If you’ve read any of our recent articles, you’ll know that Skillet@163 is what we consider one of the hottest openings for 2015. Located on the ground floor of Fraser’s Place and hemmed with greenery, its high ceilings and window walls offer a fresh cheery haven in …
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February Promotions, Energy Day Spa, Great Eastern Mall
Words: Kristin Cosgrove Photos: Monica Tindall Valentine’s Day is coming, the day when we try to find the perfect way to say, “I love you” and “You are appreciated,” to our spouse and significant others. In a world where even a few minutes of alone-time is scarce a…
Bounty, The KL Journal Hotel, Bukit Bintang
Words: Hannah Staley Photos: Monica Tindall As a child my favorite chocolate bar was Bounty as I loved coconut and it was one of the few chocolate bars to come wrapped in two individual halves providing a sense that you were getting just that little bit more. Jus…
Memory Makers, Traders Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall Some years before I moved to KL, I visited as a tourist and my host took our group of friends to the SkyBar for a sunset drink overlooking Malaysia’s iconic landmark. From the moment I tiptoed around the swimming po…
Pomelo Restaurant, The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat
Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall Stepping in to the delightful open-air setting of Pomelo at the Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat, you would be forgiven you for thinking that you have slipped back in time to a quieter era. Wooden fans move the lazy air …
Yamaguchi Fish Market, Kuala Lumpur
Words: Aisling Cullen Photos: Monica Tindall I’m a fish lover, so when I got the call that The Yum List was reviewing Yamaguchi Fish Market, my eyes lit up! The restaurant is conveniently located for those in the city centre – its about a five minute drive from KLCC…
Goodness Greens Cafe, Healthy Eating in TTDI
Words: Kristin Cosgrove Photos: Monica Tindall Juicing has really taken on off here in Kuala Lumpur as of late; it seems as if everywhere I look there are kiosks popping up offering nothing but elixirs of concentrated vitamins and minerals packed into a glass o…
Mojo KL, The Row, Kuala Lumpur
“get your mojo workin’” Mojo KL is one of the only restaurants to survive the rise, fall and rise again of the famous, then infamous and hopefully soon to be recognized once anew, Jalan Doraisamy. Located in what was previously known as Heritage Row, and now cleaned …
Ekkamai, Thai Bar and Restaurant, Jalan Batai
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall The latest addition to Damansara Heights’ metamorphic Jalan Batai is this classy Thai bar and restaurant. Opened by the team behind The Social, El Meson and Estilo, Ekkamai announced itself with a promise of qual…
Michelin Starred Chef Marcello Fabbri in KL
For one week only (January 20th – 26th) Michelin-starred chef Marcello Fabbri is taking guests on gastronomical journey of flavours with the Taste of Italy promotion at Villa Danieli, Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur. As this promotion is short lived, I …
The Morning After: Comfort Food & Good Coffee
Words: Shaun Humphries Photos: Monica Tindall Hearing the phrase – “the morning after” – conjures up some interesting notions. Some good, some not so good, but always entertaining (and memorable, if not a bit fuzzy). After a recent Yum List visit to the The …
Marini’s on 57, Mambo Brothers, Kuala Lumpur
Words: Linnea Welker Photos: Monica Tindall Fifty-seven floors up, next to Kuala Lumpur’s world famous Petrona’s Twin Towers, Marini’s on 57 is one of the city’s most lively and stylish places to go for an evening. The floor to ceiling windows provide incredib…