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A moment like this, from Taiwan’s south to Bangsar South: After launching its maiden cafes in Taiwan’s Tainan and Chiayi cities, Imoment finally opens its first KL outpost in Melilea Tower, flowing with friendly floral flourishes, now serving cakes and charming coolers, with brunch bowls and pl...

TTDI's new Sense Cafe beckons with the fragrance of fresh coffee, the warm touch of open sandwiches, the comforting taste of flavourful pasta, the soothing sight of the morning sun streaming through the trees by the window, and the cheerful voices of the people behind the brew bar. Founded b...

Mizuniwa is a uniquely soothing new cafe in Bandar Sri Damansara, lined with ‘water gardens’ of graceful freshwater fish swimming amid hand-crafted aquascapes of live plants and textured rocks.  Take a table by your preferred tank, most with more than a hundred tetra fish gliding smoothly thr...

Damansara Perdana’s new Pretty Pot Cafe is a friendly hideout that brings together independent bakers and brewers - pair the Pandan Gula Melaka Tiramisu with matcha coconut coolers for a tempting teatime escape.

Bark for bagels: Yellow Bear Cafe is a new spot inside Jaya One’s Ollie & Hana Puppy Nursery, where growling tummies can be gratified by fresh, warm bagels, crusted with almonds, crammed with apples, for a human-friendly treat.

Float up to Cafe Cloud, the new Korean-run cafe at LaLaport Bukit Bintang City Centre's fifth-floor rooftop. Savour wide-open views while snacking on youja pound cake and sipping youja ade and black sesame lattes.

The sun might shy away this week, but Sunnies is set to shine in Solaris Dutamas.Slated to soft-launch by this Saturday, Sunnies is the baby sister of Tanned in Publika, showcasing bright brunch highlights that span açai bowls to smoked duck waffles to tomato seafood rigatoni.Cake enthusiasts...

Taman Paramount’s new Tanaair honours a homeland’s heritage in a kampung-inspired space with a towering mangrove fan palm. Recipes prove lovingly prepared - sumptuous spiced beef rendang tok with melting tenderness; fragrant, full-bodied ayam berempah, showered with shards of lemongrass-lace...

After 11 weeks of refurbishment, Bangsar’s Hani Coffee is back, recharged with its own roaster and a revamped setting. The walls have come down, freeing up Hani to be a more open, flexible space, flooded with natural light, equally enjoyable for everyday brunches or exclusive events. Lucky Ga...

Pie purveyors Stand Pie Me finally have their own physical cafe with a cause, freshly launched in PJ Section 14's Millennium Square. A social enterprise that trains, employs and mentors young adults with special needs, this is a spirit-lifting space for heartwarming bakes - try the best-sell...

Sip on serenity at Sungai Besi’s soft-launched Há Coffee, soothing with the Pineapple Yuan Yang (cold brew coffee with pineapple and peach oolong tea) and Dirty Matcha (matcha with ristretto and distilled milk).D2-G-7, Residensi Bandar Razak, Jln Razak Mansion, Sungai Besi, 56100 Kuala Lumpur.

BibiChik is back: SS2's Nyonya dining institution closed in mid-2024 after more than 28 years in business but has relaunched this month under fresh ownership, with a full physical facelift.For BibiChik's loyal fans, the restaurant's longtime chef remains in charge of the kitchen, ensuring that ...

From a family’s rustic herb nursery in Nilai to the corridors of DC Mall: Aunty Aini's KL is a fresh offshoot of Negeri Sembilan’s two-decade-old garden cafe of the same name. Lined with family portraits, this pop-up restaurant - slated to run for eight months - is cheerfully commanded by Au...

Ants in our appetiser? It's an insect indulgence: We're back at Subang's new Dot's to brave its most unusual creation, inspired by Malaccan Eurasian mango drinks and desserts.Dot's mango passionfruit sorbet is lively with asam boi, fresh mangoes and mango jelly, sprinkled with six-legged surpri...

Jamboo is launching its latest delightfully designed location, bringing its wholesome hole-in-the-wall cafe concept to Ara Damansara.Now serving creative matcha-based beverages, with its flagship lei cha-inspired bowls to come 11 October, Jamboo Ara Damansara is a friendly space with a casual n...