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Tong Shin Road's Limapulo Terrace is the new spin-off of the Limapulo family of restaurants, serving Peranakan classics in a charismatic space that channels 1960s charm. Pair the signature Nyonya laksa, sultry and soulful, with the Baba tea, laced with gula Melaka for soothing sweetness.

Ting Shan is the flagship Chinese restaurant of Bukit Bintang's new Tuah 1895 dining hub, serving specialities that span classic dim sum to Cantonese and Szechuan creations like mala roasted kampung chicken, chilli crab soup dumplings, and lotus roots stuffed with sticky rice.

A minute’s walk from Central Market, Nomad’s is a welcomingly weathered new cafe that woos wanderers from around the world. Nomad’s comforting cooking crosses cultures, from Japanese kare raisu with crackly karaage chicken and soft omelette to U.S. Dutch baby pancakes, puffy-eggy an...

Pizzeria Dihyang is reborn, moving to a new home on Old Pudu Road, a beautiful heritage building with atmospheric allure. This remains a beacon for no-nonsense Neapolitan pizza, blanketed with Italian-sourced toppings like 18-month Parma ham with San Marzano tomatoes or Pancetta DOP, Pecorino R...

With a nine-seat caffeine bar, lined with a remarkable rock garden landscape, PJ’s new Nonagon Roastery will soon offer an enthralling experience in a Japanese-inspired space of serenity. Roasting its conscientious curation of beans, sustainably sourced from connections with coffee-cultivat...

Flatbread burgers and flat whites: Benne's is SS2’s new cafe for robustly aged Angus beef patties and crunchy-battered chicken cutlet sandwiches, complete with piping-hot fries and steamy coffee - a guilty, gluttonous indulgence. Fun fact: Benne’s name refers to the sesame seeds that stud its p...

Shan Mu Cafe PJ marks the latest chapter for Shan Mu, soft-launching in Ara Damansara two years after its maiden cafe in Taman Connaught. Suffused with woodcraft and wonder, it’s a welcoming sanctuary for comforting Japanese-inflected fare - succulent curried salmon belly rice with potatoes a...

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with comforting classics at Corus KLCC's Ming Palace, where a head chef with three decades of experience promises time-honoured tradition.Ming Palace's Lunar New Year Menu showcases fresh ingredients with house-crafted sauces, with sets of RM1,688++, RM1,888++  and RM...

TTDI’s new Clato tempts us with the classic touch of a Parisian morning cafe, featuring French favourites with the flag of Champagne-Ardenne clinging to the skylight. Clato’s takes on baked eggs a la Florentine, beautifully runny with spinach and mushrooms, plus toasts and pancakes layered wi...

Not an illusion: Surreal is Kuchai Lama’s new cafe for whimsy and wonder, complete with a memorable mural that summons the spirit of Salvador Dali. Surreal serves up pleasant surprises like the Hotate Paitee, a playful remake of the Peranakan classic, plopped with butter-poached scallops, pr...

Escape to Esca, Petaling Street's new crossroads for cross-border cuisine, with vibrantly lively influences that span Budapest to Beirut, Italy to India to Indonesia, Sichuan to South America, with detail-driven substance to sustain a splashy sense of style. True to Esca's name (Latin for 'f...

Singapore-born O.BBa Jjajang has opened its first Malaysian offshoot in The Starling, specialising in Korean-Chinese soul food, spanning jajangmyeon to jjamppong.Try the thick, tempting noodles, slick and slippery in chunjang black bean gravy with chunky, fresh-fried chicken leg and a runny egg f...

Tom yum and Tempranillo: Juno is Taman Megah's new restobar for Thai tantalisation, pairing Mama noodles with seafood and shoyuzuke egg yolk in aromatically tangy tom yum broth with a potent selection of wine (house-pour glasses start from a very reasonable RM20). Snack on scrumptious chicken w...

Toss to a triumphant Lunar New Year at Imperial Lexis Kuala Lumpur, with ballroom banquets and bountiful buffets to usher in auspicious celebrations. The Imperial Spring Festival Set Menus are now available, with three grand feasts priced at RM2,688 nett, RM2,888 nett and RM3,388 nett per tab...

OUG's new Chim Chim champions a Thai take on cooling bingsu - the signature Thai Tea Bomb promises photogenic layers of Thai milk tea shaved ice with house-made Thai tea sauce and Thai tea gelato, crafted with Thai-sourced tea leaves, while the Pink Himalayan Nom Yen is playfully pretty in pink...

Since when? Seeking to soft-launch later this week, Bangsar’s new Since Then is a lovingly crafted warehouse-cafe sanctuary with a lovely curated garden, currying favour with fusion fare like Thai curry laksa crustacean pasta and Japanese curry creamy-centred omurice with nam yu fried chicken...

Bangsar’s new La Stellar Maison fuses Malaysian flair with French and Italian finesse for tasty transformative takes on familiar favourites. The Baaah Kut Teh Pasta is a claypot of comfort, bringing together house-rolled tagliatelle, eggy and smooth, with tender lamb, generously portioned in r...

Wake up babe, a new Thai restaurant just popped in Damansara Uptown: Sugababes serves satisfying pad kra pao, with that punchy pairing of lip-smacking minced meat and lusciously runny egg.

Two Bite Bakers has soft-launched its first cafe, a trove of treats for flaky, fluffy fun. Mochi maniacs might marvel at pastries and cakes like croissants crammed with colourful mochi balls, red bean paste and fresh cream or fragrant pandan sponge rolls with a pleasurably chewy mochi centre....

JIE is Bukit Damansara's unique new Chinese restaurant that draws dramatic meaning from diaspora, reinterpreting a region's worth of recipes that crisscross centuries of immigration. Degustation menus embrace and experiment with Hakka braises and Cantonese broths, Taiwanese scallion oil noodles a...

Peonique flowers as Kota Kemuning’s new botanical boutique cafe, with a bespoke centrepiece of preserved caspias for remembrance and pampas for elegance. Enjoy almond croissants and tiramisu cakes paired with oat milk Brazilian single-origin flat whites while My Girl wafts soothingly from the...

Section 17’s new Ren Ren Noodle is for everyone who enjoys brawny East Asian noodle bowls and bold Chinese tea brews.Its ramen-style strands come soulfully seasoned, heartily heaped with toppings like dry-aged crispy duck leg, gula Melaka minced pork, spicy braised beef, sticky-glazed grilled p...

WEEEE by Welemon has its new first full-fledged cafe, bringing its signature smiley-face egg waffles to Majestic Maxim Cheras, with playfully creamy fillings like yam, red bean paste, or Portuguese tart-style custard.Other sweet treats include Korean bingsu in fun contemporary flavours like coc...

Hartamas' new Tanjung Bungah Cafe promises Penang inspirations by a co-founder from Batu Ferringhi with a Eurasian family heritage. Specialities include nasi lemak built with blue pea basmati rice, served with sides like grilled turmeric assam fish. Also try the claypot devil's curry, loaded with...

The first foreign spin-off of a three-decade-old Kobe-born restaurant, Juban is Subang's new Japanese joint for yakiniku don - it specialises in karubi rice bowls, blanketed with slick sliced beef made sweet-savoury in the brand's secret sauce. Grilled chicken and pork are offered too.

Korean barbecue fans of pork and beef might go crazy for the carnivorous charisma of Bukit Damansara’s new Michin Grill. Pork signatures span the honeycomb-scored “100 cut” belly, thick and temptingly rendered, to the Boston butt shoulder, a balance of lean and luscious with a clean, pronounced...

Isetan Lot 10’s new Katsu Katsu crackles with Osaka-inspired kushikatsu, serving deep-fried skewers of meat, seafood, vegetables and fruits for dinner. Highlights span mentaiko pork to shiso prawns, Chinese yam to Camembert cheese, tamagoyaki to avocado to bananas. The preparation pops, pro...

DuaMeja is downtown KL's surprising new destination for Japanese sumptuousness with Malaysian sensibilities, by a local chef-founder who formerly sharpened his skills at Japas Kuala Lumpur.Start with Shima Aji (just RM12), smooth and succulent in citrus ponzu, scented with seven Southeast Asian...

Pondok Ketam is a seafood lover's paradise in Petaling Jaya, serving crustaceans and more with fantastic local and international flavours!Enjoy Live Mud Crabs flown in daily from Indonesia - the Super Crazy Deal offers 3 x 300-gram crabs for just RM98.Crab cooking styles include Spanish Black Pe...

Shabu-shabu enthusiasts, swish your way to Avenue K's new Shabu Fuku, now serving an all-you-can-eat extravaganza of halal-certified Shimomuragyu A5 wagyu beef and omakase-grade seafood for spectacular lunch and dinner buffets in the city centre.Dine to your heart's content on the coveted Shi...

Showcasing four sambals, Stadium Chin Woo’s new Onz Nasi Lemak spices up its starchy-sticky, crave-worthy crowd-pleaser with choices of Sambal Tempoyak (mellow with a mild fermentation), Pedas (sweat-sparking), Manis (sweet with eight-hour-simmered shallots) and Signature (a rich-textured bala...

Tandoori meets donburi at KL’s tantalising new TanBuri, serving Japanese-style rice bowls with Indian-inspired ingredients at the new Hyatt Centric City Centre Kuala Lumpur. Try the basmati rice topped with tandoor oven-cooked lamb, eggplant, pomegranate, and coriander-garlic sauce for a lip-sm...

Brasserie Alma is the city centre's suave new venue for elegant evenings of live music with classic French fare like escargots in garlic herb butter, Black Angus steak tartare, mushroom velouté with white truffle oil, steak frites, tarte tatin and dark chocolate mousse.

With friendly founders from Medan, Taman Kinrara's new Indonesian restaurant offers authentically tasty takes on savoury spiced classics, particularly punchy poultry like Bebek Betutu, Bebek Kalio and Ayam Saksang, Indonesia's richly enjoyable equivalents of rendang, rounded out with nasi bak...

Love homely cooking? Bandar Sri Damansara's new LOVEE Family Cuisine might be for you, with fuss-free comfort fare like shredded chicken ginger rice to nourish body and soul.

If you love local cafes with character and charm, check out Cinta & Kopi, new in Kampung Pandan, helmed by a husband-and-wife team with welcoming warmth.Previously a pop-up, Cinta & Kopi now has its own physical space, partly inspired by the slow brew bars of Indonesia and Japan, lined ...

KL’s latest Italian restaurant is a stylish, sprawling space on the nineteenth floor of the new Hyatt Centric City Centre Kuala Lumpur, complete with an alfresco terrace - highlights include Neapolitan pizzas baked with 36-hour dough for 90 seconds at 430 degrees Celsius in a Naples-built oven ...

Yatai Roji Street at Avenue K has launched, taking patrons on a Japanese culinary journey through four distinct restaurants - Tsukiji Sushi, Wagyu and Rice, Rebel, and Kumo.The street hosted its opening ceremony this month with a Bluefin Tuna Cutting Ceremony in collaboration with partner restaur...

Kokopelli has resurfaced in full swing, reincarnated as @kokopellitempler , now regularly serving lunch and dinner at a beautiful photographic arts gallery on Templer Road. Founder Ariff remains a familiar presence, with a team that warmly welcomes walk-ins, rekindling the friendly spirit o...

Let it snow: Alishan Snow Ice is the city centre's new spot for wintry whimsy, serving Taiwanese snow ice, smoothly shaved, coolingly lush and milky, with topping choices like white pearl boba, brown sugar jelly and red beans.

House of Wheat will soft-launch its lovely new location on New Year’s Day, blending inspirations from a farmhouse with a bakehouse, complete with compelling cave-like textures for a rustic refuge in Chow Kit. Bookmark this thoughtfully crafted space, warm and welcoming, for a journey in Ja...

Bring your donut dawgs to Fatty Cat’s for fried chicken donut sandwiches, nut butter frosted donuts and pecan vanilla cream glazed-and-filled donuts, with tiramisu lattes for a fatteningly fun sugar high in Sunway Mentari.

Penang’s 65 Ondo is soft-launching its first Klang Valley branch on 25 December, a lovely-looking bakery-cafe in a Christmas gift for Cheras Traders Square - cheers to the butter milk pastry bread and other signature treats.

Celebrate the year-end festivities at GoldBar KL, the city centre’s gleaming new golden oasis, where bold flavours meet elegance!

Make an engagement with Dutamas’ new Fiancée, betrothing bakes and brews at The MET Corporate Towers. Fiancée’s proposal of pretzels spans Bavarian-inflected cream cheese and chive pretzels to sausage roll pretzels, wedded with the Red Date Goji Latte and Cappuccino Cup coffee mousse cake ch...

After a decade in George Town, Penang’s Forest Cloud Beverage Company has launched its first Klang Valley flagship in PJ’s Section 51a industrial enclave, a cavernous experience store for brewing adventures, complete with a commercial showroom for businesses plus hojicha gelato, hojicha coconut...

It’s Friday, we’re in love with Boys Don't Fry, bringing back fish and chips to Wisma Cosway, with butties and Brit breakfasts soon, true to the fry-up style of an English caff. Tony returns, rearmed with his recipe of his homeland’s favourite, recalibrated with his wife - a lovesong of plu...

Taman Desa’s new kopitiam is worth exploring for Nyonya laksa, sultry with santan, siham and spices, and free-range chicken rice, showcasing slick meat with a fresh, firm-fleshed bite.

Shizuku Coffee is PJ's striking new sanctuary for Japanese-inflected dishes and drinks, soulful and soothing, spacious and serene. Its friendly team serves unagi chazuke and mentaiko pasta with florally flourishing coffee and matcha creations in a lovely, lovingly crafted setting, evoking lif...

A'rest Cafe is ready to roll out its second Klang Valley branch, with a friendly team serving alluring a’rest favourites like pistachio tiramisu with lovely lattes in Damansara Uptown.