Ingenuity and food excellence reigns at Chinese Palace

Ingenuity and food excellence reigns at Chinese Palace

Not quite your typical Chinese restaurant, the interior of Chinese Palace reminds you of an era long forgotten, with photographs of old mini buses and other scenes of old Malaya on the walls, and strong green and burgundy hues as the background canvas. A successful 

Enjoy home-style food at Kampung-Lah

Enjoy home-style food at Kampung-Lah

Pssst … I found really awesome Negeri food at Kampung Lah. Where? @kampunglah.my – that’s the name of the resto, new in town since last October. A hidden gem, decor is simple, cozy, as if you’ve stepped into someone’s home in the kampung. There’s even 

Isaan Thai food at Mera

Isaan Thai food at Mera

Looks like Isaan Thai food is trending now as yet another resto jumps on the bandwagon. Formerly serving a fusion of South-East-Asian cuisine, Mera in Damansara Kim, P.Jaya now has an Isaan chef helming the kitchen, serving up more robust flavours and delivering taste notes 

Immersive culinary experience at Adu Sugar

Immersive culinary experience at Adu Sugar

It’s not easy to find a good Malay restaurant that is suitable for entertaining foreign guests which reflects the many facets of Malay cuisine and presents an adventure for the palate.  Adu Sugar in Bangsar, KL is one such restaurant – the food is breath-taking 

Enjoy Ramadan buffet at EQ’s Citarasa Nipah

Enjoy Ramadan buffet at EQ’s Citarasa Nipah

For Ramadan this year, EQ’s famed Malay Chef Muhammad Hajral Lisarni has prepared a gastronomic splendour at Nipah. A lavish spread of evergreen flavours that are true to the traditional methods of Malay food preparation, Citarasa Nipah’s buffet features both traditional and innovative takes on 

Greece meets Egypt at Kalamata Cafe

Greece meets Egypt at Kalamata Cafe

Kalamata Cafe may be housed in an ordinary upstairs shoplot in Desa Sri Hartamas, but once inside, one is transported to the Mediterranean, with warm terracotta contrasted against turquoise hues, abstract designed Egyptian carpets on the walls and exotic hanging lamps, providing the ideal ambience. 

Lobster tomyum and other Thai stories at Niyom 26

Lobster tomyum and other Thai stories at Niyom 26

Fans of authentic Thai cuisine are in for a treat as Niyom 26 opens at Tropicana Gardens Mall. Located on the concourse floor of the mall, Niyom 26 is a spin-off of the established Thai restaurant Baan 26 at Changkat Bukit Bintang, KL. “Our menu 

Usher in the Year of the Rabbit with Dorsett  Grand Subang

Usher in the Year of the Rabbit with Dorsett Grand Subang

It’s tong-tong chang time! Truth be told, I already had yee sang weeks ago! Didn’t want to ruin the Christmas mood, so am sharing Chinese New Year festive food news only now. The Year of the Rabbit – symbol of longevity, peace and prosperity – 

Souping it up at Demala Hotpot Restaurant

Souping it up at Demala Hotpot Restaurant

With the rainy weather these days, a hotpot meal with Sichuan mala soup is perfect to heat up the tummy, in more ways than one! Riding on the trend, DeMala Hotpot Restaurant – the name is a wordplay of ‘the mala’ – offers halal mala 

Halal dim sum makes the cut at Santai Yum Cha

Halal dim sum makes the cut at Santai Yum Cha

What does yum-cha mean to you? It literally means ‘drink tea’ in Cantonese and usually, it denotes dim sum time. So at @SantaiYumCha, it basically means – relax and drink tea – and you get to enjoy a nice repertoire of dim sum plus a