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The Bar, Great Cocktails & Yakitori, Empire Damansara

Words by Monica R. Clear      Photos:  Monica Tindall On a recent rainy Friday evening in Empire Damansara, we swung open the oversized glass doors of The Bar, a newly opened cocktail lounge on the second floor, taking the two mixologists by surprise.  It was ea…

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Drift Dining and Bar, Modern Australian Cuisine, KL

Kirsten Durward & Monica Tindall If you are seeking a ‘beyond tapas’ evening but feel like something looser than a formal dinner, if you are waned of saccharine drinks and sky bars, if you want to try something fresh and new, then I can only suggest that you head …

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Blue Elephant Lounge & Bar, Damansara

Blue Elephant Lounge & Bar Patricia Podorsek and The Yum List (Monica Tindall) As children, we learn that red light means stop and green light means go. But what about a blue light? What does blue light mean? At Plaza Damansara, the little blue light on the pavem…

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Ril’s Bangsar, Creative Cocktails, Kuala Lumpur

Han Sen Hau and Monica Tindall Speakeasy is a term that has been thrown around a lot lately when describing taphouses with bartenders who dress like characters straight out of a Fitzgerald novel, but there’s nothing prohibitive when it comes to the wondrous den o…

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View Rooftop Bar, GTower, Kuala Lumpur

A vibrant atmosphere draws the crowds to View Rooftop Bar with panoramic vistas looking out from the city centre towards suburbia and the surrounding highlands, contemporary design, and upbeat staff ready to recommend a beverage to tickle guests’ personal …

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SIX, Cocktail Bar, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur

Words: Kirsten Durward      Photos: Monica Tindall SIX friends band together to create a place that joins everything they love about an evening experience: exemplary service, friendly welcome, a feel good vibe and reasonable prices (nett). The SIX owners u…

Soiree Bar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Soiree Bar at Maison Francaise Soiree Bar, Maison Francaise Dressed to be the new party place in town, with some flirtatious advertising and racy videos, Soiree Bar just could be the next location to whoop it up in the city centre. Maison Francaise – home t…

Opium KL, Changkat Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur

Opium KL, Fabulous Cocktails on Changkat Bukit Bintang Words by Brooke Keel Photos by The Yum List (Monica Tindall) At Opium, a fashionable bar/restaurant at Changkat Bukit Bintang, the fantastic drinks and thematic ambiance are the main event. Joshua Ivanovi…

SIX Cocktail Bar, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

SIX Cocktail Bar, Bangsar SIX Cocktail Bar, Bangsar  Words by Manveen Maan Photos by The Yum List (Monica Tindall) There seems to be a never-ending list of choices for some after work bar chill out spots in Bangsar, and its newest addition looks to be giving it…

M8 Bar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

M8 Bar at Sunset M8 Bar Sunset Cocktails at KL’s Hottest New Bar Words by Kirsten Durward Photos by The Yum List (Monica Tindall) Just recently I was invited to a party that was hippies versus hipsters. I don’t know why anything has to be just one or the other. […]

Pisco Bar, New Chef, New Menu, Changkat Bukit Bintang

Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall Well, dear readers, you already know how much I love Pisco Bar’s distinctive European feel, but every time I revisit, the dedicated trio has come up with another idea for food, drink or just simply enjoying yourself i…

Heli Lounge Bar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Where Do These Steps Lead? Heli Lounge Bar Heli Lounge Bar Words by Araceli Barrera Arismendi Photos by The Yum List (Monica Tindall) Immersed in an expatriate bubble in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where people from all over the world mix and mingle and participate in …