Snapshot

Mala Bistronome is TTDI’s steamy new stop for modern mala meals. Make your own malatang: Mix and match pork-free meat, seafood and vegetables with Sichuan-seasoned broth. The White Mala is fuelled by less fire and more fragrance, savoury with mellow heat, full-bodied with protein like prawn...

Raise the red lanterns for Sin Sin Li, Persiaran Tropicana's new space for Chinese soul fare with a cheerful izakaya spirit. Try the rice bowl topped with Sin Sin Li's signature Pineapple Wagyu Beef with Char Siew Sauce, richly caramelised with succulent sweetness.

Serenely set by Bukit Takun’s limestone peak, Pepe is Takun Retreat Club’s shimmering new space to soothe the senses, half an hour from KLCC. For a merry berry brunch with real-food influences, pair Pepe’a duck rillette mulberry jam sourdough toast with a raspberry-strawberry honey hibiscus t...

Get set for monja mania: Tsukishima Monja Koboreya is KL’s first offshoot of a Tokyo-born monjayaki specialist, bringing the griddle-cooked scramble to LaLaport BBCC. This molten, messy cousin of okonomiyaki is stirred up with chopped cabbage and a choice of seafood, meat and more in liquid d...

Just in time for June, JuneBakes launches its first space, luminous in wood-warmed light: Sea Park’s new bakery-cafe brings a graceful glow to matcha-yuzu pound cakes matched with matcha lemonade, plus soft cookies with a chunky-fudgy chew and decadently dense scones with berry jam.

 Garlic cream cheese bagels with honeycomb matcha lattes make a marvellous teatime match at UOA Business Park's new Sippy Cha x 11 Haus: The bagel is potently aromatic, while the matcha's earthiness is playfully perked by the caramel-like richness of the honeycomb candy.

UOA Business Park's new family-founded Thirstday Space brews a beautiful Dirty Earl Grey Latte, with the potent floral sweetness of the tea infused in the milk, swirling with espresso.

One Half will soon officially open its latest space in Steppes Mont Kiara, pouring out the first sips in Mont Kiara’s highly anticipated hillside enclave. Pair the botanical Steppes Blossom with Victoria sponge cake in a setting with hand-brew origins that underpin One Half’s tenets of sea...

Comfort Dining is Puchong’s new place for pasta and rice bowls. The smoked mackerel don with herbaceous kerabu-style freshness makes a lively lunch.