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Spearheaded by South Korean founders, Damansara Perdana's new Bibimer is a hole-in-the-wall kitchen that specialises in customisable bibimbap and kimbap. For the egg-cloaked bibimbap, choose a base of white or multigrain rice; protein such as tuna, soy or spicy dakgalbi, and soy or spicy bulgogi;...

Luna Kitchen beams into Tun H.S. Lee Road this week, serving house-baked banana loaves coated in creamy chocolate chips, complemented by some of this street's most satisfying coffee. Sandwiches should be available later this month, followed by a hot kitchen of Russian and Eastern European special...

Soft-launching this Friday is KL’s first outpost of the OFFFFive (5 Coffee) series of cafes that have spread across Penang, Malacca and Johor in recent months. Specialities comprise coffee with floral and fruity flourishes - sunflower-topped coconut lattes, camellia flower-infused lattes, ora...

Soft-launching in Bandar Sunway, Traffic Bean is the first Klang Valley offshoot of a Penang-born cafe. Traffic Bean’s coffee is fun, fruity and flamboyant - stop for the calamansi americano, go for the peach blossom, a cold brew of jasmine tea with elderflower and osmanthus.

The Exchange TRX’s latest restaurant-cafe, Union Bistrot dishes out a distinctive range of recipes and caffeinated concoctions in a sleek space. Start with the coffee - the Coffee Flight is an engaging way to explore three different experiences from the same Liberica coffee.  Head barista Jun...

All bound for Mumu land: Fans of friendly new neighbourhood bakery-cafes, make a move for Mumu Cafe. Pair the buttery bliss of coffee buns with coffee for a simple but satisfying Sunday stop. Snack on a bright lemon madeleine while Cruel Summer plays on the speakers. Fun fact: Mumu’s name i...

B.Land PJ’s colourful new cafe-restobar, Yum Yum Seng Seng makes a toast to morning-to-night merriment with upbeat vibes - come for the hot lattes and asam boi pop coolers, stay for playful pan-Asian twists on Japanese-inspired ramen and rice bowls. 

Chinatown’s newest cafe, Sandolicious is a whimsical wonderland of dessert sandos and distinctive drinks inside Petaling Street’s freshly launched B Hotel. Sandolicious’ signature treat is its cookie sandwiches - crunchy French-style sable biscuits layered with melt-in-the-mouth cheesecake f...

New in The Gardens Mall, it's a red-letter day for Red Kettle, soft-launching its latest location in its most striking space yet.  Nearly a decade after first unfolding in Taman Desa, this is Red Kettle's third branch, burnishing its reputation for welcoming service and heart-warming comfort...

Paramount Garden’s newest cafe brings together crookies and cookies with tacos and burritos: Freshly relocated from Damansara Utama, this collaboration between Chunky and Los Tacos combines sweet treats and savoury temptations in one very tasty location. The now internationally trendy crookie...

A gorgeous labour of love, Grumpy Bagels soft-launches this week in a dilapidated Imbi bungalow thoughtfully transformed into a dreamy destination. One of 2024’s most beautiful new cafes, Grumpy Bagels brims with heart and soul in every detail, from the walnut-accented furnishing to the w...

Pasta starting from RM6? For lunch that’s both economical and experimental in the city centre, say yes to Nounou, a new pop-up for Chinese fusion pasta.  Nounou’s handmade strands straddle the line between spaghetti and la mian, firm and full-bodied in preparations like Tomato Soup Pasta - RM...

Soft-launched in Mont Kiara, Belly & Mel brings together two beloved cafe brands for the first time, fusing the Belly and Mel F&B families.  Inspirations from both are woven into the kitchen, from Belly’s Oceanic Blast pasta inspired by fish head noodles to Mel’s Ebi Nori prawn cevich...

A Ramadan food, fashion and fun arts bazaar is an excellent excuse to explore Semua House, newly revived in downtown KL, now populated by pop-ups before its official opening in May.  Snack on pastries by The Dough Factory and sip yuzu matcha coolers by Ground Coffee at this erstwhile...

Fans of fusion fare in Bangsar South can give thanks for Arigato, a fresh-faced restaurant that imbues Japanese inspirations into marinated mackerel, marvellous with mozzarella and herbs; chicken liver mousse-topped crostini; and playful DIY tacos with yakiniku-style wagyu beef. ArigatoG6, Grou...