Clean, Green, and Guilt-Free: A Taste of Penang’s Healthy Café Scene
May 19th, 2025
Cafe-Hoppers Assemble! It might not be the Baxter Building, but this new venue in Taman Tun may become a Batcave for fans of Steve Rogers and Bruce Banner.
Kuala Lumpur is a city with an eclectic and rich dining scene. Our ‘go-to’ eateries are generally the banana leaf
East-meets-West Pasta Three brothers, one restaurant: The gastronomically gifted Tan siblings - Alven, Seven and
KariGuys, a family-run business with roots in Pahang, recently completed its transformation from a food court stall into a full-fledged restaurant.
Ploughing through the Klang Valley for paddy: This one's dedicated to rice enthusiasts seeking new eateries that serve nasi lemak & nasi kukus.
The highlights at Cafe Pak Abu's are the cooked to order side dishes with lively flavours, spanning the likes of rendang and dendeng.
Truffles and Japanese cooking, a match made in Wakon, one of this past year's numerous F&B newbies in Damansara Uptown.
Bak kut teh in Bangsar, served in a hipster-baiting setting? Score! BKT & Co, which opened over the weekend, could easily become a major magnet for crowds hankering for a cherished recipe that's long been a rarity in Telawi.
Dessert lovers might like to rush over to this friendly new cafe that swirled open in Pusat Bandar Damansara this week, swathed in sultry shadows & specialising in family-baked sweets with tantalising twists.
Seafood sails into the spotlight at Top Catch, anchored amid the packed-like-sardines markets of Overseas Union Garden, where two thirtysomething entrepreneurs captain a small shop that nets boatloads of fish-loving fans nearly every morning.
Taman Desa this week bids a warm welcome to Doiffee, a cosy new cafe that feels like the sort of neighbourhood retreat where folks can come to escape, unwind & linger for an hour or two to refresh their spirits.
Scott Garden might not seem like a desirable destination for KL's food hunters, but Dai Dai Dong is striving to change that, serving a well-curated selection of East Asian street food - mainly Chinese, Japanese & Taiwanese, from noodles to soups & grilled fare - that raises the bar in admirably ambitious ways.
For cafe-hoppers who prefer an edgier-looking venue, here's a peek into Subang's new Absolute Coffee Stop, the
Coffee Amo unveiled its second branch this month, spreading its wings from KL's Chinatown to Taman Tun Dr Ismail.