Spotlight

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...

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...

Petaling Street’s new contemporary patisserie-cafe, Nucre Patisserie weaves together Japanese, French and Malaysian inspirations in a serene two-level space. From wagashi to entremets, parfaits to plated treats, Nucre infuses intriguing innovations into sweet flavours and scrumptious textures. ...

Single Dose Coffee is Bangsar’s new coffee house - literally - in the home of the Tyler Coffee Workshop education space on Limau Nipis.Tyler Wong’s spin-off specialises in a fortnightly-changing curation of coffee from multinational roasters, currently spanning Tokyo to Dubai.Beans are availa...

New in Bukit Damansara, Neba Coffee offers calm and caffeination in a two-level space in Menara Manulife. Its menu includes blinis, the Eastern European-inspired thin crepes, served here in savoury styles such as with fried chicken, honey and butter.

Blend Coffee Roasters' Shah Alam cafe is a pleasant stop for a morning perk-me-up, soothing in white. Sip in serenity amid the well-tended monsteras, fiddle-leaf figs and philodendrons. Blend Coffee Roasters16, Jalan Tengku Ampuan Zabedah A 9/A, Seksyen 9, 40100 Shah Alam, Selangor.

Moody and mysterious, Jilid Enam is a hideout for chicken sandwiches and coffee, rice bowls and pizzas, with a creative vibe enhanced by books and vinyl records to explore.  Espresso-based and filter coffee showcase a constant rotation of local roasters, while periodic kitchen takeovers by...

Bangsar's new Juno jazzes up the neighbourhood with the colour, confidence and cool of a casually chic wine bar.With vibrant vibes to pair with small plates and sip-worthy glasses, the contemporary cross-continental European menu embraces olives to oysters, cheese to charcuterie, scallops to st...

Orked blossoms as Shah Alam's most popular new cafe for moreh this month. By 8:30pm, plenty of patrons start pouring in for brioche-based sandwiches and sweet treats, such as Roman-inspired maritozzi whipped cream buns; the chocolate flavour is richly and lusciously enjoyable. Carefully cal...

Greenery and gelato, hoyas and hojicha come gorgeously together at PJ’s new artisanal plant shop and alluring cafe stop. For a soothing spree with sunshine and shrubs, browse the beautiful Japanese-inspired bonsai and kokedama while chilling out over Kyoto hojicha gelato and coffee ice cube b...

A scoop of sheer satisfaction in Subang: For gelato joy, A Scoop Of promises paradise in the park, serving fresh flavours with Asian inspirations in Parc Subang Ria. Defeat the heat and devour a double scoop in a handmade cone: A Scoop Of fuses comforting creativity with skilled sophistication...

Damansara Kim’s new Broth by Beef Bowl brings boldly balanced, blissfully blended beef noodles with Thai inspirations to the neighbourhood. A selection of slow-braised beef with tendon and tripe, beef balls and medium-rare beef slices makes a bovine-bountiful bowl, with a sweet depth in taste a...

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