PETALING JAYA, April 14 -- The commercial block of shops surrounding Atria Shopping Gallery in Damansara Jaya has always been teeming with options for one to eat at, with plenty of new cafes and restaurants appearing in the nine years since the mall reopened.

Calling itself a "cakery" and cafe, Nichole's opened in late 2021, bringing pastries, cakes and handmade pasta from scratch in a cosy family-friendly space to the neighbourhood.

For those familiar with the area, the family-run cafe was formerly known as Cinta Ria.

Now I'll be the first to admit I don't go in for cakes all that much.

Nine out of 10 times, I'm mostly indifferent to the idea of a "cakery". But pastries? Those sweet, soft, buttery, flaky bad boys can get it any time,...