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Launching this Friday, 23 May, Sea Park’s new 1More Pizza is the friendly first Malaysian foray of a Brunei-born pizzeria. True to its name, 1MORE Pizza’s creations are marvellously moreish with top-tier toppings. The pizza that started it all for 1More is Toast To Our Differences, irresist...

Bandar Sri Damansara’s Dear, Patrick is a nostalgic new tribute to what a father, Patrick, fed his family in the eighties and nineties - well-prepared Western classics like chicken parm with pasta warm the heart with old-school comfort that feels timeless.

A'rest Cafe has launched its third Klang Valley branch, bringing nature-nurtured inspirations of stones and shrubs to The Exchange TRX.  Push past the honey-oak-hued facade into the moss-green interior for mentai salmon rice bowls and wild honey lemon coolers while Post Malone plays ...

Blank Coffee is TTDI's friendly new cafe for charming creations like the Peanut Butter Chilli Oil Noodles, nutty and spicy, complemented with the perfect crunch of chicken karaage, and the Matcha Harum Manis, marrying the bitter earthiness of matcha with the tropical sweetness of mango pulp and...

Wallet-friendly and wonderfully Malaysian, Marrybrown's new MB Jimat Bucket brings together families and friends for value-for-money meals to remember! Make sharing easy and affordable with Marrybrown's three MB Jimat Bucket choices - pass around the Ayam Goreng MB, Cheesy Wedges and Strawberry ...

Gear up for next month's Babymonster show in Malaysia by winning the South Korean girl group's lightsticks and CDs! The lucky draw starts now on the Instagram page of Mr. Chow Liquor Store - just follow them on IG or FB, like and share their post to stand a chance of winning! 1.⁠ ⁠Follow @mr...

Thirteen years after first launching in Solaris Dutamas, Coffee Stain marks a new milestone this week, opening its second outpost in Bangsar. For longtime loyalists, this Telawi foray features the familiar flair and friendliness that have been Coffee Stain’s hallmarks since 2012. For the n...

Banana leaf rice finally comes to Suria KLCC: Say you'll be there at Spice Guys!Parboiled ponni rice promises a smoother and healthier BLR option here, with a variety of chicken, fish and crab curries, a rotation of vegetables and acar, condiments of mango chutney, lime pickle and sour chilli, pl...

Made by hand, with heart: Mingle Cafe takes pride in its pastas, crafted with semola di grano duro, or premium durum wheat semolina, from Italian producers like Granoro and Caputo. This choice of flour ensures elasticity balanced with bite, enhanced with free-range eggs, soaking up the richness o...

In an age of instant gratification, José Gordón champions slowness. On Spain’s windswept northwestern plains, he raises cattle the old way, letting them graze freely for over a decade so that the rhythm of nature permeates every fibre.For steak devotees, tasting Gordón’s work typically requires a...

Subang’s new Soft Cream specialises in Japan’s milky-smooth style of soft serves. Try a softcream twist, twinning two flavours like pumpkin and tofu in one waffle cone, or a sundae of vanilla softcream with kuromitsu, kinako and tapioca pearls. Soft Cream’s soothingly subtle flavours span bl...

Tiramisu drawer alert!  After a year of pop-ups, Ignition is firing up its first restaurant at The Exchange TRX, serving its signature pizzas and smash burgers with Langkawi-sourced cheese, plus scooped-to-order tiramisu from a refrigerated drawer inspired by Manchester's Onda Pasta Bar. ...

 Keep It Simple but make it shine at Taman Bukit Indah’s new KIS Coffee neighbourhood roastery and coffee bar.Pace the gravelled path through KIS Coffee’s courtyard, where fig trees fan out over benches for leafy, laidback lounging and seaside-style summer sun-soaking.The friendly KIS squad speci...

It's only been seven years since Mingle Cafe first opened, but stepping inside feels like entering a living, breathing scrapbook of Chinatown's history.Wearing its heritage in timeworn textures, Mingle Cafe evokes a rustic-retro reverie where chipped walls, creaky chairs and charming curios we...

Flavours and fashion flirt together at PJ’s new Kefi Kohi, winking with whimsical specialities in a sunlit space shared with the Hira indie clothing store. Founders Cherng and Jean pour passion into delightfully layered drinks, crafted with Kefi Kohi’s signature cold brews, plus house-made, frui...

Frothy flat white freddos, smoothly brewed with a house blend of Brazilian, Costa Rican and Ethiopian beans, make for calm, chilled-out caffeination at Subang’s Emery Coffee Roastery & Retail.

In an era of immediate gratification, José Gordón has built his life’s work around slowness. On the windswept plains of northwestern Spain, the chef raises cattle the old way: He lets them live for over a decade, grazing freely on pasture grass and wild herbs, so that the seasons and nature perme...

Taman Maluri’s new Forty Three cooks up a competent nasi kerabu with ayam berempah, complete with spice, aroma and crunch. Pair with cold-brewed jasmine tea. 

If the world seems a blur on Mondays without caffeine, seek espresso epiphanies at Ampang Hilir’s new No Coffee No Brain. Step in sluggish, step out sharp, thanks to No Coffee No Brain’s reviving kombucha and Citrus Zen sparkling yuzu matcha cooler.

 Short & Sweet is Damansara Heights’ freshly minted cake shop, a friendly spin-off of KL’s long-running Miss Shortcakes purveyor of cakes. Pop by for Earl Grey blackberry cupcakes and apple cinnamon streusel loaf slices, lovely to the last crumb.

Hankering for hambagu? Whiz over to Puncak Jalil’s new Whizz Cafe, whipping up patty pleasure with an array of Asian flavours.  Have your house-ground hamburg in a choice of thick and tender wagyu beef, chicken or pork, served with egg in the familiar Japanese style or with Szechuan mala spice...

Books, bakes and brews come together at Taman Desa’s new Rix Library Cafe, coupling cookie shortcakes and cappuccinos with a reader’s trove of non-fiction collections.

Melawati’s new micro-bakery, Pondok Boulangerie promises comfort in carbs, warmly helmed by a husband-and-wife team with their partner.  Waking before 4am to start baking, they’re ready by 7:30am with thoughtful treats - pillowy focaccia with garlic confit, tomatoes and herbs; French butter c...

Seputeh’s Ah Gan is a new neighbourhood haven for hog hunters, serving comforting classics with a skilled chef’s prowess, from pork tendon ball noodles to roti babi with crab, roast pork mun fun to marble butter cake laced with pork lard. For a soul-soothing, steaming-hot bowl of beauty, tr...

Bangsar’s new Tingkap opens up a window into timeless local temptations - breakfast of nasi lemak bungkus and lovely lontong with kuah lodeh and sambal kelapa make for a marvellous morning.

Ara Damansara's new Nasi Tempong tackles a Javanese-origin rice platter built with a choice of fried chicken, catfish or tilapia, rounded out with tauhu, tempeh, boiled vegetables and sambal with a wildfire's ferocity. Also check out the skewers of quail eggs and chicken giblets.

Taman SEA’s cheerful new Giggles chuckles into the neighbourhood with crowd-pleasing, continent-crossing flavours. For a battle of spiced poultry, Jamaican-style jerk-seasoned chicken is layered with lively-tangy pineapple and creamy avocado on sourdough toast, while Malaysian crisp-skinned ay...

Teochew orh nee, transformed from a sweet treat into savoury espuma with waxed meat. Chicken rice, reimagined with dry-aged, charcoal-grilled meat that hits hard with crackly heat.Assam laksa, its briny tang refocused into a hawker-turned-haute fish tartare with pomelo.The seasons have shifted at...

Tanks for the memories: Setapak’s new Malaya Kawan befriends rainbow-hued nasi hujan panas with ayam percik, ayam balado or ayam bumbu bali amid nods to nostalgia.

Section 17’s friendly new soft serve shop, Swirl unfurls with a twirl of treats to make hearts whirl. Try the vanilla soft serve, creamy-dense and milky-smooth, in a parade of playful preparations: As a scrumptious sundae showered with pandan kaya, crispy with kuih kapit; partnered with bakes...

Cafe Dearest is Imbi's new Japanese-and-Malaysian-led bakery-cafe, a bright space for bread and brews - oven-fresh highlights include the bunny-eared usagi sesame-cheese bun and the umami melt beef bacon brioche.

Duck tales in Damansara Uptown: PJ’s new Mad Bebek food truck features insane levels of fieriness for its Indonesian-inspired bebek goreng, aromatic with lemongrass, galangal and turmeric, full-fleshed and tender, satisfyingly served with pandan rice, runny egg, tofu and the spiciest sambal. Fi...

KL's fresh spot for Southern U.S.-inspired chicken, Kick'n Chick'n punches through with fried-and-true fowl, golden like a June summer sun, crispy like a firecracker on the Fourth of July, complete with down-home biscuits, mashed potatoes and slaw.  Find Kick'n Chic'n in Chow Kit's Heritage Va...

For a Thai workman’s lunch, Plaza Mont Kiara’s Laai Thai Kitchen cooks up classic single-plate sustenance of basil chicken stir-fries and railway fried rice, fast and fuss-free to fuel the body.

Ara Damansara’s new Xi Thai supplies a satisfactory hit of Thai specialities, from stirringly spicy pad kra pao to pad mama, chicken noodle soup to tom yum or green curry with rice.

BLVCK+ is Bukit Tunku's new homely hideaway with vacation villa vibes: This cafe shares its poolside patio setting with the CULT creative community space, fusing artistic allure with rainforest earthiness.Slip in through the sliding doors for a sip of serenity, with lemon sodas and butterbeer-i...

Amachi's Palagaram has launched its first full-fledged cafe in Subang Jaya, after a six-month pause in serving savoury and sweet appam from a home kitchen. This third-generation endeavour, helmed by husband-and-wife team Aaron and Narmatha, honours Narmatha's late grandmother's longtime work ...

Bringing a Kuantan kopitiam’s popular curry mee recipe to KL, TTDI’s new Xiong Wor serves satisfyingly slurpable bowls brimming with yong tau foo. The All-In Noodles might be the best bet, a hearty helping of mee, mee hoon or hor fun in curry, clear soup or tossed in soy sauce, loaded with supe...

After a six-month hiatus, Mama Lek has moved to a new home, maturing from a Setapak hawker stall into a full-fledged restaurant in Wisma Cosway, simmering with soul-soothing Thai beef noodles. In reverence to the maternal Isaan roots of Mama Lek's co-founder, the noodle bowl speaks of time, lov...

Taman Taynton View’s new Noconnection Coffee conveys fresh connections for fans of charming cafe hideouts, serving steaming-hot umeshu ochazuke with ice-cold matcha lemonades and frozen yuzu coolers.

Rhea is Damansara Heights' new destination for calm corners and crafted coolers, cocooned in Menara Milenium, handsomely hemmed with herringbone and hydrangeas.Kick off the morning with the caffeinated rush of Rhea's coffee with ice cream and caramel or chill out with watermelon chamomile iced te...

Korean BBQ buffs, bookmark Desa ParkCity’s new Sesang Galbi, specialising in pork ribs that take 72 hours to patiently perfect before reaching the table.The signature spareribs are first marinated in bone broth for 24 hours, then in a secret seasoning sauce for another day before being aged for t...

Kajang's new Shiren Coffee is a real treat for coffee enthusiasts who cherish genuine care and character poured into each cup. With 15 years of professional experience in Malaysia's coffee circuit, Shiren's seasoned founder Tai brings an ethos of empathy, authenticity and humanity to his fir...

PJ’s new Loro runs on cakes and caffeine in a bright space with a light spirit. Banoffee pies peel up a pleasant combo with coffee, chai or chocolate; Loro sources its coffee beans from a range of Malaysian roasters, spanning Liten to Lucid.  Fun fact: Loro, which means two in Javanese, refers ...

A Swedish chef making Mexican fare in KL’s city centre? Wisma Cosway’s new Smakrik (Swedish for flavourful) is a melting pot for tasty tacos. These six-inch treats come luscious with liveliness (RM9 each): Beef-and-bean ragu with tomato salsa and sour cream; chipotle-rubbed chicken leg meat wi...

Bread and beyond: iTOR is a roti maker to remember, now baking up a scrumptious storm in Sunway Geo Avenue.Its bread is crisp outside, tender within, crafted with Japanese superior-grade flour, a confident companion for flavourful fillings - try the Pineapple Jam and Butter Roti, irresistible wit...

Go coconuts for Sri Petaling’s new Couers Cafe, where signature desserts and drinks include the tropical-themed Onde Onde Cake coupled with Coconut Hojicha, crafted with pesticide-free coconut juice from Couer’s founder’s family farm in Malacca.

Singapore-born Chulop snack bar has flagged off its first KL city branch, bringing crunchy churros and creamy milkshakes to The Exchange TRX.  Chomp on churros with a Southeast Asian twist, tinted with pandan for emerald elan, thickened with a sticky-sweet gula Melaka dip, tempting with cris...

Pavlova and pineapple tarts murmur softly and sweetly from the city's new TFW Coffee, the first cafe of The Flour Whisperer purveyor of bakes.  Trial-running at Tun Razak Road's Micasa Shoppes, TFW Coffee coaxes out crowd-pleasers, from burnt cheesecake to sea salt chocolate chip cookies to t...

Sungei Wang Plaza's new NUI brings out the best bargain for banh mi in the city centre - a hot, hearty baguette jammed generously with chicken slices, chicken pate, cilantro, cucumber, chillies, pickled carrots and radish clocks in at RM9 (add RM1.50 for a fried egg) for a tasty, textured lunch. ...