Underwood Bakers Restaurant rocks up with a refreshed setting & revamped menu in Bukit Bintang

The Chicken & Waffles (RM34) feature ultra-crispy, uber-juicy fried chicken, cushioned with fluffy waffles, showered with a creamy, sweetly nutty medley of hollandaise, dulce de leche and crushed peanuts, beautifully blending the savouriness of the meat with nectarous flavours. A very fun take on the traditional American soul food favourite.

For another reinterpretation of a familiar staple, check out the Crab Meat Green Laksa (RM35), aromatic with an Asian herb pesto, with al dente spaghetti swathed in kaffir leaf oil and ginger flowers, luscious with hand-picked crab meat. A great pasta for a green place.

We're also instant fans of the Pumpkin Gnocchi (RM30), with tender dumplings encircled by tantalising roasted pumpkin, boosted further by pumpkin romesco and pumpkin seeds, enriched with brown butter and Parmesan cheese. Worthy of a modern Italian restaurant, this is a wonderful dish for pumpkin devotees, served in various forms and fashions on one plate.

Now that we're done with delicious pastas, delightful pastas await.

Underwood Bakers specialises in 10-inch sourdough pizzas that can be ordered in a single flavour or half-and-half - we recommend the latter, to sample and share two varieties of pizzas on one pie (RM45).

Our first selection is the Belacan Salami, topped not only with salami slices but belacan cream sauce, rounded out with pineapples, jalapeños, coriander, lime and mozzarella - it might sound like a clash of conflicting ingredients, but Underwood Pizza makes it work harmoniously, rich and robust with the sweet, salty and spicy.