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Lattea with Qi Pastries is Puchong’s new pastry purveyor, with veteran dessert-makers whipping up wonders like the Royal Noir, decadently regal with a crisp Valrhona coating that conceals more Valrhona chocolate and a hazelnut filling laced with caramelised nuts.  The sourdough pain au chocolat ...

Mexican-Malaysian chap fan by the pool? Taman Desa's new Fonda by Calle Taco puts a playful spin on economy rice, with a weekly-changing menu of cross-cultural mash-ups.Recent choices spanned orange curry sauce siakap to black varuval chicken, beef rendang with charred pisang tanduk to mixed ve...

Antra is Mont Kiara’s new modern Mediterranean restaurant, breathing fire and smoke into everything from grilled sea bass to grilled broccolini and nectarines, nine floors up at The MET Corporate Towers. Start with house-smoked trout, silken with full-bodied sultriness, brightened by pic...

Steppes Mont Kiara's new Teochew House tackles Teochew traditions in modern style, from braised meat to porridge, marinated seafood to mung bean cakes, mustard greens and more.Start with the raw sea prawns, steeped in an aromatic bath of vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, Chinese wine, chillie...

Poutine with a chicken crackling twist, mac and cheese made meaty with beef ribs: Taman Paramount’s friendly new Wild Table puts scrumptious spins on carb-loving comfort fare. Poutine purists might scoff, but most of us will scarf down Wild Table’s Golden Mess take on Québécois fries, crisp a...

Creativity flows at Bandar Botanik’s new Flusso, founded by a friendly brother-and-sister team, serving Italian-inspired pasta and French-style bread with Malaysian twists. Cavatelli, pappardelle, ravioli, tagliatelle and trenette are crafted from scratch in Flusso’s kitchen, laced with lo...

Dua Belas Jam is Kajang’s new retro-kitsch cafe for pancake breakfasts and playful brews in a patchwork of pop-art cats and Y2K nostalgic curiosities. The Breakfast Pancakes take their cue from classic big breakfast platters: Two house-griddled pancakes with plenty of beef pepperoni, s...

103 Coffee finds a fresh canvas for creativity in Bangsar, fusing industrial warehouse architecture with art studio aspirations in a striking space that succeeds PULP as APW’s resident coffeehouse. 103’s baristas start brewing shortly past sunrise beneath soaring, steel-framed ceilings with...

Penang’s popular Toh Soon Cafe has launched its first Klang Valley offshoot, hoping to bring the rustic charm of Lebuh Campbell and Bishop Street to Bandar Sunway. The breakfast classics endure: Hainanese toast with salted butter and house-whisked kaya, plus nasi lemak bungkus coupled with ...

Looking to launch this weekend, Bella and Georgy is Damai Road’s new bungalow restaurant, likely serving hand-shaped pasta and flame-grilled seafood and meat, a fresh foray into KL’s city centre by The Staple Group that spearheads Staple Dough, Bella Pasta & Wine and Pepe.

Omurise House is Taman Desa's latest stop for fresh-baked bread and cakes, plus honest staples like kitchen-blended almond butter. Build your own Sunrise Plate with choices like luscious omu egg, Omurise’s own wholemeal walnut sourdough toast, smoked duck, sautéed mushrooms and thickly cre...

Semua House's new London Doner brings British-inspired doner kebab to downtown KL: Try the meat and chips, a hearty helping of spit-roasted shavings piled on plenty of fries, scattered with salad leaves, garlic mayo and chilli sauce for a guilty indulgence.

Hei Lok is REXKL’s new Malaysian noodle bar, ladling out Sarawak laksa, kolok mee, mee pok and more. Pan mee is the satisfying speciality, fired up with flavourful dried chilli that packs deep heat. Pork-free kampua mee with minced chicken and shallot oil supplies a slick, savoury bowl that m...

Come for chicken parma, stay for crystal-clear playback of Sade: Likely to launch mid-October, SS4’s upcoming Overture might soon be PJ’s best-sounding cafe, a listener’s lounge powered by Klipsch Cornwall speakers. Wrapped in thoughtful acoustic treatments for a sensorially lush audioscape, O...