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Vintage Kissa Cafe has an immersive new home for vinyl nostalgia, moving from Kota Damansara to Sungei Wang Plaza.This soundstage boasts an evocative listening room with decades-old speakers, where jazz and blues come to life with analogue depth and detail.Order the Iranian pistachio or duck egg ...

Spray paint and coconut matcha coolers come together at GMBB’s colourful new Write Now cafe-store for graffiti supplies and caffeine fixes.

Avosome is launching its first cafe-store, a new creative haven for avocado aficionados, harnessing avo from seed to skin in tasty temptations and thoughtful provisions. The guacamole ulam is a soulful Southeast Asian reinterpretation of avo toast: House-mashed guac with fermented soy...

Langit Biru Santai Space is Kajang's new stop for pastas like the signature sky-blue butterfly pea flower sauce, coating chunks of chicken and mushroom slices for creamy comfort. H-32-GB, Jalan Prima Saujana 2/D, Taman Prima Saujana, Kajang, Selangor.Open Thursday-Tuesday, 12pm-3pm, 5pm-10pm; We...

Fresh pasta handmade by three friendly brothers: Papagi rises as Melawati’s new neighbourhood stop for Italian inspirations. Signatures span fettuccine, crafted with a blend of semolina and double-zero flour, blue-hued with bunga telang, tossed in your choice of sauce, such as Gorgonzola crea...

Section 17’s new pho shop, Pho Lab is a 10-seat modern noodle bar in Happy Mansion. The signature pho is blanketed with supple Australian beef slices and chunky slow-cooked beef back rib in a 16-hour beef broth that balances clarity with depth. Kampung chicken pho is available, plus scallion ...

Solaris Dutamas’ new bakehouse, Crispista crackles with almond croissants and beef kimchi pastries paired with matcha Mont Blanc coolers.

MonoGround Coffee is Alam Impian's new cafe for bakes and brews, grounded in easygoing, everyday enjoyment. Beans currently come from two respected roasters, KIS for black coffee and Curate for milk-based, while croissants are powered by PJ's Contour.  The Mont Blanc is the citrus-charged ...

Unstable Concoction is now brewing curious chemistry, Hartamas’ new cafe-lab that splices spice and savoury sensations into caffeinated coolers while spinning Sade and Travis Scott on vinyl. La Reina is layered with cacao nib tea, strawberry and chilli cheong, slyly slinking from fruity bright...

Knotted Cafe is Shah Alam's new family-friendly space, helmed by a husband-and-wife team, centred on 'ikatan,' the ties that bind. Cosy low seats and board games beckon customers for crowd-pleasing fare, some with Southeast Asian inflections: Creamy tom yam prawn pasta with a heat that bu...

Flippies is Bukit Jelutong's new stop for pancakes made with house-whisked batter, fluffy and flavourful, finished with salted maple butter. Go bananas with Flippies' pancake folded inside and showered on top with bananas,  gorgeously caramelised, glossed with golden maple syrup.

Pao Pao is Kuchai Lama's new pad kra pao stall: Its minced pork stir-fry is slicked and saucy, shot through with basil and chillies, buried beneath crisp-fringed fried eggs, their molten yolks spilling lusciously into every seasoned, savoury spoonful in Guzai Kopitiam.

BlackWhitekafe is Kayu Ara’s new caffeine stop, brewing with its own-roasted beans and whisking up coolers of matcha and hojicha lattes. Japanese-inspired meals will be available next week; find BlackWhitekafe in Glomac Centro’s Smile Bento.

Nocte Coffee is Taman Desa Jaya’s friendly new caffeine stop, with specialities like the Brazilian single-origin butter dirty latte, buoyed by salted butter emulsified in the beverage for subtly savoury silkiness. Other brews span Spanish shaken lattes to Viennese Einspänner; bagels, banana bread...

Ara Damansara’s new Luftco is the cheerful in-house cafe of pharmaceutical engineering specialist Lufter, matching matcha with hot chicken sandwiches and cool books to browse.

Bangsar’s new Flai takes flight with coffee and friendly neighbourhood comfort, promising pancakes, pastries and more. Flai, the sister space of The Curve’s Flint Cafe in collaboration with Laiyan KL, opens 8 Sept, 8am-3pm; find the powder-blue frontage in the Taman Taiping flat on Tandok Road ...

2nd Breakfast and Cozy Cookies have combined forces for their first full-fledged space in Mutiara Damansara, serving terrific toasted muffin sandwiches, cookies, shakes and a brilliant banoffee pie. Six breakfast sandwiches headline the menu, saucy and sloppy with the cheerful team’s own-craf...

PJ’s new stop for shio pan, bagels and canelés, Hahasard has launched a takeout stand to front its upcoming two-woman bakery-cafe. Shio pan comes classic, firm with a suitably buttery-salty pull, or filled with scallion cream cheese, yuzu cream cheese or red bean paste. Bagels balance a cr...

Taman Paramount’s new Twenty Five N 25 promises a Taiwanese chef’s recipes rooted in memory, its name nodding to Taipei’s latitude, its menu leaning into generations-old culinary comforts. Our best bet: Steamed Flatfish taps into household pantry traditions, dressed with cordia fruit seeds, ...

Barcelona-born News & Coffee is launching its first Malaysian pop-up in SMTH by ELSE, bringing its cult combo of speciality coffee and independent print to KL, summoning the spirit of the Catalonian capital’s street-side newsstand kiosks. A possible springboard for Asia’s first permanent Ne...

The Gardens Mall’s new Cha:coal Brews channels cha into chic creativity, pairing Japanese tea playfulness with handmade Korean hotteok amid silvery sleekness. The Matcha Mont Blanc is capped in cream, with fragrant flickers of citrus cutting through light umami, while the Genmaicha Corn Brûl...

Brasa is feeding its open fire with Argentine flair, as new chef Francisco Bernabé García brings the ember-burnished instincts of his homeland’s asado culture to Bukit Damansara. Promising premium steaks at sensible prices, the 30-year-old chef grew up around the restaurants of his grandmother ...

Evo Levant is TTDI’s new restaurant by a mainly Syrian team, serving modern Levantine specialities with timeless Middle Eastern hospitality. Starters span Smoked Eggplant, blanketed in tahini sauce, pomegranates and crispy fried onions, balancing smouldering richness with cooling creaminess...

Hometown Hainan Coffee has launched its latest location in Solaris Mont Kiara, introducing the brand's first child-friendly playground, featuring a fun slide, play kitchen, pretend cashier section and puzzles. Perfect for families, Hometown Hainan Coffee in Solaris Mont Kiara promises younger gue...

Likely launching 11 September, Unstable Concoction is Hartamas’ upcoming experimental cafe, putting a playful spin on its drinks and decor. Unstable Concoction’s madcap beverage scientists are still brewing up formulations, but clues on their lab walls hint at cold brews with house-made ch...

Three Little Brick is the new spin-off of the city centre’s One Brick Drop, a wide-windowed, welcoming space for lush serenity in Steppes Mont Kiara. Exclusives to Three Little Brick include modern Japanese creations like crackly katsu prawn ramen in steamy-spicy crustacean broth and crisp...

Launching this weekend, Manyflow HQ is the architecturally ambitious new flagship of Klang’s prolific family of cafes that spans Moka to Mykro, Maple to Manual, Medium to Midoree, Mofika to Morigin. Manyflow HQ thoughtfully ties in the cafes’ recurring themes: Sculptures and shelves, slats...

Ara Damansara’s new Bald & Curly Nyonya honours the honest flavours of family cooking, a nostalgic tribute to the recipes of its founder’s mother. Try the Peranakan-Kristang crossover of Curry Devil Chicken, bridging the tangy traditions of Kristang cuisine with classic Nyonya comforts in ...

Sip Ritual is Shah Alam's serene new lakeside stop for sipping blueberry matcha lattes while catching sunset feelings out in the open.

Kole Cafe is Cyberjaya's new cafe for Malaysian meals like Ayam Masak Lemak Cili Api, indulgently creamy with a potent kick, complete with ulam and salted egg for a satisfyingly spicy meal. Kole Cafe58-1, Jalan Setia Eco Glades, 1, Setia Eco Glades, Cyber 1, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor.Daily, 8...

Serene & Stellar is Puchong’s lovely new lakeside cafe, living up to its name with warm woven woodwork and water views. In final touch-ups, Serene & Stellar looks set to launch by early September, gorgeous for golden-hour glows.

Sri Petaling’s new Amuse Cafe soothes the spirit with creative tea coolers, a friendly stop in a Pilates studio. Jade glows green with young coconut water under a cloud of matcha-pandan microfoam, while No. 1229 blends organic jasmine tea with muddled strawberries, blueberries and raspberries...

Lott Eleven  is Cheras Perdana’s new cafe-laboratory for coolers that channel coffee, tea, fruits and pantry produce, spanning sea salt to Sarawak pepper, through clarification, carbonation and infusions.Pure and naturally refreshing, these concoctions hit the creative spot: Poppy Melon sparkle...

KL Sentral’s new Krapao King packs a royal punch for basil buffs: Choose chicken or beef across four spice levels, crowned with crisp-frilled fried kampung eggs, omelette or thickly steamed egg custard, channelling the fragrant heat and heartiness of a steamy, soulful soi.

Roast Corner is Damansara Kim’s new pop-up for Cantonese roasts by chef Jason, who has spent five years refining his roasts.Siu yuk is the seasoned star, thoughtfully layered with lean and luscious, capped by brittle, bubbly crackling. Have it on its own or with nasi lemak basmati. Char siu is sw...

Busan Sikdang is Kota Damansara’s new Korean-run restaurant for Busan’s dwaeji-gukbap, fuelled by fresh sliced pork in rich bone broth. Busan Sikdang’s Busan-born founder calls this his favourite meal, reflecting true Busan flavours. His mother formerly ran a restaurant in Busan in the 1980s;...

Damansara Kim’s new Home Blend is a welcoming family-run space for classic kitchen comforts, from soulful lu rou fan to lo mai fan, curry chee cheong fan to tong sui.