Month: January 2012

Prego, Westin Hotel, Bukit Bintang, Malaysia

Prego has begun the year with a change in menu, music and prices. They carry on delivering some of their old crowd pleasers but are now offering options for the health conscious by giving a choice of wholemeal and gluten/ dairy free pastas and pizza bases. We tried ou…

La Bodega, Bangsar, Malaysia

La Bodega, is a fitting locale for tapeando, the act of eating tapas customarily tailgated by your favourite tipple. Terracotta tiled floors, dark wooden furniture, Spanish memorabilia and a low rumbling of Latin tunes have made a consistent hit with loc…

Canoodling, Bangsar Village II, Malaysia

As with all of the BIG Group restaurants, Canoodling is style laden with a fun clean design. Well lit and bedecked with cooking utensils, lamps and a giant chalkboard it is simply a pleasant place to be. Serving a mix of, you guessed it, noodles, you’ll fulfil…

Illy Cafe, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Illy Cafe is basically a glass box allowing you green views of the garden, pool and bar area at Terrace behind Hock Choon. Made comfortable with long sleek benches, sofas and intimate tables for two, they’ve done surprisingly well with such a small space. Th…

Mochi Sweets, The Gardens, Bangsar, Malaysia

Drawn to a hovering crowd, like an insect to the light, I discovered the Mochi Sweets stand in Gardens Mall. Glutinous rice flour pounded into a soft chewy casing and filled with creamy not too sweet ice cream was the cause of the commotion. After making my purchase t…

Zaini Satay, Ampang Jaya, KL, Malaysia

Who knew that this humble satay stall in Naan Corner has a legendary history? Zaini happens to be the grandson of the famous “king of satay” who began Majid Satay way back when Dang Wangi was known as Campbell Road. As Zaini tells it, his grandfather sta…

Croisette Cafe, Bangsar, Malaysia

Not on any commercial strip, Croisette Cafe is a destination restaurant. Huddled in a cosy corner of Cascadium Condominium you’ll find humble settings and food that tastes just like grandma’s. This is the type of place where staff remember y…