Review: WIP on the Park
April 28th, 2025
At Shaftsbury Square Complex: Chubbies, a cafe with quirky decorative flourishes not normally associated with squeaky-clean Cyberjaya.
Fatto A Mano - Italian for 'made by hand' - revs up KL's recent renaissance of new Italian restaurants, serving a well-crafted selection of pizzas, pastas, bread, cheese, cured meat & more.
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.
Perched on a shop-house first floor, Bedrock is located in the Taipan commercial hub, removed from Subang's main cafe enclave of SS15.
Good Food & Co at Jaya Shopping Centre is pretty passionate about its offerings. The restaurant relies on locally sourced ingredients for most of its fare.
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.
Its name might sound explosive, but Cherry Bomb Coffee - a moniker that serves as a nod to coffee cherries - is a calm hideout that's meant to evoke the feeling of home.
From the city to the suburbs, take a peek into Frisson Coffee Bar at Damansara Uptown.
Making sandwiches might seem like a simple task, but the most satisfying ones are prepared with lots of heart & skilfulness; Simplicite Sandwiches does an admirable job in bringing customers bread they can believe in.
Sustainability forms the core of Garden To Table's philosophies - the chairs, tables & cupboards here are pre-owned, sourced from flea market or friends' homes or recycled from crates. Biodegradable detergent is used to cleanse cooking utensils & dishes, while food scraps are turned into compost for the plants.
Cosy & colourful, calm & casual, cheerful & charming, Kota Damansara's Bmon Cafe - spearheaded by Malaysian brothers Travis & Roy - supplies an excellent escape for the young-at-heart.
Bangsar's New Year baby springs into action this week, showing great potential to grow into something special. LA/PA - a catchy play on 'lapar,' the Malay word for 'hungry' - is a spin-off from the vibrant people who brought us Taman Tun's Quar/Tet; we think LA/PA will easily equal the success of its big brother.