Thonglor’s take on cuisine from our northern neighbour is meant to convey crowd-pleasing comfort

PJ’s popular porridge now has the home it long deserved: Kenny’s Food Cart represents nearly twenty-five years of labour that spans two generations, founded by a father, fearlessly inherited by his son.

A kopitiam utopia of char kuey teow, prawn mee and pork noodles by day, Plaza Batai’s Restoran Shangri-La now seeks to be a paradise by night for bak kut teh.

Seeking to fashion food into modern art, FujiYama’s forte and flair rest in elaborate, eye-catching sushi rolls.

Find hog-loving comfort food in a new venue from the folks behind Subang’s enduring Uno Mediterranean restaurant.

The first Malaysian outpost of Canadian speciality caffeine retailer Second Cup Coffee Co makes for a pleasant stop at Sunway Putra Mall

Kofix Cafe is the newest place in town for that all-day brunch fix.

Petals and pasta: This cafe manages to maintain a rather rosy outlook on life, despite being hidden on a witheringly dreary road with hardware factories for neighbours.

Maldivian cuisine in Malaysia? Count us in: Veli (which means ‘sand’ in the Dhivehi language) offers not only a casual beachside vibe but a few flavoursome cornerstones of Male’s cooking.

Thai noodle and rice platters make up the menu at Meksiam – have the former salad-style, with kerabu or som tam, while the latter might be fried up with belacan and soy sauce chicken, conveying the tangy, tongue-tingling dynamics that are the hallmark of Thai cooking.

Familiar local comfort food for Damansara Uptown’s workers, served with warmth that evokes home.

BilaBa is the sister outlet of Bangsar’s LoKhaba; service is equally enthusiastic and welcoming, making BilaBa a potential favourite for workers in Damansara Heights seeking a casual new hangout destination.

Telawi’s latest restaurant marries Mediterranean warm fare with Korean-inspired desserts and drinks.

Piu Piu Piu is a casual, intimate space where customers can crowd around the counter, chat with each other and perhaps find a new friend or two.

A scoop of time-honoured Italian dessert-making tradition, another of savvy Malaysian inventiveness, topped with a…