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…
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Penrose KL, Cocktail Bar Chinatown Kuala Lumpur
Penrose KL Words: Matt BrownPhotos: Rich Callahan It’s pretty impressive how full of distinctive bars Chinatown has become in such a short time. A lot of this creative resurgence can be attributed to the founders of Merchants Lane and Wildflowers, Ken Ho and Matt…
Provisions OOAK, Mont Kiara – Bakery & Cafe
Provisions OOAK, Mont Kiara Words: Alicia Kennedy Photos: Rich Callahan Provisions OOAK is a bakery, coffee shop, and supply store all in one right in the heart of Mont Kiara. As the name rightly implies, “supply with food and drink,” Provisions at t…
Delamotte Champagne Brunch KL, Chateau Dionne
Delamotte Champagne Brunch KL Words: Matt Brown Photos: Monica Tindall If you need an elegant way to spend a weekend morning, the brunch menu at Chateau Dionne will fulfil your needs on every level. Attentive staff, refined surroundings, fine French dining, exq…
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…
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: 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 – 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
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, 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…
The Experiment 006 – Night at the Pasar Malam
The Experiment 006 – SSS Monica Tindall Super Secret Social’s supperclub, held in an undisclosed location, continues to evolve, now delivering guests The Experiment: 006 menu. As is their promise, ingredients are sourced with great care, attempting lo…
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 …