Review: Epicuro at Damansara Uptown

Another cafe for brunch enthusiasts surfaced this week, seeking success in Damansara Utama, the increasingly noteworthy F&B hub that welcomed a parade of standouts like Obanhmi, Capital Nasi Dagang, The Good Batch and Ecole P this year.

Epicuro, run by a small team spearheaded by a Malaysian former engineer who returned last year after a decade in Germany, scores points for its feel-good casualness and for keeping its recipes relatively interesting. The presence of pork is welcome; the star attraction so far is undoubtedly the sandwich of savory pulled pork crowned with a sunny-side-up (RM18 nett).

Not into pork? Try the juicy turkey ham sandwich, bolstered with handmade nutty-peppery, garlicky-tomatoey romesco sauce (RM15 nett). Not into meat at all? No fear, Epicuro has got you covered, with a croissant filled with creamy eggs, buna-shimeji mushrooms and rocket leaves.

Come in, the coffee’s fine: Sumatra Mandheling single-origin French-press (RM8).

The rest of the menu at Epicuro should be unveiled in stages from the middle of next month; expect a wider dinnertime selection of salads, soups, burgers and pastas (the specialty might be a spinach cream creation with bacon and toasted sunflower seeds).