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Say hi to Hello Folks, Titiwangsa’s charming new nook for cafe comforts.Pick the poultry-powered bagel sandwich with smoked duck, chicken ham and egg plus parsley lemon sauce, paired with house-layered, mascarpone-rich tiramisu and drinks like Danial’s, named after a friend of the founder, swirle...

Renew sweet reveries at KL’s new offshoot of Johor-born Re Patisserie, serving dreamy desserts with skilled sophistication. Re reclaims stillness and space with timber and terracotta tones on the top floor of the Damai Road bungalow that now houses One Brick Drop. The flagship Vanilla Strawb...

Seek sanctuary from Chinatown's crowds in Tun H.S. Lee Road's new Safehouse, soothing the senses with Yakult strawberry and Black Forest cloud coolers. 

Labu + Labu Bakery has launched its first full-fledged cafe, bringing its feathery-fluffy Boston cream pies, chicken floss balls, vanilla sponge cakes, black sesame rolls and macadamia cookies to a sprawling new Cheras Indah space, friendly with fun flourishes.

Shio pan fans, head to Hartamas’ new Shio Artisans, serving the Japanese-inspired bread rolls in surprising sourdough styles. On Saturdays, explore experiments like shio pan bagels (glossy and gently salted, with a crisp, buttery sheen that surrenders to milk-bread fluff) and matcha strawberry ...

Porca is PJ's new neighbourhood haven for Western comfort fare with modern playfulness, founded by the family that runs The Butcher's Table on this SS2 street.Calm and cosy with the lived-in charm of a midcentury home, Porca puts its spin on everything from sliders to steaks. The service team w...

Pause and ponder at Ara Damansara’s new Douhao, driven by friendly young founders Gareth and Keng Ho, striving to soothe the senses with well-crafted danishes and drinks.

Bröom has launched its new secret sanctuary in Subang, lovely like a lofted garden pavilion with Dracaenas reaching to the rafters past timber-trussed ceilings.Wander into this welcoming retreat for bakes like ceremonial matcha danishes, stay for Subang-exclusive meals infused with European and A...

MakanHood is Hartamas' cheerful, cosy new hideout for East-to-West comfort fare. Fans of Indian classics, check out the Gongura Chicken, tangy with sorrel leaves, complete with roti, dal, omelette and onion raita.

Paramount Garden's three-decade-old Khong Kee has newly moved to a more comfortable space, remaining within the neighbourhood, still specialising in yong tau foo and porridge. The kitchen takes pride in yong tau foo that's hand-scraped with whole Spanish mackerel, smoothened into springy past...

Cranky Dodo is Cheras' new chilled-out spot for bingsu: Signatures include organic soy milk shaved ice, feathery-snowy with soothing sweetness, crackling with cornflakes for contrast.Beyond icy indulgence, Cranky Dodo branches from East to West, serving hot meals like Italian creamy zucchini fu...

Cheras' new Slomo Cafe beckons for slow snacking and sipping: For fruity fun, pair the citrusy croissant (luscious with lemon curd) and the banana hojicha latte (layered with tender tropical ripeness).

Huff & Puff is TTDI's new stop for cream puffs and ice cream puffs in forever-young flavours, ping-ponging between the Dubai Chocolate cream puff, smoothly chocolaty with pistachio sauce, and the Cookies & Cream ice cream puff, charming with a crunchy choux cap.

Fans of burnt cheesecake and iced chocolate, check out Subang's friendly new neighbourhood S7 Coffee Shop, which bakes its own cheesecakes for silky-milky, melt-in-the-mouth bliss and blends Callebaut chocolate for balanced beverages of creamy-dark cocoa smoothness.

Bonda is Kampung Baru's welcoming new restaurant for classic village cooking, with a matriarch's longtime favourites for soulful sustenance, spanning hot-and-crisp ayam kampung goreng, ayam kurma, gulai siput sedut, paru sambal, keli balado, cencaru sumbat, asam pedas pari, sayur lemak bayam an...