Review: WIP on the Park
April 28th, 2025
Kofix Cafe is the newest place in town for that all-day brunch fix.
Alison Soup House's kitchen reflects Alicia's childhood memories of her mom's nourishing broths in Johor Baru; come here for slow-cooked, steaming-hot soups, prepared with a surplus of soul, served with heaps of heart.
When a skilled 26-year-old Malaysian chef who spent 14 months in the kitchen of Copenhagen's Noma teams up with an establishment in KL whose founders have specialised in observantly executed food and first-rate wines for more than a decade, the alchemy of youthful panache and seasoned perceptiveness is a prescription for flavours that linger in the mouth and on the mind.
Butterfly Dessert Cafe charts the metamorphosis of Lai Leng, who emerged from the chrysalis of her corporate career
Crush your cheese cravings at Cocott's monthly raclette-themed dinners.
Petals and pasta: This cafe manages to maintain a rather rosy outlook on life, despite being hidden on a witheringly dreary road with hardware factories for neighbours.
Don't be late, for this very important dessert date: This new wonderland of eat-me treats by hat-sporting MasterChef Asia standout Marcus Low in Damansara Uptown will have customers grinning like a Cheshire Cat - perfect for a mad tea party.
The World Is Flat, a Singaporean-born set-up, has taken over the kitchen of The Bee in Publika, putting its own twists on diner-and-deli temptations.
This lively resto-lounge offers an easy-going setting that's energised by positive vibes, endowed with a spacious interior that comprises both a cheerful dining hall and a chilled-out wine deck, plus a semi-alfresco terrace with a sunshine-blessed view of PJ's verdant suburbs.
Maldivian cuisine in Malaysia? Count us in: Veli (which means 'sand' in the Dhivehi language) offers not only a casual beachside vibe but a few flavoursome cornerstones of Male's cooking.
Thai noodle and rice platters make up the menu at Meksiam - have the former salad-style, with kerabu or som tam, while the latter might be fried up with belacan and soy sauce chicken, conveying the tangy, tongue-tingling dynamics that are the hallmark of Thai cooking.
For a far-too-rare taste of South America in our city, put El Maiz on your list of venues to visit
Chuck Two Sons christens itself a "Malaysian bistro," with strong northern Nyonya accents.