Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Since our first meal at Grano Pasta Bar @APW I’ve been salivating to return. Introduced to the menu with a natural wine paired dinner, I appreciated the care with which each dish was prepared and the noticeable sense of b…
August 2018
Malai Thai, Thai Restaurant Fraser Place, KL
Words: Alison Brand Photos: Monica Tindall Nestled a stone’s throw from KLCC on the ground floor of Lot 163, Fraser Place, a new top quality food venue is quickly becoming renowned amongst those in the know as quite possibly the best Thai restaurant in KL. Having on…
EATme @Level 32, Romantic Meal with Views, KL
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Traders Hotel Kuala Lumpur is renowned for having one of the best club lounges in the city. The views are fabulous and service attentive but up until now, you had to stay at the hotel to benefit from its fantastic position…
Brunch in Mont Kiara, Fat Olive Food Garage
Monica Tindall It wasn’t that long ago that we discovered Fat Olive Food Garage. Despite being around for a number of years, it took moving to a new location in Mont Kiara to get this Mediterranean gastronome’s kitchen into the mainstream line of vision. Needless t…
Soul Sacrifice, Great Coffee & Good Food, Desa Pandan
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Soul Sacrifice in Desa Pandan was the talk of the town when it opened two years ago. Popular with Instagrammers, diners would drive from the other side of the city just to capture a shot of their famous Scotch egg so pretti…
Bar Trigona, Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur
Words: Kitty Lang Photos: Monica Tindall Bar Trigona is the stylish new cocktail bar at the long-awaited Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur. Resplendent in navy walls, floor-to-ceiling windows, lavish lighting and a heavy-handed sprinkling of marble, the luxur…
Breakfast Menu Brasserie Fritz, WOLO, Bukit Bintang
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall Thousands of miles from the French capital, Brasserie Fritz has injected Bukit Bintang with a massive dose of Parisian style. On the ground floor of the WOLO hotel, gorgeous Gallic touches abound from the moment you st…
Pacific Standard Bar, Craft Cocktails & Sky High Views, Alila Bangsar
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall As the sun sets on the balcony of Pacific Standard Bar on the 41st floor of Alila Bangsar, Mon, Caning and I reflect on the growing bar scene in Kuala Lumpur and how fortunate cocktail fans are this city. At one of […]
Tapas Club Kuala Lumpur – Pavilion Mall, KL
Words: Tania Henry Photos: Monica Tindall *Now closed. There is something alluring and glorious about the simplicity of Spanish food, and in particular for me, Spanish tapas. Giving validity to the preference of quality over quantity, these delish littl…
Vertigo Banyan Tree Kuala Lumpur Rooftop Bar
‘The highest rooftop bar in Kuala Lumpur’ Words: Tania Henry Photos: Monica Tindall Kanye West’s song ‘All of Lights’ instantly came to mind when I thought back to my experience of the ultra cool and swanky bar, Vertigo, 59 levels high in the sky. Vertigo is one o…
Knowhere Bangsar, Eatery – Bar – Cigars – KL’s Latest Cocktail Bar
Words: Tania Henry Photos: Monica Tindall As I walked into Knowhere Bangsar, I was captivated by the ceiling of webbed fairy lights creating the illusion of a starry night sky, the mesmerizing feature wall hand-painted by local artists and the funky and stylish b…