Having started in Las Vegas, USA, Tail & Fin’s poke brand featuring ‘bowls and rolls’…

From Tokyo-approved yakitori to Shanghai-inspired cocktails, Italian Neapolitan comfort food to Spanish pork grub, authentic Macanese cooking to Hong Kong-style Cantonese cuisine, this month’s roundup of new restaurants leaps across multiple borders and regions.

Sarawak’s enduringly successful fast food franchise has finally landed in peninsular Malaysia

This joint offers healthier forms of fast food at fair prices

Kampong Kravers is taking a fresh leap into prominence this year, expanding from its original kiosk-based business into a series of comfy cafes that have sprouted across the Klang Valley’s key shopping malls.

Commentators have often likened the three-year-old CaliBurger brand to California’s pioneering In-N-Out Burger, pointing to stark similarities in their menus. We’ll probably never see In-N-Out in KL, but its upstart rival unveiled a Malaysian outpost in Avenue K this month.

Opening this week in Mid Valley, Panchos claims it serves the city’s tastiest tacos, burritos and quesadillas; there are a couple of other contenders in KL for that crown, but fortunately, this isn’t entirely an empty boast.

KGB’s third outpost (in two years!) in TTDI is a testament to the drive and determination of its creators, who’ve so far made KGB the go-to spot for burgers in Bangsar and Mid Valley and seem set to do likewise in TTDI.

The Counter – a California-based chain that’s billed as ‘the 21st century’s bold answer to the classic burger joint’ – celebrates the launch of its first Malaysian outpost in Pavilion this week

Customisable hot dogs are streaking into Sri Petaling; restaurant founders Jeffers, Desmond, Tyler and their team have created one of the most family-friendly destinations imaginable for everybody who loves massive wieners.

This casual new lair for Italian-Japanese fusion fare in Subang puts pizza at the forefront and prawn tempura on top.

South Korea’s G-Cova chicken franchise fires its opening salvo in Malaysia, launching in Mont Kiara Meridin this month.

Hatching this month to soon rule the fast-food roost here, a freshly laid plan by Perak’s well-respected Winner’s Fried Chicken franchise.

KL’s burger bar scene is bursting at the seams. Over the past few years, there…

Marshall’s Burgers recently opened its first Klang Valley outpost on one of Subang’s quieter streets.