5 ‘Fat’ eateries that are good for you in KL & Selangor

These Fab Five eateries prove that if you spot a restaurant with ‘Fat’ in its name, you probably should check it out – the calories here are worth it.

1. Fat Tea Macanese Food

One of our favourite new restaurants of 2016, Fat Tea lives up to Macau’s tradition of ‘cha gordo,’ or fat tea, serving hearty feasts that families and friends can cheerfully share and savour together. Fat Tea’s vibrant mélange reflects the rich heritage behind Macanese cuisine, blending Cantonese roots with a Portuguese legacy, with diverse influences that can be traced to the ports of Africa and Southeast Asia. Cooking can prove painstaking – the piri-piri chicken is marinated for at least 12 hours and grilled to a defining char, poured with a textured house-made piri sauce. Honest, full-bodied flavours remain consistent from the po kok gai (chicken baked in coconut milk and turmeric) to the minchi hash (minced beef, onions and cubed fried potatoes with rice, fried egg and greens) to the rabo de boi (oxtail stew, braised in red wine sauce) and the laccasa vermicelli soup (akin to a curry laksa, but dominated by seafood like squid, fish and prawns).

Address: Jalan PJU 8/3a, Seksyen 5 Kota Damansara, 47820 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
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2. The Fat Fish

Seafood and more: The Fat Fish hooks us with the promise of a vibrant deli-cafe that’s shored up with everything from salmon and scallops to sole and sea urchin, crayfish to cod, roast beef to unagi sandwiches.

Address: Mont Kiara Shoplex, Jalan Kiara, Kuala Lumpur
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3. Fatbaby Ice Cream

This Friday-to-Saturday-only ice cream parlour in Subang is a one-stop scoop shop for a long list of tantalising flavours, such as Hazelnut Almond, Blueberry, Madagascar Vanilla Bean, Belgian Chocolate, Lemon Pie, Salty Walnuts, Salted Caramel and English Breakfast Tea.

Address: 47, Jalan SS 15/4B, Subang Jaya, 47500 Selangor
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4. Fat Olive

Specialising in hearty servings of European cooking, Fat Olive offers crusty bread and main courses that will stretch your waistline, but it’s tough to say no to temptations like pan-fried Norwegian salmon with green pea risotto and butter soy sauce, beef medallions with mashed potatoes and red wine sauce, and roasted spring chicken with sauteed potatoes and mushrooms.

Address: B-G-17, Menara Prima, Jalan PJU 1/39, Dataran Prima, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
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5. Mei By Fat Spoon

Graze on gizzards, glazed with honey soy, and feast on fried oysters with kaffir lime mayo. You’ll also find everything from lemongrass chicken poppers to pumpkin fritters on these ‘Fat Plates.’

Address: 22G, Jalan 27/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur
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