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Kapitan Haus Words: Matt BrownPhotos: Rich Callahan Three cheers for the reinvigoration of Chinatown, where after a few quiet years during covid, businesses are emerging and staking their claim to a piece of KL’s returning nightlife. There are bars that are hid…
Her House Bar Chinatown KL Words: Matt Brown Photos Rich Callahan Located upstairs in a space once used as an antique store and mahjong café is a solid metal door that doesn’t seem to be used for anything. Push it open and step into a psychedelic, neon-filled p…
Words: Matt Brown Photos: Monica Tindall If you’re partial to a selfie around something eye-catching in KL, chances are good that you’ve already been incredibly close to Baijiu, a bar that opened in September 2021. You’ve probably even posed by its front door, as …
Ní.Kizoku – Chinatown KL Words: Monica TindallPhotos: Rich Callahan First, it was hip cafes and hidden cocktail bars, then a cascade of contemporary dining establishments that came with the revival of Chinatown KL. Now, upmarket dining has reached the a…
Small Shifting Space (SSS) Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Every now and then, we find a place that truly excites us. A team willing to take risks and veer from the norm. An original location that offers both uniqueness and warmth. Genuine service that …
Nourish by Quan’s Kitchen Monica Tindall If you want hearty, wholesome meals with a taste of home-made comfort for an extraordinarily good price, you can’t go past the Nourish menu at Quan’s Kitchen. Besides being value for money, the setting is spacious and they …
The Hungry Tapir, Vegan Restaurant Chinatown KL Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan I continue to be blown away by the stamina of Malaysian entrepreneurs. Post MCO has seen a profusion of new openings done exceptionally well. It seems that those w…
Openings in Chinatown KL During the CMCO As businesses and consumers try to find balance in reopening, restaurants in Chinatown have figured out a happy medium. Several have opened their doors for dine-in following the strict SOPs set out for the CMCO, and additi…
Sunday Brunch Four Points By Sheraton Kuala Lumpur, Chinatown Joy Lok Club Monica Tindall I’ve been raving about the revival of Chinatown KL for a while now and just when I think I’ve got it under wraps something new pops up. This time it’s in the form of Sunday brunch […]
1.45am Bar Words: Aileen D. Photos: Rich Callahan “Meet us at 1.45am Bar,” Mon said. I was like, “What an unearthly hour. Way past your bedtime!” But Mon was referring to the name of a new hidden bar in Chinatown: 1.45am. The name was casually blurted out by a […]
Words: Matt Jones Photos: Monica Tindall It’s not often I find myself dying for a drink on a Monday night, but when Monica said she had a killer of a place she wanted to take to me, it didn’t take much to twist my arm. The Deceased Chinatown KL The […]
Words: Han Sen Hau Photos: Monica Tindall Ah… hello fellow Yummies. It’s been a while. To make up for lost time, let me tell you about a pretty nifty speakeasy that I’ve discovered one night while walking around Petaling Street. The air was unusually cool for thi…