Croisserie: New location in Bukit Damansara
February 3, 2025Croisserie has moved to a larger location in Plaza Damansara, with twice as much space for patrons to pause over pain perdu, pistachio tarts, pumpkin tartines and much more, bookended by shelves of baking literature, soothingly sunlit with leafy views. An enjoyable neighbourhood escape, warml...
Ceylon House, Bukit Ceylon
February 1, 2025KL’s Bukit Ceylon fittingly embarks on the Sri Lankan spice trail, thanks to the new Ceylon House, the latest chapter of the Cinnamon Group that runs Aliyaa, Yarl, Nadodi and more. Expect a swirl of sultry sensations that stretch from Colombo to Chennai, from prawn kottu roti to chick...
Bad Artist Coffee Co, Petaling Jaya
January 26, 2025After two years of helping coffee novices begin brewing at home with select roasts and starter-kit tools, Bad Artist Coffee Co is premiering its first public space in SS2 this February, for a fellowship of filters and flat whites.Founder Han has put together a textured, tactful space, manifesting...
Sesuatu Coffee, Kota Damansara
January 25, 2025Here's something for pie pursuers: Kota Damansara's new Sesuatu Coffee serves home-baked key lime pie as a scrumptious weekend special, custardy-creamy and citrusy-tangy, a pleasant pairing with flat whites.
Ben & Col Cafe, Taman Universiti
January 24, 2025Helmed by husband-and-wife founders harnessing Penang family recipes, PJ’s Ben & Col serves home-made lor bak with a pleasantly meaty bite and juicy bang kuang char flavourfully laced with pork belly, convincing of a matriarch’s careful cooking. Asian rice platters are also an attraction ...
Limapulo Terrace, Tong Shin Road
January 22, 2025Tong Shin Road's Limapulo Terrace is the new spin-off of the Limapulo family of restaurants, serving Peranakan classics in a charismatic space that channels 1960s charm. Pair the signature Nyonya laksa, sultry and soulful, with the Baba tea, laced with gula Melaka for soothing sweetness.
Nonagon Roastery, Petaling Jaya
January 19, 2025With a nine-seat caffeine bar, lined with a remarkable rock garden landscape, PJ’s new Nonagon Roastery will soon offer an enthralling experience in a Japanese-inspired space of serenity. Roasting its conscientious curation of beans, sustainably sourced from connections with coffee-cultivat...
Clato, Taman Tun Dr Ismail
January 17, 2025TTDI’s new Clato tempts us with the classic touch of a Parisian morning cafe, featuring French favourites with the flag of Champagne-Ardenne clinging to the skylight. Clato’s takes on baked eggs a la Florentine, beautifully runny with spinach and mushrooms, plus toasts and pancakes layered wi...
Esca, Petaling Street
January 15, 2025Escape to Esca, Petaling Street's new crossroads for cross-border cuisine, with vibrantly lively influences that span Budapest to Beirut, Italy to India to Indonesia, Sichuan to South America, with detail-driven substance to sustain a splashy sense of style. True to Esca's name (Latin for 'f...
O.BBa Jjajang, The Starling
January 15, 2025Singapore-born O.BBa Jjajang has opened its first Malaysian offshoot in The Starling, specialising in Korean-Chinese soul food, spanning jajangmyeon to jjamppong.Try the thick, tempting noodles, slick and slippery in chunjang black bean gravy with chunky, fresh-fried chicken leg and a runny egg f...
Chim Chim, Taman Overseas Union
January 13, 2025OUG's new Chim Chim champions a Thai take on cooling bingsu - the signature Thai Tea Bomb promises photogenic layers of Thai milk tea shaved ice with house-made Thai tea sauce and Thai tea gelato, crafted with Thai-sourced tea leaves, while the Pink Himalayan Nom Yen is playfully pretty in pink...
La Stellar Maison, Bangsar
January 12, 2025Bangsar’s new La Stellar Maison fuses Malaysian flair with French and Italian finesse for tasty transformative takes on familiar favourites. The Baaah Kut Teh Pasta is a claypot of comfort, bringing together house-rolled tagliatelle, eggy and smooth, with tender lamb, generously portioned in r...
Two-Bite Bakers Cafe, Cheras
January 11, 2025Two Bite Bakers has soft-launched its first cafe, a trove of treats for flaky, fluffy fun. Mochi maniacs might marvel at pastries and cakes like croissants crammed with colourful mochi balls, red bean paste and fresh cream or fragrant pandan sponge rolls with a pleasurably chewy mochi centre....
Brasserie Alma, Yap Ah Shak House
December 31, 2024Brasserie Alma is the city centre's suave new venue for elegant evenings of live music with classic French fare like escargots in garlic herb butter, Black Angus steak tartare, mushroom velouté with white truffle oil, steak frites, tarte tatin and dark chocolate mousse.
Cinta & Kopi, Kampung Pandan
December 29, 2024If you love local cafes with character and charm, check out Cinta & Kopi, new in Kampung Pandan, helmed by a husband-and-wife team with welcoming warmth.Previously a pop-up, Cinta & Kopi now has its own physical space, partly inspired by the slow brew bars of Indonesia and Japan, lined ...