LoKhaba at Telawi, Bangsar: Snapshot

Hello, apa khabar: LoKhaba greets Bangsar this month with a mélange of Malaysian crowd-pleasers, slickly refashioned for this neighbourhood by an enthusiastic team of entrepreneurs, chefs and bartenders.

Fans of spices can choose from a warming repertoire of Mee Kuah Ketam (RM22.90; spaghetti in a crab-infused broth with crunchy battered soft shell crab), Masak Lemak Itik Salai (RM22.90; char-grilled duck breast simmered in turmeric coconut gravy) or the pride of LoKhaba, a claypot seafood curry constructed with lobster, clams, mussels and prawns (RM90 for a half serving with rice and ulam); other options leap from lempeng to lontong, roti titab to kerutup daging.