed proper coffee. Will come back again to try their food.

They used Promac espresso machine and displayed few of single origin coffee beans. Vibes was OK, more seats were available for outdoor compare to indoor. Staffs seemed did not pay attention too much as he wrote wrong order at first until he repeated the order. Cappuccino was watery and had unpleasant after taste. It was quite disappointing as a coffee house. Oatmilk green tea latte had strong artificial flavor and did not suit my preference.