BEAM

Short for Bean Expedition at Manufactory, BEAM launched in the unlikely neighbourhood of Bandar Sri Damansara to much fanfare. The specialty café not only churns out quality brews but also sells raw green beans for roasters to purchase. Meanwhile, customers can buy raw beans by weight and have them roasted at the café for consumption at home. Aesthetically, BEAM has got the exposed-brick look down pat; like the furniture at Wood & Steel, some of the pieces here are built from scratch and thoughtfully laid out to emerge as one of the year’s best-looking cafés.