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Big Black Coffee, Taman Tun Dr Ismail

Big Black Coffee, Taman Tun Dr Ismail

July 16, 2025

TTDI’s new Big Black Coffee brings a Thai perspective to the cafe experience. Signature cold brews harness coffee from Thailand’s northern Nan and Chiang Mai provinces, the former medium-roasted with notes of rose and lychee, the latter lighter with a strawberry profile. Fresh-fried fare fe...

ChamCham: Bubble waffles, milk tea and coffee, served with a sleek Malaysian soul

ChamCham: Bubble waffles, milk tea and coffee, served with a sleek Malaysian soul

July 16, 2025

Standing out in Malaysia’s saturated landscape of bubble waffle, milk tea and coffee purveyors, ChamCham charms with Southeast Asian sensibilities, rooted in classic flavours, relished with a contemporary soul. Fusing the familiar comfort of local kopi and Thai tea with the efficiency of mode...

Celebrating a decade of coffee craft, The Hub Coffee Roaster launches its latest cafe in The LINC KL

Celebrating a decade of coffee craft, The Hub Coffee Roaster launches its latest cafe in The LINC KL

July 15, 2025

The Hub Coffee Roaster marks its 10th-anniversary milestone this year, launching its seventh store in the Klang Valley, a beacon of coffee confidence at The LINC KL.This lovingly conceived cafe conveys its founders' vision for a warm, uncluttered space, shaped by Wünderwall Design. Its centrepi...

Cream & Culture, Kota Damansara

Cream & Culture, Kota Damansara

July 14, 2025

Seeking to scoop out gut-friendly, probiotic-viable indulgence, Dataran Sunway’s new Cream & Culture specialises in kefir ice cream, churned from strained fermented milk and kefir grains. The result is ice cream with a pleasantly mellow tang to anchor its sweetness, dense with a smooth,...

Slammed Pizza, Subang Jaya

Slammed Pizza, Subang Jaya

July 13, 2025

Slammed is Subang’s after-hours answer to pizza cravings, popping up evenings-only at SS15 Courtyard with its spin on oven-fired indulgence. The Funghi is a fragrance-forward favourite, earthy with mushrooms, truffle paste, garlic cream, Grana Padano and fior di latte, generously lush on a ...

After Summer, Maluri

After Summer, Maluri

July 12, 2025

Like a lingering sigh between seasons, After Summer is Maluri's new refuge where the bright hustle of summer fades into the cosy hush of fall, framed by wide windows that press pause on the world outside. Refurbished with homely, woodsy warmth, lived-in with vintage bookshelves be...

Unwritten Coffee, Desa Petaling

Unwritten Coffee, Desa Petaling

July 12, 2025

So close you can almost taste it: Unwritten Coffee is Desa Petaling’s fun new destination that writes its own rules for comfort fare and caffeine. Grilled cheese enthusiasts, explore the ensemble: The basic, with Parmesan, mozzarella and cheddar melted between sourdough slices, plus others la...

Hometown Hainan Coffee launches lovely latest location with exclusive specials in Cyberjaya

Hometown Hainan Coffee launches lovely latest location with exclusive specials in Cyberjaya

July 11, 2025

Hometown Hainan Coffee has launched its first location in Cyberjaya this month!This spacious two-storey setting in Cyberjaya's Cottage Walk marks Hometown's 22nd outpost in the Klang Valley, continuing its consistent expansion since its birth in 2008.Enjoy a beautiful ambiance across this branch:...

Bar Shanty, Mont Kiara

Bar Shanty, Mont Kiara

July 10, 2025

Poised to officially open later this month, Bar Shanty is Mont Kiara’s intimate new hideout for highballs and more, helmed by a Japanese-Russian husband-and-wife team who’ve moved to KL from Shanghai. It’s a promising place for late-night lingering, potentially over borscht and Black Nikka.

Mini Kimbab, Desa Sri Hartamas

Mini Kimbab, Desa Sri Hartamas

July 9, 2025

Hartamas’ new Mini Kimbab serves snack-sized, sesame oil-seasoned Korean rice rolls in selections scrumptiously stuffed with eomuk fishcakes, stir-fried kimchi, bulgogi beef, crab sticks with wasabi mayo, tofu braised with soy sauce, and more.

Hwarojung, Desa Sri Hartamas

Hwarojung, Desa Sri Hartamas

July 8, 2025

Hartamas’ new Hwa Ro Jung brings a bright Korean-led perspective to cheerful, charcoal-grilled chicken. Choose from Original salt-seasoned, Garlic or Spicy flavours for thigh meat, cooked in the kitchen for convenience, kept hot on a brazier at the table for consistent enjoyment. Flavours are...

Restaurant Kajin, Sri Petaling

Restaurant Kajin, Sri Petaling

July 7, 2025

Restaurant Kajin sparks fresh fusion flair in Sri Petaling; its modern-minded menu spans hearty meals like Chargyu Claypot Rice, showcasing succulent sliced beef with sweet-savoury Cantonese barbecue notes on rice enriched with tallow and garlic (RM24) and snacks of gunkan cracker-style rice ta...

Mauceri, KLoé Hotel

Mauceri, KLoé Hotel

July 6, 2025

Pasta purveyor Mauceri summons up a Sicilian summer spirit in KL's city centre, with a pop-up restaurant stretching from now through September in KLoé Hotel.Chef Paolo Mauceri brings a satisfying bite to his handmade specialities: Spaghetti turned vibrant with parsley sauce, showered wit...

Lunavera Space, Federal Hill

Lunavera Space, Federal Hill

July 5, 2025

Soft-launching within a week, Lunavera Space is a soothing sanctuary for slow sipping, soundtracked by birdsong, set on the slopes of Federal Hill with verdant views of tembusu trees. Perched beside The Estate colonial-era mansion turned event space, Lunavera arcs with art and architecture, a...

Carfé, Taman Sea

Carfé, Taman Sea

July 5, 2025

Officially opening in a fortnight, Carfé is Taman Sea’s new drive-to destination for caffeine completists and car cultists alike, shifting gears between La Marzocco crema and Porsche curves. Currently under refurbishment, Carfé will boast a La Marzocco experiential space, beckoning patrons t...

Desa Sri Hartamas' new Japanese hotspot: i Yakiniku fires up the thrill of the grill

Desa Sri Hartamas' new Japanese hotspot: i Yakiniku fires up the thrill of the grill

July 4, 2025

Desa Sri Hartamas' new i Yakiniku brings blazing boldness to the Japanese charcoal-grilling game in KL, marrying meticulous flair with modern fun. From Wagyu Platters that promise the sizzling succulence of Japanese and Australian A5 wagyu beef to the Ikura Donburi that's generously jewe...

Video: Loacker celebrates a century of pure goodness in 1 Utama, 1-6 July

Video: Loacker celebrates a century of pure goodness in 1 Utama, 1-6 July

July 3, 2025

Loacker, the iconic Italian wafer brand, is marking its milestone 100th anniversary, and we’re all invited to be part of the celebration at 1 Utama Shopping Centre!From now till 6 July 2025, step into a joyful Alpine-inspired world of flavour, fun and family-friendly festivities.At the heart of t...

Chope Chope Kopitiam, Bukit Damansara

Chope Chope Kopitiam, Bukit Damansara

July 3, 2025

Dibs on dry curry mee: Chope Chope Kopitiam brings blasts of culinary nostalgia to Bukit Damansara, spanning classics of loh mai fan to loh shi fun, served with soul and style. For a laksa love affair, choose the cockle-crammed Katong laksa, featuring thick rice vermicelli with optional extra s...

Loacker: Celebrating a Century of Pure Goodness in 1 Utama Shopping Centre, 1-6 July 2025

Loacker: Celebrating a Century of Pure Goodness in 1 Utama Shopping Centre, 1-6 July 2025

July 2, 2025

Loacker, the iconic Italian wafer brand, is marking its milestone 100th anniversary, and we're all invited to be part of the celebration at 1 Utama Shopping Centre!From now till 6 July 2025, step into a joyful Alpine-inspired world of flavour, fun and family-friendly festivities.At the hea...

Ratio Pizza, Taman Universiti

Ratio Pizza, Taman Universiti

July 2, 2025

Good pizzas in PJ's Medan Selera Wawasan: This Taman Universiti food court might seem a strange spot for thoughtful Italian-inspired baking, but Ratio Pizza serves fresh-to-order, piping-hot pleasures with robust flavours. The Margherita clocks in at RM19, complete with char and cheesiness, sweet...

Unknown Coffee, Jade Hills

Unknown Coffee, Jade Hills

July 1, 2025

Wood-worn with weathered whimsy, Jade Hills’ new Unknown Coffee warms the heart with flavourful hambagu rice bowls and cools the spirit with fragrant cinnamon lattes. 

The Batter Fish and Chips, Bandar Menjalara

The Batter Fish and Chips, Bandar Menjalara

June 30, 2025

The Batter Fish and Chips is KL’s new Australian-style fish-and-chips shop in Bandar Menjalara, rooted in the recipes of a Perth-based chippy whose founders have been frying up fish since 2009. Red snapper fillets rise with a light crunch, flaky and flanked by crisp fries and retro Aussie a...

Savoro, Damansara Kim: Fine buffet dining for a lavish Western & Japanese culinary experience

Savoro, Damansara Kim: Fine buffet dining for a lavish Western & Japanese culinary experience

June 29, 2025

Damansara Kim's new Savoro sets the stage for evenings of indulgence with all-you-can-eat dinners of Western and Japanese delicacies.Guests can feast on over 70 exquisite enticements, all served a la carte, from decadently smooth foie gras to delectably smoky cuts of Shimomuragyu beef, hailed as ...

Video: The Museum launches latest branch in Puchong

Video: The Museum launches latest branch in Puchong

June 28, 2025

The Museum has launched its latest branch in Puchong, with signatures brought in each morning from its birthplace of Ipoh.From Towing Char Siew and Crispy Pork Belly, barbecued in Ipoh for beautifully aromatic caramelisation, to seafood sourced fresh everyday from fishermen in Perak's Pantai Remi...

Kedai Kaki Ayam, APW Bangsar

Kedai Kaki Ayam, APW Bangsar

June 27, 2025

Kedai Kaki Ayam is APW Bangsar’s newcomer for nasi kerabu ayam percik, crafted with care by 64-year-old Kak Long, who previously served nasi campur in Sentul since 1984.It’s a pleasurable platter, complete with blue pea flower rice, budu, sambal bawang goreng, salted egg, crisp cabbage, crunchy...

Pepper Lunch Malaysia: Celebrate World Pepper Rice Day 2025

Pepper Lunch Malaysia: Celebrate World Pepper Rice Day 2025

June 26, 2025

Buy one Beef Pepper Rice, enjoy one free!Celebrate the first-ever World Pepper Rice Day with this 1-for-1 special, only on 3 July 2025 at all Pepper Lunch restaurants, for the first 100 customers at each outlet, 11am-9pm.The Original and The Best for a global sizzle-fest, marking 31 years since t...

Grand Hisar Turkish Restaurant, 10 Stonor KLCC

Grand Hisar Turkish Restaurant, 10 Stonor KLCC

June 25, 2025

Lined with portraits of Istanbul that skim the Bosphorus, from the Blue Mosque to the Maiden’s Tower, Grand Hisar is the city's new restaurant for Turkish temptations like the Adana Kebab, made with hand-minced lamb for robust boldness, infused with fat for juiciness.

Midweek feasts: Concorde Hotel KL launches Jom Makan-Makan Hot Pot Buffet

Midweek feasts: Concorde Hotel KL launches Jom Makan-Makan Hot Pot Buffet

June 25, 2025

Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur turns up the heat with its latest all-you-can-eat adventure: The Jom Makan-Makan Hot Pot Buffet, now simmering every Wednesday and Thursday evening at Melting Pot Café. Priced at RM98 nett per adult (with 50% off for kids aged 6 to 11), this flavourful feast runs fr...

Sem & Co, Ikon Connaught

Sem & Co, Ikon Connaught

June 25, 2025

Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, scamper after the cheeky squirrel to Ikon Connaught’s new Sem & Co, where espresso tonics sparkle and matcha lattes soothe.

Ben's Brew Buddies, Mont Kiara

Ben's Brew Buddies, Mont Kiara

June 24, 2025

Ben's Brew Buddies is Mont Kiara's poolside hideout for fuss-free, full-bodied flat whites, accessible to the public inside Kiaramas Cendana condominium.

Vits Coffee, Cheras

Vits Coffee, Cheras

June 24, 2025

Visit Cheras’ new Vits Coffee for charming cakes and coolers - the house-baked matcha hojicha Swiss roll makes a teatime match with the Black Pearl Hojicha beverage, lusciously layered with black sesame cream. Also check out playful quenchers like the Sarawak Polo, hooking up oolong with osmanthu...

GRND Coffee, Kampung Sungai Penchala

GRND Coffee, Kampung Sungai Penchala

June 23, 2025

GRND Coffee is Kampung Sungai Penchala's new caffeine cabin, serving coffee and chocolate beverages amid a leafy lull.

Lulu's Deli, Kota Damansara

Lulu's Deli, Kota Damansara

June 22, 2025

Lulu’s Deli has landed in Kota Damansara with its latest outpost, flipping burgers with cross-border flair. Juicy beef stacks are jazzed up with a selection of Swiss raclette-style cheese, Italian gorgonzola, Japanese teriyaki sauce or Korean kimchi with gochujang, tucked in house-baked sourdou...

Dear Hearts and Chilled Spirits, Damansara Jaya

Dear Hearts and Chilled Spirits, Damansara Jaya

June 21, 2025

Inspired by humorous memes, a Bob Crosby song, and the founder's beloved late pug named Sharpay, Damansara Jaya's new Dear Hearts and Chilled Spirits is a neighbourhood cocktail bar that pours out plenty of wit, wonder and whimsy. With a sense of comedic charm embodied by its...

Sourdou.M, Petaling Jaya

Sourdou.M, Petaling Jaya

June 21, 2025

Sourdou.M is PJ's new sourdough sanctuary where baguettes hang like wind chimes, baking up a storm of focaccia and croissants, jalapeño bagels and cardamom knots, with lots of calm corners for carb-cravers.

On Lee Noodle Malaysia, Pavilion KL

On Lee Noodle Malaysia, Pavilion KL

June 20, 2025

Soft-launching in Pavilion KL, On Lee Noodle Malaysia marks the first international offshoot of Hong Kong’s On Lee Noodle Shop, a stalwart of steamy comfort since 1966. Six decades of noodle know-how, still going strong in HK’s Shau Kei Wan neighbourhood, are embodied by a bowl flanked with fai...

Cili Kampung, 1 Utama Shopping Centre

Cili Kampung, 1 Utama Shopping Centre

June 19, 2025

Cili Kampung is now open at 1 Utama Shopping Centre: Experience classic Malay cuisine in a stylish kampung setting, with signature recipes that showcase bold, nostalgic flavours!Lot S313, Second Floor, One Utama, Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Award-winning halal Shimomuragyu wagyu beef, unagi & udon: Japanese comfort food to relish at Wagyu and Rice

Award-winning halal Shimomuragyu wagyu beef, unagi & udon: Japanese comfort food to relish at Wagyu and Rice

June 19, 2025

At Wagyu and Rice, Japan’s finest halal-certified beef sizzles at surprisingly modest prices, with set meals starting at RM38.80, including refillable rice and miso soup. The star is Shimomuragyu, a championship-winning beef at Japan's Wagyu Olympics, also victorious for 10 consecutive yea...

Bru Cafe & Bar, Taman Yulek

Bru Cafe & Bar, Taman Yulek

June 18, 2025

Taman Yulek’s new Bru Cafe & Bar stirs up something different, remixing coffee, cocoa, tea and even house-fermented mead into playful pours. Sunset Drive cruises in with Kelantan single-origin cocoa, blended with black tea, pink peppercorn and berries for a medley of earthy fruitiness. S...

Seminyak, Sunway Pyramid

Seminyak, Sunway Pyramid

June 17, 2025

Soft-launching this week, Seminyak brings Bali-inspired breeziness to Bandar Sunway. Chill out with invigoratingly icy Indonesian treats to beat the heat, from Es Teler (with avocado, coconut and jackfruit coulis, poured with condensed milk and raspberry sauce) to Es Rujak Gobet (with young ...

7AM Cafe & Studio, Petaling Jaya

7AM Cafe & Studio, Petaling Jaya

June 16, 2025

For crack-of-dawn caffeine cravings, Section 17's new 7AM Cafe & Studio is wide-awake at 7am, coupling coffee with captivating floral 3D jelly cakes. Fun fact: 7AM is founded by the friendly couple behind Jane's Nem, also in Happy Mansion. 7AM houses the baking studio that births baguettes...

Buttersome, Petaling Jaya

Buttersome, Petaling Jaya

June 16, 2025

Buttersome is Section 17’s friendly new neighbourhood bakehouse-cafe, with a scrumptious spread spanning chilli cheddar scones to cinnamon twists, Nutella matcha cookies to Brooklyn blackout cakes and Dubai chocolate tarts.Fans of focaccia, feast on Buttersome’s, some speckled with pistachios and...

Aralia Ceylon and Indian Cuisine, Aman Suria

Aralia Ceylon and Indian Cuisine, Aman Suria

June 15, 2025

Aralia brings together Sri Lankan and southern Indian fare in Aman Suria, serving classic meals like curry-soaked, leaf-wrapped kuliyal rice, sweet and spicy with a firm seafood bite, mixed with fish, shrimp and squid, paired with creamy buttermilk lassi.

7baris Cafe, Kuching Road

7baris Cafe, Kuching Road

June 14, 2025

Calm and composed with a stark white facade, 7baris Cafe serves a slice of serenity in a two-level sanctuary of soft light and soothing lines on Kuching Road, daydreaming of desserts and drinks like banoffee pie, almond tiramisu cake and strawberry matcha.

Mula x Illustrasi Kopi, Taman Pinggir Tun Dr Ismail

Mula x Illustrasi Kopi, Taman Pinggir Tun Dr Ismail

June 14, 2025

It begins: Fans of friendly, airy alfresco spaces, check out TTDI’s new collab between Mula and Illustrasi Kopi. This hideout highlights northern Malaysian comfort fare, from Utara-style nasi lemak bungkus with a livelier sambal kick to weekend specials like freshly griddled lempeng kelapa wi...

Cafe TNC, Q Sentral

Cafe TNC, Q Sentral

June 13, 2025

Q Sentral’s new Cafe TNC (The New Connection) brews a friendly caffeine fix for office-goers on the move - the flat white hits the workday morning-hater's spot with a locally roasted Brazilian-Ethiopian blend.

Video feature: Cili Kampung Hartamas launches latest 2025 specials

Video feature: Cili Kampung Hartamas launches latest 2025 specials

June 12, 2025

Cili Kampung Hartamas has launched its latest specials, from Ayam Bakar Lomak Pucuk Paku to Tulang Rusuk Bakar, Rendang Itik Salai with Pucuk Ubi to Udang Masak Berempah and Labu Gula Hangus - served in a stylish, spacious spot in Hartamas Shopping Centre, blending kampung charm with contemporary...

FooTori, Kelana Jaya

FooTori, Kelana Jaya

June 11, 2025

  FooTori is Kelana Jaya's confident new yakitori joint, grilling up skewers with skilled thoughtfulness. Coveted cuts come convincingly seasoned and smoky, conveying a juicy binchotan char that jazzes up the meat's natural textures.Munch on everything chicken: Chochin (unfertilised yolks), o...

Chicken Rice Hub, Subang Jaya

Chicken Rice Hub, Subang Jaya

June 11, 2025

Subang’s new Chicken Rice Hub struts into the spotlight with a perennially popular signature, serving free-range, 128-day-raised chicken (sufficiently smooth) with fragrant rice (rightly flavoursome). But it’s the condiments that really cross the road, as eye-catching as a traffic stop: Ginger-...

Ssl Shunshunlai Cafe, Yulek

Ssl Shunshunlai Cafe, Yulek

June 10, 2025

Shun Shun Lai Cafe has launched its latest branch in Taman Cheras’ Yulek neighbourhood, one year after opening its original outpost in Taman Taynton View. Increasingly popular for its spirited spins on East Asian comfort fare, Shun Shun Lai satisfies with soulful sustenance like fried braised d...