QT Golden Market Place

We were genuinely excited when we first spotted QT Golden Market Place back in August 2021, just before it officially opened. Anchoring the same plaza as MyCha (formerly Matcha Cafe Maiko and within steps of local favorites such as Cambodian/Vietnamese noodle shop Hu Tieu de Nhat, seafood and hotpot specialist Oc & Lau, and KBBQ mainstay Mo Ran Gak, the enormous QT Golden space is divided into two halves – the Market Place on the left, and the Food Court on the right.

The Market Place is a flea market-like collection of small shops, generally understaffed or not staffed whenever we’ve stopped by. By comparison, the Food Court is somewhat more active, hosting small coffee, tea, and ice cream shops up front, Thai, Korean, and Vietnamese places on one side, and a variety of small (largely Vietnamese) kiosks and restaurants off to the sides and back.

Some of the vendors are actually interesting. For instance, if you’ve ever wanted to know what Vietnamese Durian Coffee (Cafe Sau Rieng) tastes like, Hello Cafe will make you a cup – essentially plain coffee with durian-flecked whipped cream. They also sell interesting-looking but modestly flavored macarons. We preferred the sweets at their neighbor Loopy Loop, which sells nice banana and peanut ice cream bars, as well as large ice cream macarons. Chubbi, a boba shop, sells tall and very sweet cups of tea at typical ($7-8) prices. Located very close to the entrance, these shops are somewhat unique in having actually been open every time we’ve checked in.