LATTE AT MAYUNI OMAR MUSIC CAFE

The cafe is located at 7 Jalan Pinang

The Roti Mike - something like Roti John

Mahyuni being interrogated by the gang

So how do you manage your time, Mahyuni?

Hubby with an old friend - Mahani Mohamed

Mahani with me

Good company, good food and good music

Behind a successful man are many strong women - Mahyuni's mum and aunties helping him at the cafe

The logo on the menu with the red and black theme

ROTI MIKE MEETS MUSIC HALAL

Looking for supper last Sunday night, we drove to Arab Street area to check out the scene that had been a strong magnetism pull with the young crowd. Many of the old but conserved shop houses had been converted to eating spots, boutiques, offices and Javanese traditional massage units. The food hunters are faced with many choices of cuisines from Mediterranean to Indian, from Malay to Western all in very informal setting under the street or the moon light.

We ended up at Jalan Pinang and settled on the high chairs of Mahyuni Cafe, a red and black deco joint. The place is cosy and has a family-oriented setting for a gathering. There are high stools, normal restaurant tables and a L-shaped sofa unit for you to sit on. Mahyuni is a young and budding composer. He had converted his music studio Soundlinks Production with a $60 000 capital into a cafe where budding and experienced artistes congregate to play and sing pop/traditional songs or do stand up comedy.

With assistance from his family members as cooks and waiters, Mahyuni who plays the keyboard, has run the cafe for the past ten months. The food served is categorised under different types of music - the bread and burger comes under rock n roll or jazzy sandwich, while the traditional menu of mee and rice is grouped under 'Dondang Sayang'. For those with a big appetite, you may want to order the 'Heavy Metal Burger.'

While enjoying the food and the music, let your eyes roam along the walls of the cafe where write-ups on Mahyuni's achievements and music records adorned the perimeter of the shop-house-turned cafe. Don't forget to scan the customers in the cafe too for you may find some Malay artistes giving their support to this young man's modest establishment. We met Alias Kadir (a comedian) and Mahani Mohamed (a Malay singer) while there that night.

Thumbs up for the Roti Mike we decided upon that night - generous amount of pasta sauce with beef, onions and capsicum is spread on Italian bread and baked for a few minutes. We were given personalised service from Mahyuni and we discovered that this entrepreneurial young man handled four jobs in a day.

If you like easy listening music and not-too-heavy food, Mahyuni Music Cafe can be your 'where-next-to-go' place. Price is very reasonable. Wi-fi services is available.

Opening Hours:

Tuesday to Thursday & Sunday: 8am till 11pm

Friday & Saturday: 8am till 1am

Contact/Fax No.: 63966635