Review: WIP on the Park
April 28th, 2025
The newest baby of the Kissaten family is more than smooch-worthy, serving mainly Japanese-influenced creations that might breathe fresh life into the Klang Valley's burger-eating experience.
KL bids bonsoir to its newest French restaurant, helmed by a Malaysian chef who has returned to her homeland after honing her craft in San Sebastian & opened this cosy little space with her Japanese sommelier partner.
Infusion is the start of a potential mall-based speciality-coffee franchise - think Artisan perhaps - complete with espresso-based & filter coffee with reputable single-origin beans & blends, paired with pastries & cakes.
This is the first Malaysian outpost of U.S.-based toasted submarine sandwich franchise Quiznos.
This eye-catching new Japanese eatery at Pavilion offers an enticing range - with some Korean and Malaysian twists - that runs from kimchi sushi to chilli-sauteed baby sea conch; it's admirably ambitious, though with a selection this sweeping, there are bound to be both hits & misses.
Seeking a one-stop outlet for feasts of banh mi, pho & plenty of other delicacies, prepared by chefs from Ho Chi Minh City?
The revered Thai restaurant embarks on its first spin-off this week - a casual soul-food cafe with a pork-heavy repertoire of Chef Korn Yodsuk's cherished family recipes.
Call it magic, call it true: J&P Magic House levitated straight into Jalan Berangan this month, anxious to awe audiences with daily Italian dinners & Japanese-orchestrated shows that might raise eyebrows over whether a man truly can vanish into thin air.
Here's another new cafe being billed a 'workshop' - Work 31 Shop in Kepong, the other end of the Klang Valley.
It's finally happened: The long-ignored neighbourhood of Sri Petaling rolls out the caffeinated carpet this month for the speciality coffee bar it's never had, welcoming 103 Coffee Workshop on a shop-house street that's better known for steamboat restaurants.
Hungry for a fowl feast, we ventured to Yummy Duck, one of Kuchai Lama's seemingly countless Chinese eateries.
It's the end of the road for Wei Kee in Imbi; the respected specialist in duck & goose meat is closing this branch & heading to Subang Jaya at the end of September because of tenancy troubles.