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A taste of Terengganu: Sedak’s Nasi Dagang (RM8.50) is a faithful interpretation of east coast flavours - leaf-wrapped santan-suffused rice paired with tender ikan tongkol in the traditional tuna curry, buoyed by a bit of appetite-perking acar. Now available for delivery in the Klang Valley.Sedak...

Beef buffs can lose themselves in the deep, dark decadence of All About Dat Moo’s signature beef bowl - slow-cooked brisket, tendon, tripe, tongue, lungs, lips and beef balls, brimming in collagen-rich bone broth.The All-In Carb-less Set (RM22) is all the beef you need, and then some. The handm...

Bok’s Kito brings the Kelantanese oomph to TTDI with its Nasi Kerabu Ayam Percik (RM15), currently available for takeout and delivery. It's everything you need without the six-hour drive to Kota Bharu - fragrant blue-hued rice, made extra-aromatic with kerisik, spices and herbs, bolstered b...

Rice, beef, mayo: That sounds like a description for Japanese donburi, but Chiq Supply refashions the recipe into rice burgers stuffed with yakiniku-style beef or ox tongue, available for delivery.The Yakiniku Burger (RM16) features tender meat in the familiar soy flavour, sandwiched in compresse...

Croissant sandwiches with tantalising Thai twists: Sim Hana Hana serves intriguing novelties that take inspiration from Bangkok's street fare, like the Pad Kra Pow, featuring minced basil chicken and a runny fried egg stuffed in a buttery croissant (RM15), plus other playful pleasures like croiss...

Now available for pick-up and delivery, Today's by Dalton serves a Canning Series of cool beverages, freshly prepared to order, then sealed and topped like canned drinks to curb spillage. Milo or Matcha lattes (RM12-RM13) make for a refreshing thirst-quencher, creamy but not cloying, smooth and f...

Morrow is a cafe for today, serving hearty fare at fair prices, from AM to PM - dense, crusty bread topped thickly with smashed avo and bacon for brunch (RM17.90), home-baked, savoury-sweet and ultra-creamy onion cheesecake for a distinctive teatime treat (RM9.90), and a wet, turmeric-hued revamp...

Subang's new hideout for cocktails harbours sweetly cool concoctions like the Sunny Bunny Sour (RM34; a twist on the typical sour with honey butter-infused bourbon, frangelico, calamansi juice and egg white) and Strawberry Shortcake (RM32; dessert as a drink, in the form of vodka, creme de mure, ...

Soul Kitchen serves spirited fare with contemporary East Asian cool. Fans of flavour-packed cooking might enjoy the lamb rack, richly saturated with a sweet-savoury char stew sauce, cushioned with carrots and onions (RM68), and river prawns in a creamy curry, coupled with a crisp bread roll for d...

Throwback Cafe's setting offers a step back in time, tucked on the first floor of a Chinatown shop-house. But its menu is decidedly modern, from a pretty tasty pasta bolstered by turkey ham and Hokkaido baby scallops in a light, house-made pumpkin sauce (RM25) to super-smooth Japanese iced coffee...

Steaks finished with fiery flamboyance, for tableside thrills and theatrics.The 3 Dukes' OP ribs (nearly RM195 for about 770 grams) are first grilled in the kitchen, then brought out, seasoned, sauced and torched as you watch, according to your preferred doneness. Remember to remove the meat from...

With a corner of potted plants and a floral mural, Sanyoso Mazesoba is a soothing space for a bowl of Japanese noodles. The Chashu Mazesoba is marvellously comforting - chewy-firm, slickly smooth noodles, mixed with a generous amount of minced pork, raw egg, soy sauce, scallions, seaweed and seas...

Lunch at Em Hanoi might seem a somewhat strange affair: Slurp on spicy beef pho (RM29), made fiery unmistakably with mala-style Sichuan peppers, while sipping Vietnamese beer and listening to a soundtrack of 1990s Korean pop. The reason for this riddle: Em Hanoi's founders are reputedly South Kor...

With twenty types of wine by the glass, spanning the south of France to South Africa, Spain to Argentina, costing RM20 to RM34 each, Mamamon merits a look for wine explorers. Each bottle is opened with the Coravin preservation device, which inserts a needle through the cork for pouring, prevents ...

From Perak to Puchong: Steamed tonguefish (RM10.50; flat and flaky like sole) and other varieties of fish (RM30 for soy-slicked, smooth and savoury preparations) are among the lighter a la carte offerings if you're not planning to order the made-for-sharing seafood porridge speciality at one of P...