Spotlight

Laksatiam is Chinatown’s new stop for southern Thai-inspired laksa, lusciously starring springy-silky rice noodles made fresh each morning, soulfully flooded with fish in turmeric broth or chicken in green curry, soothingly fragrant with herbs and spices.  Fun fact: Laksatiam is a spinoff of the...

Bukit Jalil’s new Shyng Coffee rises as a Song Dynasty garden-inspired contemplative cafe for coffee and tea in soothing serenity.

Pasta for delivery can be a disaster, but L’Osteria e Cucina Cheras does a dependable job of transporting a trattoria’s tastes and textures. Staples span Spaghetti di Gragnano IGP, Naples’ protected durum-wheat pasta with sauce-clinging firmness, and Rigatoni Napoletani, robust ridged tubes wi...

Chinese tea-infused soft serves: Chinatown’s new Five Snowmen churns ice cream that harnesses China’s highland-sourced tea for sensuous smoothness. The Wuyi Mountain Da Hong Pao is the bold beauty, oolong rooted in Fujian’s misty, mineral-rich cliffs, the ‘King of Rock Tea,’ roasted with caram...

Turn it up for Volume, The Arch Galeries’ new cafe-lounge with a towering wall of sound showcasing nearly 400 vinyl records. Volume serves pastries, coffee and coolers in Tun Razak Road’s latest F&B, wellness and event space, The Arch Galeries, which houses upcoming stops like Gaga, Charmu...

Nude has stripped back its new home in Bangsar, evolving into a destination restaurant by chefs Ai Li Ong and Josh Chua, partners in life and the kitchen. Nude is ambitious: Fresh house-rolled pasta, on-site dry-aged meat and crafted-from-scratch desserts, drawing on the founders’ substantial ...

Pazzo is Section 17’s new sandwich stop for crazysexycool ciabatta stacks, packed with prime-time pork and other mighty meat. Kick off with the Crunch Time of crackly-juicy belly porchetta, charred red peppers, cream cheese, rocket and balsamic. Pazzo’s roster ranges from the Threesome (jamon ...

DDD Bakery Cafe is PJ Old Town’s charming new roti cafe, baking up brioche buns, potato buns, muffins, milk toast and more. The STS (Semua Try Sikit) Platter delivers DDD’s daily bread with house-blended basil butter and kaya for oven-fresh carb indulgence.Also available: Buns with everything fro...

Pure pasta passion, new in Cyberjaya: The founder of The Pasta Shop swapped an engineering career for a chef's apron half a decade ago, aiming to open his own pasta place with his wife.Now, the couple offer made-fresh-daily mafaldine, rigatoni and spaghetti, serving up to 100 patrons each day ...

Officially opening 30 May, PJ's new warehouse-turned-cafe by day, steakhouse by night, Don't Tell Mama bowls up boiling-hot beef ramen for lunch, brimming beautifully with bountiful brisket in bovine broth, bolstered by beef balls, tripe and tendons in a cheeky, cheerful space.

Officially opening 1 June, Hatsumi is Awana Puri Condo’s peaceful new poolside refuge for plant-powered meals like olive rice with black beans and tofu, plus pound cakes and other house bakes, served with welcoming warmth.

Damansara Uptown’s stylish new Operator 21 serves up a smooth selection, spanning Angus smash burgers to Gochujang Carbonara flatbread. The signature Dutch Baby pancake is a May must-eat, carefully calibrated by chef Xing Yu, golden with gently crispy-fluffy lightness, stretchy with locally m...

Tao Zui Kitchen is Damai Perdana’s new family-run cafe for comforting rice bowls, warmly led by chef Tao, his wife and his sister. Aburi Five-Spice Pork Belly is lusciously layered with slow-cooked meat, fresh-tasting with fragrant smokiness, perky with pickled cucumbers and onsen tamago. Pai...

Titiwangsa’s welcoming new The Break House is home to house-cooked basmati nasi lemak bungkus with strawberry matcha lattes. Look for the pick-up window framed in red.

To-tea-lly Japanese inspirations: Gamuda Cove’s new Nesuto serves heartwarming, soul-comforting Grilled Saba Ochazuke of deboned mackerel, clean and fresh-tasting with genmaicha-oolong broth, light-textured but complex-flavoured. Choose Kuromai Japanese black pearl rice for higher fibre and nutri...