Review: WIP on the Park
April 28th, 2025
It’s always a real treat to return to WIP on the Park, city centre traffic woes notwithstanding. We [...]
All posts by: Sean Yoong
28
Jul
Coffee Amo at TTDI: Restaurant Review
Coffee Amo unveiled its second branch this month, spreading its wings from KL's Chinatown to Taman Tun Dr Ismail.
26
Jul
Bricks and Barrels at Sri Hartamas: Restaurant Review
Barrelling through a sweeping selection of grub & booze at one of this year's popular new watering holes at Desa Sri Hartamas.
25
Jul
BEAM at Bandar Sri Damansara: Restaurant Review
Introducing our top recommendation for this long weekend: Off the beaten track, BEAM opened this week, offering stimulating new ideas in a manufacturing neighbourhood of Bandar Sri Damansara, scarcely a ten-minute drive from Taman Tun Dr Ismail.
24
Jul
Makishima Japanese Restaurant at Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Sultan Ismail: Restaurant Review
Sean Yoong returns to Makishima for fish and fungi (tastes better than it sounds), crustaceans and chawanmushi, okonomiyaki and more.
23
Jul
8 New Restaurants to Visit in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor: August 2014
Looking for a new spot to eat in the Klang Valley? Here are eight new restaurants to visit in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.
23
Jul
Brevis at The Weld: Restaurant Review
Air-Infusion Coffee? Brevis may be KL's only cafe to serve beverages brewed via a patented process that seems pretty obscure, intriguing us enough to check out this tiny new venue in The Weld mall.
22
Jul
Opium at Changkat Bukit Bintang: Restaurant Review
In a setting that harkens back to Oriental opium dens of yore (with a bed & lamps, but no pipes), Changkat Bukit Bintang's latest hotspot surfaces without a whiff of smoky sleaze so far but with a wealth of fusion food & curiously addictive cocktails.
21
Jul
Review: Robata Monkey at Jaya One
Firing up our F&B scene, this white-hot new restaurant transports the unique art of rustic Japanese slow-grilling into Jaya One, serving a smorgasbord of succulent seafood with smoky, savoury subtleties.
19
Jul
Review: Map's at Bandar Sunway
Map's is a cosy, cheerful place run by a welcoming crew, serving good food at fair prices. Pork enthusiasts will be especially ecstatic here: The menu is practically devoted to porcine pleasures!
19
Jul
Review: Doors Cafe at Taman OUG
Doors Kuala Lumpur is linked (through family ties) to Doors Music + Tapas in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, though this outpost will focus on coffee, art & music.
17
Jul
Review: Sangkaya Coconut Ice Cream at Alor
Yet another Thai street-food treat is set to make its Malaysian breakthrough this year: Independent newbie Sangkaya Creamery is bringing locally made, Chatuchak-influenced coconut ice cream to the sultry streets of KL
16
Jul
Ask the Chefs in KL: What Was the Most Satisfying Dish You've Tasted this Year?
“What’s the most satisfying dish you’ve tasted this year?” We posed that question this month to eight of the most acclaimed chefs in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor to discover what’s been tickling their taste buds, powering their passion and igniting their imagination so far in 2014.
16
Jul
Preview: Nobu Kuala Lumpur
Southeast Asia's first Nobu is poised to launch in KL within a month, bringing the world's most recognised name in Japanese restaurants to Malaysia. Here's our early peek at what's happening on the 56th floor of Menara 3 Petronas.
15
Jul
Review: Strangers At 47 at Section 17, Petaling Jaya
Here's one cafe that won't be a stranger to success, storming into PJ's Section 17 this week with a striking selection of fanciful & flamboyant crepes, some memorably savoury & others magically sweet. This is one of 2014's most enjoyable new eateries.
14
Jul
Review: Marshall's Burgers at Subang
Marshall's Burgers recently opened its first Klang Valley outpost on one of Subang's quieter streets.
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