Review: WIP on the Park
April 28th, 2025
Sean checks out a new claypot bak kut teh specialist that has sprung up in a surprising place, serving rainy-evening soul food.
For decades, this restaurant has been whipping up hearty plates of well-executed nasi lemak and other Malaysian dishes.
Check out Meteora in Subang, where customers consume cakes, churros & coffee under the inscrutable stares of Audrey Hepburn & Uma Thurman.
At Empire Damansara, Pot & Kettle's claim to fame might be tied to its distinctive fusion and experimental recipes.
Hoi Kee is a Henghua-style neighbourhood restaurant in Taman Desa that can get exceptionally crowded in the evenings.
Cubes Pizza does deliveries & takeaways from its base in Solaris Dutamas, outside Publika.
Luigi's Pizzeria, a takeaway kiosk that opened recently inside Hartamas Shopping Centre.
Frisky Goat is set to soon mark its first birthday - in less than a year, this has turned into one of Taman Tun Dr Ismail's most reliable stops for weekend brunches, but it's worth noting that Frisky Goat is a solid bet for full-fledged lunches & dinners too.
Many thanks to reader Brendan Chan for tipping us off to Porcupine Place, a cheerful venue with a young, graciously welcoming service team that keeps the mood bright & light. Expect to hear more about Porcupine Place in the months ahead; for us, it was well worth travelling to Puchong for.
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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.