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One cart. One grinder.
A better cup.

BrewBuddy began as a single coffee cart outside a KL train station in 2018. Today we roast our own beans, bake our own pastries, and serve twelve locations across Malaysia.

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How it started

Built on the belief that details matter

In 2018, founder Bella Tan set up a cart with one grinder outside KL Sentral and a simple conviction: a properly extracted shot, made from freshly roasted beans, should not be a luxury.

Word travelled. The queue grew. Within a year the cart became a shop in Bangsar; within three, our own roastery in Shah Alam. We now source directly from 38 partner farms, roast every morning, and train every barista through a six-week in-house programme before they pull their first service shot.

Today BrewBuddy is a team of 140 baristas, roasters, bakers and riders across Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya and Penang — still weighing every dose, still cupping every batch.

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Milestones

From cart to roastery

2018The cartOne cart, one grinder, one very determined founder outside KL Sentral.
2019First shopWe moved indoors to Bangsar and installed the first bakery oven.
2021Our own roasteryOpened the Shah Alam roastery and began direct-trade partnerships with Sabah farmers.
2023Delivery & rewardsLaunched our own delivery fleet, catering services and the stamp-based rewards programme.
2026Twelve locations1.2 million cups served. Penang joins the family. The standards haven't moved an inch.
What we stand for

Our values

Fair sourcing

We pay above fair-trade rates and visit every farm we buy from, every year.

Less waste

Compostable packaging, RM1 off for your own tumbler, and coffee grounds donated to local gardens.

Community first

A pay-it-forward board in every store, and free brewing classes for local schools.

Craft obsessed

Every barista completes a six-week training programme before their first service shift.

The people

Meet the team

BT

Bella Tan

Founder & CEO

Started with a cart and a grinder. Still cups every new roast profile herself.

HR

Hafiz Rahman

Head Roaster

Leads sourcing and roasting. Fifteen years of specialty coffee across three continents.

KR

Kavitha Raj

Head Pastry Chef

Trained in Lyon. Laminates every croissant batch over three days — no exceptions.

JW

Jun Wei

Operations Lead

Runs delivery, catering and quality control across all twelve locations.

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Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur

12, Jalan Kopi Hangat, 59100 Kuala Lumpur
03-2283 1234 · hello@brewbuddy.coffee

Mon – Fri7:00am – 11:00pm
Sat – Sun8:00am – 12:00am
Public holidays9:00am – 10:00pm
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