Bars

Hidden Bar Plaza Damansara

Hidden Bar Plaza Damansara

Hidden Bar Plaza Damansara – The First Chapter Speakeasy Words: Jacob WeberPhotos: Han Sen Hau I apologise in advance for using one of the more predictable cliches in hospitality journalism. But The First Chapter really is a “hidden gem”. “Hidden” becaus…

Rahsia Speakeasy SS2 best cocktail bars KL 2023

Best Bars in Kuala Lumpur 2023

Best Bars in Kuala Lumpur 2023 KL’s nightlife thrums long after the Petronas Towers dim, with hidden speakeasies and sky-high sanctuaries rewriting the rulebook on cocktails. Forget generic – we’re talking alchemy in alleyways, craft concoctio…

Hidden Cocktail Bars Kuala Lumpur

Rahsia Speakeasy Bar – SS2, Petaling Jaya

Rahsia Speakeasy Bar, SS2 Words: Jacob WeberPhotos: Han Sen Hau If I told you that you could get expertly crafted cocktails, with premium liquor and unique ingredients, in a trendy New York-and-neon-style speakeasy from just RM32 a pop – you’d think I was drunk. A…

Vér - The Bar at Nadodi Kuala Lumpur

Vér – The Bar at Nadodi Kuala Lumpur

Vér – The Bar at Nadodi KL, Four Seasons Kuala Lumpur Words: Matt BrownPhotos: Han Sen Hau Opening on June 1st of this year, Vér – The Bar at Nadodi KL adds yet another gorgeous place to enjoy a drink at the Four Seasons Kuala Lumpur. Created in gorgeous de…

Cocktail Bar Four Seasons Kuala Lumpur

Cocktail Bar Four Seasons Kuala Lumpur

Cocktail Bar Four Seasons Kuala Lumpur – Bar Trigona Words: Matt BrownPhotos: Monica Tindall After exactly five years at the top of the KL bar scene, where its reputation for quality, style and innovation is impeccable, Bar Trigona is in the next stage of it…

Vertigo TOO Kuala Lumpur

Vertigo TOO & Horizon Grill Kuala Lumpur

Vertigo TOO – Kuala Lumpur Words: Jacob Weber Photos: Rich Callahan I could go with one of the usual sky bar-related puns to talk about Vertigo TOO at Banyan Tree Kuala Lumpur. Raising the bar. Sky-high standards. A new level of hospitality. That sort of thin…

Rimbar KL

Rimbar KL – Chinatown Camping-themed Bar

Rimbar KL Words: Matt BrownPhotos: Rich Callahan It can sometimes be a little difficult when venturing out for a Yum List article to get a full sense of the vibes and atmosphere in a venue, as, believe it or not, we are actually a bunch of nerds who like to […]

New food and beverage Kuala Lumpur 2023

Conti’ Cocktail Bar, Taman Desa

Conti’ Cocktail Bar Words: Jacob Weber Photos: Monica Tindall Studying and practising law is thirsty work. No wonder Samantha and Justin – my new favourite legally-trained partnership after Harvey and Mike (#IYKYK) – decided to open up their own cocktai…

Cocktail Bar Mont Kiara

Sanctuary 38, Cocktail Bar Hartamas

Sanctuary 38 Words: Jacob WeberPhotos: Rich Callahan Ever thought about how there aren’t really any good cocktail bars in Sri Hartamas anymore? (Especially since P&C closed down.) Well, the team behind Sanctuary 38 have. And have vowed to change it. Sanctu…