Doutor Coffee 株式会社ドトールコーヒー is a Japanese café specialising in fresh quality coffee. It opens its first outlet in Penang on Tuesday, 18 April, 2017 in Gurney Plaza. This is also the fourth Doutor Coffee outlet in the country, with other outlets namely AEON Mall Tebrau City Johor Bahru, Sunway Velocity Mall Kuala Lumpur, and AEON Bukit Tinggi Klang opening in the preceding months since November, 2016.
Doutor Coffee was founded by Toriba Hiromichi. The name "doutor" means doctor in Portuguese, and it came about because Mr Hiromichi once stayed along a street by that name in São Paulo, Brazil, and it has obviously made a lasting impression on him. Since opening a tiny 30 square meter kiosk in Harajuku, Tokyo, on 18 April, 1980, the coffee shop has spawned some 900 outlets in Japan and a total of 1,200 outlets worldwide. It even has its own coffee plantation in Hawaii1.
To enter the Malaysia market, Doutor Coffee partners with Texchem Group, which has a long-established reputation in the restaurant business in the country, operating over a hundred Sushi King outlets in Malaysia.
The signature beverage at Doutor Coffee is its drip drip coffee. During the opening of Doutor Coffee at Gurney Plaza, Doutor's master roaster Mr Masahiro Kanno provided us a demonstration of the preparation of this coffee, using the regular coffee beans and the Ethiopia Natural Yirgacheffe coffee beans. I documented the steps on video and hope to share it as soon as possible. In addition, Mr Kanno also prepared café au lait, a mixture of milk and coffee in equal amounts.
The staff of Doutor Coffee, Gurney Plaza, getting ready for the opening. (18 April 2017)
All ready and eager to serve: the staff of Doutor Coffee, Gurney Plaza. (18 April 2017)
Ready with smiles, the staff of Doutor Coffee, Gurney Plaza. (18 April 2017)
As a full-fledge restaurant, Doutor Coffee serves not only beverages but also meals, including pasta and sandwiches, among others. Now let me give you a tour of the coffee and food served here.
Coffees at Doutor Coffee
The hand brewed coffee (RM8.90), Doutor Coffee's raison d'être (18 April 2017)
Military Latte (RM15.90), Doutor Coffee (18 April 2017)
Crème Brûlee Latte (RM15.90), Doutor Coffee (18 April 2017)
This is how the Crème Brûlee Latte is prepared. (18 April 2017)
Cafe Mocha, Doutor Coffee (18 April 2017)
Honey Latte, Doutor Coffee (18 April 2017)
Fizzy Berry Soda, Doutor Coffee. (18 April 2017)
Pasta at Doutor Coffee
Signature Spaghetti, Doutor Coffee. (18 April 2017)
Mentai Shrimp Spaghetti, Doutor Coffee. (18 April 2017)
Seafood Tomato Sauce Spaghetti, Doutor Coffee. (18 April 2017)
Sandwiches at Doutor Coffee
Sukiyaki Beef & Tamago Sandwich, Doutor Coffee. (18 April 2017)
Teriyaki Chicken & Tamago Sandwich, Doutor Coffee. (18 April 2017)
Shrimp & Tuna Sandwich, Doutor Coffee. (18 April 2017)
Shrimp Avocado Sandwich, Doutor Coffee. (18 April 2017)
Rice Dishes at Doutor Coffee
Fluffy Soufflé Doria, Doutor Coffee. (18 April 2017)
Fluffy Omu Rice, Doutor Coffee. (18 April 2017)
Desserts at Doutor Coffee
Vanilla Soufflé Pancake, Doutor Coffee. (18 April 2017)
Vanilla Soufflé, Doutor Coffee. (18 April 2017)
Matcha Soufflé Pancake, Doutor Coffee. (18 April 2017)
Caramel French Toast, Doutor Coffee. (18 April 2017)
Address
Doutor Gurney Plaza
170-G-41, Ground Floor,
Plaza Gurney,
10250 Penang.
Doutor Coffee is open daily Sundays to Thursdays from 10:00am to 10:00pm and Fridays to Saturdays 10:00am to 11:00pm.
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