The historic exterior of the Coliseum Cafe. The restaurant had been serving customers since 1921.
News that the 99-year-old Coliseum Cafe is shutting down for good has caused dismay amongst Malaysian foodies and historians alike. This 2014 story by our Travel writer Chester Chin perfectly encapsulates just why it is such a huge loss to our country s heritage.
This story originally appeared in
StarLifestyle on 31 August 2014, and has been edited for brevity and clarity.
The sconce on the stained wall at the back of Coliseum Café’s dining area hasn’t lit up for a while now. But the lamp’s faulty nature isn’t reason enough to warrant a brand new replacement - not when the item in question is a relic that’s almost a century old.