Best of the month in KL

Haba Restaurant & Bar Bangsar

Haba Restaurant & Bar, Bangsar   

Haba Restaurant & Bar Words: Rebecca Cannon Photos: Rich Callahan ‘A place for drinkers by drinkers,’ I was told as I walked into Haba Restaurant & Bar and met the team behind it. Paul Dass and Deepak Gill must know what they are doing because H…

CC by Mel

CC By Mel, Cafe in Bukit Jalil

CC By Mel Words: Nichole Ong Photos: Rich Callahan Stepping into CC by Mel felt as though we were stepping into a spa or a resort. Immediately, it was apparent why this cosy, casual Japanese-fusion cafe has seen such success since its opening. With a simple yet moder…

best cafes Damansara

Ground Coffee Uptown Damansara

Ground Coffee Uptown Words: Alicia Kennedy Photos: Rich Callahan I love to explore new coffee shops here in Kuala Lumpur, and we are definitely spoiled for options. Still, when Monica invited me to meet her at Ground Coffee Uptown, I knew I was in for a real treat. Mo…

Copaa Desa Sri Hartamas

Copaa Desa Sri Hartamas: Modern Cuisine & Bar

Copaa Desa Sri Hartamas Words: Jacob WeberPhotos: Rich Callahan There is a little corner of Sri Hartamas that will forever be Jon Chew. The former fitness coach-turned-foodie entrepreneur put his blood, sweat, and probably a few tears into Copaa, a trendy new es…

Lisette's Mont Kiara

Lisette’s Mont Kiara – Cafe & Bakery

Lisette’s – Mont Kiara Words: Han Sen Hau Photos: Rich Callahan If you ever had the (mis)fortune to be stuck in traffic at the amazingly narrow main thoroughfare that serves as the primary artery for the populous Mont Kiara community known as Jalan Kiara, es…

MST Golf Arena, The Gardens Mall

MST Golf Arena, The Gardens

MST Golf Arena Words: Matt Brown Photos: Rich Callahan I have to confess to a slight trepidation before venturing off to The Gardens for some food, drink and virtual golf. Perhaps it was the idea of being sporty in public or imagining that this was some sort of incarn…

2022 Kita Food Festival

2022 Kita Food Festival, Malaysia

2022 Kita Food Festival Building on its successful December 2021 debut, Kita Food Festival is back and sweetening the pot with an illustrious star-studded 2022 calendar. The 2022 festival offers fresh perspectives from chefs based in Southeast Asia while cont…

Panggung KL

Panggung KL, Restaurant & Bar, Chinatown 

Panggung KL Words: Sathya Selvarajah Photos: Monica Tindall * Now closed. In an era where the trend is for dark, mysterious and hidden, Panggung KL is a breath of fresh air. Set on a prominent corner in Chinatown near the popular muraled laneway, Panggung KL is hard …