16 New Restaurants to Visit in KL and Selangor in February 2015

You can view a list of our most recent new restaurant features here. This is part of a monthly series.

1. Copper at Menara Shell

It’s been nearly a decade since Chai Chun Boon met his wife Zeehan Zahari while they were both living far from home; since then, he’s cooked everywhere from the Netherlands to Switzerland, Spain and Singapore, while she pursued her own cross-continental corporate career. Now, the couple have embarked on a mutual enterprise – a modern European eatery called Copper that’s a showcase for flair and finesse.

Address: Level 5, Menara Shell, Jalan Tun Sambanthan

Find: Contact details and map for Copper

See Also: Copper Modern European Restaurant at Menara Shell, Tun Sambanthan: Restaurant Review

[like_vote id=20145]

2. Porcupine Place at Puchong

The story of Porcupine Place began when British-based surgeon Wen Huey left the medical profession, returned home to Malaysia and met Swiss-trained chef Jon Ng while they were both working at a French restaurant in KL. They fell in love, then decided a few years later to open this vibrant new restaurant together, making their own pastas and citrus curds, baking their own bread, curing their bacon, smoking their salmon and creating their own signature recipes with a playful sense of fun.

Address: B-3A-G, SetiaWalk, Persiaran Wawasan, 47160 Puchong

Find: Contact details and map for Porcupine Place

See Also: Porcupine Place at Setiawalk, Puchong: Restaurant Review

[like_vote id=19320]

3. Otherwise Café at Kelana Jaya

Spooky-sexy or crazy-creepy? Maybe a bit of both – Otherwise Cafe sure seems like one otherworldly venue. With faceless bridal mannequins, black-and-white wedding portraits, wheelchairs and skulls on counters, Otherwise feel nearly like a horror movie set at night.

Address: 6, Jalan SS4D/14, Kelana Jaya

Find: Contact details and map for Otherwise Cafe

See Also: Otherwise Cafe at Kelana Jaya: Restaurant Review

[like_vote id=20000]

4. Simplicite Sandwiches at Cheras

Making sandwiches might seem like a simple task, but the most satisfying ones are prepared with lots of heart and skilfulness; this modest bakery cafe – run by buddies Hong and Eric – does an admirable job in bringing customers bread they can believe in.

Address: Ground Floor, D’Alamanda Condo, Jalan Pudu Ulu, 55300 Cheras

Find: Contact details and map for Simplicite Sandwiches

See Also: ‘Simplicite’ Simplicity Sandwiches at D’Alamanda, Pudu Ulu, Cheras: Restaurant Review

[like_vote id=19257]

5. Good Food & Co at Jaya Shopping Centre

Husband-and-wife team Jonathan and Lydia helm this new cafe with a modern Australian influence – Jonathan spent several years working at restaurants in Perth before returning to KL. Expect eggs with smashed peas and paprika aioli, shakshouka, and frittata tinged with roasted beetroot and pumpkin.

Address: Lot 5.02, Level 5, Jaya Shopping Centre, Jalan Semangat

Find: Contact details and map for Good Food & Co

See Also: Good Food & Co at Jaya Shopping Centre: Restaurant Review

[like_vote id=19469]

6. Mrs Lovett’s Pies at 1 Mont Kiara Mall

Unlike the murderous widow in ‘Sweeney Todd,’ this Mrs Lovett doesn’t dabble in suspicious pastries. Rest assured, the chicken pesto pie – filled with tender, flavoursome meat in thick, buttery crust, heaped with mashed potatoes and warm gravy – is on-key comfort food that’s easily lovable.

Address: LG 9-10, 1 Mont Kiara, Jalan Kiara

Find: Contact details and map for Mrs. Lovett

See Also: Mrs Lovett’s Pies, Easy Green Salads, Brooklyn Deli Sandwiches & Caterpillar Bee Crepes at 1 Mont Kiara Mall: Restaurant Review

[like_vote id=19379]

7. Bedrock at Subang Jaya

What makes Bedrock noteworthy is its mission to present interesting recipes that stray slightly from the norm. It’s rare to find kedgeree on the menu in the Klang Valley – Bedrock’s interpretation of this Anglo-Indian curried mixed-rice classic comes mingled with chicken and raisins, topped with boiled eggs, with an enjoyably smoky-spicy flavour.

Address: 36-1, USJ 10/1, 47620 Subang Jaya

Find: Contact details and map for Bedrock

See Also: Bedrock at USJ Taipan, Subang Jaya: Restaurant Review

[like_vote id=19664]

8. Go Thai at SS2 Petaling Jaya

This Malaysian-owned outlet with an all-Thai, all-smiles kitchen team opened recently at SS2, specialising in Thai street fare. When the going gets tough, the tough go for tender ‘khao kha moo.’

Address: 187 Jalan SS2/24, 47300 Petaling Jaya

Find: Contact details and map for Go Thai

See Also: Go Thai at SS2 PJ Petaling Jaya: Restaurant Review

[like_vote id=19689]

9. Fatto A Mano at Telawi, Bangsar

Fatto A Mano – Italian for ‘made by hand’ – revs up KL’s recent renaissance of new Italian restaurants. The restaurant commands convincing credentials – at least two of its founders, including Frenchman Christophe Chatron-Michaud of Yeast, have some Italian blood running through their veins. Its menu was constructed with the help of Mediterranean cuisine maestro Riccardo Ferrarotti. And its Malaysian chef sharpened his skills at the now-closed il Lido, once our favourite Italian venue.

Address: 22G, Jalan Telawi 2, 59100 Bangsar

Find: Contact details and map for Fatto A Mano

See Also: Fatto A Mano at Telawi, Bangsar: Restaurant Review

[like_vote id=19886]

10. Ginza Sushimasa at Le Meridien

Ginza Sushimasa’s forte might be its omakase experience, one of the city’s most impressive, with course after course of sushi and other mainly seafood delicacies tackled with the ultimate expertise by chefs Murakami and Tanaka.

Address: Level 7, Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur, 2, Jalan Stesen Sentral

Find: Contact details and map for Ginza Sushimasa

See Also: Ginza Sushimasa at Le Meridien: Restaurant Review

[like_vote id=19420]

11. Bxie Blonde at Publika

This new two-level shipping container cafe provides Publika with a photogenic prescription of cutesy charm. Linger beside Bxie Blonde’s shaded bar, bordered by upcycled container walls, or better still, climb the steps to an alfresco section for a fresh perspective of Publika. For food, Bxie Blonde boasts a few intriguing enticements, like salmon cakes – crispy on the outside, juicy-fleshy within – tinged with kaffir lime leaves and teamed with sriracha hot sauce.

Address: The Square, Level G2, Publika Shopping Gallery, Solaris Dutamas

Find: Contact details and map for Bxie Blonde

See Also: Bxie Blonde at Publika: Restaurant Review

[like_vote id=20089]

12. Kurata at Parkroyal Hotel

This new Japanese restaurant takes pride in both traditional and contemporary fare, like king fish carpaccio crowned with jalapeno peppers for a gently spicy bite and cloaked in calamansi sauce for a subtly tangy kick.

Address: Parkroyal Hotel, Jalan Sultan Ismail

Find: Contact details and map for Kurata Japanese Fine Dining

See Also: Kurata Japanese Dining at Parkroyal Kuala Lumpur: Restaurant Review

[like_vote id=19352]

13. Garden To Table Private Dining at Petaling Jaya

Not strictly a restaurant per se, but still worth eating at: Phang Sce Hwai spent the last 18 months cultivating more than 100 herbs, fruit trees and other plants in the compound of a rented bungalow that serves as her office space.  Starting this month, Phang’s work has blossomed into a private kitchen where guests can go green every Saturday for breakfast and lunch. Expect nasi ulam made with herbs freshly harvested from the garden, thick jams made with mulberries foraged from around PJ, and ice cream made with durians, mangoes and passion fruit from Phang’s neighbours. Stroll around the house – papaya and fig trees share common ground with moringa plants and vines, nestled amid sawtooth coriander herbs and tenggek burung sprouts. Sustainability forms the core of Garden To Table’s philosophies – the chairs, tables and cupboards here are sourced from Amcorp Mall’s flea market or friends’ homes. Food scraps are turned into compost for Phang’s plants.

Address: Lorong 14/37B, Section 14, 46100 Petaling Jaya

Find: Contact details and map for Garden To Table Private Dining

See Also: Garden To Table Private Dining at Section 14, Petaling Jaya: Restaurant Review

[like_vote id=19091]

14. Bmon Café at Kota Damansara

Cosy and colourful, calm and casual, cheerful and charming, this cafe – spearheaded by Malaysian brothers Travis and Roy – supplies an escape for the young-at-heart. Visitors will be introduced to Bmon – a manga-style comic character created by Roy, inspired partly by the Doraemon series.

Address: 8-1, Jalan PJU 5/20B, 47810 Kota Damansara

Find: Contact details and map for Bmon Cafe

See Also: Bmon Cafe at Kota Damansara: Restaurant Review

[like_vote id=19048]

15. Mosano Coffee at Damansara Perdana

Mosano’s main attraction: Smorrebrod-style open sandwiches – no fewer than 15 varieties are available, each between RM6 & RM9, crowned with combos like shredded lamb confit with Japanese cucumber, sliced orange, tomato, rosemary and remoulade.

Address: Lot G-1 Perdana The Place, Jalan PJU 8/5G, 47820 Damansara Perdana

Find: Contact details and map for Mosano Coffee

See Also: Mosano Coffee at Damansara Perdana: Restaurant Review

[like_vote id=20210]

16. Kenny Hills Bakers at Bukit Tunku

Bear with us for a bit of history in introducing this place: It begins with Malaysian filmmaker Au Tai Hon, who was a major fan of Solaris Dutamas’ Craft Bakers, which closed last November when its owners left KL. Au, a co-founder of the much-missed Yogitree at The Gardens, lost no time in hiring Craft Bakers’ head baker Johnny and secured the bakery’s recipes to nurture this new patisserie of his own in Bukit Tunku, calling it Kenny Hills Bakers, a nod to his neighbourhood’s old name.

Step inside and the irresistible fragrance of fresh baking might sweep you off your feet. Hand-crafted sourdough loaves, ciabatta bread and baguettes made with stone-ground organic flour share the showcase with croissants, scones and tarts, supplying a sensational excuse to indulge in the most satisfying of carbs.

This has the feel of a real community space, with customers from nearby strolling in and out, some buying bread to take home and others lingering over coffee. Seating is limited inside, so most folks will have to endure the heat outside – thankfully, it’s a calm and leafy setting. Kenny Hills Bakers has no signboard for now, so it still retains the charm of a hidden secret.

Address: I-1B, Taman Tunku, Off Langgak Tunku, Bukit Tunku

Find: Contact details and map for Kenny Hills Bakers

[like_vote id=20333]

Read more:

• 8 Tarts to Try in KL and Selangor
• 12 Juices to Try in KL and Selangor
• 14 Places For Pork Ribs In KL and Selangor
• 12 Bacon Dishes to Try in KL and Selangor
• 18 New Restaurants to Visit in KL and Selangor in January 2015