Kumi Café — Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur

There is a place in Bukit Damansara where the past is not forgotten—it is served, hot and trembling, on banana leaf and porcelain. Kumi is not just a restaurant. It is a whisper from Melaka, a lullaby sung in Kristang and love, stirred gently into curry and sambal.

Here, the dishes are heirlooms. Recipes passed from grandmother to grandson, across fire and time. Rueben, Amos and Dee, the cousins from Melaka, do not cook—they remember. Each plate is memory reborn.

And oh, that Mutton Ketumbar…

It arrives quiet, but its scent speaks. Coriander seeds roasted till they sing. Mutton, slow-bathed in spice till it yields— not in defeat, but in surrender. It is not food. It is a conversation with your soul. You eat, and somewhere inside you, something ancient nods. This, it says. This is how love is supposed to taste.

The Curry Devil does not ask for permission. It storms in—vinegar lightning, clove thunder. It is chaos on a spoon, and yet… somehow… perfectly balanced. The kind of dish that makes you grin with sweat on your brow.

And when all is said, and the spice has told its story, there comes a hush.

A bowl of sago, golden with gula melaka, topped with vanilla ice cream like a cloud sent to cool the fire. It does not just cleanse the palate. It kisses it goodnight.

So skip the highway to Melaka. Take the small road to Kumi. There, at 21 Lorong Setiabistari 2, a piece of home waits for you. Spiced, simmered, and served with soft hands.

Go hungry....

Kumi is the kind of place that makes you wonder why more people aren’t talking about it. Perhaps it’s because it’s small, slightly shabby, and entirely unpretentious—but that’s exactly how a good restaurant should be.

The menu is modest but every dish assaults the senses in the best way. Mutton Ketumbar is slow-cooked, spicy, and impossible to resist; the Curry Devil hits like a flash of vinegar and clove. Pineapple prawn curry nails the sweet-and-sour balance, and the otak-otak is soft, fragrant, and doesn’t fight back. Fried brinjal has the perfect crunch, and the cincalok omelette carries just enough salty tang to make you smile.

Desserts are just as clever: sugee cake is reliably comforting. Sago with coconut ice cream and gula melaka is simple, sweet, and exactly what the doctor ordered after a face full of spices.

The service matches the food. Expect genuine warmth in an era of efficiency-over-everything. The place feels less like a restaurant and more like a family home. Portions are generous, prices are reasonable, and dishes arrive thoughtfully, often with small surprises like a curry not on the menu.

Kumi is the kind of place that makes you wonder why you bother with fancy restaurants. Skip the hype, take the small road, and go hungry. Even if your Instagram won’t thank you, your...

This cafe sells Malacca Portugese food. Expect chilli in all your dishes.

The place is located at Damansara Heights, the parking is limited. The location is nearby housing areas. It’s 5 mins away from DC Mall.

Expect traffic during school hours.

The restaurant is like a normal restaurant, it’s not well decorated like other cafes. It’s like a normal restaurant, but since it’s at Damansara Heights expect the price to be on the higher side.

The sell authentic Eurasian food, it’s like a homecooked meal. They serve rice with acar sayur (cucumber, onion etc)

My fav is the Mutton Ketumbar, Otak otak is not like the typical otak otak. Fresh otak otak using fresh fish. (Not like Terengganu otak otak)

The brinjal is sweet and jives well with the dishes. The dishes are quite spicy especially the Mutton. The potatoes in the dishes were good, soft and crunchy (outer layer) at the same time.

The Ayam Keluak was a bit weird, and i couldnt get the fruit out from the shell.

You should get the sago gula melaka, it helps to diminish the spicy taste! It’s good for my liking.

Perhaps, if you go, dont take all with the chilli based, get 1 non spicy dish. But the...