Eat a mille crepe at the shop that started Malaysia's mille crepe habit
Twenty layers, from the first shop
The original Nadeje, in a 1990s shophouse block at Plaza Mahkota behind Mahkota Parade, about 1 km south of Dutch Square. Twenty-layer crepe cakes, sold by the slice or whole.
Why it's unique
Nozomi Nishimura, a Japanese resident who could not find fresh-cream cake in Malaysia, opened Nadeje here in 2006, betting on the city's imminent UNESCO listing and its position between Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru and Singapore. The twenty-layer mille crepe she started with became a Malaysian dessert category in its own right.
The Plaza Mahkota shop is the first one, which is the claim: this is the original location rather than a branch. The cream is unstabilised, which is why a slice eaten in the shop is a different thing from a cake carried home.
Before you go
Order by the slice at the shop rather than buying a whole cake to take away, because the cream is unstabilised and does not survive a hot car.
The original flavour is the plain one and the shop still makes it best; the durian and matcha versions came later. It is in a 1990s shophouse block behind a shopping centre rather than anywhere scenic, which is a good sign.