Review: WIP on the Park
April 28th, 2025
Gula Cakery is a family effort in the fullest sense: High-profile baker Arieni Ritzal creates the seductive cakes that beckon customers, her brother Adrien designed the cafe & their parents prepare hot meals for lunch & dinner.
A secret sanctuary for sweets - Sugar & Butter is run by Anne & Zulfa, a married couple who offer an array of interesting cakes & other indulgences.
One of the Klang Valley's most satisfying F&B collaborations takes shape this month at Seven Cups, which is hosting the creative cooks of the KL-born Root Cellar initiative in a pop-up kitchen that makes lovely use of Empire Damansara's outdoors.
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.
A new venue by the New Zealanders behind KL's Antipodean cafes, Delirium is certain to attract an outpouring of attention in the months ahead.
Fury Cafe is another of Subang's indie hangouts, located beside the Riders Garage bikers' store, folded under the Art Of Speed brand.
Ode to Art Cafe at Subang Jaya is a creative community space that has cultivated a reputation as a soul-soothing sanctuary on Subang's crowded streets.
This is one of Bandar Sunway's brightest, most cheerful & promising new cafes, helmed by chef Tommy, Gerald & Sham, a young & enthusiastic team whose resumes include stints at respected Singapore-based outlets like Brussels Sprouts & Original Sin.
Monkey bread, bagel balls, frozen custard & pizzas by the slice: A made-in-Manhattan fervour rules TTDI's vibrant new Bowery Petit pizzeria & pastry shop.
Nara kicked off with a confidently conducted trial run for both friends & paying customers this past weekend, unveiling an early oeuvre of breakfast bowls, wraps, salads, sandwiches & sides with plenty of promise.
Swich's newest outpost is a slice of sweet soulfulness in a shopping mall, with a beautiful interior that includes a wall lined with European paintings, a counter full of charming cherubs & cuddly, rainbow-coloured teddies, & at the back of the cafe, a life-sized replica of a tree with a trunk & branch assembled out of planks, furnishing a poetically cool backdrop for a magical meal.
Doppio is a feel-good cafe that's aglow with natural sunshine & human warmth, scarcely a minute's drive from Suria KLCC.
Huckleberry Food & Fare at Plaza Damansara is one of 2015's most encouraging new eateries.
The League of Captains located is a cafe spearheaded by the folks behind local clothing label Pestle & Mortar.