Eat your fill at Papasan Canteen

Built around the theme of a canteen, the resto offers popular Japanese incantations and free-style fusion dishes that are pocket-friendly, suitable even for those not so keen on the usual raw Japanese offerings as most stuff here are cooked. A place I’ve been meaning to visit, we went to the branch in Kuchai Lama.

The blue facade outside leads to a clean open space inside with long benches – much like a workplace canteen. At the counter stands a mangga character (sorry, not familiar with mangga) along with various snacks and tidbits for sale.

We ordered one of the recommended must-haves – Ommu Rice. At RM19 for 3 large pieces of fried chicken, it made sense to add on and order 5 pcs for just RM22. Generous portion, the taste of the Japanese curry rice was decent, and fried chicken nicely crisp outside, juicy inside. 

My fav was the Sizzling Oyster, so delish, and it came with some lettuce you could wrap the oysters with. I wanted the miso cauliflower but wasn’t available that day so we settled for Wasabi Tartar Chicken which was alright, but then, it was just fried chicken with too much Wasabi mayo. Not so exciting.  The Unagi Maki was quite tasty and I would recommend it in a heartbeat.

But the Gyuniku Udon was ordinary and didn’t stand out in terms of the broth or the beef. Was alright but definitely can’t compete with the ramen shops out there. 

What was unbeatable was the prices. Definitely value for money and a great stopover for a quick Japanese-inspired lunch.

Add: 18-G Jalan 2/114,  Kuchai Lama Business Centre, Off Jalan Kuchai Lama, Kuala Lumpur. Hp: 012-580 0883