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Avosome is launching its first cafe-store, a new creative haven for avocado aficionados, harnessing avo from seed to skin in tasty temptations and thoughtful provisions. The guacamole ulam is a soulful Southeast Asian reinterpretation of avo toast: House-mashed guac with fermented soy...

Langit Biru Santai Space is Kajang's new stop for pastas like the signature sky-blue butterfly pea flower sauce, coating chunks of chicken and mushroom slices for creamy comfort. H-32-GB, Jalan Prima Saujana 2/D, Taman Prima Saujana, Kajang, Selangor.Open Thursday-Tuesday, 12pm-3pm, 5pm-10pm; We...

Fresh pasta handmade by three friendly brothers: Papagi rises as Melawati’s new neighbourhood stop for Italian inspirations. Signatures span fettuccine, crafted with a blend of semolina and double-zero flour, blue-hued with bunga telang, tossed in your choice of sauce, such as Gorgonzola crea...

Section 17’s new pho shop, Pho Lab is a 10-seat modern noodle bar in Happy Mansion. The signature pho is blanketed with supple Australian beef slices and chunky slow-cooked beef back rib in a 16-hour beef broth that balances clarity with depth. Kampung chicken pho is available, plus scallion ...

Solaris Dutamas’ new bakehouse, Crispista crackles with almond croissants and beef kimchi pastries paired with matcha Mont Blanc coolers.

Pao Pao is Kuchai Lama's new pad kra pao stall: Its minced pork stir-fry is slicked and saucy, shot through with basil and chillies, buried beneath crisp-fringed fried eggs, their molten yolks spilling lusciously into every seasoned, savoury spoonful in Guzai Kopitiam.

Nocte Coffee is Taman Desa Jaya’s friendly new caffeine stop, with specialities like the Brazilian single-origin butter dirty latte, buoyed by salted butter emulsified in the beverage for subtly savoury silkiness. Other brews span Spanish shaken lattes to Viennese Einspänner; bagels, banana bread...

Ara Damansara’s new Luftco is the cheerful in-house cafe of pharmaceutical engineering specialist Lufter, matching matcha with hot chicken sandwiches and cool books to browse.

The Gardens Mall’s new Cha:coal Brews channels cha into chic creativity, pairing Japanese tea playfulness with handmade Korean hotteok amid silvery sleekness. The Matcha Mont Blanc is capped in cream, with fragrant flickers of citrus cutting through light umami, while the Genmaicha Corn Brûl...