Tag: local

Beach Garden Resort, Langkawi, Malaysia

* Sadly Beach Garden is currently closed Beach Garden Resort has been around for years, well at least the nine that I’ve been living in Malaysia. It always comes well recommended by expatriates from KL who often pop up to the island for a weekend getaway. The r…

Nirvana, Bangsar, Malaysia

There’s always a gaggle of hungry hordes flocking the entrance to Nirvana in Bangsar. Fortunately though, service is fast so tables are filled and released quickly. The reason for the queue is their tasty banana leaf. Turnover is HIGH so you can expe…

Zaini Satay, Ampang Jaya, KL, Malaysia

Who knew that this humble satay stall in Naan Corner has a legendary history? Zaini happens to be the grandson of the famous “king of satay” who began Majid Satay way back when Dang Wangi was known as Campbell Road. As Zaini tells it, his grandfather sta…

Antipodean, Bangsar, Malaysia

Antipodean came highly recommended by friends as a cafe to happily pass a morning in Bangsar. If you ignore the view from the window you could easily believe you were in a sophisticated nook in Melbourne or Sydney. The cool sharp setting with staff uniformed in blac…

Soo Kee, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Going from my healthiest meal for 2012 at Living Food posted yesterday right on to the unhealthiest but equally tasty at Soo Kee today. Well known by locals as one of the best char siew places in KL the evening we visited we saw this dish on every table. My […]

Bistro 42, Bangsar Village II, Malaysia

This is a very quick post on Bistro 42 as I’m yet to eat an entire meal here, just desserts. As with the rest of the Big Group restaurants the setting is well designed and a delight to wile away a few hours. This post though is principally about the […]