Review: M Marini Grand Caffè & Terrazza
March 10th, 2025
Around the world, it's a tempting time to be checking out the restaurants of the InterContinental Hotels Group, which is taking F&B enthusiasts on the IHG Culinary Journey, marking three months of menus curated by seven celebrated chefs & served in stages at IHG's flagship hotels across Asia, the Middle East & Africa.
InterContinental's mooncakes are made to marvel at, from their elaborate packaging to elegant craftsmanship to exquisite flavours that chef Lo Tion Son & his team prepare by hand daily for irreproachable freshness.
This new family-run restaurant is a soulful sanctuary that's set to become a neighbourhood favourite in Ukay Heights.
Get comfy at this outlet on the upper level of Ampang's Greenhouse by Muir complex & brace for a belly-busting meal that'll begin with complimentary beignets (fried pastries - crisp, puffy and hollow - with powdered sugar).
The Kobe is raring to jazz up the city's Japanese restaurant scene, with a singularly ravishing poolside setting in Ampang that might prove magical for moonlit meals & group gatherings.
Commentators have often likened the three-year-old CaliBurger brand to California's pioneering In-N-Out Burger, pointing to stark similarities in their menus. We'll probably never see In-N-Out in KL, but its upstart rival unveiled a Malaysian outpost in Avenue K this month.
Greenhouse by Muir - situated beside Gleneagles Hospital - is one of this month's most attractive new F&B destinations, saturated with ideas and steeped in intrigue.
It'll be the end of an era soon at Terrace At Hock Choon as The Kobe is set to leave.
With its sweeping selection & satisfactory servings, Izakaya Ieyasu seems like a solid bet for Japanese fare in Avenue K.
Checking out a new izakaya-inspired, mall-based restaurant, Mamasan Yakitori, the affectionate nickname for this deliberately grungy-looking bar that's tucked on a corner of Avenue K's street level, beside its big sister Wondermama X.
The cup is always full, never half-empty, at The Optimist Coffee, serving flat whites, roasted hazelnut lattes & pandan lamingtons with plenty of smiles outside the Ampang Park LRT station's street-level entrance.
He's back! Chef Hideaki Oritsuki mysteriously vanished from Sushi Hinata several months ago, but thankfully, he never left KL - the sushi maestro's legion of fans can now find him at Oribe, which opened this week at the ViPod Residences near Pavilion.
Say hello to Dolly, where Dim Sum is served all day long in a cheerful setting that's a convenient stroll from countless offices in the city centre.
Partnering paneer tikka masala with masala Martinis, Delhi Royale strives for a striking measure of opulence in its cavernous setting & colossal selection.
For more Japanese-inspired hot stuff, we move to Avenue K for the air-conditioned comfort of Grandeur Teppanyaki, one of the businesses in the mall's Taste Enclave food court.