LOKL Coffee & BackHome

Sharing a space with the BackHome boutique backpackers hostel on Jalan Tun H.S. Lee, this bright, roomy outlet seems tricky to spot but it’s worth the hunt. LOKL (pronounced ‘local’) depicts to be a focal point for this decades-old community by providing a place where everyone can hang out and order coffee just the way they like it to be. We spoke to the founders, Ng Ping Ho and Cheryl Marina Samad; a husband and wife team on what makes them unique.