From The Archives: Coliseum Cafe, a slice of Malaysian history for 99 years

The historic exterior of the Coliseum Cafe. The restaurant had been serving customers since 1921.

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.