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The friendly founders of Taman Paramount’s new Nareo Donut include a Malaysian who spent seven years working at Melbourne’s well-known Shortstop Coffee & Donuts. He brings the spirit of Sutherland Street to PJ, pairing fresh-every-morning donuts with fresh-brewed coffee. Nareo has its own ...

Launching this week in Damansara Uptown, The Charcoal Grill cooks up a carnivorous storm with signature chops of chicken, pork and lamb. This new PJ location is the second outpost of The Charcoal Grill, which was first born as a stall-based grill in Subang and Shah Alam before becoming a full-f...

A house abandoned for a decade, revived as a homely bakery-cafe: Look for Look For Us, a welcoming space for cinnamon rolls gorgeously glazed with cinnamon cream, pistachio cakes, and lovingly brewed coffee.

Soft-launching this Friday, Mossarium Cafe is a delightful destination for fans of philodendrons and platyceriums - lovingly crafted by welcoming founders, this is a lush retreat to soothe the soul. Sip matcha lattes amid monsteras and moss walls - Mossarium seeks to be a community...

Eight years old and still going strong, Luce Osteria Contemporanea is a lovely choice for pizzas, pastas and other Italian pleasures, from a unique volcanic pizza inspired by Mount Vesuvius to a porcine rendition of Roman saltimbocca.Explore Luce's evocative setting in Raja Chulan's Old Malaya,...

Basking in the sunshine of a beautiful skylight, Old Klang Road's new The Eighth Cafe serves up a soothing cafe experience, brewing up smooth tiramisu lattes and coffee matcha lattes for a morning escapade.

Luce Osteria Contemporanea: 8 years, dozens of different pizzas, countless contented customersWatch our video here about Luce - full feature to follow this week!

Set to soft-launch later this week, Bandar Sunway's Kooky Bowl keeps the Kooky empire rolling to a new neighbourhood, following in the footsteps of Kooky Cream and Kooky Plate. Here, the Sunway University campus crowd can savour a mix-and-match medley of East-and-West fare by day, with a diversit...

KL's new cafe with old-world charm, a five-minute walk from Merdeka Square: Fiftig Seofon (translated to 57, a tribute to 1957) is a lovely fresh space in a heritage townhouse. In this sanctuary of serenity in the city centre,. the welcoming team serves specialities from East to West, from Na...

With inspirations that stretch from Nice to Naples, Section 17’s new NICE Bistronome brings together the repertoires of a brasserie and ristorante, with French escargots and Italian arancini sharing a single menu. Chef Andy Choy’s command of the captivating open kitchen marks NICE Bistronome ...

Chinatown’s cafe boom continues with the soft-launch of Neighbour Club, the latest spin-off of the JWC Coffee Roastery group.  Sip on JWC's signature blends and single-origins, plus coffee coolers like the Kaya Butter Coffee and Guava Fizz, while shopping for snacks like Choc Oh Sourdough Cracke...

Spearheaded by South Korean founders, Damansara Perdana's new Bibimer is a hole-in-the-wall kitchen that specialises in customisable bibimbap and kimbap. For the egg-cloaked bibimbap, choose a base of white or multigrain rice; protein such as tuna, soy or spicy dakgalbi, and soy or spicy bulgogi;...

Luna Kitchen beams into Tun H.S. Lee Road this week, serving house-baked banana loaves coated in creamy chocolate chips, complemented by some of this street's most satisfying coffee. Sandwiches should be available later this month, followed by a hot kitchen of Russian and Eastern European special...

Soft-launching this Friday is KL’s first outpost of the OFFFFive (5 Coffee) series of cafes that have spread across Penang, Malacca and Johor in recent months. Specialities comprise coffee with floral and fruity flourishes - sunflower-topped coconut lattes, camellia flower-infused lattes, ora...

Soft-launching in Bandar Sunway, Traffic Bean is the first Klang Valley offshoot of a Penang-born cafe. Traffic Bean’s coffee is fun, fruity and flamboyant - stop for the calamansi americano, go for the peach blossom, a cold brew of jasmine tea with elderflower and osmanthus.

The Exchange TRX’s latest restaurant-cafe, Union Bistrot dishes out a distinctive range of recipes and caffeinated concoctions in a sleek space. Start with the coffee - the Coffee Flight is an engaging way to explore three different experiences from the same Liberica coffee.  Head barista Jun...

Our favourite new Chinese restaurant of 2024, Da Fu Di embraces an elegant, exhilarating exploration of China's culinary heritage, marshalling Hong Kong and Malaysian collaborators with a mastery of timeless traditions.From Pickled Midsummer Ginger Root with Century Eggs to the Signature Herbal B...

From beautiful yakiniku platters brimming with Miyazaki A5 wagyu beef to hand-crafted wagyu gyoza and sando, plus hearty rice bowls bursting with colourful produce, as well as an array of contemporary snacks and seafood treats, Gyú is a great new choice in Bukit Jalil for Japanese food fans.This ...

All bound for Mumu land: Fans of friendly new neighbourhood bakery-cafes, make a move for Mumu Cafe. Pair the buttery bliss of coffee buns with coffee for a simple but satisfying Sunday stop. Snack on a bright lemon madeleine while Cruel Summer plays on the speakers. Fun fact: Mumu’s name i...

Petaling Street’s new contemporary patisserie-cafe, Nucre Patisserie weaves together Japanese, French and Malaysian inspirations in a serene two-level space. From wagashi to entremets, parfaits to plated treats, Nucre infuses intriguing innovations into sweet flavours and scrumptious textures. ...

Single Dose Coffee is Bangsar’s new coffee house - literally - in the home of the Tyler Coffee Workshop education space on Limau Nipis.Tyler Wong’s spin-off specialises in a fortnightly-changing curation of coffee from multinational roasters, currently spanning Tokyo to Dubai.Beans are availa...

New in Bukit Damansara, Neba Coffee offers calm and caffeination in a two-level space in Menara Manulife. Its menu includes blinis, the Eastern European-inspired thin crepes, served here in savoury styles such as with fried chicken, honey and butter.

B.Land PJ’s colourful new cafe-restobar, Yum Yum Seng Seng makes a toast to morning-to-night merriment with upbeat vibes - come for the hot lattes and asam boi pop coolers, stay for playful pan-Asian twists on Japanese-inspired ramen and rice bowls. 

Chinatown’s newest cafe, Sandolicious is a whimsical wonderland of dessert sandos and distinctive drinks inside Petaling Street’s freshly launched B Hotel. Sandolicious’ signature treat is its cookie sandwiches - crunchy French-style sable biscuits layered with melt-in-the-mouth cheesecake f...

New in The Gardens Mall, it's a red-letter day for Red Kettle, soft-launching its latest location in its most striking space yet.  Nearly a decade after first unfolding in Taman Desa, this is Red Kettle's third branch, burnishing its reputation for welcoming service and heart-warming comfort...

Blend Coffee Roasters' Shah Alam cafe is a pleasant stop for a morning perk-me-up, soothing in white. Sip in serenity amid the well-tended monsteras, fiddle-leaf figs and philodendrons. Blend Coffee Roasters16, Jalan Tengku Ampuan Zabedah A 9/A, Seksyen 9, 40100 Shah Alam, Selangor.

Moody and mysterious, Jilid Enam is a hideout for chicken sandwiches and coffee, rice bowls and pizzas, with a creative vibe enhanced by books and vinyl records to explore.  Espresso-based and filter coffee showcase a constant rotation of local roasters, while periodic kitchen takeovers by...

Bangsar's new Juno jazzes up the neighbourhood with the colour, confidence and cool of a casually chic wine bar.With vibrant vibes to pair with small plates and sip-worthy glasses, the contemporary cross-continental European menu embraces olives to oysters, cheese to charcuterie, scallops to st...

For fans of classic Japanese comfort fare, Sushi Mastro Nikkei has launched its sumptuous new sukiyaki series, starting from only RM30++ per portion! Soulfully served steaming-hot with fresh, hearty and healthy ingredients, the sukiyaki is now exclusively available at Sushi Mastro Nikkei's orig...

Paramount Garden’s newest cafe brings together crookies and cookies with tacos and burritos: Freshly relocated from Damansara Utama, this collaboration between Chunky and Los Tacos combines sweet treats and savoury temptations in one very tasty location. The now internationally trendy crookie...

Launched by Aurum Theatre in The Exchange TRX, Hokkaido Table Restaurant centres on Japanese-Italian cuisine with bold, hearty flavours, from the freshest sashimi and meat to cherished carbs like pastas and risotto with a Japanese twist.Watch our video above to find out more!

A gorgeous labour of love, Grumpy Bagels soft-launches this week in a dilapidated Imbi bungalow thoughtfully transformed into a dreamy destination. One of 2024’s most beautiful new cafes, Grumpy Bagels brims with heart and soul in every detail, from the walnut-accented furnishing to the w...

Pasta starting from RM6? For lunch that’s both economical and experimental in the city centre, say yes to Nounou, a new pop-up for Chinese fusion pasta.  Nounou’s handmade strands straddle the line between spaghetti and la mian, firm and full-bodied in preparations like Tomato Soup Pasta - RM...

Orked blossoms as Shah Alam's most popular new cafe for moreh this month. By 8:30pm, plenty of patrons start pouring in for brioche-based sandwiches and sweet treats, such as Roman-inspired maritozzi whipped cream buns; the chocolate flavour is richly and lusciously enjoyable. Carefully cal...

Greenery and gelato, hoyas and hojicha come gorgeously together at PJ’s new artisanal plant shop and alluring cafe stop. For a soothing spree with sunshine and shrubs, browse the beautiful Japanese-inspired bonsai and kokedama while chilling out over Kyoto hojicha gelato and coffee ice cube b...

A scoop of sheer satisfaction in Subang: For gelato joy, A Scoop Of promises paradise in the park, serving fresh flavours with Asian inspirations in Parc Subang Ria. Defeat the heat and devour a double scoop in a handmade cone: A Scoop Of fuses comforting creativity with skilled sophistication...

Pastas prepared with panache, pizzas that pack a punch and plenty of Italian pleasures powered by passion: Roberto's Osteria has opened its second outpost in Tropicana Gardens Mall, bringing its brand of indulgent Italian flavours from Bangsar to Petaling Jaya. Blending a taste of Tuscany ...

Come for the dog, stay for the hot dogs at our favourite new craft beer bar in KL: Kura's Krafts in Bukit Damansara's Plaza Batai is a playful place that guarantees a great evening of exploring fun flavours. If you're fortunate, four-year-old Shiba Inu Kura will be around to welcome you to ...

If you're craving cakes, cookies and beautiful bakes for Aidilfitri and beyond, for birthdays and special celebrations, check out Sweet Passion Premium Cakes - one of Malaysia's most reliable purveyors of delightful desserts. Offering halal-certified indulgences for home delivery across the Klan...

Soft-launched in Mont Kiara, Belly & Mel brings together two beloved cafe brands for the first time, fusing the Belly and Mel F&B families.  Inspirations from both are woven into the kitchen, from Belly’s Oceanic Blast pasta inspired by fish head noodles to Mel’s Ebi Nori prawn cevich...

Damansara Kim’s new Broth by Beef Bowl brings boldly balanced, blissfully blended beef noodles with Thai inspirations to the neighbourhood. A selection of slow-braised beef with tendon and tripe, beef balls and medium-rare beef slices makes a bovine-bountiful bowl, with a sweet depth in taste a...

Since 2021, Uncle Botak BBQ has carved a reputation as Kelana Jaya's hotspot for smoky, succulent barbecues, infused with French and Italian influences, bringing together American-style seasonings with Malaysian and international sauces. Throughout Ramadan, this Muslim-run restaurant is PJ's ...

A Ramadan food, fashion and fun arts bazaar is an excellent excuse to explore Semua House, newly revived in downtown KL, now populated by pop-ups before its official opening in May.  Snack on pastries by The Dough Factory and sip yuzu matcha coolers by Ground Coffee at this erstwhile...

Meet Malaysia’s new Korean-inspired express eatery! Redcup offers authentic Korean meals in a cup - fast, flavourful, fairly priced and filling, with generous portions to keep you energised.All ingredients are from a halal-certified central kitchen - choose any cup with toppings for RM16.90, and ...

Fans of fusion fare in Bangsar South can give thanks for Arigato, a fresh-faced restaurant that imbues Japanese inspirations into marinated mackerel, marvellous with mozzarella and herbs; chicken liver mousse-topped crostini; and playful DIY tacos with yakiniku-style wagyu beef. ArigatoG6, Grou...

Weaving together Japanese zen with Italian la dolce vita, Hokkaido Table is a delightful new destination in The Exchange TRX that harnesses Hokkaido's oceanic opulence, complemented by other culinary gems from Japan.Hokkaido Table brings three distinctive experiences to the table - an omakase roo...

Now open to the public inside Bangsar's Sri Penaga Condominium, Hitames hits the spot for fans of fun caffeination, with the Pandan Oat Latte being both fragrant and flavoursome.Hitamanes35-2-2, Sri Penaga Condominium, Block 35, Jalan Medang Serai, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.

Celebrate Ramadan with buffets and set dinners of diverse, delectable dishes that pay homage to our country's culinary heritage at MiCasa All Suite Hotel.The Citarasa Khazanah buffet, curated by chef Adrian and his team, is available exclusively every Thursday, Friday and Saturday until 5 April...

Watch our video feature here about this year's Ramadan buffet at Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur, a triumph of time-honoured kampung flavours!

Consistently our top choice for Ramadan buffets in the city centre, Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur offers a feast of authentic kampung flavours in its Senandung Rasa extravaganza, every evening at Melting Pot Cafe until 9 April 2024.Savour Chef Yusof's secret family recipes for Ayam Bawang Kedah, K...