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Debuting this week in Damansara Heights, Pepper Bakery & Bistro spices up the neighbourhood with colour, cheer and cross-cultural culinary charm. Tear into the flagship Danish Loaf, flaky and fluffy, warmly paired with fermented chilli butter that might err slightly too sweet. The sc...

Uncommon Coffee is Bandar Menjalara's new caffeine house - friendly founder-barista James jazzes up his brews with fruity, nutty and nectarous notes, from the Vitamin Black C coffee with a citrusy tang to the honeyed Bee Booster, Black Float with ice cream, Matcha Espresso Latte and more.

Kuchai Exchange’s ZiRan brings naturally welcoming vibes to the neighbourhood, serving a satisfying meal in a soothing space.  The Tornedo Omelette Garlic Rice is hot and hearty, fluffy and fulfilling, a pleasant pairing with Cham Ice, a contemporary cafe take on cham bing. Coconut Orange Tat...

Bookmark Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur for the city's most captivating new buffet dinner, with live entertainment and a refreshed spread at promotional prices!Every Friday and Saturday evening, Melting Pot Cafe now showcases an enhanced all-you-can-eat menu to represent Concorde Hotel's range of re...

Macau is summer 2024's sensational travel destination, blending a heritage of Portuguese and Chinese culture and cuisine for a mouthwatering vacation! From pedestrian plazas and parks to vibrant villas with captivating courtyards, Macau is summer's holiday haven for alfresco sightseeing adven...

Adventure beckons for kids and adults alike at Bukit Jalil’s new Abby's Play Cafe, with slides, ball pits and obstacle courses where children can climb and crawl.  It’s also a playground for the parental palate, serving pistachio croissants and watermelon lychee cakes paired with matcha lemona...

Slice into succulence at TTDI’s suave new steakhouse: A thick 250-gram Argentinian Angus rib-eye at Cleaver Shed is currently served at an introductory rate of RM78, bold and beautiful for beef buffs. Steakhouse staples of salads and soup fare scrumptiously too at this friendly spot: The Summer...

Reborn this weekend as a breezy cafe in Bandar Rimbayu, Comocomo is worth going the distance for its distinctive dishes, blending comfort with creativity, familiarity with flair. Formerly a pop-up in Taman Subang Ria's PARC, Comocomo now has its own full-fledged space - tartine-style open sandw...

Is it an office? Is it a cafe? Is it a kopitiam? Or is it an alien spacecraft? Section 17’s new Ah Wong Office defies definition, striking chords of curiosity with its creatively sly sensibilities. Despite its desk-job decor, this place is all about play, not work, embracing a cordial spir...

Fans of charming home-based cafes, check out The Bakes & Brews, now open in Taman Equine, mainly for friends, pick-ups and deliveries. Everything is lovingly crafted by the artistically talented family who live here, from illustrations lining the coffee counter to the woodwork for a cam...

One of the city centre's best choices for a corporate meal, Hokkaido Table in The Exchange TRX has launched its Business Lunch Set for RM49 nett, available on weekdays, 11am-3pm. Choose one main course and one creative mocktail or juice - the selection showcases something for everyone, from s...

Tokiotonic is Changkat Bukit Bintang's new contemporary izakaya with international inflections, infusing thoughtful twists on yōshoku Western-influenced Japanese fare.This is the latest member of the family of venues that includes El Cerdo, The Steakhouse and The Whisky Bar, serving up another ...

Inspired by Tokyo's traditional alleyway pubs, Tokyo Yokocho is a worthwhile new destination off Old Klang Road - select your own ingredients for soulfully savoury oden, then snack on skewers of everything from chicken liver and skin to garlic, gingko nuts, asparagus, sweet potatoes and Chine...

Taman Desa's new prawn and pork noodle house, Auntie May Noodle House is rooted in the family recipes of a Rawang kopitiam stall that stretches back to 1998.Specialities include the Signature Teochew Prawn Mee - the broth is boiled with prawn heads and shells plus chicken bones instead of pork ...

SS2's new classic noodle house, Dynasty One Noodle takes pride in its house-made noodles, firm and springy with a synergy of duck eggs and chicken eggs, smooth and slurp-worthy with traditional Chinese barbecues and roasts.

A co-working space with a cool caffeine bar: Melawati's new CO.FFICE conjures chirpy, charming corners for remote jobs, serving up smiles with sips of matcha, mochas and more.17A, Jalan H3, Taman Melawati, Kuala Lumpur.

Setapak's friendly new caffeine hideout, Sentureya Cafe is calm and cosy for an afternoon of aromatic brews, sharing a space with the Sens Aesthetics personal care spa in Kenwingston Platz.

Now soft-launching in Subang’s UOA Business Park, the super-brewer troopers of Supernormal Coffee Roasters have unfurled their full-fledged cafe, baking sourdough brioche for curry crab sandos, pressing beef brisket patties for smash burgers, and blending Colombian and Ethiopian beans for fla...

Poised to publicly launch later today or tomorrow, Tanba is one of The Exchange TRX’s most spectacular spaces, fusing a futuristic flare and floral flair for a sleek sheen, with a scintillating scarlet setting to fuel a fiery yakiniku feast.

Set to soft-launch this Sunday, 14 July, Cheras’ friendly new neighbourhood cafe Infinity.co pairs comfort food with coffee. East Asian inspirations infuse Infinity.co’s kitchen, from Taiwanese braised pork rice and crispy chicken chop mee sua to Japanese curry pork omurice and handmade hambur...

Positano Risto: KL's top-ranked alcohol-free Italian restaurant offers pastas, pizzas, grills & more for all.

JIN Gastrobar at Aurum Theatre has launched its new all-day set meals, serving up blockbuster flavours from morning to night in The Gardens Mall. With a choice of appetiser, main course and drink starting from RM48, the set showcases a starring role for international crowd-pleasers like Steamed B...

Snap a personal shot at Setapak's new self-portrait studio, then sip a shot of caffeine from its friendly in-house coffee bar - 28 Studio is a colourful, cheerful space with picturesque charm.28 Studio & Coffee9-1, Jalan 2a/6, Taman Setapak Indah, 53300 Kuala Lumpur.

Rumah 105 is home to Setapak's new bungalow-based caffeine bar, run by Reda Coffee - the friendly folks serve up satisfying sips in a calm neighbourhood space that houses local collectibles for sale and weekend market pop-ups.

Subang’s residents won’t need to fly the coop for a fulfilling fix of Hainanese chicken, served steamed or braised at USJ 20’s new Reban, slick and succulent, fresh and flavoursome. 

Subang’s new The Bear Hug embraces the neighbourhood with community-friendly favourites, from pandan nasi lemak with salted egg chicken to la mian with prawn curry, paired with Hainanese kopitiam-inspired coffee and tea.

The Hulk Salad is a smash at Wisma Cosway's new Folks & Bowl - a behemoth serving of curly kale with creamy avocado, cherry tomatoes, takuan, egg and wafu dressing.

From a Cheras street stall with a 35-year heritage to a new eatery in the city centre: Yulek Yong Tau Foo has opened an outpost in Wisma Cosway, serving YTF with honest, homely tastes and textures (RM2.30 per piece, with all the classics accounted for). Yulek has fast become a popular lunch spot ...

The chase is on in the city centre: Chase Coffee has opened its first downtown KL outpost in Wisma Cosway, following in the footsteps of Chase's original outlets in Damansara Uptown and Kota Damansara, offering a more affordable caffeine fix, including hojicha lattes.

Tee or tea? Swing by Fluoro, a new caffeine bar in Subang Racquet & Golf Centre, where friendly founder Hakeem serves coffee, matcha and chocolate beverages for folks to freshen up after hitting the courts.

Classic Iraqi cuisine at Changkat Thambi Dollah's ShakoMako provides a different perspective on Middle Eastern cuisine. Traditional flavours of Baghdad surface in Iraq’s national dish - masgouf - coal-grilled fish, fresh and fleshy with a rich char (served in KL as sea bass instead of Iraq’s c...

OUG’s charming chicken rice shop is a calm neighbourhood stop for smooth, succulent thighs.

Upper Palace has launched a lovely new space in The Exchange TRX, tackling Teochew temptations with a polished execution.  Dim sum for lunch includes steamed Teochew dumplings with a crunchy bite and deep-fried taro dumplings with a creamy chew. A la carte specialities showcase traditional mar...

PJ's warm-hearted, welcoming new eatery for Taiwanese-inspired fare, Wong Shi Fu whips up familiar favourites with full-bodied flavours, from fragrant fried rice with prawns and kampung eggs (RM19.90 per plate; RM15.90 without prawns) to plenty of potstickers, packed with pork and prawns (RM15.90...

TTDI’s latest location for nasi lemak hooks us with hearty heaps of rich-tasting rice, bolstered by bouncy batter-fried squid for a crowd-pleasing combo that lives up to its name of Nasi Lemak Sotong Selambak (RM35 for a serving that two can share; optional add-ons of ayam goreng are available).

A new kitchen pop-up with Filipino culinary accents, Tara Living currently serves lunch, Wednesdays to Sundays, at Triptyk in Kampung Attap. Billed as 'a healing space in the centre of the concrete jungle.' this is a safe haven for hearty snacks.Spring for the rolls, both savoury and sweet, inc...

Oh! Fish and Chips deserves its exclamation point - one of KL's most satisfying purveyors of fish and chips, surprisingly served by a street-side food truck in Melawati: King dory, delicately moist and flaky, fresh-fried in crispy-airy batter, piping-hot with addictive thick-cut russet potatoes...

Dosa-dillas? Subang's new food truck fires up the griddle for fun Indian-Mexican fusion. The result is rich and robust - fresh dosa, fragrant with Pottitude's own-fermented batter to replace the traditional tortillas in quesadillas, layered with claypot mutton gravy, chicken, egg, tomatoes, ...

Cockles, raw and real with a bloody bite; creamy duck eggs and crispy pork lard; plump prawns with a fresh firmness; pungent petai with a nutty crunch; all rounded out with softly smoky noodles and spicy sambal on banana leaves: The latest location of Quanji in Sungai Besi has everything t...

Thai Braised Duck has waddled into Kuchai Lama, whipping up Thai-inspired braised duck with noodles or rice in the Restoran Friendship kopitiam. The Duck Drumstick Noodles promise plenty of tender, smooth and fleshy meat, with a selection of noodles such as Mama instant noodles, served dry or in...

Still our stop for fresh seafood in flavoursome soup in PJ - the fish liver, stomach and flower maw will keep us coming back.

Twenty-two years ago, Sicilian-born chef Emilio Broso left his hometown of Palermo, embarking on a career that has spanned Spain to South Korea and now Malaysia, where he has launched a Sicilian-specialist restaurant. Glowing up in Glo Damansara, Emilio Cibo E Vino showcases renowned S...

Surf’s up at Sri Petaling: Plage Kitchen & Bar is here to shore up the social scene, bringing breezy beach vacation vibes to Pinnacle Mall, with a wave of cocktails and coffee to wash away worries. Sip on a Long Island or Sex On The Beach, with international rice recipes to tide us over, f...

PJ’s latest cafe, Oregano brings together Sarawak and Sardinia in Taman Rasa Sayang.Oregano, a Kuching-born brand, serves Sarawak laksa and mee kolok for breakfast onwards, then spaghetti aglio olio, carbonara and more from lunchtime - plus some Southeast Asian experiments like fettuccine with se...

Sweet sensations come together at Ara Damansara’s new collaboration between Unsalted Butter and GLTC, combining the creamy charm of cakes with the cool comfort of gelato in one cheerful cafe. Unsalted Butter x GLTC will officially open at Eve Suites this Friday, 5 July, a spin-off of Shaun Te...

Zui Ma Tou Hot Pot has launched its first branch in Penang, broadening the state's culinary offerings for tourists to celebrate 50 years of Malaysia's diplomatic relations with China. More than 300 people flocked to the grand opening of Zui Ma Tou Hot Pot by Shu Da Xia in Sunway Carnival M...

The fox is on the move: Now on a trial run, Silverfox Cafe streaks into Chow Kit with colourful caffeinated concoctions, brunch platters, pastas and nutty mille-crepe cakes to spice up its monochrome space.Silver Fox CafeJalan Doraisamy, Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur.

Subang, what's gud? Edumetro's new Gud Gud Coffee offers a cheerful caffeine fix for students of SEGi College and curious passers-by in this building. Go for the Gud Gud Latte, layered with a salty-foamy top; hot hojicha, creamy and comforting; alongside snacks like grilled cheese sandwiches an...

Borneo's culinary rhythms have reached REXKL, striking a chord with fans of Sarawakian fare. The latest kitchen in REXKL's freshly rebranded Food Fiction hub is helmed by Kuching-born Kantin at The Granary. Specialities include Rainforest Fried Rice with battered cauliflower, its green-hued grain...

Blowouts and brews: Leisurely mornings are made for Mont Kiara's Languid Coffee, a new independent caffeine bar inside Notch Barbershop. If you crave a cappuccino while having a comb over, founder-barista Chee Hou's coffee makes the cut. Beyond lattes, try the refreshing house-made lime lemonad...