February 2025

#m.o.t.d. Café, Bar & Dining, Puchong

#m.o.t.d Café Bar -Puchong

#m.o.t.d Café Bar – Puchong Words: Chris LetnerPhotos: Han Sen Hau Forty minutes southwest of KLCC in a strip mall filled with furniture retailers, DIY shops, and convenience stores exists a beautiful urban oasis conceived by an enigmatic real estate dev…

Hungry Bacon Menu Nasi Kerabu Babi Percik

Hungry Bacon – Pork, Damansara Utama

Hungry Bacon – Pork Restaurant, Damansara Utama Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Han Sen Hau If you love pork, Hungry Bacon should be at the top of your KL to-visit list. This cosy establishment in Damansara Utama has a menu worth pigging out on. The COVID pandemic cau…

Brasa Bukit Damansara Menu

Brasa Bukit Damansara New Menu

Brasa Bukit Damansara New Menu Words: Tracy Arensberg Photos: Han Sen Hau Brasa KL in Bukit Damansara has just dropped a new menu, and we were hungry to see if it lives up to the hype. As you walk under Brasa Bukit Damansara’s awning, the exterior of a seemingl…

Pickle KL Casual Dining Chinatown Kuala Lumpur

Pickle – Chinatown Kuala Lumpur

Pickle – Chinatown Kuala Lumpur Words: Chris Lentner Photos: Han Sen Hau Where I come from, the pickle is an afterthought. At best, it’s a mound of sour cabbage used to break up a fatty meal; at worst, it’s a flaccid cucumber you awkwardly nibble because you at…

Gai Express by Darren Chin TTDI

Gai Express by Darren Chin TTDI

Gai Express by Darren Chin TTDI – Northern Chiang Mai Street Food Words: Karen Santosuosso Photos: Han Sen Hau If you’ve flown Malaysia Airlines recently, chances are you’ve seen Chef Darren Chin’s charming smile on their promos for direct flights to Chia…

Limóne Desa Park City Cafe

Limóne Desa ParkCity Desserts & Cafe

Limóne Desa ParkCity – Desserts & Cafe Words: Monica TindallPhotos: Evelyn Lam Limóne has opened a branch in Desa ParkCity, adding to the array of casual cafés that suit the leafy green neighbourhood. Within just a month of its opening, it has already e…

Italian Restaurant KL Fusili Alla Siciliana

Il Forno Italian Restaurant KL

Il Forno Italian Restaurant Hyatt Centric Kuala Lumpur City Centre Words: Stephen Reid Photos: Ivan Chong Han If you love Italian food, this one’s for you! A new hotspot has arrived at the recently opened Hyatt Centric Kuala Lumpur City Centre. Il Forno, qu…

Hakurin TTDI Japanese Restaurant Truffled Engawa Maki

Hakurin TTDI – Japanese Restaurant

Hakurin TTDI – Japanese Restaurant Words: Joanna Florento Photos: Matt Wehner Sometimes, you bookmark spots and cross-check reviews to search for a great meal. Other times, you are pleasantly surprised. That’s what we experienced when we glided throug…

Humboldt Bar KL

Humboldt Bar & Kitchen – Bukit Damansara

Humboldt Bar & Kitchen – Bukit Damansara Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Peter Tan Humboldt is the hottest (or perhaps the coolest) bar and kitchen to hit Kuala Lumpur this year! Inspired by the Humboldt Current, which flows along the Pacific Coast of So…

@21 Rooftop Bar Hyatt Centric City Centre Kuala Lumpur

@21 Rooftop Bar – Hyatt Centric KL

@21 Rooftop Bar – Hyatt Centric City Centre Kuala Lumpur Words: Joanna Florento Photos: Han Sen Hau @21 Rooftop Bar wants you to know where you are – on the 21st floor of the sparkling new Hyatt Centric City Centre Kuala Lumpur, with various iconic downtown KL landma…

Nikaku by Azabu - Malaya-mae Omakase, Lot 10

Nikaku by Azabu -Lot 10 Malaya-mae Omakase

Nikaku by Azabu – Malaya-mae Omakase, Lot 10 Words: Karen SantosuossoPhotos: Matt Wehner In a city with new omakase spots popping up by the dozen, Nikaku’s new 12-course Malaya-mae Omakase stands out. While most of the fish for the sushi courses still come…