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Desserts and drinks, homemade with care and thoughtfulness: Yuu Kissa is 16 Sierra’s new Japanese-inspired refuge, lovingly conceived by Windther and Chloe. Seasonal Japanese melon is the core of the current signatures, the Melon Sand, sandwiching fresh, sweetly ripe melon chunks with Greek y...

Hé Ni Coffee has a new home, moving from PJ Old Town to Section 22, steeped in a soulful neighbourhood spirit, welcomingly wood-framed with lived-in warmth. Founders Wen Shuan and Jeffrey bring heart and humanity to Hé Ni, serving their personal bakes like strawberry mousse cake and banana ...

Straddling Ara Damansara and Shah Alam, Eleven at Saujana is a friendly new neighbourhood cafe for everything from avo toast to key lime pie, spaghetti puttanesca to shrimp fried rice. For sunshine, serenity and steak frites, take a table by the leafy-viewed windows and try the Black Angus st...

Crêpes du Café is Kota Damansara’s new French-inspired crêperie, a family passion project by trailblazing Malaysian mixologist Shawn Chong, who spent five formative schoolboy years in Paris. Crafted by co-founder Amy, conscientiously cooking with an instinct for balance, these white-flour crê...

Elo Coffee Roasters is the new caffeine supply corner inside the Kiara Subang Jaya cafe, freshly transplanted from Mont Kiara to SS19 Subang. Sip soothing piccolos with Elo's ever-evolving stable of house-roasted blends. Also try Kiara's Hainanese chicken chop, a pure throwback to old-school ...

Morbier, Munster, Mimolette: Fromage is Bangsar’s new curated cheese boutique, a French-founded comptoir of more than 30 European cheeses, mainly expressive French AOP classics, complemented by select Italian, Spanish and Swiss specialities. Check the chillers for washed-rind raunch, sheep’s-mi...

Market Coffee is Brickfields' fresh, friendly stop for brews and bakes, calm and comfy for a workday afternoon refuge from the office.

Missy Lab is Sungai Buloh's new spot for crowd-pleasing pastries and cakes, an off-the-beaten-track escape for cheesecake indulgence.

Holly Belly Coffeetiam is PJ New Town's latest stop for Malaysian and Southeast Asian favourites, from nasi lemak and bubur to ayam gepuk with stingingly spicy sambal gajus and add-ons like bayam goreng.

Fringed by forest-style views, Sunseed Wellness Bistro is JAM PJ's summery new space for nourishing fare like salmon rice bowls with fresh coconut coolers.